SODATHEOLOGY - PART 1

COLLECTING THE REAL THING : COKE...AFTER COKE...AFTER COKE !

How does it all start ? One day you look behind and wonder how you got to this place and smile. When I look back, I remember that my passion to Coke collecting started with just an imagination of Exciting....Fun.... and Challenging. All of these words describe the hobby of collecting. People collect things for various reasons. Some collect as an investment ; others simply for the aesthetic value of an items. Some collections are quite specific in nature, while others are very generalized.

I am one of those ecclectic collectors who will nab anything with the Coca-Cola logo on it, but cans and bottles being my main obsession!. For a small-time collector started back to early 2000 such as myself, that total years are nothing compare to some of the others collector out there with long numbers of years.

Coca-Cola bottles (including pet bottles) and cans collecting has become a popular past time in recent years. No one is quite sure when it actually began, but there have probably been Coca-Cola bottles and cans collectors as long as there have been Coke bottles and cans!. Although the Coke bottles has been around for over a century now and Coke cans around half a century, its collection really didn't blossom until the past twenty years or so.

Dedicated clubs and newsletters began popping up everywhere then and since the internet has become the media that it is, many collectors have taken their collecting and trading worldwide. These websites are a great resource when building or adding to your collection. As the number of collectors steadily increases and the demand for certain rare bottles and cans exceeds the supply, these bottles and cans are only going to go up in value.

But one thing I always remember : this is something to do because I love it, and get enjoyment from it. When it becomes an "investment" only or when it comes to picking up a bottles and cans only for its worth, and it is no longer a hobby. I hope that never happens to me, or anyone who loves what they are collecting now.

Last, but definitely not least, is the fellow collectors you meet who share this interest. I have meet either in persons or just meet in "cyber space" some of the best people in the world because of my collecting hobby. From all over the Malaysia, Singapore, China, Netherlands, Australia - the list goes on and on. It is very exciting to share stories with other collectors, and learn tips and tricks. So, enjoy your hobby and happy collecting.

THE MALAYSIA CHAPTER OF COCA-COLA COLLECTORS CLUB - PART 2

There is no new news since last October about the chapter. There is so many problems again to establish the local chapter. Just recived the respond from The Coca-Cola Collectors Club District 4 Representative, Pat Vaughan about the procedure how to join the world chapter.

" Hi Ezuddin! It is nice to hear from fellow collectors around the world. I am glad to hear that you might like to start a local chapter of our club. I would be most happy to assist you with this.

The first item of business is to ask if you or any of your 20 fellow coca-cola collectors from Malaysia are members of The Coca-Cola Collectors Club? That is our first requirement. You need at least 10 members who are primary members of TCCCC. A primary member is one who pays the full amount of dues and not considered an associate.

We have a form that you would need to fill out which asks several questions of the potential chapter. Your officers have to be either primary or associate members.

Once we have this information, I would then take it to our board meetings and review the information. If approved, we would then send you a chapter guide which would assist you with policies/procedures of our club, as well as, with writing the by-laws for your chapter. We do not charge any money to be a chapter of our club.

You may not use our design logo nor call yourselves a chapter of TCCCC until you have been approved as a chapter of The Coca-Cola Collectors Club. You may also not use the name of a country in your chapter name. Hope this helps. Let me know if you want to pursue starting a chapter and I will send you the appropriate form to get started with. Thanks and happy collecting! Pat "

From the mail it look very difficult for me and other fellow Malaysian collectors to establish the local chapter. Why....be a member of TCCCC need a huge investment at least USD50 per person per year then multiple by 10 persons and you will get around USD 500 time RM 3.80 in exchange rate and it will cost us RM1,900. I am not sure for amount of RM 190 per years as a fees is high or not for other my fellow collectors. Let time decide......Or agian worst to worst just summit it as a local club with the Registrar Of Soceity Malaysia and run the club according to Malaysia Soceity Act 1966 and at least it is a legal club in Malaysia.

SAD NEWS TO ALL MALAYSIAN.....

Maybe this note is different compare to other note....

9.00 am inside Honda Stream on the way to office...just listen to ERA Radio Station 103.3 FM, suddenly the DJ just stop the progrem and with low tone voice made an announcement that Malaysian just lost our beloved First Lady Datin Seri Hendon who passed away around 7.55am after nearly four-year battle with her breast cancer.

PEPSI COME OUT WITH NEW INNOVATION PRODUCT....WHAT THE NEXT STEP ACTION FROM COCA-COLA

Just flip back yesterday newspaper, "The Star" page 7 StarBiz.....what so surprise..Pepsi thru Permanis Sdn Bhd, the Malaysia manufactures and bottler of Pepsi came out with another new innovation product called "Pepsi Tarik"...(yaaak sound suck) but at least a new addition to Pepsi collectors in Malaysia and maybe another rare for collectors from other side of the world.

"Pespi Tarik" is a second cola innovation released this year after "Pepsi Fire" and "Pepsi Ice", which Pepsi launched in conjuncation with the Chinese New Year in Malaysia (seee another different product again). "Pepsi Tarik" as claim by Pepsi people has a quality of Pepsi but with a shot of cappuccino test and would be available for a limited period of time. This is not a new from them as the early they also came out with "Pepsi Twist", "Pepsi Blue" and "Pepsi X".

But now what Malaysia Coca-Cola collectors will get or what the next action taken from F&N Coca-Cola Malaysia ?. Wait and see...hope as a Coca-Cola collectors we will get something new....if not a new product maybe just enough if we can get a different packaging Coca-Cola cans and bottles.

THE MALAYSIA CHAPTER OF THE COCA-COLA COLLECTORS CLUB - PART 1

It is so hard to establish the local chapter. Why...? The local holder of trade mark F&N Coca Cola Malaysia Sdn Bhd is not willing to give their permission to use Coca-Cola word. Now the only way that we can do it...be part of world chapter under The Coca-Cola Collectors Club, Atlanta USA who got permission to use trade mark from The Coca-Cola Company then establish local chapter under them. But again it is not easy jobs. We need at least 10 local members register with mother club but did local collectors willing to pay USD50 per year as an annual dues.

Or, just sent the application to Registrar of Societies according to Malaysia Society Act 1966 and see what they will say....or worst to worst, just run the chapter in illegal way.....finish...enjoy the Coca-Cola among the members collectors.......and done.