Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile (Hong Kong) Main Page

Last updated: 29 June 2009

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The liveliest & friendliest Rotary Club in Hong Kong
(OK, so we're a little crazy too but, hey, it gets pretty hot & humid in these parts !!)

(If you don't have a sense of humour, you better try this before proceeding)

We meet at 12:30 p.m.
(Big hand on Mickey, little hand on Donald)
every Wednesday
(except public holidays)
at the
Holiday Inn Golden Mile,
50 Nathan Road (corner Mody Road),
Tsimshatsui, Kowloon,
Hong Kong.

Want to try telling the taxi driver the address in Cantonese ?? Just say:
"Chim Sar Choy, Gum Wick Gar Yat Jow Dim"

(The driver should stop laughing after about 5 minutes, after which he will probably drive
you to Mongolia. While you're there, we highly recommend the Yak gumbo!)

(Click on the speaker to hear how it's supposed to sound!)

So, you never ask for directions, huh ? OK, tough guy, here's a map !

~~ The Cast of Characters ~~

President:	John Hirsch	(Audio)
Vice-President:	Brian Hodgson	(Audio)
Secretary:	Sunny Dass	(Audio)
Treasurer:	Rajiv Makhija	(Audio)
President-Elect:	Neerja Sujanani	(Audio)

Other Club Directors: Terrence Annamunthodo, Alfonso Ballesteros,
PP Patricia Blair, Geoffrey Cheng, PP Elissa Cohen, Anouk Hatzakorzian,
Jochen Krug, IPP Vincent Lam, Edwin Poon, PP Silva Yeung, Maki Wan.

See a list of Club Directors by position for 2009/2010!

(See a photo and a video taken at a typical Bored, er sorry, Board meeting, or see
a photo of our beloved President, taken during his early years !)

Sergeant-At-Arms: Andy Mahtani (Audio)

(See photos of our Sergeant with his assistants in action, as babies and today,
or see some of the punishment subjected upon our members!)

Other Members:
Yatish Aron, Ashok Assomull, Romu Bellani, Clarissa Bellstedt, Balu Chainrai,
Michael Chan, PP Carola Chard, Diana Chou, Manu Chulani, PP Raju Daswani,
Mukesh Dayaram, Pico Dialdas, Liam Drake, Thomas Friedsam, PP David Harilela,
Leigh Kennedy, Ashok Kirpalani, Martin Kleinschmidt, Miranda Kong, PP Joseph Kwan,
PP Nanu Lachman, PP Cassidy Lam, Serena Law, June Liau, Norman Liu, Susie Misini,
Thomas Mo, Jacqueline Muller, Benjamin Mueller-Rappard, Gabriele Poerschke,
Jagdish Pursram, PP M.V. Ramadasan, Kumar Ramanathan, Sabrina Sakhrani,
Ashok Sandarangani, PDG Dipo Sani, Xavier Schreiber, Jane Singer, Kenneth So,
Mazhar Sultana, Chris Tan, PP Louis Thomas, Notan Tolani, PP C.K. Tsang, PP Ebe Tung,
PP Bryan Van Dale, Kaanta Vasandani, Syson Wong, Tim Wong, Roy Yateman, Diana Yeung.

Current Active Membership: 68

Prospective Members: Positions Vacant!

Honorary Members: Sir David Akers-Jones, CP Chandru Parmanand

Club Advisor: PP Larry Parmanand (Rotary Club of Kowloon) (Audio)

Club Shrinks: Dr. Ruth, Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Dr. Strangelove.

~~ Past Presidents ~~
(a.k.a. "The Rogues Gallery" !)

Charter President Chandru Parmanand, 1988/89 Robin Ching, 1989/90 Emmanuel Samuel,
1990/91 Dipo Sani, 1991/92 Hans Schult (RIP), 1992/93 Louis Thomas, 1993/94 Vince Pinto,
1994/95 C.K.Tsang, 1995/96 Irene O'Shea, 1996/97 Joseph Kwan, 1997/98 Bryan Van Dale,
1998/99 Raju Daswani, 1999/00 M.V. Ramadasan, 2000/01 Cassidy Lam, 2001/02 Ebe Tung ,
2002/03 Nanu Lachman, 2003/04 Patricia Blair, 2004/05 Silva Yeung, 2005/06 Elissa Cohen,
2006/07 David Harilela, 2007/08 Carola Chard, 2008/09 Vincent Lam.

~~ Our Meetings ~~

(Remember we meet 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile)

We conduct our meetings in English (well, OK, it's really "Chinglish"), but
our members speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Banana, Indian (Hindi, Sindhi & Apache),
German, French, Spanish, Danish, Australian, Klingon, Um-Foo-Foo and Swahili.
(OK, so we lied about the Swahili!)

Our club has a balanced percentage of Chinese, Indian and Western members, and
we are extremely proud that about 20% of our membership are ladies.
(We had to say that, OK? Anyway, somebody has to keep the guys in line !!)

The "Westerners" include some Australians, Englishmen, Scotsmen and Canadians,
but, since we are such tolerant people, we even allowed some Germans, Americans,
an Irishman and other people with terrible dress sense and silly dances to join,
but we accept absolutely no responsibility for their unruly behaviour !

By the way, the average age of our members is 50, but if we don't count PP Louis, it's only 35 !

Lunch is only HK$250 (US$32) per person (cash, major credit cards, baseball cards and
food stamps accepted), for a 3 course meal (regular, vegetarian or intravenous menu).

This low price includes one standard drink (beer, wine, popular spirits, soft drinks,
Mad Dog 20/20, rocket fuel, castor oil and something which looks remarkably
like grandma's hooch, but without those endearing lumpy bits).

Great guest speakers every week (OK, OK, not counting those rare times when we
let PP Louis Thomas tell corny jokes, which nobody ever understands!).

We meet right in the heart of the Golden Mile shopping area, directly above
Tsimshatsui MTR station, and we have no enforced dress code !

So, what are you waiting for, huh??

Take some Prozac, then come on down!

Hong Kong Government Health Warning

Making fun of the American Republican Party at our meetings is hazardous to your health.
(Our President moves quickly and he has a ballistic gavel. Be afraid. Be very afraid !)

~~ Invitation ~~

Visiting Rotarians and their guests are most welcome to attend our meetings,
but don't say you haven't been warned !!

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Ask for your free copy of the world's first, environmentally friendly, Rotary 'Preserve Planet Earth'
Banner Postcard which is also our virtual club banner. Send one from the KGM Post Office!

Although we certainly do not want to unduly influence your decision to visit
our club, especially the red-blooded males out there, we thought you
might like to take a peek at our Welcome Committee !!

(OK ladies, we didn't forget about you. There's something special for you too!)

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If you pass our gruelling test, why not complete our on-line Membership Information Form?

~~ Our Club Motto ~~

"Let's really help the needy in our community but, hey, there's no reason
why we can't have a truck-load of fun while we're doing it!"

By the way, since our club is fairly small, we only have a 3-Way Test:

1) Is it cheap ?

2) Is it fun ?

3) Will anybody find out ?

~~ What's On ~~

Next Lunch Speaker: Mr. Anand Chulani
12:30 p.m. Wednesday 8 July 2009
Topic: "How to use laughter to heal and unite during these challenging times"

(No meeting on 1 July due to Public Holiday)

Future Guest Speakers

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Next Club Fellowship: TBA
8:00 p.m. Friday ? July 2009
Venue: TBA

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Next Annual Ball: Theme To Be Announced
7:30 p.m. Saturday ??? 2010
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Wanchai North.

~~ Vox Populi ~~
(For the Latin impaired, this means "Voice of the People"!)

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(After he takes his medication and the authorities release him!)

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Our snail mail address: (for the dinosaurs out there without e-mail!)

The Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile,
P.O. Box 98129 Tsimshatsui,
Hong Kong.

(Um, but if they don't have internet access, how will they know ?? Duh !)

~~ Inspiration ~~

"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt
and dance like nobody's watching !"

(Leroy "Satchel" Paige)

~~ Special Disclaimer ~~

1. No animals, trees, children or elderly folk were harmed in producing this web site.
(However four boisterous cats were temporarily sedated and paw-cuffed to each other !)

2. Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of Club Directors, Members
or anybody else from this solar system.
(The Webmaster is from the Planet Fubar!)

3. Any resemblance of images to actual persons living, dead or possibly just
comatose is entirely intentional !

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(We call him Web Monster behind his back, but don't tell him, OK ?)

(Click on the image for a sound bite!)

Please don't mess with the Webmaster, 'coz he knows Kung-Fu and seven more Chinese words!

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