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Golden News
Volume 17, Number 18 - Monday 27 October
2003
The official bulletin of the Rotary
Club of Kowloon Golden Mile is published
most Mondays and is distributed to all club members, District officials and other "friends of KGM". Winner "Best English Language Bulletin" in District 3450, 2001/2002 This Week's Meeting:
Our guest speaker this week is Ms. Mey Jen Tillyer and the subject of her talk is "Belly Dancing".Given that quite a few members have an excess of the basic equipment, this should prove to be a fun meeting, especially as there will be a demonstration. And, according to our spy in the Holiday
Inn kitchen, Vincent "The Galloping Gourmet"
Lam, this week's menu is Chinese food, and will include
the following delicacies:
Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup Sautéed Prawns with Sichuan Sauce Braised Bean Curd with Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce Sautéed sliced chicken with Black Bean Sauce Sautéed assorted vegetables with vermicelli Braised E-Fu Noodles Sweetened Sago Cream with Fruits Deep Fried Sesame Balls Do you want fries with that?
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KGM Past
Presidents are also reminded that a meeting of the KGM PP
Council to discuss nominations for the forthcoming KGM elections will
take place immediately after this week's meeting.
Milestones: Birthday greetings to: Liam "Daffy"
Drake who, on 28 October, shares his birthday with
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
Induction anniversary greetings to: Chris "Geek
Master" Carroll who was inducted into KGM 13 years ago on 31 October
1990.
Attendance - Group Makeup:
KGM Group Makeup's are the most fun thing you can do without removing your clothing (unlike some of our fellowships). Anyway, our charming Attendance Director "Lady" Diana Yeung, has organised a Group
Makeup for KGM members who are falling behind in their attendance (you
know who you are). The group makeup will take place at 12:30 p.m. on
Monday 10 November 2003 at the
RC Wanchai, who meet at the
luxurious Grand Hyatt
Hotel.
Members interested in attending can obviously just show
up, but it would be nice to forewarn Diana by
calling her on 9889 9908 or by sending her an email.
New Avenue of Service
- Last Call:
KGM, being an
innovative club, has decided to launch a 5th Avenue of Service - Maintenance Service.
Yes
Sir.
Our
effervescent Vocational Service Director Vincent "Bone Bender" Lam has organised a
Beauty Afternoon with
Dermalogica at 4:00 pm Saturday 1 November at One Capital Centre,
23/F, 18 Luard Road, Wanchai (vicinity of Joe
Bananas).
Although most
of our male members could certainly do with some minor cosmetic surgery
(e.g. a head transplant), this event has been tailored exclusively for
female KGM members and
the long-suffering "significant others" of male KGM
members.
Once the facial reconstruction surgery, er sorry, I
mean "Beauty Treatment" is finished, our revitalized ladies can then join
the rest of us at Tsuen Wan for our fellowship event on the same
day - see below. Hey, we might even have a Booty, er, Beauty
Contest.
Anyway, KGM Members and KGM "Significant Others" of the
female persuasion interested in attending this event should
contact Vincent on telephone 9045 6871 or by
email.
Fellowship News - Last
Call:
Our old mate, KGM Fellowship Director PP "Butch" Cassidy Lam (a.k.a. Body Beautiful), reminds us that the next KGM fellowship will be a Poolside BBQ Night to be held from 7:00 p.m. on Saturday 1 November, at the Panda Hotel, Tsuen Wan. The cost is once again a very reasonable $200 per head,
and this includes a delicious selection of BBQ items, washed down
by an unlimited supply of beer and soft drinks, all to the
accompaniment of a live band (as opposed to a dead band).
Members interested in attending should contact PP Cassidy on 9031 2882 or "Lady" Diana
Yeung on 9197 8615 or send them both
an email.
Community Service News: Our bubbly Community Service Director
Miranda "King" Kong advises us
of the following important items:
1) A
delegation of members will visit one
of the primary schools KGM built in China in 1998, in
order to determine the status of that school and their future
requirements. The delegation will depart Hong Kong by ferry at 08:30
a.m. on Monday 3 November, and
will return around 9:00 p.m. Members must pay for their own return ferry
tickets at $350 per head, however the club will bear the costs,
if any, of ground transportation within China.
2) KGM, in
collaboration with the St. James'
Settlement, has embarked upon a project to supply much
needed electrical appliances to the
elderly in Hong Kong - details (Chinese language only). Your
Board has already approved the sum of $30,000 as our contribution
towards this project, however we're also seeking donations of
suitable electrical appliances.
Our old mate Balu "Kojak"
Chainrai has already stepped up to the plate and made a
generous contribution of appliances, and we hope more KGM members who also
have electrical appliance connections will follow Balu's lead.
3) Your
Board has agreed to contribute $10,000 to support the Tsuen Wan District Fight Crime Committee
which embarks upon a variety of crime prevention awareness campaigns,
targeted primarily at youth. The next event is a visit to Stanley Prison which will take
place from 1:00 p.m to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday
12 November, and KGM members have been invited to
join the 20 or so secondary students who are participating.
Of course KGM
members who attend this visit in lieu of the regular club
meeting will be given an attendance
credit.
Members interested in participating in any of these
worthwhile projects are asked to contact
Miranda by phone on 9199 3077 or by email
ASAP.
International Service News:
Yes folks, the "on again, off again, on again, off again" visit to Manila is "on again". Our resident Bee Gee and International Service Director
David "Cares" Harilela is
leading a delegation of KGM members on a visit to Manila in order to
renew our ties with the members of our sister club, the RC Paranaque, and to discuss the
progress of their "Cleft Lip &
Palate" corrective surgery program, which KGM has
been financially supporting since 1990.
The delegation will depart
for Manila on Friday 28 November and will return
on Sunday 30 November or Monday 1 December, at each member's
discretion.
David has organised a package deal of $2,500 per head,
which includes economy class airfare, twin share accommodation and
breakfast at a 5-star hotel in Makati. An additional fee of $300 per head
is payable by those requiring their own room.
Members interested in joining the delegation should
contact David by telephone on 9168
8333 or by email.
District 3450 News:
1)
Congratulations to our old mate and District
Webmaster Bill Benter, of RC Kowloon North, on the
District 3450 website being selected as one of the unofficial "Best Of The Rotary Web
2003".
2) The
District Governor's October
newsletter is still available for download from the District website
(4Mb
PDF).
3) Upcoming
District events:
Rotary
International News:
Although October, Rotary's Vocational Service
month, is almost over, RI President Jonathan
Majiyagbe has a message for us.
In other news:
1. Learn about the various Rotary International Programs on the RI
website - details.
2. Read all about the ongoing plans for the RI
Centennial in 2005 - details.
3. Visit the website of Rotary International President Jonathan Majiyagbe - details. 4. The 95th Rotary
International Convention will be held in Osaka from 23-26
May, 2004 - details..
Rotary Information: Every Rotarian an Example to Youth: In 1949, the RI Board adopted the slogan "Every Rotarian an Example to Youth" as an expression of commitment to children and youth in each community in which Rotary clubs exist. Serving young people has long been an important part of the Rotary program. Youth service projects take many forms
around the world. Rotarians sponsor Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops,
athletic teams, centers for disabled children, school safety patrols,
summer camps, orphanages, recreation areas, safe driving clinics, county
fairs, child-care centers, and children’s hospitals. Many clubs provide
vocational counseling, establish youth employment programs, and
promote use of The 4-Way Test. Increasingly, drug/alcohol abuse prevention
and AIDS awareness projects are also being supported by
Rotarians.
In every instance, Rotarians have an
opportunity to be role models and mentors for the young people of their
community. One learns to serve by observing others. As our youth grow to
become adult leaders, it is hoped each will achieve that same desire and
spirit to serve future generations.
The slogan accepted over 50 years ago is
just as vital today..
Advice
from the Geek - repeated:
When sending an email message to multiple recipients, the correct protocol is to use the "Bcc" function of your email software, so that replies sent to you are not copied to all other recipients on your original message. Using the "Bcc" function also
protects the identify and email addresses of all recipients and it helps
prevent their email addresses from being "harvested" by
spammers.
Of course if it's absolutely essential
that all recipients see the names of all the other recipient's as well as
their replies, then you can use the "To" or "Cc" function.
However for most purposes, the "Bcc" function is the smart and considerate way to
go.
Who Am I?
What is the more common name of American actor Alphonso D'Abruzzo? Clue: Hawkeye. The answer appears at the bottom of this issue. Golden Smile: A woman asks her husband, 'Would you like some
breakfast? Bacon, eggs and a slice of toast? Maybe some pancakes with
maple syrup? Grapefruit and coffee to follow?"
He declines. "It's this Viagra", he says. "It's really taken the edge off my appetite." At lunchtime she asks, "Would you like something to eat now? Perhaps a bowl of home made soup, accompanied by a toasted cheese sandwich? He again declines. "It's this Viagra", he says. "It's really taken the edge off my appetite." Come dinner time, she once again asks, "Do you want
anything to eat? We could go out for dinner and get a fat juicy steak? Or
how about a pizza delivered? Or maybe a tasty stir-fry that would
only take a couple of minutes?
He declines. "It's this Viagra", he says. "It's really
taken the edge off my appetite."
"OK then", she says. "but would you mind getting off me
for 10 minutes? I'm bloody starving".
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Quotable Quotes:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the
man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat
and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and
again, but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great
enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who
at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that
his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know
victory nor defeat.
Theodore
Roosevelt.
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