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Golden News
Volume 17, Number 20 - Monday 10 November
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 Mr. Hilton Cheong-Leen and the subject of his talk is "The Hong Kong Civic Association". Mr. Cheong-Leen was born in Georgetown,
Guyana, and came to Hong Kong at the age of 9. He was formerly a Chairman
of the Urban Council and a Legislative Councilor, at which time he
participated in the launching of the "Lap Sap Chung" anti-littering
campaign. During his tenure in public service, Mr. Cheong-Leen was also in
the forefront of pushing for nine years of compulsory schooling, something
which is taken for granted today.
In 1954 Mr. Cheong-Leen founded Hong
Kong’s first political entity, The Hong Kong Civic Association, an
organisation of which he continues to remain Chairman at the grand
age of 81. He is also father of ballerina and designer, Flora Cheong-Leen,
and now father-in-law of actor Russell Wong.
From Under The
Kitchen Sink: According to our spy in the
Holiday Inn kitchen, Vincent "The Galloping
Gourmet" Lam, this week's menu is Italian food, namely
Minestrone Soup, followed by Osso Bucco with Fresh Linguini & Capsicum
or Linguini Pasta with Mushroom in Tomato Sauce, ending
with Tortellono as dessert. Mamma Mia !!!
Member Updates: Speaking of our old mate Vincent "Bone Bender" Lam, his new email address is bsvassoc@biznetvigator.net Milestones: Birthday greetings to: Thomas "Chemical Ali" Mo who, on 12
November, shares his birthday with actor David Schwimmer of "Friends"
fame.
Induction anniversary greetings to: Terrence "Mr.
T" Annamunthodo who was inducted into KGM 7 years ago on 13 November
1996.
Attendance - Group Makeup
TODAY:
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 - and see the next article in this bulletin).
The group makeup will take place at 12:30 p.m.
TODAY, 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.
Attendance - District Numbers:
Speaking of Attendance, according to the report which
appeared in DG Jones Wong's last newsletter, KGM had an average attendance of only 48.50%
in the month of August 2003, and KGM ranked a lousy 44th out of 53 clubs
in District 3450.
The above result is woeful -
SHAME ON US.
Having said that, I continue to be amazed why
we still have 9 clubs in District 3450 with
fewer than 20 members each. In fact one club has only 7 members, with an
average attendance of 78%, so their typical meeting was comprised of 5 people.
Yet another club has only
11 members with an average attendance of 36%, so their
typical meeting was comprised of only 4
people. Are they Rotary Clubs or Mahjong Clubs?
There's something terribly wrong with this
picture. Why aren't these clubs consolidated together or merged with
different and stronger clubs? I've been asking this question for years,
but nobody seems to have an answer.
Anyway, on the other hand, the same report
shows that KGM with 57 members is now the
3rd largest club in District 3450, with only
the RC Hong Kong (126
members) and our mother-club RC
Kowloon (62 members), having larger
memberships.
Next BOD
Meeting:
Members of the KGM Board are reminded that the next BOD
meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday 17 November 2003, at the conference
room on the 2nd floor of the Holiday Inn Golden Mile.
If you can't attend, please
call KGM President Patricia "Iron Lady" Blair on 9312
3606 or KGM Secretary Clarissa
"The Enforcer" Bellstedt on 9400 8261 or send them
both an email
as soon as possible.
BOD members who don't attend will be sent to The Tower and shot. Twice. You have been warned. Fellowship News:
Our old mate and KGM Fellowship Director PP "Butch" Cassidy Lam tells us he has some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that there will be no further fellowships in the month of November, but the good news is that there will be two fellowships in December, and both of them are freebies (hooray!!!): 1) On Friday 12
December, the charming & beautiful
Avisha Harilela and her
hubbie er, um, ah, oh yeah David, will once again graciously open their
home to the great unwashed masses of KGM for a fellowship dinner
tentatively entitled "A short time in Kowloon Tong", whatever that
means.
2) On another date in December (to be advised), our
former Fearless Leader IPP Nanu "Nanu"
Lachman, will host his "President's Night". More details to
follow.
Members interested in attending these events should
contact PP Cassidy on 9031 2882 or send him an email.
Community Service News: Our bubbly Community Service Director
Miranda "King" Kong reminds us
of two important events:
1) Visit to Stanley
Prison: This will take place from 1:00 p.m to 4:30 p.m.
this Wednesday 12 November,
and KGM members are invited to attend, along with the 20 or so
secondary students who are participating. This visit relates to KGM's
support of the Tsuen Wan District Fight Crime
Committee's efforts, which includes a variety of
crime prevention awareness campaigns, targeted primarily at youth.
Of course KGM
members who attend this visit in lieu of the regular club
meeting will be given an attendance
credit.
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2) Electrical Appliances
for the Elderly: 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.
As previously advised, our old mate Balu "Kojak" Chainrai has already stepped up
to the plate and has offered to make a generous contribution of
appliances, and we're going to raid his warehouse at 43 Hung To Road, Ngau
Tau Kok at 2:00 p.m. this Thursday 13
November, to choose products which are suitable for
elderly people to use. ++++++++
Members interested in participating in either of these
two events are asked to contact Miranda
by phone on 9199 3077.
International Service News:
Yes folks, the "on again, off again, on again, off again" visit to Manila is "on again" BUT the date has changed. Again. The delegation, lead by our resident Bee Gee and
International Service Director David "Cares"
Harilela, will now depart for Manila on Saturday 22 November and will return
on Monday 24 November (unless the date changes again).
The object of the visit is to renew the "Sister
Club" ties with the RC
Paranaque, and to discuss the progress of
their "Cleft Lip &
Palate" corrective surgery program, which KGM has
been financially supporting since 1990.
David has organised a package deal of $2,330 per head,
which includes economy class airfare, twin share accommodation and
breakfast at the 5-Star Intercontinental Hotel in Makati. An
additional fee of $560 per head is payable by those requiring their own
room.
Members interested in joining the delegation should
contact David by telephone on 9168
8333, unless he's changed his phone number too
:-)
District 3450 Events:
Rotary
International News:
November is Rotary
Foundation Month, so it's time for KGM members (especially
those who've been members for many years, but who've not yet become a Paul
Harris Fellow), to contribute to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary
International.
And there's no need to make a single lump-sum
contribution of US$1,000 - members can elect to become "Sustaining
Members" by making an initial contribution of only US$100. Stop making excuses and support The Rotary
Foundation.
In other news:
1. Read the December issue
of "The Rotarian" magazine online.
2. Learn about the various Rotary International Programs on the RI
website - details.
3. Read all about the ongoing plans for the
RI Centennial in 2005 -
details.
4. Visit the website of Rotary International President Jonathan Majiyagbe - details. 5. The 95th Rotary
International Convention will be held in Osaka from 23-26
May, 2004 - new
website.
Rotary Information: Paul Harris Fellows: Undoubtedly the most important step to promote voluntary giving to The Rotary Foundation occurred in 1957, when the idea of Paul Harris Fellow Recognition was first proposed. Although the concept of making US$1,000 gifts to the Foundation was slow in developing, by the early 1970s it began to gain popularity. The distinctive Paul Harris Fellow medallion, lapel pin, and attractive certificate have become highly respected symbols of a substantial financial commitment to The Rotary Foundation by Rotarians and friends around the world. By 2002, some 813,000 Paul Harris Fellows had been added to the rolls of The Rotary Foundation. The companion to the Paul Harris Fellow is
the Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member, which is the recognition
presented to an individual who has given, or in whose honor a gift is
made, a contribution of $100, with the stated intention of making
additional contributions until $1,000 is reached. At that time, the
Sustaining Member becomes a Paul Harris Fellow.
A special recognition pin is given to Paul
Harris Fellows who make additional gifts of $1,000 to the Foundation. The
distinctive gold pin includes a blue stone to represent each $1,000
contribution — from $2,000 to $6,000. Red stone pins signify gifts of
$7,000 to $9,000. Paul Harris Fellow Recognition provides a very important
incentive for the continuing support needed to underwrite the many
programs of The Rotary Foundation that build goodwill and understanding in
the world.
Advice
from the Geek:
Did you update your Anti-Virus software this week? What about last week? And will you do it next week? New and increasingly damaging viruses,
worms and various other electronic nasties continue to be propagated
around the Internet every day, and the greatest source of these is email.
Some of these nasties are so bad that, even if you don't click on them,
they can still cause irreparable harm to your personal computer or, worst
still, your entire computer network, just by downloading
them.
However if your Anti-Virus software is up-to-date, most nasties can be caught and destroyed before they are downloaded. Most top software programs such as
Norton Anti-Virus (which The
Geek uses and highly recommends) allows you set your software to
automatically check for updates in the background each time you log-on to
the Internet, and this saves you from having to remember to do
so.
Update your Anti-Virus software now, before it's too late. Who Am I?
What is the more common name of American actor Andres Arturo Garcia-Menendez? Clue: Don Corleone III. The answer appears at the bottom of this issue. Golden Smile: From a courtroom, somewhere
in America:
Defense Attorney: What is your age?
Little old Woman: I'm 86 years
old.
Defense Attorney: Will you tell us, in your own words, what happened to you? Little old Woman: There I was, sitting there in my swing on my front porch, on a warm spring evening, when a young man came up on the porch and sat down beside me. Defense Attorney: Did you know him?
Little old Woman: No, but he sure was friendly.
Defense Attorney: What happened after he sat down? Little old Woman: He started to rub my thigh.
Defense Attorney: Did you stop him? Little old Woman: No, I didn't stop him.
Defense Attorney: Why not? Little old Woman: It felt good. Nobody had done that
since my husband George passed away some 30 years ago.
Defense Attorney: What happened next? Little old Woman: He began to rub my breasts. Defense Attorney: Did you stop him then? Little old Woman: No, I did not stop him. Defense Attorney: Why not? Little old Woman: Well, Sir, his rubbing made me feel all alive and excited. I haven't felt that good in years! Defense Attorney: What happened next? Little old Woman: Well, I was feeling so spicy that I just laid down and said to him, "Take me, young man, take me!" Defense Attorney: And did he, er, take you? Little old Woman: No. He just yelled, "April Fool" ............................ and that's when I shot him. Quotable Quotes:
"Of every one-hundred men, Ten
shouldn't even be there.
Eighty are nothing but targets. Nine are real fighters, we are lucky to have them, They make the battle.
Ah, but one ............. One of them is a
Warrior.
He will bring the others home." Hericletus (circa 500BC)
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