Golden News
Volume 17, Number 32 - Monday 2 February 2004
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
to "friends of KGM".

Winner "Best English Language Bulletin" in District 3450, 2001/2002
This Week's Meeting:
 
 
Our guest speaker this week is Mrs. Marcia Aw and the topic is "Lifeline Express".
 
 
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From Under The Kitchen Sink: Our spy in the Holiday Inn kitchen, Vincent "The Galloping Gourmet" Lam, informs us that this week's fare is Western food, namely roasted pumpkin soup with sage, followed by grilled cod with saffron potato and clams cream sauce OR penne pasta with roasted tomato sauce and mushrooms, and nougatine mousse with berries, and the usual choice of coffee or tea.
 
 
Milestones:


Birthday greetings for:

Nobody. There are no KGM members celebrating a birthday in the first week of February.
 
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KGM Induction Anniversary Greetings, go out to:
 
Once again, nobody. There are no KGM members celebrating an induction anniversary in the first week of February.
 
 
Fellowship News - Last Call (definitely):


What dat Vincent be smokin' mon?
 
Anyway, our old mate Vincent "Pass The Dutchie" Lam assures us that the next fellowship is definitely being held at the critically acclaimed Gaia Restaurant (a member of the Va Bene Group), at G/F, Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (Tel: 2167-8200) at 7:30 pm tomorrow evening Tuesday 3 February 2004, and the owner of Gaia, renown restauranteur Pino Piano will attend to us personally and give us a guided tour of his kitchen.
 
The cost is $500 per head (discounted from the usual $800 per head).
 
Our other old mate, PP C.K. "Don't Call Me Calvin" Tsang has arranged for two cases of exceptional vintage French wines (i.e. 1995 Chateau des Jouallen & 1998 LaLaurie Sauvignon Blanc) for the occasion. Of course I doubt they're anywhere as good as award winning Australian wines such as the 2004 Chateau Woolloomooloo Wombat or the 2003 Gundagai Jungle Juice but, hey, we don't want to hurt CK's feelings, OK?
 
If you would like to attend, please contact Vincent on telephone 9045 6871 (collect calls OK), before he changes his bloody mind again.
 
 
2004 Annual Ball - Reminder:
 
 
Yes folks, it's back. The world famous KGM Annual Ball, which was cancelled last year due to SARS, will be held from 7:00 p.m. Saturday 28 February at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
 
This year's theme is "Putting On The Ritz" (as in "Ritz Hotel", not "Ritz Crackers"), and tickets remain reasonably priced at $1,200 per head, which gets you an all-inclusive cocktail hour, a typically excellent six course meal from the Grand Hyatt, free wine all evening long, fun contests, fantastic entertainment, dancing until the wee hours of the morning plus dozens of fabulous prizes to be won.
 
What a great deal - why not organise a table of ten (10) or more for your family, friends and business associates?
 
And, as usual, The Dictator (who has an electronic "kill switch"), ensures that speeches and other formalities are limited to 12 minutes in total, regardless of how many speakers there are, so you and your guests won't nod off in your soup. Remember our Annual Ball is a "FUN raising" event, not a Rotary Information Seminar.
 
Chairman of the Annual Ball is once again our old mate and PE2B Elissa "Babushka" Cohen, who can be contacted on telephone 9481 8378.

 
District 3450 Events:
 

Tick, tock, tick, tock.
 
In the meantime, here's what's coming up on the District Calendar:
  • District Tennis Tournament, Part 1/2, Sunday 22 February 2004 - details

  • District Tennis Tournament, Part 2/2, Sunday 7 March 2004 - details
  • District Badminton Tournament, Saturday 13 March 2004 - details
 
Rotary International News:
 
 
New: Read the February issue of "The Rotarian" magazine - online.
 
New: February is Rotary International's World Understanding month.
 

In other RI 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. Read about the 95th Rotary International Convention in Osaka from 23-26 May, 2004 - new website.

 
 
Rotary Information: 
 

International Responsibilities of Rotarian: As an international organization, Rotary offers each member unique opportunities and responsibilities. Although each Rotarian has first responsibility to uphold the obligations of citizenship of his or her own country, membership in Rotary enables Rotarians to take a somewhat different view of international affairs. In the early 1950s, a Rotary philosophy was adopted to describe how a Rotarian may think on a global basis. Here is what it said:
 
“A world-minded Rotarian:
  • looks beyond national patriotism and considers himself as sharing responsibility for the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace;
  • resists any tendency to act in terms of national or racial superiority;
  • seeks and develops common grounds for agreement with peoples of other lands;
  • defends the rule of law and order to preserve the liberty of the individual, so that he may enjoy freedom of thought, speech, and assembly, and freedom from persecution, aggression, want, and fear;
  • supports action directed toward improving standards of living for all peoples, realizing that poverty anywhere endangers prosperity everywhere;
  • upholds the principles of justice for mankind;
  • strives always to promote peace between nations and prepares to make personal sacrifices for that ideal;
  • urges and practices a spirit of understanding of others’ beliefs as a step toward international goodwill, recognizing that there are certain basic moral and spiritual standards which will ensure a richer, fuller life.
That is quite an assignment for any Rotarian to practice in thoughts and actions. When this philosophy was developed, Rotary was still an all-male organization. The description of a world-minded Rotarian today would obviously include all female members as well
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Geek Speak - Cool Websites:
 
 
Check out Crazy Fads to learn about all the things people used to do from the 1920's up to the present.
 
So, you think you know the names of the world's capital cities, huh? Well, go on. Test yourself.

 
Who Am I?
 

What is the more common name of (deceased) Zanzibar born (but later British) rock singer Farookh Balsara?

Clue: He wasn't straight, but he'd help make a good straight.
 
The answer appears at the bottom of this issue.
 
 
Golden Smile: 
 

Word Play:
  1. Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.
  2. A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
  3. Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.
  4. A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.
  5. Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.
  6. When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.
  7. What's the definition of a will? It's a dead giveaway.
  8. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
  9. If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.
  10. What do you call a Local Area Network in Australia? The LAN down under.
  11. He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.
  12. A lot of money is tainted - It taint yours and it taint mine.
  13. A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.
  14. Once you've seen one shopping centre, you've seen a mall.
  15. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.
  16. Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.
 
A Woman's Prayer:
 
Dear Lord, I pray for
Wisdom, To understand my man
Love, To forgive him and
Patience, For his moods
Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength
I'll just beat him to death.
 
 
Quotable Quotes:

 
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect".

Mark Twain
 
 
Bumper Sticker Of The Week:
 
 



 
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 The Phantom
 
Who Am I answer: Freddie Mercury (Queen).

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