Volume 13 - Number 02
Golden News
The official newsletter of the Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile, Hong Kong.
OK, WHO BROKE THE GONG ?
President Ram "Bo" was not a happy camper at his first meeting. Firstly, somebody broke the poor old gong, and although he gave it his best shot, it sounded more like a thud, but that could be because he missed on his first attempt and he actually whacked poor ol' Stormin' Norman on the side of the head. But, not to worry. We hear the gavel is doing just fine, and it should be out of intensive care by next meeting.
Secondly, our old mate Thomas "Larry, Curly and" Mo addressed the President as "PP". Not good for your first meeting as President. By the way, since President Ram is Indian, will he eventually become a PP or a Tee Pee ?
LAST WEEK'S SPEAKER - RI President Carlo Ravizza
Well, sort of. Bit of a "good news, bad news" scenario. The good news is that it was actually our RI President Carlo Ravizza (rhymes with Pizza, but hold the anchovies), however the bad news was that his speech was made to us by way of video tape. Never mind. There will be plenty of time to beat the you-know-what out of our old mate and Program Director Brian "Barter Boy" Hodgson for giving us all crooked necks.
Anyway the message was clear. We need more members. Dedicated members. We need quality, not quantity. No, make that quality OF quantity. We need to strengthen weak clubs. We need to form new clubs. We need to get our members more actively involved. We need .............. hang on a minute ! Wasn't that last year's plan ??
Oh well, same ol' same ol'. However this year we're gonna do it with Consistency, Credibility and Continuity. My problem is that I guess I am stuck in a time warp with the old "Enjoy Rotary" theme of 1989. Yeah, baby !
Arthur Hacker - "History of Street Names in Hong Kong".
Hmmm. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm dying to find out the origins of Fuk Man Street.
NEXT FELLOWSHIP EVENT
Norman ? NORMAN ?? Wherefore art thou Norman ?? Remember our club's 3-Way Test ?? Hello ? HELLO? If thy dost not extract thy digit, like yesterday dude, we're gonna start with the 'Yo Momma' jokes, OK ?
E.G. "Yo Momma is so fat, she's got her own area code". Catch my drift ? It's party time. Fix it. Now.
NEXT VOCATIONAL VISIT
Oy vey. Do you ever get the feeling that you're all alone in the world ?? Nobody calls, nobody writes, nobody sends flowers. Now nobody organises fellowships, vocational visits etc.
Angel, be an angel and let's get organised, OK ?
KGM WEB SITE
Well it's still there, and there are improvements being made virtually every other day. Photographs of the RI Convention Reprobates, er, I mean Delegates have been uploaded along with a few from the District Handover Ceremony held on 30th June. You can update your personal particulars by clicking on "Club Forms", and there are details of Rotary (Club, District & International) events under "Club Calendar".
Under "Club Bulletin" there is the beginning of an archive, and under "Board Minutes" the dates of this year's meetings (and eventually the minutes) have been posted.
Well, don't just sit there, go visit.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS
July 9 - Notan Tolani, who shares his birthday with O.J.Simpson ! Hmmm. I think I better have a word with his good lady Deepa Tolani.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
An elderly man walks into a bar, orders a double whisky and starts sobbing. Although the bartender is used to seeing men try to drown their sorrows, he felt sorry for his new customer because of his advanced years.
So he asked the old man: "Hey pal, why are you crying ? Do you have money problems ?"
But the old man just shook his head and continued sobbing.
So the bartender asked him: "What then ? Did somebody close to you die recently ?"
But again the old man just shook his head and continued sobbing.
Finally the bartender asked the old man: "So, what's causing you so much grief ?"
The old man finally stopped sobbing and replied: "I'm 85 years old, and last week I got married to the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. She is only 25 years old, but she is a cordon-bleu cook, she is a wonderful homemaker, she loves and cares for my cats, she adores my children, and they adore her, she makes sure I get my daily medicines, she bathes me and she makes wild passionate love to me twice a day."
To which the bartender replies: "So, what in the world could be so bad to make you cry ?"
And the old man replied: "I forget where I live."
The Phantom