Golden
News
Volume 13 - Number 32 - 7
February 2000.
The weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Kowloon
Golden Mile, Hong Kong.
Web site: www.rckgm.org
A Message From The President !
My dear fellow Golden
Milers, greetings to you all in the year of the Dragon!
There has
been an apparent increase in our attendance in the past few weeks. However
this should not be taken as an indication to reduce our efforts. I am happy to
report that there is increased awareness on this issue. Let us keep up our
spirits.
There have been so far
22 registrations for the forthcoming RI Presidential Conference. May
I, however, remind the members that ATTENDING the conference is more
important than what we have done so far ! All the Directors of the board
(especially those connected with Vocational Service, Community Service,
International Service, World Community Service, Ecology-Environment-Preserve
Planet Earth), please be aware to submit the details of the projects, as
the last date for the same to be made available to our Assistant Governor is
28th February 2000.
With this may I wish you all and your dear ones, a
very HAPPY KUNG HEI FAT CHOI !
Yours in
Rotary
RAMADASAN
PRESIDENT
Help
!
It's no wonder I'm so damn
tired. For several years now, I've been blaming my lethargy on middle-age droop,
poor blood, a lack of vitamins, air pollution, too much cholesterol and other
similar maladies. However I just discovered the real reason why I am always
tired is simply because I'm overworked.
Hong Kong's population is
6.5 million, however there are 1.5 million retired people, so that leave 5
million people to do all the work.
Then we have 2.5 million
people in school or university, so that leaves just 2.5 million people to do all
the work. Of course we cannot forget there are now 250,000 unemployed and
another 1.25 million employed by Government, so that leaves just 1 million
people to do all the work.
Then there are 450,000
people in prison, 350,000 people in hospitals and 199,998 illegal
immigrants.
That leaves just 2 people
to do all the work. That's YOU and ME, however you're sitting on your backside
reading this !!!!
No wonder I'm so damned
tired ...........
Congratulations
!
Our heartiest
congratulations to Dayal Aswani who has become a grandfather again for the
umpteenth time. Unfortunately I don't have any further details at the moment,
however if Dayal asks you for a loan around Xmas time, you can probably imagine
why !
Welcome Committee: Unknown
This Week's
Speaker: Unknown Topic: Unknown
Apparently our old mate Programme Director Brian "Honestly, I
Went To Manila For Business" Hodgson is having a spot of bother finding guest
speakers, and he desperately needs assistance from KGM members. At least he has
the commonsense to ask !
If you know of anybody who is willing to speak to us OR if
you would like to volunteer to give a Vocational talk to us about how you run
your business or perhaps you want tell us about your hobby, please contact Brian
ASAP.
As we have no speaker for this week (at the time of writing
this bulletin), I reckon Brian should give us a talk on "Churches I Have Visited
In Manila Recently", which should fill up at least 15 seconds of the speaker's
time slot ...............
Next Fellowship Event:
Mexican Night !
OK, it's not officially confirmed yet but Assistant
Fellowship Director Hans "Pancho Villa" Peter tells me there will definitely be
a fellowship evening during February, and it will involve lots of Sangria,
Margueritas and a load of bull.
Hey, there may even be a matador too ! Watch this space
------> <------ for further details shortly.
In the meantime, dust off your sombreros and castanets,
gringo, 'coz it's gonna be party time real soon. Ole !
This Week's Birthday
Celebrant:
09 February - Dayal "Grandpa"
Daswani, who shares his birthday with 50's actress/singer Carmen Miranda. For
those of you who are too young (or too senile) to remember, Carmen Miranda used
to dance around and sing in nightclubs while balancing an enormous basket of
fruit on top of her head.
Of course those of you who
attended the Rotary International convention in Taipei a few years ago will
recall that Elissa Cohen did an incredibly realistic impersonation of Carmen
Miranda one evening during a Chinese meal graciously organised by PP C.K. Tsang,
which consisted entirely of pig entrails, cow nostrils and other really yummy
Taiwanese delicacies. Definitely a night to remember !
Forthcoming Club and District
Events:
(1) 25-27 February 2000 - Rotary
International Presidential Conference, Regent Hotel, Hong Kong.
This is a prestigious event in the Rotary Calendar which will
be attended by Rotary International President Carlo Ravizza and many other RI
dignitaries. This event commences on the evening of Friday 25 February,
comprises a whole day session on Saturday 26 February and concludes with a
half-day session on Sunday 27 February.
The registration fee is US$175 (HK$1,365) per person
however, in an effort to support DG Dipo, your Board of Directors have agreed
that the KGM General Fund will fully subsidise up to twenty (20) members of
KGM to attend this important event. Members who are willing and able to
attend not less than 60% of this event are
invited to register their interest with President Ram.
Members who register but who subsequently fail to attend will
be expected to reimburse the registration fee to KGM.
SPECIAL NOTE: KGM members who contribute
US$1,000 to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International by 31 January 2000 can
receive their recognition from incumbent Rotary International President Carlo
Ravizza during this conference. KGM members who are interested in making a
contribution should contact KGM Rotary Foundation Director Elissa Cohen
ASAP.
(2) 27-29 February 2000 - RC of Paranaque
25th Anniversary, Manila.
Due to the conflict of this event with the RI Presidential
Conference above, a small delegation of four members lead by PP Vince "It's A
Rotten Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It" Pinto will represent KGM in
Manila at this event, with all costs borne individually by those attending.
Members interested in accompanying PP Vince should contact him directly
ASAP.
For the information of members, your
Board of Directors has approved a contribution of US$5,000 towards our sister
club's Cleft Lip and Palate Project, which they have pursued for a number of
years now. This is an extremely worthwhile project which gives hope for a normal
life to many children born with unattractive birth defects.
KGM Web Site:
Nothing major to report this week however apparently there
are some members who still don't know how to navigate the KGM web site, so El
Prez has asked me to spoon feed them and publish a list of incoming Directors
for the 2000/2001 Rotary year, so here goes:
President: Cassidy Lam, Vice President (Club Service): Nanu Lachman, Vice President (Rotary Foundation): Alex Lau, Secretary: Patricia Blair, Treasurer: PP Vince Pinto, President-Elect (Fund Raising): Ebe Tung, Community Service: Silva Yeung, Vocational Service: Neerja Sujanani, International Service: Miranda Kong, Attendance: Norman Liu, Bulletin: PP Louis Thomas, Fellowship: Hans Peter, Membership: David Harilela, Program: Elissa Cohen, Rotary
Information: (IPP) M.V. Ramadasan.
Now come here so that I can burp you !
Cool Internet
Sites:
http://www.healthatoz.com/ is an excellent
site for those of you who are too embarrassed to ask your local doctor about
those ugly warts and other ailments you have. Very informative with numerous
links to other health sites.
Quote Of The
Week:
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the
country."
Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC
Joke Of The Week (Contributed by Mukesh
Dayaram):
The Truth About Men and Women:
NICKNAMES
* If Laura, Suzanne, Debra and Rose go out for
lunch, they will call each other Laura, Suzanne, Debra and Rose.
* If Mike, Charlie, Bob and John go out, they will
affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head &
Scrappy.
EATING OUT
* When the bill arrives, Mike, Charlie, Bob and
John will each throw in $20, even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will
have anything smaller, and none will actually admit they want change back.
*
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket
calculators.
MONEY
* A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants.
* A
woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't want.
BATHROOMS
* A
man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving cream, a razor, a
bar of soap and a towel from the Holiday Inn.
* The average number of items
in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify most
of these items.
ARGUMENTS
* A woman has the last word in any
argument.
* Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new
argument.
CATS
* Women love cats.
* Men say they love cats but,
when women aren't looking, men kick cats.
FUTURE
* A woman worries about the future until she gets a
husband.
* A man never worries about the future until he gets a
wife.
SUCCESS
* A successful man is one who makes more money than his
wife can spend.
* A successful woman is one who can find such a
man.
MARRIAGE
* A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he
doesn't.
* A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change but she
does.
DRESSING UP
* A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the
plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book and get the mail.
* A man will dress up for weddings and
funerals.
APPEARANCE
* Men wake up as good-looking as they went to
bed.
* Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
OFFSPRING
*A
woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments,
romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears, hopes and
dreams.
* A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the
house.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A married man should forget his mistakes.
There's no use in two people remembering the same thing.
The
Phantom