Golden
News
Volume 13 - Number 38 - 20
March 2000.
The weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Kowloon
Golden Mile, Hong Kong.
Web site: www.rckgm.org
Return Of The Phantom !
Bwa-ha-ha ! The Phantom has
returned, but I am still very jet-lagged, so don't expect miracles this week, OK
?
Anyway, according to my
spy, last week's meeting was very successful. Most of our tables were full,
there were about 10 visiting Rotarians, we had an excellent guest speaker, the
food was terrific AND President Ram "Bo" finished on time.
Huh ? What
was that last comment ? I think my spy went to the wrong meeting
!
Prospective New
Members:
Minor
correction: Prospective new member Danielle Adams was actually proposed
for Active Membership by Membership Director Carola Masuch and NOT by PP Louis
"Trailwalker" Thomas as reported in last week's newsletter.
PP Louis only tried,
unsuccessfully, to accost Danielle, but luckily she knows Kung Fu and seven more
Chinese words ! :-)
Change Of
Address:
District 3450 Grand Pubah
(our very own PP Dipo Sani), has advised us of his new office details, as
follows:
Hindustan Trading Limited, Suite 901, 9th Floor, Bank of America
Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong.
His telephone and facsimile
numbers will remain unchanged as follows:
Telephone: (852) 2730-9321
Direct: (852) 2735-7972
Facsimile: (852) 2735-6460
& 2735-3437
Email: dipo@hk.super.net and/or dcs@htcco.com
International
Service:
International Service
Director Patricia "Maggie" Blair informs us that our Japanese Sister Club, the
RC of Hammamatsu South, will celebrate their 35th anniversary on 23rd
April, 2000, which is over the Easter weekend AND during Cherry Blossom
time !
KGM Members who would be
interested in making a visit to our sister club during that time
should send a brief email to Patricia care of patricia.blair@regus.com.hk as a
"non-binding" expression of interest !
This Week's
Speaker: Ms. Mabel Mak
Topic: Waste And Air
Pollution.
Hmmm. This should be a LONG talk, 'coz Hong Kong has lots of
both items.
I also understand the members of the Group Study Exchange
(GSE) from District 7470, New Jersey, USA will be visiting KGM and giving us a
small presentation on their various vocations.
My $10 says President Ram "Bo" will finish the meeting at
least 10 minutes late. Any takers ?
Next Fellowship Event:
Horse Racing Night ?
Date and Time: TBA
Venue: Hong Kong Jockey Club race
course, Happy Valley.
Cost: Cheap !
OK folks, we're gonna try to organise it once again. Although
details of the next Fellowship event are a bit sketchy, I know that our
Assistant Fellowship Director Hans "Whip Me, Whip Me" Peter is not going to
horse around (!) this time, and he is jockeying (!!) for a nice box at Happy
Valley, so that we are not saddled (!!!) with a an ass (groan !) of a
location.
If nothing else, the sooner he can get things organised, the
sooner I can drop the corny horse jokes.
This Week's Birthday
Celebrants:
20 March - Amy Shum, who shares
her birthday with Big Bird (from Sesame Street) and one of the sexiest actresses
in the world, Ms. Jane March, who starred in the VERY steamy movie "The Lovers"
with Hong Kong actor Tony Leung and "Color Of The Night" with Bruce
Willis.
PS: Jane, if you're reading this,
please call me. I love you.
Forthcoming Club and District
Events:
20 March - Arrival of GSE (Group
Study Exchange) members in Hong Kong.
The members of the GSE will visit KGM and give a brief
presentation on Wednesday 22 March 2000.
26 March - Seven-A-Side Soccer
Tournament, Stanley Ho Sports Centre, University of Hong Kong, Sandy
Bay.
Hmmm. I wonder if they have a "Seniors" division ?
1-2 April - 40th Annual District
Conference, Landmark Exhibition & Convention Centre,
Macau.
Please contact Rtn. Patricia Blair for more information,
however I understand that KGM (yet again) is subsidising this District
event.
KGM Web Site:
Nothing new to report this week.
Cool Internet
Sites:
http://metalab.unc.edu/lunarbin/worldpop OK,
if you're really, really bored and want to know how the world population is
doing at any given time, then visit this site for a real-time view of how
much doo-doo we are all in. Be patient for a few seconds while the Java script
loads up.
Quote Of The
Week:
"No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success, or get rich in
business, by being a conformist.
J. Paul Getty
Jokes Of The Week:
A Polish guy goes ice fishing. He cuts a hole in
the ice and drops in his line. Suddenly a loud, booming voice says, "There
are no fish there."
The Polish guys asks, "Is that you,
God?"
And the voice says, "No, I'm the manager of the skating
rink."
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Have you heard about Viagra Lite ?
It just makes you look good in a bathing suit
!
The
Phantom