After yet another round of juggling of dates (and possibly prunes and other dried fruit), our Fearless Leader Nanu "The Big Kahuna" Lachman has changed our regular Board meetings to the 3rd Monday of each month, commencing Monday 19 August. 

Previously, BOD meetings were held on the 2nd Thurs .... no, wait, it was the 4th Frid .... no, hang on a minute, I think it was during Full Moons when the prevailing wind was blowing from the south-east. Or maybe it was from the north-west. Whatever.

Anyway, it's now the 3rd Monday of each month, at least until next month. Watch this space.

 

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Our multi-talented Club Secretary David "Show Me The Money" Harilela reminds members that the next tranche of semi-annual dues for the period 1 July to 31 December 2002 is now payable.

 

Cheques in the amount of $1,500 payable to Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile should be handed to David or sent to his attention, care of P.O. Box 98129, Tsimshatsui.

And remember to write your name on the rear of your cheque if you're paying by company cheque.

 

 

 

1) The gentleman pictured left is RI President Bhichai Rattakul, the first Thai National to achieve such a prestigious post. President Bhichai obtained part of his education in Hong Kong and he will be the guest of honour at an Inter-City meeting in Hong Kong in December 2002.

More information about his visit will be given in due course.

 

OK folks, it seems that some of you STILL have difficulty understanding the term "ALL MEMBERS" in respect of the KGM Email Distribution Lists. I know this is complicated, but try and concentrate, OK?

 

When you send an email message to "All Members" it goes to "All Members". In other words, "All Members". Hence there is no need to send extra copies to our "Directors" list or to individual members, because they are included on the "All Members" list.

 

This complicated theory also applies to the "KGM Directors" email list.

 

So, if you send an email to the "KGM Directors" email list, there is no need to send a separate copy to somebody who is a Club Director, because they are already a recipient. Get it?

 

Can you please explain why friends and business associates who send me emails sometimes receive a "mailbox full" message and I don't receive their message?  Yours, Frank N. Stein.

 

Dear Frank,

 

Most Internet Service Providers (e.g. Netvigator, Pacific Net etc.), usually give you a 6 megabyte (6Mb) storage capacity for each email account you use. This is generally large enough for personal use, however these days is it insufficient for business users, because many emails include spreadsheets and other larger files as attachments.

 

The Geek often receives pricelists, catalogues and/or images from his suppliers by email, and often these can be 8Mb or larger, hence a 6Mb mailbox would automatically reject such large files.

If you use your email address for business purposes, you should ask your ISP to upgrade your account to at least 20Mb, so that larger files can be accepted without filling your mailbox. The fees to upgrade your mailbox are very cheap these days, due to the competitiveness of email services. Yours, Da Geek.
 

Cunning Linguist:


Are you curious about the origins of the word "Denim" ?

 

Denim comes from the French phrase "serge de Nîmes", a fabric produced in a town in southern France. Gradually the latter part of the phrase became corrupted into the modern denim. The earliest known usage of the word dates back to 1695.

-- Abraham Lincoln --