Golden News
Volume 16, Number 30 - Monday 20 January 2003
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
other "friends of KGM".

Winner "Best English Language Bulletin" in District 3450, 2001/2002
This Week's Meeting:


The guest speaker this week is Mr. Gerald Blitz who will be speaking to us on "The Alternative to Violence Project".


Milestones:
 

Happy Birthday for 21 January to Jane "The Wedding" Singer, who shares her birthday with golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.


In Memoriam:
 
Sunday 19 January marked the 5th anniversary of the death of PP Hans Schult. 

A dedicated Rotarian and a dear friend. Gone, but never forgotten. May he rest in peace.


BOD Meeting:

KGM Directors are reminded that the next BOD meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. tomorrow night, Tuesday 21 January 2003, at the usual venue, namely the conference room on the 2nd floor of the Holiday Inn Golden Mile.
 
If you can't attend and haven't already advised someone, please call KGM President Nanu "Nanu" Lachman on 9025 6699 or Secretary David "Party Dude" Harilela on 9168 8333 as soon as possible, otherwise they will hurt you.

 
Semi-Annual Dues - 2nd Reminder: 
 
Yes folks, it's time once again to pay your dues of $1,500 for the period 1 January to 30 June 2003, and this year you have FOUR options:

1) By cash handed directly to KGM Treasurer Rajiv "Show Me The Money" Makhija;
 
2) By cheque payable to "Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile" mailed to P.O. Box 98129, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon.
 
3) By credit card through "PayPal".

4) By ignoring these reminders and having the money beat out of you by Rajiv "The Mangler" Makhija.

If you elect to pay by cheque, remember to write your name on the back of the cheque, as our overworked,  unpaid and heavily armed Treasurer doesn't always know which company name belongs to which member.

 
Fellowship News:
 
As our old mate KGM Fellowship Director Miranda "King" Kong is probably still recovering from the Chinese Night last Friday, we'll forgive her for not yet revealing her fellowship plans for February.

Watch this space.

 
Fund-Raising KGM Polio Plus Cookbook:
 
Sales of our revised cookbook entitled "Dining In with Great Chefs of Hong Kong" continue unabated and, at only HK$188 (US$25) per copy, the cookbook is excellent value. An image of the cover has been uploaded to the KGM website.

For more information about the cookbook, contact President-Elect Lady Patricia of Happy Valley on telephone 9312 3606 or by email.
 
Remember, KGM can now accept online payments by major credit card through PayPal.

Please tell your friends in Hong Kong and overseas about this new facility, in order to assist sales of the cook book in support of our Polio Plus fund-raising activities.
 
 
District 3450 News:
 

Apparently there's nothing much happening over the next few weeks. What will we all do with ourselves? :-)
 
 
Rotary International News:

KGM Club Secretary David "Party Dude" Harilela reminds members that he has been appointed "On To Brisbane Chairman" in respect of the next RI Convention to be held in Brisbane, Australia from 1-4 June 2003.

For those of you who have never been to Australia or those who went to Melbourne in 1994 and who want to try starting another bush fire (PP C.K.?), you should not miss this opportunity. By the way, they apparently have smaller snakes in Brisbane.

Visit the RI website or the event website for more information, or contact David on 9168 8333 or by email.
 
 
Who Am I?:

What is the more common name of American actor Carlos Irwin Estevez? (Clue: His father and brother are famous actors too!)
 
The answer appears at the bottom of this issue.

 
Geek Speak:
 
Remember the first website you ever made? No? Trying to forget?

If you'd like to see how your website looked in the dim, dark ages (like 5 years ago), when you were merely a Web Apprentice, visit the Wayback Machine, enter the URL of your website and click the "Take Me Back" button.

There's no guarantee your website is still archived but, if it is, prepare yourself for a shock!
 
 
Golden Smile:

 
A Redneck Vacation

Billy Bob and Rufus were talking one afternoon when Billy Bob tells Rufus, "Ya know, I reckon I'm 'bout ready for a vacation, 'cept this year I'm gonna do it a little different. The last few years, I took your advice about where to go, but not this time.
 
Rufus asks: "Well why not, Billy Bob?".

Billy Bob replied: "Well, three years ago you said to go to Hawaii. I went to Hawaii and Elly-May got pregnant.

Then two years ago, you told me to go to the Bahamas, and Elly-May got pregnant again.

Last year you told me to go to Tahiti and darned if Elly-May didn't get pregnant again."

Rufus asks Billy Bob, "So, what you gonna do this year that's different?"

Billy Bob says, "This year I'm taking Elly-May with me."
 
Quotable Quotes:

 
"Whatever women do, they must do it twice as well as men, to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult".

Charlotte Witton

 
The Phantom
"Who Am I?" answer: Charlie Sheen.

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