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Golden News
Volume 17, Number 15 - Monday 6 October
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:
Our guest speaker this week is Ms. Cecilia Ting and the subject of her talk is The Pathways Foundation. Milestones: -- Birthday greetings to: Elissa
"Babushka" Cohen who, on 7 October, shares her birthday
with cellist Yo Yo Ma.
Balu "Kojak" Chainrai who, on 9 October, shares his birthday with former Beatle, the late John Lennon. Graham "Dilly" Daley who, on 10 October, shares his birthday with sexy Playboy model and actress Jodi Lyn O'Keefe. -- Induction anniversary greetings to: Jane "Miss
Punctuality" Singer who was inducted into KGM 4 years ago
on 6 October 1999
New Avenue of
Service:
Since KGM
members are all good Rotarians, who religiously study their Rotary
Information, everybody knows that Rotary has four "Avenues of Service"
- namely Club, Community, Vocational &
International.
However KGM,
being an innovative club, has decided to launch a 5th Avenue of Service - Maintenance Service.
Yes
Sir.
Don't believe
me, huh?
Well apparently it's true, because our effervescent Vocational Service Director Vincent "Bone Bender" Lam has organised a Beauty Afternoon with Dermalogica at 4:00 pm Saturday 1 November at One Capital Centre, 23/F, 18 Luard Road, Wanchai (vicinity of Joe Bananas). Although most
of our male members could certainly do with some minor cosmetic surgery
(e.g. a head transplant), this event has been tailored exclusively for
female KGM members and
the long-suffering "significant others" of male KGM
members.
Once the facial reconstruction surgery, er sorry, I
mean "Beauty Treatment" is finished, our revitalized ladies can then join
the rest of us at Tsuen Wan for our fellowship event on the same
day - see below.
Hey, we might even have a Booty, er, Beauty
Contest.
Anyway, KGM Members and KGM "Significant Others" of the
female persuasion interested in attending this event, should
contact Vincent on telephone 9045 6871 or by
email.
Fellowship News -
Reminder:
Our old mate, KGM Fellowship Director PP "Butch" Cassidy Lam (a.k.a. Body Beautiful), reminds us that the next KGM fellowship will be a Poolside BBQ Night to be held from 7:00 p.m. on Saturday 1 November, at the Panda Hotel, Tsuen Wan. The cost is once again a very reasonable $200 per head,
and this includes a delicious selection of BBQ items, washed down
by an unlimited supply of beer and soft drinks.
Members interested in attending should contact PP Cassidy by email. Membership News - Reminder: KGM's lovely and talented Membership Director
Sonya "Good on ya" Wu has
launched a "Member-Get-Member"
campaign to encourage members to introduce new blood into KGM.
Check out the promotional
poster then download a referral
form then go find some new members, OK?
District 3450 News:
The District Governor's latest newsletter is now
available for download from the District
website.
District Karaoke
Competition - Saturday, 18 October 2003 -
details
Rotary
International News:
1. Read how Rotarians
in the UK set a new Guinness World Record
- details.
2. Visit the website of Rotary International President Jonathan Majiyagbe - details. 3. The 95th Rotary
International Convention will be held in Osaka from 23-26
May, 2004 - details..
Rotary Information: Rotary "Geography" Trivia: Are you aware that the Rotary Club of Reno, Nevada, is farther west than the Rotary Club of Los Angeles, California? Would you guess that the meetings of the
Rotary Club of Portland, Maine, are farther south than those of the clubs
in London, England?
Can you imagine that the Pensacola, Florida, Rotary Club is west of the Detroit, Michigan, club? It's a fact that the Cairo, Illinois, Rotary Club is south of Richmond, Virginia and there are 69 Rotary clubs with the word "Tokyo" in their club names. The Rotary Club of Nome, Alaska, lies west of the club in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the Santiago, Chile, club is located east of the Rotary Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rotary geographers will know that virtually every Rotary club meeting in Australia is east of the Hong Kong Rotary Club. And did you know that the Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile is the 4th largest of the 49 clubs in District 3450? What do the Rotary clubs of Quito, Ecuador, Libreville, Gabon, Singapore, and Kampala, Uganda, have in common? You guessed right if you said they all meet approximately on the equator. There are many interesting relationships and things to learn as you become acquainted with the 30,000 clubs in the wide world of Rotary. Advice
from the Geek:
If you visit a website and suddenly numerous "pop-up" windows start opening up all over your screen, the quickest way to close them is to hold the "Ctrl" key and repeatedly press the "W" key until they're all gone. This tip is especially useful if the usual close window "X" button is not visible at the top right-hand corner of the web page. If the "pop-up" windows continue to open, log off from the Internet and then close them. Who Am I?
What is the more common name of 6 foot 5 inch, 300lb wrestler turned actor Terry Gene Bollea? Clue: He should be green. The answer appears at the bottom of this issue. Golden Smile: One night in a small town, a fire started inside the local chemical plant and, due to the seriousness of the fire, the alarm went out to all the fire departments from miles around. When the local fire fighters appeared on the scene, the
chemical company President rushed to the fire chief and said, "All of our
secret formulas are in the vault in the centre of the plant. They
must be saved. I will give US$50,000 to whichever fire department brings
them out intact."
However the roaring flames held off the local
fire-fighters. Soon more fire departments had to be called in as the
situation became desperate.
As more firemen arrived, the President shouted out that
the offer was now US$100,000 to the fire department who could save the
company's secret files.
Suddenly, in the distance, a lone siren was heard as
another fire truck came into sight. It was the nearby rural township
volunteer fire brigade composed entirely of men over the age of 65.
To everyone's amazement, the little run-down fire
engine passed all the newer sleek engines parked outside the plant, and
they drove straight into the middle of the inferno. Outside, the other
firemen watched as the old timers jumped off and began to fight the fire
with a performance and effort never before seen.
Within a relatively short time, the old timers had
extinguished the fire and saved the secret formulas. The grateful chemical
company president joyfully announced that for such a superhuman feat he
was upping the reward to US$200,000, and walked over to personally thank
each of the brave, though elderly, fire-fighters.
The local TV news reporters rushed in after capturing
the event on film and asked "What are you going to do with all that money
"?
"Well," said the 70-year-old fire chief, "the first
thing we are going to do is fix the brakes on that damn truck."
Quotable Quotes:
Plato.
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