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Golden News
Volume 17, Number 17 - Monday 20 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 Mr. Paul McKellar and the subject of his talk is "Fraud in Hong Kong". Or maybe it's somebody completely
different. Whatever. Nobody tells me anything.
Milestones: -- Birthday greetings to: Stormin'
Norman Liu who, on 22 October, shares his birthday with
actor Jeff Goldblum.
Mazhar "Bizarre" Sultana who, on 25 October, shares her birthday with Spanish painter Pablo Picasso. -- Induction anniversary greetings to: PP Ebe Tung
"Che Watusi" who was inducted into KGM 10 years ago on 20 October
1993.
BOD
Meeting - Tonight:
Members of the KGM Board are reminded that the next BOD
meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Monday 20 October 2003, at the conference
room on the 2nd floor of the Holiday Inn Golden Mile.
If you can't attend, call
KGM President Patricia "Iron Lady" Blair on 9312 3606
or KGM Secretary Clarissa "The
Enforcer" Bellstedt on 9400 8261 or send them both
an email
as soon as possible.
If you don't, with these two extremely lovely ladies in charge, you'll be sent to The Tower and then shot. New Avenue of Service
- Reminder:
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, all to the
accompaniment of a live band (as opposed to a dead band).
Members interested in attending should contact PP Cassidy on 9031 2882 or Diana Yeung on
9197 8615 or send them both an
email.
Mini Diwali Fellowship: Our old mate (and favourite PDG) Dipo "The Plane, The Plane" Sani invites all
KGM members to celebrate the Indian Diwali from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
this coming Friday 24 October
2003 at his office, namely Suite 901 Bank of America
Tower, Central.
As usual, there will be a full bar (unless PP Louis
gets there early), as well as a variety of yummy Indian snacks.
There's no need to book - just turn up!
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 October newsletter is now available for download from the District website
(4Mb
PDF).
Rotary
International News:
1. Learn about the various Rotary International Programs on the RI
website - details.
2. Read all about the ongoing plans for the RI
Centennial in 2005 - details.
3. Visit the website of Rotary International President Jonathan Majiyagbe - details. 4. The 95th Rotary
International Convention will be held in Osaka from 23-26
May, 2004 - details..
Rotary Information: Tolerance of Differences: Occasionally, there is a temptation to criticize the laws, customs, and traditions of another country that may seem strange or contrary to our own. In some instances, illegal practices or customs of one nation are completely lawful and acceptable in another. As members of an international
organization dedicated to world understanding and peace, it behoves
Rotarians to exercise restraint in judging our Rotary friends and citizens
from other countries when their behavior seems unusual to us. A Rotary
policy has existed for more than half a century relating to this dilemma
of international relationships.
The statement, adopted in 1933, says that
because it is recognized that some activities and local customs may be
legal and customary in some countries and not in others, Rotarians should
be guided by this admonition of tolerance:
“Rotarians in all countries should
recognize these facts and there should be a thoughtful avoidance of
criticism of the laws and customs of one country by the Rotarians of
another country". The policy also cautions against “any effort on the part
of Rotarians of one country to interfere with the laws or customs of
another country".
As we strive to strengthen the bonds of
understanding, goodwill, and friendship, these policies still provide good
advice and guidance.
Advice
from the Geek:
When sending an email message to multiple recipients, the correct protocol is to use the "Bcc" function of your email software, so that replies sent to you are not copied to all other recipients on your original message. Using the "Bcc" function also
protects the identify and email addresses of all recipients and it helps
prevent their email addresses from being "harvested" by
spammers.
Of course if it's absolutely essential
that all recipients see the names of all the other recipient's as well as
their replies, then you can use the "To" or "Cc" function.
However for most purposes, the "Bcc" function is the smart and considerate way to
go.
Who Am I?
What is the more common name of sexy Canadian singer Eileen Regina Edwards? Clue: She's a little bit country. The answer appears at the bottom of this issue. Golden Smile: Contributed by President Patricia "Iron Lady" Blair: The following "singles" ad appeared in The Atlanta
Journal:
"Single Black Female seeks male companionship;
ethnicity unimportant.
I'm a very good looking girl who loves to play. I love
long walks in the woods, riding in your pickup truck, hunting, camping and
fishing trips, cozy winter nights lying by the fire. Candlelight dinners
will have me eating out of your hand. Rub me the right way and watch me
respond. I'll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing
only what nature gave me. Kiss me and I'm yours. Call (404) 875-6420 and
ask for Daisy".
Over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta
Humane Society about an 8-week old black Labrador retriever.
Men are so easy.
Quotable Quotes:
"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? Death. What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. Andy Rooney.
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