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Golden News
Volume 17, Number 48 - Monday 24 May
2004
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 to "friends of KGM". Winner "Best English Language Bulletin" in District 3450, 2001/2002 This Week's Meeting:
There's no meeting this
week due to the Public Holiday on Wednesday.
Milestones: There are no KGM members
celebrating a birthday this week (with apologies to any new members I may
have overlooked because they haven't given me their birthdates
yet).
Nobody talks to me anymore.
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KGM Induction Anniversary Greetings, go out to:
Thomas "Chemical
Mo", who was inducted into KGM
16 years ago on 25 May 1988 - another fantastic
achievement!
Fellowship News:
 According to our Chief Of Frivolity Brian "Accent? What Accent?" Hodgson, the
annual NINC Night will be held
from 7:00 p.m. on Saturday 19
June at (or quite possibly "in"), the Rooftop Pool of the
Holiday Inn Golden Mile.Special thanks go to our old mate Ted "Basil" Durham (pictured at left), for
his very kind assistance.
Anyway, as usual, the event is hosted by our generous
NINC members, which means that our Chinese and Indian members get in for
FREE (but please don't eat or drink too much, OK? All the NINCs are on
welfare).
There will be a BBQ. There will be games. There will be
a quiz. There will be strippers. Well at least I hope there'll be
strippers .....
KGM members who will be attending should send a
confirmation by email to
Brian Hodgson, or call him on telephone 9191
7508.
Attendance - Group Make Up (Last Call): Our impish old mate "Lady" Diana Yeung informs us that she's organised yet another Group Make Up on Thursday 27 May at the regular meeting of the RC Hong Kong Harbour, who meet 12:30pm at the world famous Zeffirino Restaurant, 31/F Regal Hong Kong Hotel, 88 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay. KGM Group Make Ups are the most fun thing you can do in
a group without having to remove your clothing, and are primarily
organised for KGM members who are falling behind in their attendance (you
know who you are).
Members interested in attending can obviously just show up, but it would be nice to forewarn Lady Diana by calling her on 9889 9908. +++++ Given that we don't have a KGM meeting this week, this is a great way to keep in touch +++++ Community Service:
Our bubbly Community Service Director Miranda "King" Kong informs us that she
has organised two
Free Medical Check For The Elderly
services as follows:
In Hong Kong on Sunday
30 May 2004 at Wai Ji Christian Service sheltered
Workshop, 1/F, U Hong House, U Chau Estate, Sham Shui Po. This event is
organised in conjunction with St Paul
Hospital and Wai Ji Christian
Service.
In Macau
on Sunday 6 June 2004 at a venue to be advised.
This event is organised in conjunction with the RC Hou Kuong.
KGM members interested in attending either or both of
these worthwhile event should contact Miranda by telephone on
9199 3077 or by email
pronto, especially as ferry tickets need to be finalised in
respect of the Macau event.
District 3450 Events:
Still no juicy District gossip yet, so I'll just remind you of the forthcoming events: This space for rent. Call
1-800-SNOOZE for details. Rotary
International News:
New: Read
about the US Senate resolution
to introduce a Rotary Centennial
Stamp bill - details.
In other RI 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. Rotary Information: The 4-Way Test: One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is The 4-Way Test. It was created by Rotarian Herbert Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of the Chicago-based Club Aluminum Company, which was facing bankruptcy. Taylor looked for a way
to save the struggling company mired in depression-caused financial
difficulties. He drew up a 24-word code of ethics for all employees to
follow in their business and professional lives. The 4-Way Test became the
guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers
and customers, and the survival of the company was credited to this simple
philosophy.
Herb Taylor became
president of Rotary International during 1954-55. The 4-Way Test was
adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than 100
languages and published in thousands of ways. The message should be known
and followed by all Rotarians:
“Of the things we think,
say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?” Geek
Speak:
The Geek is still on leave this week, but he suggested
this inspirational website for those of
you who might need your spirits uplifted.
Golden Smile: Hong Kong Bank has announced they are installing new drive-thru ATMs so customers can withdraw cash without leaving their cars. Male and Female procedures have been tailored to best reflect the behaviours of those particular groupings. Procedure for Male Customers:
1. Drive up to the ATM
2. Open the car window. 3. Insert card into machine and enter PIN. 4. Enter amount of cash required and press "enter" 5. Retrieve card, cash and receipt 6. Close window 7. Drive away Procedure for Female Customers:
1. Drive up to the ATM 2. Reverse back the required distance to align car with ATM 3. Re-start stalled engine 4. Open the car window 5. Find handbag, empty all contents onto the passenger seat and locate card 6. Turn radio down and end call on cell phone 7. Attempt to insert card into ATM 8. Open car door to allow easier access to ATM due to excessive distance from car to ATM 9. Insert card 10. Re-insert card the right way up 11. Ignore the sound of car horn from vehicle behind 12. Search contents of handbag (on passenger seat) to locate diary with PIN written on the inside back page under "Date of Birth" 13. Enter PIN 14. Press "cancel" and re-enter PIN 15. Enter amount of cash required and check make-up in rear view mirror 16. Drum fingertips on steering wheel, look at ATM for two minutes and then press "enter" 17. Retrieve cash and receipt 18. Search contents of handbag (on passenger seat) to locate purse and place cash inside 19. Place receipt in back of cheque book 20. Re-check make-up 21. Drive forward two metres 22. Reverse back to ATM ignoring the sound of car horn from vehicle behind 23. Retrieve card 24. Search contents of handbag (on passenger seat) to locate card holder and place card in an empty slot 25. Drive two or three kilometres 26. Release Handbrake Quotable Quotes:
"Be more concerned with your character than your
reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your
reputation is merely what others think you are.".
John Wooden Bumper Sticker Of The Week:  If you want to save the bumper sticker for use in email or on a website, put your mouse pointer over the top, right-click, and select "Save Picture As". The
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