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Golden News
Volume 17, Number 52 - Monday 21 June
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:
Our guest speaker this week is Mr. Tim Spencer and the topic is
"Making a
violin".
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From Under The Kitchen
Sink:
At the time of sending out this bulletin, our spy in the Holiday Inn kitchen, Vincent "You Want Fries With That?" Lam, hadn't yet informed us about this week's fare, so it's anybody's guess. Milestones: As there are
no KGM members celebrating a birthday this
week, we thought we'd give you some current KGM membership
trivia: 25 Chinese members (44%)
16 Indian members (28%)
16 NINC members (28%)
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57 Total membership, comprised of 39 Lads (68%) and 18
Ladies (32%).
However both the outgoing and incoming BOD is 47%
Ladies, so we all know who's doing the lion's share of the
work.
During the year, we gained 6 new members and lost 6
members, so no change to our year-on-year total.
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KGM Induction Anniversary:
PP Bryan Van Dale was inducted
into KGM 12 years
ago on 17 June 1992.
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Congratulations to IPP Nanu "Nanu" Lachman
and his charming wife Deepa on the birth of their first
grandchild.
Frankly speaking, we always thought Deepa was Nanu's daughter (cradle-snatcher!), and that Nanu had been a grandfather for 20 years already, but I guess appearances can be deceiving :-) BOD
Meeting - Next week:
KGM BOD Members are reminded that the last BOD meeting of the current Rotary year will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday 21 June 2004, at the 2/F, Holiday Inn Golden Mile hotel. If you can't attend, call
KGM President Patricia "Iron Lady" Blair on 9312
3606, or you will be spanked (Brian Hodgson - get that
smile off your face). Semi-Annual Dues:
Yes folks, it's time once again to pay your dues of $1,500 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2004, and you have two payment 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.
If you elect to pay by cheque, remember to clearly write your name on the back of the cheque,
because our overworked and unpaid Treasurer doesn't always know which
company name belongs to which
member. Fellowship News:
Following hotly on the tails of the highly successful Indian Night last Friday evening, our Cultural Attaché to Dubai, Brian "Osama Bin Drinkin'" Hodgson, reminds everybody that the annual NINC Night will be held from 7:00 p.m. this 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, for his exceptional assistance with this event (not only has he actually dipped his toe in the water to check for Piranha, Ted is generously sponsoring our live music). We need more guys like Ted. As usual, the event is hosted by our enthusiastic NINC
members, which means that our Chinese and Indian members get in for free
(but please don't eat or drink too much, because all the NINCs are on
welfare). Anyway, there will be a BBQ. There will be games. There will be
a quiz. There will be dancing girls. Well at least I hope
there'll be dancing girls .......
KGM members attending this event should contact Brian
Hodgson on telephone 9191 7508
ASAP. He may need to order extra fries.
Attendance - Group Make Up:
Our young mate "Lady" Diana Yeung informs us that she's organised yet another Group Make Up on Monday 21 June at the regular meeting of the RC Victoria, who meet 12:30pm at the world famous Dotcod Restaurant, in the basement of the Prince's Building, Central. 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. International Service:
Our old mate David "Hip-Hop" Harilela has organised a
visit to the RC Shanghai from 25 to 27
June
2004.
David has negotiated a special price of only $5,388 per
person, which includes return economy class airfare on Dragonair, airport
transfers, deluxe twin-share accommodation at the Ritz Carlton Hotel
and breakfast. There's a surcharge for those who have personal
hygiene issues and need their own room.
If you're interested in attending, contact David on
telephone 9168 8333 or by email for further details.
District 3450 Events:
Rotary
International News:
New: Get
regular updates on the RI 2004 Council on
Legislation - here
Repeat:
Visit the web pages of incoming RI
President Glenn E. Estess Jr. - here
Repeat:
Order the Rotary Centennial
book online - here
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: Sponsoring a New Member: The bylaws of Rotary clearly outline the procedure for proposing someone for Rotary club membership. The “proposer” or sponsor is the key person in the growth and advancement of Rotary. Without a sponsor, an individual will never have the opportunity to become a Rotarian. Individuals must be asked to join Rotary; thus, it is every member’s responsibility to identify and invite prospective members. The task of the sponsor should not end merely by submitting a name to the club secretary or membership committee. Rotary has not established formal responsibilities for sponsors; however, these procedures are recommended in many clubs. The sponsor should 1. Invite a prospective member
to several meetings prior to proposing the individual
for membership;
2. Accompany the prospective
new member to one or more orientation/informational
meetings;
3. Introduce the new member to
other club members each week for the first month;
4. Encourage the new member to
become involved in any club service projects underway;
5. Invite the new member to
attend meetings of the Interact or Rotaract clubs sponsored by the
club;
6. Provide opportunities for
the new member to get involved in international program
efforts;
7. Invite the new member to
accompany the sponsor to neighboring clubs for a first make-up
meeting;
8. Ask the new member and
spouse to accompany the sponsor to the club’s social
activities;
9.
Serve as a special friend to assure that the new member
becomes an active Rotarian.
When a new member becomes
involved and connected, both Rotary and the new member become
stronger.
From
The Mailbox:
Question: Do you think it's wrong for a 50
year old woman to date a 20 year old man?
Answer (supplied by Dr.
Ruth Westheimer): Vell, my little strudel, let's be
perfectly honest here, shall ve? My guess is that you probably don't vant
to date the young vipper-schnapper just because he likes to curl up with
you on ze sofa to vatch "Oprah", ya?.
Nein, mein Liebe. The big attraction is his, er, musical talent. I'll bet he has und grossen flutezen, which he uses with oom-pa-pa, and zis gives you more pleasure than A
Pebble In My Shoe:
What's with the silly buggers in Hong Kong who flash the two finger "V" sign whenever their photo is being taken, huh? Are they big fans of Sir Winston Churchill commemorating the Allied victory in WWII, or are they 60's love children called "Sunshine Chrysanthemum Pothead", and they just want to wish everyone Peace? Naaah. I think they don't have a clue what the "V" sign means - they probably just saw someone else do it, so "Polly see, Polly do". Let's just hope that the "middle finger salute" (a.k.a.
"The Bird") isn't adopted by environmentalists to represent a tree.
Things might get ugly in Wanchai on Friday nights if people start
declaring their pro-environmental stance to total strangers.
"This is a tree" ................... "Oh yeah? Well
this is a hardwood forest" (WHACK!).
Golden Smile: There is a factory in America which makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys, a toy which laughs when you tickle it under the arm. A new employee is hired at the Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00 a.m. By 8:45 a.m. that morning, there's a knock at the
Personnel Manager's door. The Foreman from the assembly line throws open
the door and begins to rant about the new employee. He complains that she
is incredibly slow and the whole line is backing up, putting the entire
production line behind schedule.
The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for
himself so both men march down to the factory floor. When they get there
the line is so backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmo's all over the
factory floor and they're really beginning to pile up. At the end of the
line stands the new employee surrounded by mountains of Tickle Me Elmo
toys. She has a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles.
The two men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of fabric, wraps
it around two marbles and begins to carefully sew the little package
between Elmo's legs. The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter.
After several minutes of hysterics he pulls himself
together and approaches the woman. "I'm sorry," he says to her, barely
able to keep a straight face, "but I think you misunderstood the
instructions I gave you yesterday"......
"Your job is to give each Elmo two test
tickles".
Quotable Quotes:
"You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you
will teach him all your art of war".
Napoleon Bonaparte 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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