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Golden News
Volume 18, Number 11 - Monday 13 September
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 Visit our award winning website Also see our Cellular WAP Sites: http://tagtag.com/rckgm & http://tagtag.com/d3450 This Week's Meeting:
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From
Under The Kitchen Sink: Our spy in the Holiday Inn
kitchen, Vincent "Meatballs"
Lam, informs us that this week's fare is Western food namely cawsar (?) with
foccacia croutons, followed by either roasted duckling with cranberry
sauce, braised red cabbage & roasted potatoes OR tofu piccata with
sesame on creamy leek & crispy potatoes, all ending with tiramisu
with berries, plus coffee or tea.
Milestones: Birthday
greetings for: 14 September to Rajiv "Show Me The Money" Makhija, who shares his birthday with New Zealand actor Sam Neill. ++++++
KGM Induction Anniversary greetings to:
Nobody, because there are no KGM members
this week celebrating an induction anniversary.
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Our belated condolences to PDG John Wan of the RC Kingspark on the
recent loss of his good lady Rosita, who passed away on 7
September.
Fellowship News:
None. District 3450 News & Events:
DG Alexander
Mak, our Fearless District Leader, has published his first
monthly newsletter, which is available for download from the District website.
Upcoming District
events:
Rotary
International News:
Repeat: The
RI Centennial Convention will
be held from Saturday 18 June
2005 in Chicago - information.
Repeat: An appeal for funds to help purchase
RI Founder Paul Harris' home
in Chicago - information.
Repeat: Read about the new RI President's "Four Emphases" during
his presidency - here.
Repeat: Download your personal copy of
"Rotary World" - here. Repeat: Order the Rotary Centennial book online - here Rotary Information: Sharing Rotary with New Members: Are you aware of the responsibility or obligation most Rotarians fail to perform? Paying their dues? Attending meetings? Contributing to the club’s service fund? Participating in club events and projects? No — none of these! Of all the obligations a
person accepts when joining a Rotary club, the one in which most Rotarians
fail is “sharing Rotary.” Rotary International clearly supports the
position that every individual Rotarian has an “obligation to share Rotary
with others and to help extend Rotary by proposing qualified persons for
Rotary club membership:’ It is estimated that less than 30 percent of the
members of most Rotary clubs have ever made the effort to propose a new
member. Thus, in every club, there are many Rotarians who rarely share
their positive experiences of Rotary membership with other
individuals.
The Rotary International
Constitution states with respect to club membership “Each club shall have a well-balanced membership
in which no one business or profession predominates.”
One merely has to glance
through the pages of the local telephone or chamber of commerce directory
to realize that most clubs have not invited qualified members of all
businesses and professions into Rotary. One of the founding
principles of Rotary is a fair and equitable representation of the
professional and business population of the community it supports. To
remain relevant, Rotary clubs must be inclusive of all professions and
businesses within a community.
Only a Rotarian may
propose a customer, neighbor, client, supplier, executive, relative,
business associate, professional, or other qualified person to join a
Rotary club. Have you accepted your obligation to share Rotary? The
procedures are very simple, and everyone must know at least one person who
should belong to Rotary..
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Golden Smile: What is a
Cat?
1. Cats do what they want.
2. They rarely listen to you. 3. They're totally unpredictable. 4. When you want to play, they want to be alone. 5. When you want to be alone, they want to play. 6. They expect you to cater to their every whim. 7. They're moody. 8. They leave hair everywhere. Conclusion:
They're tiny women in little fur coats.
What is a Dog? 1. Dogs spend all day sprawled on the most
comfortable piece of furniture in the house.
2. They can hear a package of food opening half a block away, but don't hear you when you're in the same room. 3. They can look dumb and lovable all at the same time. 4. They growl when they are not happy. 5 When you want to play, they want to play. 6. When you want to be alone, they want to play. 7. They leave their toys everywhere. 8. They do disgusting things with their mouths and then try to give you a kiss. 9. They go right for your crotch as soon as they meet you. Conclusion:
They're tiny men in little fur coats!
Quotable Quotes:
"A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and
greater than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid
trouble".
Mahatma Gandhi
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