Golden News
Volume 14 Number
42 2nd
May 2001
The Weekly Bulletin of the
Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile
www.rckgm.org
Meeting on 25th
April, 2001
Attendance: 28 KGM Rtns.,
3 visiting Rtns.,
Rtn Phil Kennedy - International Hotels - Frisco Texas
USA;
Eric Kwok - Wine Distribution - R.C.Kowloon;
Y.C. Chen - Surveying - Kowloon N.E
3 Guests of Rtns:-
Ms Anita Charish - Rtn Elissa
Ms Belinda Lau - Rtn Rajiv
Mr Eric Lee - PP Vince (Doesn't look right to see your name
here former Rtn Eric! Welcome Back!)
Business
I only picked up the thread as the fines were being awarded;
it seems that Sgt. Rtn. Clarissa was attacked by or took umbrage at an
umbrella on the way to the meeting. This resulted in all those with umbrellas of
certain dimensions having to contribute to the Charity Fund. President Cassidy
then reminded Board Members of the coming meeting on 3rd May. He also reminded
members of the forthcoming visit to China on 20th May to see the school to which
the Club contributed.
The Speaker
Rtn Vincent then introduced our speaker, Dr Desmond Fung who
spoke on stress and depression as well as ways to manage them. This subject is
surely familiar to all of us who have grown up, studied, taken examinations,
worked, lost work, married, been parents and so on. A definition of stress was
given but trying to reproduce it properly is giving me stress now as is a
mosquito in my living room as I write this. Well, here goes. Stress is any kind
of force which leads to some kind of external change to the body. This
worries me a bit however as I'm thinking of the changes that affect the mind
which cannot be seen. Moving on however it was interesting to learn, though not
unexpected that Hong Kong is rated second to Beruit, which is the most stressed
city in the world.
Here are some of the major points that your stressed out
scribe managed to scribble down:
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There are good, beneficial outcomes of stress as well as
the more well known and feared ones.
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All human beings have their own way of dealing, coping,
avoiding or confronting it.
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The most common way of confronting stress and its effects
are exercise.
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The most common ways for stress to affect the body are
accidents, Cardio Vascular problems, High Blood pressure, Gastro Enteritis
(spelling?) and skin problems such as psoriasis which is difficult to
spell!
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The long term effects are often more serious and can
involve depression the symptoms of which (when it becomes potentially serious
are becoming tired easily, being irritable, inability to concentrate
and making mistakes.
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Women seem to be more susceptible than men.
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In terms of attempts to commit suicide the
females head the statistics but in terms of success the males come out on
top, except in China where the use of insecticides is high and outcomes of
attempts are almost impossible to avoid.
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If someone is showing persisting signs of the affects
already mentioned consult a doctor!
There followed a lively question session during which it was
established that smiling often was good therapy for dealing with stress, as well
as sex; but not too much intoned the Dr Fung!
PE Ebe then brought the meeting to a close with a stress
related quotation from Pres. Cassidy which had to do with us realizing that
one's in basket will not be empty when we hang up our clogs and that
we should never get into a pickle trying to empty it during our lives; or get
obsessed with to do lists. Where's my list? I'll never get to heaven now.
On Vocation Has Been On
Vacation
Reminder From Ball
Chairperson Rotarian Elissa
Please would members collect their tickets from me and
also please PAY me? I am leaving for Oz on the 9th and will not be back
till the 22nd and would like to get organized before leaving so that Bryan will
not be left with a mess.
Joke of the
Week
A nurse
on strike was seen with a placard, outside the hospital where she worked,
which said "If you picket it won't get
better!