Golden News
Volume 16, Number 04 - Monday 22 July 2002
The official bulletin of the Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile is published
every Monday 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 speaker this week is Ms. Fay Ho, and the topic of her presentation is "Competitive Sports for the Disabled'.

 
Milestones:
 
Birthday greetings for 26 July to PP Joseph "Jumpin' Jack Flash" Kwan, who shares his birthday with geriatric British rocker Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones.

However we suspect that these days his "rolling" is probably done with a wheelchair! Mick Jagger that is!
 
 
Member Updates: 
 

Nothing to report!

 
Fellowship News - Last Call: 

Our old mate David "Party Dude" Harilela reminds members about our next fellowship, this week:
 
"Shanghai Shanghai Night" which, oddly enough, will be held at the Shanghai Shanghai Restaurant, B1 Ritz Carlton Hotel, Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday 26 July.
 
The cost is $300 per head and this includes a sumptuous 7 course meal, unlimited wine and dancing until dawn.

Members interested in attending should contact David's efficient secretary Amazing Grace by email.

 
Semi-Annual Dues - 4th Reminder:
 

Our multi-talented Club Secretary David "Show Me The Money" Harilela reminds members that the next tranche of semi-annual dues for the period 1 July to 31 December 2002 is now payable.
 
Cheques in the amount of $1,500 payable to Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile should be handed to David or sent to his attention, care of P.O. Box 98129, Tsimshatsui.

And remember to write your name on the rear of your cheque if you're paying by company cheque.
 
District Roster & KGM Privacy Policy:


Every year our illustrious District publishes, (at considerable expense), a District Roster which is invariably out of date as soon as it is printed.
 
It has been the policy of the KGM Board for many years (even long before Hong Kong's privacy laws were enacted), that the only information we release to District about members is your name and your Rotary classification (e.g. Joe Bloggs, Exporter-Widgets).

We do not, under any circumstances, release member's telephone, fax or email details to anybody apart from other KGM members. Our privacy policy continues unchanged this year.
 
However KGM members who want their contact details included in the next District Roster are advised to contact Club Secretary David Harilela as soon as possible by email, but not later than 31 July.

This is known as an "opt-in" policy. In other words, unless you specifically authorise the club to release your personal contact details to others, only your name and Rotary classification will be released.
 
 
District 3450 News:
 

A District Membership Development seminar will be held on Saturday 17 August at a venue to be announced.
 
 
Rotary International News:
 

1) The RI Presidential Conference of Peace & Development will be held from Friday to Sunday, 9-11 August 2002 at the Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, Malaysia.


2) The next RI Convention will be held in Brisbane, Australia from 1-4 June 2003. Visit the official website for more information.

 
Web Side Story:


OK folks, it seems that some of you still have difficulty understanding the term "ALL MEMBERS" in respect of the KGM Email Distribution Lists. I know this is complicated, but try and concentrate, OK?
 
When you send an email message to "All Members" it goes to "All Members". In other words, "All Members".
 
Hence there is no need to send extra copies to our "Directors" list or to individual members, because they are included on the "All Members" list.

See, I warned you it was complicated.

 
Dear Geek:
 

Some people have received email messages containing viruses, and they look like they have been sent by me. Should I change my email account, delete my email address book and blow up my computer? Yours, Luigi Tomasetti.
 
Dear Luigi, The short answers are No, No and No.
 
The KLEZ virus is one of the most persistent ever to be unleashed through the Internet, and Da Geek usually receives at least 5 attempted KLEZ attacks every day. However since my anti-virus software is updated at least 3 times weekly and is set-up to scan all incoming emails, I never have a problem.
 
The KLEZ virus works by "invading" the victim's email address book, and then it sends itself out to a number of people listed in the email address book. However the really nasty part is that it uses one of the names as the "sender" so, if your email address is in the infected person's address book, it may look like you are the sender.
 
To make sure you are not infected, do a complete scan of your computer. right now! Hey, Bucko, this means YOU! If your computer is clean, then somebody else has the virus, not you. Yours, Da Geek.
 
 
Who Am I? 
 
What is the more common name of raunchy British singer Thomas Jones Woodward?

The answer appears at the bottom of this issue.


Cunning Linguist:

Are you curious about the origins of the word "Condom" ?
 
Legend has it that this device was named for its inventor, a British physician who lived during the reign of Charles II, but there is no direct evidence that such a person existed.
 
The hunt is made difficult by the variations in spelling (quondam, condon, etc.) and the fact that respectable dictionaries did not include such words until very recently. 

This first known use of the term was in 1705 when John Campbell, the second duke of Argyll, travelled from London to Edinburgh bringing with him a "certain instrument called a Quondam, occasioned ye debauching of a great number of Ladies, and young gentlewomen."

Campbell was supposed to help negotiate the union of England and Scotland, but it seems that another type of union preoccupied him.

 
Golden Smile:


Two old Ladies were outside their nursing home, having a smoke, when it started to rain. One of the ladies pulled out a condom, cut off the end, put it over her cigarette, and continued smoking.
 
Lady 1: "What's that thing?".
 
Lady 2: "It's a  condom. This way my cigarette doesn't get wet".
 
Lady 1: "Hmmm. Good idea, but where do you get them?".
 
Lady 2: "You can get them at any pharmacy".
 
The next day, Lady 1 hobbles into her local Watson's and tells the pharmacist that she wants a box of condoms.

The pharmacist looks at her rather strangely (she is after all, over 80 years of age), but he politely asks what brand she prefers.
 
The Lady replied: "It doesn't matter, as long as it fits a Camel".
 
And the pharmacist fainted.
 
 
Quotable Quotes:


"One of the advantages bowling has over golf is that you seldom lose a bowling ball".
 
 
-- Don Carter (Professional Bowler) --

 

The Phantom
"Who Am I?" answer: Tom Jones.

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