 HAPPY NEW YEAR to all KGMers!!! Hope you are having a fabulous start to 2023. The Christmas lunch/party was a super hit, everything came together nicely with the music, performance, costumes and last but not least the fancy sewing kit souvenir kindly gifted by our President. Thank you everyone for making this a special & memorable event, especially for the underprivileged kids and their parents. On New Year's Eve, we participated in the District Virtual Walk / Run Marathon, 18 of our Rotarians from HK and overseas clocked in about 180KMs. A great way to make sure we fit into our suits later that evening ... Thanks Rotarian Deven for organizing this. While some of us were running around town, others were making sure seniors at Kwai Chung have a hot meal that evening. We served 120 meals to the elderly at YMCA, this was our 6th dinner service of 2022. Thanks to PP Silva & members for supporting this cause . Every New Year many of us set out with Resolutions and Goals, but according to Google about 10% stick to their goal... Why? Because people forget... There's actually a simple trick of What/When/How I'd like to share with you to set your goal and accomplish it which works almost 100% of the time... Take a new sheet of paper, write your goals clearly (What), number them with priority if you want, then set a date to accomplish each goal by (When), keep it somewhere where you can see it daily, and read them out aloud if you can everyday once in the morning and once before you go to bed (How). Everytime you reach your goal, take a pen and cross it out, this is an important step, you will be surprised how satisfying it is. If you don't accomplish everything, it's ok, carry them forward to the next year, but remember to enjoy the journey to your goal, that's the most important part. Lastly, please book your tickets for the Ball, they are running out faster than we thought. Please contact PE Richard for your tickets or table. Details for Upcoming meeting: Date: January 11th, 2022 (Wednesday) Time: 17.00 to 22.00
Location: Hong Kong Country Club, Deep Water Bay/South Bay, Hong Kong RSVP: Please click here or add your name on the Whatsapp Group once the message is posted. We have very limited seats available, so please sign up today. DRESS CODE: Smart Casual
Kindly Note: *Hotel has requested to confirm the numbers by 10th January, so please RSVP at your earliest convenience. *We will confirm the headcount to the club based on the RSVP list. Upcoming Events:January 18th - Regular Lunch Meeting For update on events, please scroll down to the bottom of the bulletin or visit our website here. Weekly Knowledge Section: New Year's ResolutionWhere did the new year’s resolution come from? Well, we’ve been making them for 4,000 years New year pledges or promises are not new. This practice has been around for some time. Most ancient cultures practised some type of religious tradition or festival at the beginning of the new year. The BabyloniansHistorically, the first recorded people to set new year pledges (later to become known as resolutions) are the Ancient Babylonians some 4,000 years ago. The Babylonians are also the first civilisation to hold recorded celebrations in honour of the new year. Though for the Babylonians the year began not in January, but in mid March, when the crops were being planted. New year resolutions for the Babylonians were intertwined with religion, mythology, power, and socioeconomic values. The Babylonians are said to have initiated the tradition of a 12-day new year festival called Akitu. Statues of the deities were paraded through the city streets, and rites were enacted to symbolise victory over the forces of chaos. During this festival people planted crops, pledged their allegiance to the reigning king or crowned a new king, and made promises to repay debts in the year ahead. The Babylonians believed if they fulfilled their new year promises, then the Gods would look favourably upon them in the new year. The Julian calendarThe emperor Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar, in 46 BC, which declared January 1 as the start of the new year. This new date was to honour the Roman god, Janus. Symbolically, Janus has two faces, to look back on the previous year and to look forward into the new year. Janus was the protector of doors, archways, thresholds and transitions into new beginnings. Each new year Romans would offer sacrifices to Janus and pledge renewed bonds between citizens, the state, and the deities. Blessings and gifts were exchanged (for example sweet fruit and honey), and allegiances pledged to the emperor. New year celebrations and pledges were embedded into spirituality, power structures, and the societal fabric of the Roman culture. Source: https://theconversation.com/where-did-the-new-years-resolution-come-from-well-weve-been-making-them-for-4-000-years-196661#:~:text=Historically%2C%20the%20first%20recorded%20people,honour%20of%20the%20new%20year. Today in History (1-7 January): 1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine 1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1865 New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City 1896 German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays 1959 Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity 1977 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporate Apple Computer, Inc1979 The Village People's Y.M.C.A becomes their only UK #1 single. At its peak it sold over 150,000 copies a day.
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I get knocked down, but I get up again You are never gonna keep me down! (Tubthumping: Song by Chumbawamba) Food for Thought: The ABCs of Vitamins: 13 Essential Vitamins and Why You Need ThemVitamins and minerals are essential substances that our bodies need to develop and function normally. There are 13 essential vitamins and each one plays a unique and vital role in keeping your body healthy. Vitamins aid in the growth, development, and function of all the cells. Your body cannot produce enough vitamins on its own, so we need to get them from outside sources. While many people take a daily multivitamin, most can get all 13 essential vitamins from foods and enriched foods. Multivitamins cannot take the place of eating a variety of foods that are important to a healthy diet. Below are details of each of the essential vitamins: 2. Vitamin CVitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, is an antioxidant that protects your body’s cells against free radical exposure in the environment from smoke, air pollution and ultraviolet light. Vitamin C also helps your body produce collagen, improves your body’s ability to absorb iron and helps your immune system function properly. How much do you need?Adult women typically need 75 milligrams (mg); adult men need 90 mg. What food has the highest vitamin C? Fruits and vegetables are the best sources of this vitamin. - Citrus (oranges, kiwi, lemon, grapefruit)
- Bell peppers.
- Strawberries.
- Tomatoes.
- Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower)
- White potatoes.
To be continued... Source: https://thinkhealth.priorityhealth.com/the-abcs-of-vitamins-13-essential-vitamins-and-why-you-need-them/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-c/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493187/
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