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President : Narain Suradejvibul • Immediate Past President : Mike Doyle • President Elect & Membership Director : Krin Charnmaytesakul • Vice President : Dana Caron • Vice President : Joop van Delden • Secretary : Finbarr O’Connor • Treasurer : John Casella • Administration Director : Alastair Timblick • Communications Director : Ravi Sehgal • Fundraising Director : Tim Cornwall • Rotary Foundation Director : Yod Tantianunanont • Service Projects Director : Dean Outerson • Sergeant at Arms : Songkran Grachangnetara

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No. 26028th January 2016

Today’s Topic:“ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S PREDICTIONS“

RTN Dougie receives a certificate from P Narain PDG Alex, PE Ken and PP Krit enjoy fellowship

RTN Roy wins the Cosmos whisky RTN Stuart and PP Ole anticipate lunch

PP Prasarn and a fellow rotarian from RC BKK Kasemraj raise End Polio fundsP Narain presents a cheque for the Books for Thailand Foundation

SNAPSHOTS FROM RBSC LUNCH, 18th December, 2015

Mercury VilleBTS Station: Chidlom

Siam ParagonBTS Station: Siam

Empire TowerBTS Station: Chong Nonsi

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The elegant garden seating arrangement

PP Sean and Khun Premsiri RTN’s Finbarr, William and PDG Alex raise a glass

Hostess Daniele and Khun Dharmaporn RTN Poul, Pauline and RTN Leo visited by Father Stuart Christmas

RTN Mark and family

XMAS DINNER AT PP DON & DANIELE’S HOUSE

Happy Birthdays:Yongyuth Tirachaimongkol January 14

Wedding Anniversary Greetings:Manu Mekdhanasarn January 14

Attendance for 18th December 2015: 63%Present 26, Make-up 21, Absent 28, Exemption 28, Total 103

Visiting for 18th December 2015:From LocalRC Silom PDG Kasemchai Nitiwannakun

Invited Guests: Introduced by:Jerome Mark WolfThamonpat Cooperider PP Burin KantabutraThattima Mark WolfSimon Hill Vinai Phuthinin

Recent Makeups:

RC Nicosia, 10th December 2015: Sievert LarssonRC Bangkapi, 15th December 2015: Marco Casanova, PP Mark ButtersRC Souderton Telford, 17th December 2015: Sievert Larsson

Khun Khob’s Club Almanac #26028 January 2016

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Makeups:

Program, 8th December 2015: Colin Hastings, Dana Caron, Dean Outerson, PP Don Lavoie, PN Jon Plate, PE Krin Charnmaytesakul, PP Michael Schulz, P Narain Suradejvibul, Rakesh Sodhia, PP Sean Brady

Water, 9th December 2015: Dean Outerson, Frank Timmons, PP John Quarmby, Marco Casanova

Service Projects, 14th December 2015: Adrian Topham, Arie Bloed, Dean Outerson, Frank Timmon, PP John Quarmby, Mark Shaw, P Narain Suradejvibul, Prasert Mangkornkarn, Rudy van der Hoeven, Stuart Lucani, Van Tang

Christmas Dinner at PP Don’s residence, 17th December 2015: Adrian Topham, Alastair Timblick, PDG Alex Mavro, PP Andrew MacPherson, Arie Bloed, Billy Popham, Dean Outerson, PP Don Lavoie, Finbarr O’Connor, Frank Timmons, PE Krin Charnmaytesakul,Lalit Kumar, Leo Alexandersen, Marcel Dubbleman, Mark Shaw, Mark Wolf, Mike Ellis, P Narain Suradejvibul, PP Nick Pisalyaput, Ola Holmgren, Peter Upperton, Poul Weber, Prasert Mangkornkarn, Rod Vergara, Roy Howard, Rudy van der Hoeven, Rui Belo, PP Sean Brady, Stuart Lucani, Tim Cornwall, PP Vichai Tantrativud, William Fantozzi, Yod Tantianunanont

CLUB CALENDARFriday,15th January 2016 – Rtn Patrick Gauvain (Shrimp) “Revelations of Secret Bangkok“

Friday, 22nd January 2016 – Tim Beaumont “The Beaumont Foundation“

Friday, 29th January 2016 – Peace Fellows from the Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University

Friday, 5th February 2016 – Rtn Roy Howard – “The Birth of Thai Airways International“

Thursday, 11th February 2016 – Paul Harris Dinner at Grand Hyatt Erawan from 6.00 pm – further details “TBC”

Friday, 12th February 2016 – Urgatsaa (Uma Budd) “A Story of a Nomad Girl“

Friday, 19th February 2016 – “TBC”

Friday, 26th February 2016 – Ratanawadee Hemniti (Danish Ambassador’s Wife) “Life as a Diplomat’s Wife“ – Ladies Day

Friday, 4th March 2016 – Veronica Taylor “Natural Disasters Recovery“

Friday, 11th March 2015 – Oxford Style Debate “UK : In or Out of Europe“

Thursday,17th March 2016 – KIDS DAY OUT

Friday, 18th March 2016 – Classification Interviews – “TBC”

Thursday, 24th March 2016 – 26th Annual Golf TournamentThana City Golf and Country Club, Noon Shot-gun Start

For more information about Bangkok South events contact: rotarybangkoksouth.org/calendar-of-events

“SOUTH MOUTH”A priest, a minister, and a rabbi want to see who’s best at his job. So they each go into

the woods, find a bear, and attempt to convert it. Later they get together. The priest

begins: “When I found the bear, I read to him the Catechism and sprinkled him with

holy water. Next week is his first communion. “I found a bear by the stream”, says the

minister, “and preached God’s holy word. The bear was so mesmerized that he let me

baptize him.” They both look down at the rabbi, who is lying on a gurney in a body

cast. “Looking back,” he says, “maybe I shouldn’t have started with the circumcision.