A Magazine for the Women of Hong Kong • Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 the EXPERTS in INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE OPENING SEPTEMBER 2017

A Magazine for the Women of Hong Kong • Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 THE EXPERTS IN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE OPENING SEPTEMBER 2017

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The American Women’s Association of Hong Kong, Limited. Established in 1956 A volunteer organization of women of all nationalities supporting Hong Kong charities and schools through community service and monetary grants, while providing educational and social activities for members.

AWARE PRODUCTION TEAM EDITOR 12 Brooke Richter [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Dimple Shaw Marcy Laront Claudia Doherty Contents Rachel Parker Susie Edrington Membership 3 Frances Nicholls Augusta Nichols-Even AWA Enjoys 5 Ella van Westendorp Finding Happiness in Serving Others 6 GRAPHICS Jacky Ngan The Year of “Yes” 7 Fahima Ahmad 20 AWA Golf Society, Inspiring New Players 8 My Journey with Mandarin, Part 3 9 ADVERTISING MANAGER [email protected] Meet Annie, AWA Treasurer 10 AWA Treasury 11 Book Attic, Book bindery and restoration 12

PUBLISHED & PRINTED BY Spotlight on Volunteering 13 R&R Publishing Ltd. Women for Women Superstar Spotlight 16 2126 7812 [email protected] The Importance of Setting Goals 18 www.rrpublishing.com.hk On the Page, Book Review 19 Exploring Buddhism 20 22 Calendar of Events 22

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From the President

Happy Holidays everyone!

I hope that those of us who celebrated American Thanksgiving (or Canadian in October) were able to enjoy a traditional turkey dinner with all of the trimmings and share some special time with those that have become our family here in Hong Kong. I love having Thanksgiving as a reminder to stop and be grateful. This time of year brings the plight of those who suffer into sharper focus. When going through life changes or From the Editor experiencing loss, the holidays can intensify feelings of sadness. One `Tis the season to be jolly as we approach December and easy way to give back in our January celebrations. We are a diverse group that community is by being aware of the people who are close to us, celebrates these holidays in many different ways. especially if they have had a rough Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, or none of the above, and patch recently. Invite them to coffee whether you’re Chinese or simply domiciled in this part of or to OWL, or make a date to see China, December and January promise to be active some of the beautiful holiday decorations at Pacific Place or months. In this combined December/January issue, we IFC mall. And if you find yourself struggling, know that you are want to highlight the power of helping others so aptly not alone and you don’t need to go it alone. Please visit info@ described by our head of Charitable Donations, Gabriela planbhongkong.com for counseling resources and tools to Caraman-Heijnen, in our feature “Finding help one in crisis. Happiness in Serving Others” as well as by our head of Fundraising, Augusta It is time once again for the Red Cross Cookie Drive. This is a Nichols-Even, in her passionate plea for big deal for the Red Cross each year and the hundreds of sick children to whom they bring Christmas cookie joy. WE NEED A our members to “Just Say `Yes’” to the LOT OF COOKIES!! You do not have to be an expert baker to many and varied AWA offerings. We are be part of this great event. Please contact Susie Edrington at very fortunate to be living the life we lead [email protected] for more information. Our Make a here in Hong Kong and can make the Difference (MAD) letter will have just gone out by the time you experience so much richer by giving more receive this issue. We’ve had a fabulous start to our of ourselves. At year’s end, it’s a fitting fundraising year with the AWA 60th Anniversary Gala, followed time to review our finances. Treasurer by the Mahjong Fundraiser on November 11th - thank you Beth Annie Fifer takes us through where the Hall. But we still have a long way to go to reach our annual money comes from and where it goes and gives us a goal of HK$1m. Thus, we appreciate any and every window to the person behind the numbers in our Meet contribution. And if you know of a company that might be the Board series. We’ll also meet entrepreneur Lori interested in partnering with us to sponsor one of this year’s charitable grants (many of which range from $15k-50k), please Granito and gain some flavor into what it takes to launch a let me know. successful restaurant and related businesses in Hong Kong. Rounding out this issue, Rachel Parker shares with I hope you and your spouse will make the AWA holiday us some insights into Buddhism and the ways in which it gathering on Tuesday December 6th at Oolaa. We have a larger may compliment other belief systems and practices. And space this year, so please come and join the fun – drinks, last but not least, be sure to check out the 22 activities on appetizers and a few lucky draw prizes, including an amazing offer in the next two months. From walking tours with tea for two at the Ritz Carlton. And as many of you start to Jason Wordie to cooking, partying and trimming your head out for home visits or other holiday travel, I wish you wardrobe, our local activities coordinators have out-done safety and love and blessings through 2017. themselves with an enticing and active calendar. Until February, safe travels to those in transit and I wish you/ yours the very best holiday season.

Marcy LaRont AWA President Brooke K. Richter AWAre Editor

2 AWARE December 2016 / January 2017 MEMBERSHIP

The AWA (American Women’s Association) is a dynamic community of women of all nationalities, with over 650 members from 36 countries. We are sure you will find your niche through our diverse range of activities, events and opportunities to volunteer. All women are welcome – do join us!

Current members – you are our best ambassadors. Please introduce new arrivals and old friends to AWA – over wine at OWL, at a Neighborhood Coffee, a WOW event, or encourage them to attend CHAT. AWA’s vision is that all women can connect with us and develop a rich, satisfying and purposeful life in Hong Kong.

Joining AWA is easy via our website at: awa.org.hk or call 2527 2961.

CHAT (Come Have a Talk) WHEN: Thursday, 10:30am – 12:00 noon Welcome New Members (except public holidays) Jenlen Jasmine Ng Anne Revell WHERE: Café 8, Rooftop of Pier 8, above the Regal Goddard Monika Agarwal Maritime Museum. Roamy Kilmer Laura Farquhar COST: No fee (all beverages & lunches at personal Laura Nicolia Zandra Chan expense) Mei Ling Chan Sarah Gotts COORDINATOR: Sally Kooser 9319 8710 Helena van Kan Kathrin Bodenschatz [email protected] Nicky Kay Alison Brock Linda da Silva Katie de Tilly Nirmala Nagarajan Dana Bookey OWL (Out With the Ladies) Karen Whitaker Lynne Stewardson Come join us any week or every week - same time, same Saba Ahmad Icy Yin place (except public holidays). Jolene Ferguson Sara Ford Miller WHEN: Every Tuesday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Mini Vandepol Juliet Freeland WHERE: Oolaa Abigail Rath Kathryn Drake 20 Bridges Street, Soho Camilla Born Joanne Roseby COORDINATOR: Susie Edrington, [email protected] Tracey Urquhart Jenny Dev Sharon Vipond

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SOUTHSIDE OWL (Out with the Ladies) Come join us any week or every week - same time, same place (except public holidays or the day before a public holiday) WHEN: Every Thursday, 5:30pm - 7:30pm WHERE: Chez Patrick, Stanley Plaza, Ground Level COORDINATORS: Tyna Kirk, [email protected]

Neighborhood Coffees If you live, work or play in any of the following neighborhoods, join others in your area for a monthly coffee. Meet new friends or catch up with old ones, discuss and plan new activities. Contact your local coordinator for details of forthcoming coffees.

HK SOUTHSIDE SAI KUNG Walli Seegar, [email protected] Katherine Fenton, [email protected] Sandra Gallaudet, KOWLOON [email protected] 1SPGFTTJPOBM Jane Buck, [email protected] Mandarin Nanny Service POK FU LAM AND SHOUSON HILL HK CENTRAL/MID LEVELS Annie Fifer, [email protected] Kathy Barber, [email protected] .BOEBSJO0OF5P0OF Group$MBTT DISCOVERY BAY Izumi Ikeda, [email protected] 4QFDJBM(SPVQ $MBTT)ST Mandarin Teacher HK T:+852 2982 0919 M:+852 61179980 10% discount at Single Origin Coffee E: [email protected] Rm 603, 6/F, Yau Sing Building, 28 Queen’s Road Central, 20/F, Room 861 120-122 Wing Lok Street , Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Use code COFFEEGUATEMALA at check-out Web: www.mandarinteacher.hk

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208 duecento Otto, Hollywood Road Promotion for AWA Members Looking to eat out during the week? Between now and January 31, 2017, AWA members receive a 10% discount, plus a complimentary bottle of Prosecco for groups over 4 and two bottles for groups over ten (with food purchase). Enjoy!

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Finding Happiness in Serving Others: Gabriela Caraman By Rachel Parker

SO MUCH ABOUT MOVING to a foreign country is about work here. As she pours my tea, I see that action isn’t merely perspective – are you giving up a promising career or finding good manners, but a gesture of communion and fellowship. a new opportunity? Are your kids being uprooted from Gabriela often sprinkles quotes from leaders of the Christian schools and friends, or being offered courses never imagined church in her formal presentations, but that doesn’t mean at your neighborhood school? Is your connection to your that she’s pushing her faith on others; rather, these are family and community stretched painfully thin, or are you shorthand ways of bringing abstract ideas to her audience. engaging with exciting new circles? “To perpetuate values, we have to have stories,” she says. With a distinctively “glass half full” perspective, Gabriela “The mind can deal with abstract things, but it tends to Caraman, Chair of the AWA Charitable Donations Committee, forget. To transcend, the mind needs to use these stories and has a purposeful view of her residence in Hong Kong: to then move beyond.” help empower local residents to improve their own lives. A passion for Asia and her husband’s job brought Gabriela “The goal is always to help people help themselves,” she to Hong Kong in 2015. Once here, she found the bright and says. “Nothing fancy.” Gabriela’s dedication to serving the shiny Hong Kong of Admiralty and Central, but also the local community comes from deep within her. It is struggling Hong Kong in which 30 percent of the soulful and palpable. population lives in public housing and a The dictionary defines service as “the act government that is unable to provide the kind of helping or doing work for someone.” It is of social services that are commonplace in linked to kindness and good deeds. Many Western Europe or the United States. of us have helped a neighbor, baked a Which brings Gabriela to the AWA and cake for a friends’ birthday, offered Charitable Donations Committee. “I am directions to the lost stranger. We feel the simple coordinator of an good about taking the time, about extraordinary group,” she says. “We making the effort to ease someone’s have to bridge the gap. I am grateful day. What drives us to give of our time that the local authorities allow us to and talent, Gabriela says, is more than a influence where we can.” desire to feel good about ourselves; it is our TEACH PEOPLE TO FISH. Her education commitment to one another as human beings. and professional background emphasize Regardless of your belief system – Christian, philanthropy that is based on compassion rather Jewish, Buddhist, or none of the above – you are part of than emotion. As the Chair of Charitable Donations, she something greater, the human race. And as a member of hopes to fund projects that are not only sustainable but also this community, Gabriela notes, helping others is not merely help the charity (and its beneficiaries) move toward self- a good idea but a duty. “We are in a privileged position,” she sufficiency. “I want to do more than sleep well at night,” she says. “For me, serving is equal to happiness.” says. “I want to alleviate the root problem, not provide a A SMALL COUNTRY GIRL. Gabriela was born in temporary fix.” Moldova, a tiny nation on the eastern edge of Europe. She But not everything is about sacrifice and duty. “I will studied law and economic management in university in jump into every celebration that glorifies the human spirit,” Moldova and later European Union Studies in Parma, Italy. says Gabriela, fresh from a friend’s Diwali celebration. Professionally, she worked for the Moldovan government and “The December holidays prompt us to reflect on the year, the European Commission in Brussels, eventually settling in the good and the bad, and cause us to realize how feeble and Amsterdam where she and her husband most recently lived powerful we are,” she says. “At the same time, we before coming to Hong Kong. Gabriela’s background exposed understand how interdependent we are on one another; that her to how different societies operate and serve their I wouldn’t be me without my parents, family, and friends. At communities and the many ways to approach challenges. that moment, we see service as a necessity of being.” She’s thoughtful when answering questions about her Amen to that.

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The Year of “Yes” By Augusta Nichols-Even

I ARRIVED IN Hong Kong just over a year ago on my first volunteering, fundraising committees, and ultimately a role expat assignment and as a trailing spouse. I’d left a career, a on the AWA board. I found myself saying "yes" to everything, city, and friends and family that I love. For the first time in my and it was the best thing I could have done for my sanity and adult life, I didn’t have any place to be or schedule to adhere to develop a community of friends here in Hong Kong. to. After just a week of my husband heading off to work, We have some exciting fundraising events planned for leaving me with only my dog Hiram to talk to, I knew next year, notably the Pub Quiz and a spring fashion show. As something had to change. VP of Fundraising, I’m calling on all of you to help me make My husband had heard about the AWA from a childhood this the most successful year of fundraising by first doing friend of his, so I pulled up the website and saw there was an what you already do to make each year a success. And then, event that evening called OWL. I wasn’t feeling enthusiastic, just say “yes” to everything like I did! Okay, maybe not but I told myself to “just say yes.” On my approach to Oolaa, I everything, but at least one NEW thing. Continue to show up wasn’t sure this was for me, but I willed myself to go. Within in the ways that you already do and then challenge yourself to moments, Susie Edrington introduced herself and declared add to that by saying “yes” to something new. Haven’t ever that I “looked fit” and, therefore, needed to meet Annie and attended a Pub Quiz? Just say “yes!” Have attended but learn about dragon boating. I had no idea what a dragon boat never organized your own Pub Quiz team? Just say “yes!” was, had never rowed a boat save for a couple of white water You’ve done that too, but have never volunteered for the Pub rafting trips, and certainly didn’t know what I was getting Quiz committee? Just say “yes!” Have even done THAT, myself in to, but Annie was nice and I decided to embrace because you love Pub Quiz so much? Just say “yes” to my “just say yes” mantra. Two days later, I was in the boat. volunteering for the spring fashion show. I promise, like me, That was the beginning of my Year of Yes. I started saying you will not regret saying “yes” to new experiences. "yes" to all sorts of things I’d never imagined doing, never Together, we’ll create memories and make the mind enjoying! The dragon boat team, local tours, courses in fundraising events this year the best they can be. I’m Cantonese and chocolate making, Mahjong, yoga, hikes, counting on YOU to just say “yes!”

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AWA Golf Society, Inspiring New Players

By Sue Webb and Ella van Westendorp

ladies were so warm, welcoming and encouraging, it was like coming home. Deep Water Bay is a small golf course, par 58, only nine holes which you play twice. It is great for beginners and returning players and it’s great for practicing your short game. Unfortunately, my husband’s golf story was not as easy at first. Due to work commitments, he found it more difficult to schedule lessons on weekdays and to practice on the driving range. We then discovered another jewel on the Hong Kong golf pro scene: Jackie Johnson, a private, non-affiliated pro who teaches golf at the Whitehead Golf Driving range in Sai Kung. Jackie offers private lessons and clinics for all levels. After some private lessons and some AWAGS clinics with Jackie, I ventured out to Kau Sai Chau. I play there on Wednesdays with the AWAGS women and on weekends, GOLF IS NOT AN EASY GAME to play in Hong Kong. With often with my husband. I am hooked on this sport. My limited access to courses, often only the truly dedicated golf- handicap has dropped from 40.4 to 25.9 in just over two lover pursues the game here. If it’s been your dream to learn years. I play and have lessons every week and practice on the to play or if your partner is a keen golfer and the lure of driving range. My husband’s handicap has started to drop as fabulous golfing holidays together seems very attractive, well. Every weekend, we have a little family competition: it’s don’t despair. It is possible to learn to play golf here and to his goal to beat me at golf, and it’s my goal to prevent that play it well. Ella van Westendorp is one of several AWA Golf from happening! Game on! Society (AWAGS) members who have proven this. Her AWAGS offers opportunities to play weekly social golf. We success over the past two years has been the inspiration for organize bi-monthly tournaments, trips away, and golf clinics a new initiative -- the introduction of an annual trophy for the for beginners and for the experienced players. Our next most improved player. This is her story. beginners’ clinics with Jackie Johnson will be run after ELLA: I started playing golf in March 2014. Before that, I Chinese New Year. To get started on the road to the very played league tennis and my husband was a runner. We rewarding pleasure of playing golf, please contact us at golf@ wanted to find a sport that we could play together in awa.org.hk. retirement so I set about booking us some golf lessons. We started at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Deepwater Bay. Two fantastic female pros at Deepwater Bay, Jo Jo and Mabel, helped us pick up this new sport. I applied for my HK Golf AWAGS – Upcoming activities Association handicap card about six months after my first December 14 – social golf and Christmas lunch at Deep lesson, and then I started playing at Deep Water Bay regularly Water Bay on Mondays and Thursdays with some of the ladies from January 19 – tournament at Deep Water Bay AWAGS. Oh dear, that was very scary, especially teeing off Beginners’ clinics – starting after Chinese New Year on hole 1 in plain view of everybody on the terrace. But the

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My Journey with Mandarin Part 3 By Dimple Shaw

SO YOU'VE DISCOVERED that you are weirdly intrigued from week-long short breaks to year-long degree courses. If with Putonghua and are ready to consider a more formal you decide to go this route, do your homework and get approach that will help you increase your language feedback from people who have done the program. proficiency, as well as give you insights into Chinese culture 3. Online learning. Learning Chinese online has rapidly and history. Good on you! In this concluding part of the become easy and popular. It usually involves an Internet series, let’s make the final leap into the most organized platform such as Skype or FaceTime. All teachers are usually programs for learning Putonghua in Hong Kong. native Chinese speakers, with experience ranging from a few There are four main ways to go about doing this: months to a few years. The teacher and student jointly decide 1. University Programs in Hong Kong. University programs, learning objectives and the frequency and duration of the along with a formal, structured approach to the language, class. Payment is lump sum, for example, for 50 or 100 hours differ from those offered by local institutes in that along with of instruction. If this appeals to you, you should take speaking, they also focus on reading and writing Chinese advantage of the trial class that most institutes offer before characters. Several universities in Hong Kong offer Chinese you sign up. Try out a few different teachers to see whose as a Foreign Language courses. Two of the most well known teaching style and method suits you best before signing up. are Hong Kong University (HKU) and Chinese University of 4. Apps and other programs. There is now a profusion of Hong Kong (CUHK). HKU offers a two-year program that apps for the purpose of learning Mandarin. There are online starts every fall at their campus in Pokfulam. CUHK has a dictionaries, learning courses, character writing and flash card different approach. It offers a Foundation Certificate course, a apps, game apps, podcasts etc. Although many use apps to Diploma course and an Advanced Diploma course at their learn Putonghua, my personal opinion is that they can campus at University, near Sha Tin, and they take fresh intake supplement but not substitute a formalized program of every quarter, i.e. they follow a rolling system, so if you miss learning such as the ones discussed above. Most apps have an application deadline, you have another class to choose reviews and some have free trial periods or sample lessons, from starting in three months. They also have a Part-Time so take advantage of those to check out all the features Foundation Certificate course that is held twice weekly in the before committing. evening at their center in TST. Living in Hong Kong, we’re well placed to take advantage 2. Short-term immersion programs in China. Immersion of our proximity to China in order to learn Chinese and, by programs aim to give you that overall, submersed experience extension, to gain a better understanding of Chinese culture in Putonghua that is impossible to get here in Hong Kong. My and way of life. For those of you brave enough to take those own experience with this is that it really helps to escalate first steps, there will be days that you will be tearing your hair learning and retention if you are surrounded by the language out, wondering why you are subjecting yourself to the torture wherever you go, using it to go about basic daily activities. of learning such a frustratingly difficult language. But there Besides, the boost in confidence and the feeling of will also be days when you will find yourself in the enviable satisfaction that you get when you successfully navigate a position of being able to better connect with another person market in Beijing, a restaurant in Shanghai, or the post office because you can communicate with them in their native in Guangzhou more than offset the rigors of learning. Putonghua. These are the days that make all the effort There are numerous institutes in China offering immersion worthwhile. programs, ranging from small centers to universities, and

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FEATURE AWA Treasury

Have you ever wondered where the money raised from the many AWA activities, fundraising events and membership fee goes? Many AWA members, both new and old, may be curious how we fund the work that we do. Meet Annie, Here’s a look at where the funds go. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email: [email protected]

AWA Treasurer Revenues from fees and advertising support essential overhead expenses including our o ce, utilities and salaries, while the net revenue earned via fundraising events is used to fund our Charitable Contributions & Educational Scholarships. Annie Fifer grew up in Avon, Connecticut as the sixth of seven children in her family. She has a 16-year old daughter, Sophie, and has lived in Hong Kong for 5.5 years. Here are some other fun things to know about her: By Claudia Doherty

Revenue What was your first job? Farm labor for big tobacco – I picked leaves and sewed them Sources for drying. Career you had? Tax accountant/ CPA for big accounting firm then I became an interior designer

Last photo you took? Putin! I sent it to Augusta because her husband, Christopher, O ce Expenses (Salaries, Utilities, Charitable Contributions & is often told he looks like Putin. Building Management and Educational Scholarships C Professional Fees) A book that moved you I loved Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. M . . and the Elena Ferrante novels Y Analysis of Income Earned by Category & Year

What bugs you? Inefficiency – I’m always asking, “Why do they do it this CM

way?” MY

What are you afraid of? Bugs, Trump getting elected and the social and academic CY

pressures on my daughter CMY

Is high school a good memory? Not bad – no angst but not a high point K And college…? Fabulous – everything was brand new. I was no longer defined by my upbringing. How would your spouse describe you? Social, competitive, pain in the ass, hopefully the love of his life… Double chocolate layer cake or cheese plate? Cake, definitely Specialty cocktail or craft beer? Cocktail – extra dirty martini

How many days have you gone without showering A week – on a trip to Inner Mongolia -200000 On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you? 7 or 8 Favorite form of exercise? Hiking What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? Having to go by myself to get a shot that ended an ectopic pregnancy What story does your family always tell about you? I said I was babysitting for the Baileys but instead went out with my friends. While I was out, Mrs. Bailey called my house to see if I could babysit . . . What is your perfect pizza? 4-cheese with artichokes/olives from Pizza Express

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AWA Treasury

Have you ever wondered where the money raised from the many AWA activities, fundraising events and membership fee goes? Many AWA members, both new and old, may be curious how we fund the work that we do. Here’s a look at where the funds go. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email: [email protected]

Revenues from fees and advertising support essential overhead expenses including our o ce, utilities and salaries, while the net revenue earned via fundraising events is used to fund our Charitable Contributions & Educational Scholarships.

Revenue Sources

O ce Expenses (Salaries, Utilities, Charitable Contributions & Building Management and Educational Scholarships C Professional Fees) M

Y Analysis of Income Earned by Category & Year

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BOOK ATTIC Book bindery and restoration

By Frances Nicholls

– she had a large brass nipping press (which helps to clamp the book when restoring it), numerous brushes, scalpels and a tiny iron that looks like a soldering iron and is used to iron dog ears, i.e. turn over pages in a book. Helmut Fricker, the father of my friend and fellow AWA member Susie Edrington, happened to be visiting Hong Kong when I interviewed Jennifer, so he came along too. Helmut has been restoring books for 66 years so Jennifer and Helmut had a passionate discussion about the art of book restoration. As a child, Jennifer loved reading and was a real bookworm. She spent a lot of time reading children’s literature translated into Chinese. As an adult, she found 19th century English versions of these books in Sunday markets in Europe, however they were usually in poor condition, thus igniting Jennifer’s love of book restoration. She studied under several teachers in England, including Flora Ginn and Alan Finch. Jennifer is envious of Alan’s bindery because it is located in a bungalow – so much space! Unfortunately, in Hong Kong space is at a premium but Jennifer has maximized the space in her home bindery. When Jennifer travels abroad she looks up bookbinderies and attends master classes to learn new techniques. Over the centuries, different materials have been used in books. In the 1800s, they used wood to make paper (you can smell it in the books), their edges becoming yellow and fragile. There is an art to restoring books from different time I RECENTLY VISITED bookbinder Jennifer Li at her home periods as they have different paper quality. The oldest book bindery on Lantau Island. Jennifer has been restoring books that Jennifer has restored was 330-years-old. since 2008, but prior to that she owned a second-hand Since she has been restoring books, she’s had 34 bookshop in Central called the Book Attic. As I entered her students. It’s nice to know that the art of restoring books is flat, classical music was softly playing in the background; not being lost! Tung Kit, one of her students who is a inspirational when you need to concentrate on the work that freelance writer, wrote a book proposing to his girlfriend and you are doing. In Jennifer’s flat were all the tools of her trade

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inside it he bound the engagement ring. What a memorable some examples of Song and Qing Dynasty-style book binding way to propose! where only one thread is used. When clients who restore Jennifer mostly restores family bibles and dictionaries. leather-bound books meet with Jennifer, she asks them Helmut has also restored treasured family cookbooks. To where the book will be stored because you have to consider restore a book from scratch, Jennifer has to take a book the storage conditions and the local weather. If Jennifer apart, wash and repair the pages, flatten them, iron the dog restores leather books that will be staying in Hong Kong, she ears and then rethread the book. One of the books that uses 27 gm Japanese tissue paper in light of the humidity Jennifer restored was for Walter Ng, a calligrapher. He had a here. used Chinese calligraphy reference book for 20 years, and Jennifer and Helmut recommended oiling your leather- Jennifer restored it to its former glory. She works on 3–4 bound books once a year to protect them. You can do this by books at a time as they are going through different phases of using high quality, non-color shoe cream. Jennifer the process and works a 6-hour day on average. Restoring recommends that you either store your books flat on top of books is labor intensive. Helmut and Jennifer agreed that one each other to protect their spines, or if you need to store of the most important characteristics for someone doing them on their sides, use bookends, otherwise the books tilt book binding is patience. Jennifer says the shortest time it’s and it weakens their spines. Jennifer practices what she taken her to restore a book is one month and the longest preaches – all her books were beautifully stored in her was eleven months for a 1910 Russian dictionary. Book apartment. restoring is definitely a labor of love! We discussed modern books and how the quality is Nowadays, there is a new method for cleaning books getting poorer due to the price point. Books fall apart easily using liquid air. This is particularly good for public libraries. which is, sadly, typical in our throwaway society. However, this doesn’t clean the spines of the books; for this If you’re interested in learning more, visit Jennifer’s you need to take apart the books to properly clean them so website at www.bookattic.info or contact her at admin@ there’s still a need for the human touch. bookattic.info. Jennifer binds new books as well and she showed us

December 2016 / January 2017 AWARE 13 FEATURE THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HONG KONG

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14 AWARE December 2016 / January 2017 FEATURE Spotlight on Volunteering By Susie Edrington

Red Cross Cookie Drive Party on December 6th at Oolaa on 20 Bridges Street. If you There is still a little time to bake cookies for the Red Cross have any questions, please contact Susie Edrington at Cookie Drive! The Cookie Drive has been going on for over 45 [email protected]. years and the cookies have brought joy to countless children who are hospitalized during the holidays. The kids especially Drop-off Locations enjoy decorated cookies such as sugar cookies and Please coordinate with one of the following women if you gingerbread men. The Red Cross asks that cookies contain a would like to drop off your cookies by December 5th: little less sugar and salt and, please, absolutely no nuts. Also, Central: Ruth Murell, 112 MacDonnell Road, Mid-Levels; please make sure the baking area is completely free of nuts. 9757 2693; [email protected] Cookies can also be store bought if you are in a pinch. All West side: Susie Edrington, 86 Victoria Road, The Sail at cookies must be in airtight containers (such as Gladware) and Victoria, Flat 19B, Kennedy Town; 5633 1109; susie1031e@ cannot be accepted otherwise. We have a limited supply of gmail.com large airtight containers for sale at the office for $20.This is a South Side: Margaret Gallagher, 38 Tai Tam Road, Pacific great bargain as they can be pricey. Cookies are due at drop View, Block 3, Flat 10A, Tai Tam; 9258 8161; dtmb9872@ off locations by December 5th or the office by noon on the yahoo.com 6th. You can also bring them to the AWA Evening Holiday

On-Going Volunteer Opportunities

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ARK EDEN FOUNDATION Work on permaculture farm on companion planting, 5+ hours but To be determined by Susie Edrington; harvesting, composting, creating new plant beds, flexible volunteer; Mui Wo, volunteering@ awa.org.hk clearing weeds, building trellis', etc. Lantau; (30-minute walk from Mui Wo Pier)

FENWICK PIER Guide Marines and Sailors with anything and 3 hours When US ships come in KD Schumacher; everything from finding their way to Central to to Hong Kong; Wan Chai [email protected] talking with them about getting to the Big Buddha.

HOME OF LOVE Prepare food (chopping, sorting, peeling, etc), then 3 hours Weekly based; Tuesday Linda Van Noy, serving meals to the men that come to the center. 8:40 AM to approx. 11:00 [email protected] There are between 20-70 men to serve. AM; Sham Shui Po

HONG KONG SOCIETY Find interesting news articles and read into a 3 hours every To be determined by Julie Naughton; FOR THE BLIND recording device so the blind can listen them. 3 months volunteer; Two week [email protected] commitment every three months; Pok Fu Lam

HONG KONG HOSTS, Provides an opportunity for visiting US Service 3 hours When ships arrive; Tiki Sonderhoff and "ADOPT A MARINE", "ADOPT personnel to enjoy a meal with volunteers. Volunteers determined by volunteer Sherri Runge, A SAILOR" are notified of upcoming opportunities to host by [email protected] email once notification of a ship visit is received.

RIDING FOR THE DISABLED Assist children on horse and lead horse around the 2 hours Tues-Sat; to be Liz McGrath, arena. Experience with horses a bonus. determined by volunteer; elizandjames@ gmail.com Pokfulam

RONALD MCDONALD Bring and serve food and help out at birthday 2 hours Bi-monthly Renee Cheung, HOUSE CHARITIES parties for resident children and returning guests [email protected] and their siblings

RONALD MCDONALD Bring books and read to resident children and 2 hours Monthly Renee Cheung, HOUSE CHARITIES prepare and lead an easy arts and crafts project for [email protected] them.

Please sign up on the website. If you have general questions regarding volunteering, please contact Susie Edrington at [email protected]

December 2016 / January 2017 AWARE 15 FEATURE

Women for Women - Superstar Spotlight Meet Restaurateur and Entrepreneur Extraordinaire, Lori Granito

By Marcy LaRont

RESTAURATEUR, entrepreneur, public speaker (google Lori about a small catering company that was starting called, on TedX), and wife and mother, Lori Granito was born and “Let’s Do Lunch”- two ladies who started the business out of raised in New Orleans, Louisiana but came to Hong Kong in their homes. And I thought, “Well, I can do that!” I put an ad 1992 when she followed her Chef husband and now in the SCMP and the first person who called was from the business partner overseas for a two-year contract. The rest, SCMP to discuss my new food business. A couple of weeks as they say, is Hong Kong expat history. Now founder, chef later, I got my first job from the Blue Bell Group up on the and business manager of several food enterprises (Little Peak, and the third party we catered was for a food critic Burro, Magnolia, Corner Kitchen Café, Corner Kitchen from the SCMP – which I did not know at that time. We were Cooking School, and Kitchen Sync), Lori is also committed to using my very tiny apartment with a small plug-in oven and a public speaking and helping others through her own few other supplies. We could have been called “clueless experiences. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lori catering,” but we won the “Best Private Dinner Party Caterer recently to discuss all of that and more. of the Year” award in the 1993 SCMP “best of” issue.

Marcy: I find it fascinating that you did not intend to get into Marcy: Were you surprised to find out you were such an the restaurant business. You have said, “Sometimes the thing entrepreneur? that you are supposed to become just finds you.” What is the Lori: No – I’m a horrible employee. I’ve typically not had the passion that drives you? same job for more than two years. I like running things my Lori: I have a passion for business! I love the food business way, which doesn’t always mesh with a corporate culture or but I could do other businesses. I don’t have to be in the structure. kitchen. And our incubator business in Aberdeen is a business that helps food start-ups. They not only use our Marcy: Is it easier to build a business in Hong Kong, commercial kitchen space for their enterprises, we mentor especially a restaurant or food services? them and help them along. Lil’ Burro actually started out as Lori: I think Hong Kong is a great place to open a business in someone else’s start-up that we decided to pursue after general, just because I think there are so many more working with them. opportunities here, not the least of which is that it’s easier to access capital. But the restaurant business is very, very Marcy: At what point did you decide to get into the food tough. You have to have a thick skin. It is an old boys club. It’s business? difficult to have an independent restaurant. You are Lori: In 1993, as a side business. A friend of mine had read competing against bigger groups that are well financed, or

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difficult for me to reach out and ask for help, and to recognize that I’m not always right. Failing has taught me the value of asking for help.

Marcy: What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done – personally or professionally? Lori: Craziest, personally – get on a flight on a Friday from Hong Kong to get my hair done in Los Angeles and fly back on Sunday. That’s how bad the hair issue used to be here. Professionally – some mornings, just waking up is brave. Being an entrepreneur is very, very difficult. I would encourage people to have a back-up job or have someone else supporting you, at least initially, so that you are able to keep going. It’s not for the faint of heart. Things go wrong all the time. So really, just hanging in there is brave.

Marcy: What would you say to women who are struggling family owned businesses where they own the property and with something? they don’t have considerations such as rent, which is a huge Lori: You are the biggest bully to yourself. The stuff you say to part of whether or not you will be successful in Hong Kong. yourself, you would never say to your friends. Ultimately, you You need to come into this business with your eyes open and have to treat yourself like a friend. You have to be able to not take things personally. You have to come in knowing that forgive yourself, and not take your own mistakes personally. your chances of success are really the flip of a coin, and you One thing I have noticed that men in particular have the view have to be okay with that and dig in anyway. that “business is business.” They don’t take things so personally. I think women care a lot, and sometimes it Marcy: Is it more challenging because you are a woman? doesn’t serve us well. Lori: Of course, I think it will always be an issue. But a long time ago, I said to myself, “it may be an issue for you. I’m a Marcy: What advice would you offer other women thinking woman and I’m black - but those are your issues, not mine. about going out on their own? I’m not going to let it affect me.” In my mind, I just don’t let it Lori: 1) Do your homework, 2) recognize that what you think be an issue. is a good idea may not always be profitable, 3) you need to decide if you want to do it for the love of doing it or for the Marcy: What is your greatest failure, i.e. the best experience money. They are both valid reasons, but it is important to be where things didn’t turn out as planned but you wouldn’t real with that . . . and (4) when you realize what you want change for the world? your value to be in your business, do not undervalue your Lori: All of them. I wouldn’t change any of them. But my services. Do not be afraid to say “no.” It does not serve your most visible failure was when The Bayou (my first restaurant) purpose to undersell yourself. closed, because that was my baby. And I wouldn’t change it for the world. I’ve learned something from every failure. But Marcy: I hear you’re starting something new? that one was tough because it was so personal. I think the Lori: Yes, a “Food Tech Concept” that I’ve been talking about thing is – in my mind, and in most people’s minds – they think for two years. I’m finally going to start working on it. Think about what others must be thinking when you fail. You create Alibaba.com but for the professional food industry, a platform this legend in your mind, when the reality is that people don’t to help with food sourcing and suppliers. Keep your eye out care that much. They all have their own crap they’re dealing for this in 2017! with. I had to learn to make it less personal. Also, I think asking for help is huge. I’m very independent. It’s been

December 2016 / January 2017 AWARE 17 FEATURE The Importance of Setting Goals

DECEMBER IS HERE! It’s that time of the year when you • 1 x your most important Health Goal suddenly realize another year has gone by and it’s hard to • 1 x your most important Relationship Goal recollect the goals you set at the beginning of the year. There is no better time than NOW to start working on your goals in DO IT NOW... GO... order to tackle 2017 with energy and motivation to make it a You can also spend an extra 30 seconds on each area and very successful year. Here’s a useful exercise to help you identify 2-3 sub-goals for Career, Financial, Health and better plan and achieve professional and personal projects for Relationships. When doing this exercise it is important to be the New Year. spontaneous and try not to spend time ‘evaluating’ these initial goals. This exercise is a two- minute investment in your 30 Second Goals Exercise future and leads to 10-12 goals you are more likely to achieve! This "no excuse" goal exercise only requires a minimum of In a second step, you will need to specify these goals in 30 seconds of your time. Some coaches like to call this a order to increase your chances to really achieve them and "pay regular attention to what you wish for" scenario... where perform. Goals are really achievable if they become SMART your "super-conscious" mind achieves the goals for you! Only Goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time- 3% of adults write down their goals – so just doing this bound). exercise puts you in the top 3% of the population! It is also Reaching out to a coach is a great way to work on your important to hand write your goals to help cement them in identified goals. Many resources also exist on the internet to your brain better. In the next 30 seconds, write down the help you define your goals. Stay tuned in early 2017 as the following: WOW team will prepare for you a list of resources around • 1 x your most important Career Goal this topic. • 1 xPrivate your Events most AWA Febimportant 2016.pdf 3 3/3/2016 Financial 11:14:00 Goal AM

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On the Page By Claudia Doherty Book Review kind. As the perspective shifts to Mathilde, we meet a Fates and Furies traces the damaged, icy beauty who calculates her every move and has married life of Lancelot (Lotto) and chosen Lotto as hers at any cost. They meet in college, fall in Mathilde as they throw one semi- love-at-first-sight and are married within weeks. Lauren Goff interesting house party after presents some fairly stale ideas here without adding much another, their lives meandering new life to them. along with lots of pinned down Lotto’s relationship with his mother, who ships him off to sex, snide friends and pretentious boarding school when he falls in with the wrong crowd, is playwriting. Aimless and intriguing. She virtually disowns him when he marries overdone, I stuck with it because Mathilde, but nothing ever comes of it - a loose end that the book jacket boasted “an disappoints. Lotto’s younger sister Rachel has a raw and emotionally complicated twist.” compelling voice, a section in her perspective shows her The twist is a slight turn from struggling with her love for her brother and her mother, with Lotto’s perspective in the first half to Mathilde’s in the her own sexuality and growing up without a father. But again, second. Lotto is arrogant but likable; he sees the world in the character development goes nowhere. The novel had hues of rose with he and Mathilde at its center. Neither a potential, some lyrical language and a few characters that good listener nor self-aware, start to come off the page, but overall not enough here to Lotto’s version of Mathilde is virginal, pure, sweet and make it worth the time.

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Exploring Buddhism

By Rachel Parker

LIVING THE EXPAT LIFE, one finds oneself trying on local stepping toward the philosophy, including delightful Daily costumes, sampling local foods, and adopting local traditions. Readings from the Word of the Buddha. In its Five-Minute This year, as Christmas approaches, I am trying a little Introduction to Buddhism, I learned that there are four truths Buddhism. to accept in Buddhism, which are all based on acknowledging Without trivializing or stepping into the miasma of cultural that to live is to suffer; the goal is to manage one’s suffering appropriation, I’m attracted to the inward messages of by managing one’s desires, and to live in the moment. Buddhism. I should say straight out that I’m not trying to Sounds a little like words from the Bible: “Let us live convert anyone. There’s no way I’d give up our family’s long- honourably as in the day, not in revelling and drunkenness, practiced traditions of baking not in debauchery and special treats, lighting Advent licentiousness, not in candles, or reading A quarrelling and jealousy.” Christmas Carol. But in a Come to think of it, that week that started with a section of Romans echos the fitting for a custom winter Five Precepts of Buddhism: coat and ended with a trip to do not to take the life of Shenzhen for some anything living, do not to take inexpensive glitzy gifts, a little anything not freely given, grounding in the Buddha’s abstain from sexual teachings seems to be a misconduct and sensual good balance. overindulgence, refrain from We’ve travelled to many untrue speech, and avoid Buddhist countries during our intoxication, that is, losing time in Asia, most recently mindfulness. Vietnam and Cambodia, and -- A central tenant of although I get lost in the Buddhism is karma – that truths, the precepts, and the doing good acts (for others, definitions and stories -- I’m usually) sows seeds for drawn to the calm, quietly happiness. This isn’t far from confident images of Buddha. Whether their eyes are closed the Christian Golden Rule. “Do unto others as you would or just looking down, they certainly aren’t troubled by the day- have them do unto you.” Or, as Dickens has the Ghost of to-day hassles of modern living: traffic, dressing for success, Marley put it in A Christmas Carol: “Business, mankind was annoying Facebook posts, or how much to spend on gifts. my business! The common welfare was my business; charity, So, as any modern woman would, I turned to the Internet for mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my more information about Buddhism and found a surprising business.” treasure of resources. At www.buddhanet.net, scholars I’ve decided there’s room on my shelf for a Buddha next explain the basics of Buddhism and offer useful tools for to my Advent candle and copy of A Christmas Carol.

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December 2016 / January 2017 AWARE 21 CALENDARLOCAL TOURS OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

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Ding Ding” It’s Party Time! Christmas Tea at The Peninsula Health and Wellness Series: Tradi- December Celebrations When: Wednesday, 7 December, tional Chinese Medicine on-board the Antique Tram 1:30pm – 4:00pm When: Thursday, 15 December, When: Saturday 3 December, 10:00am – 11:00am 7:15pm – 9:30pm Historical Walking Tour of Wanchai Registration must be received by with Jason Wordie 20 November. No refunds after this When: Tuesday, 13 December, date. 8:45am– 12:30pm

How to Detox your Wardrobe, Holiday Chocolates by Céline Lamour When: Thursday, 15 December, When: Tuesday, 6 December, 10:00am – 1:00pm 10:00am – 11:30am January 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Intro to Mahjong Antique and Furniture Peak Circular Walk & When: Mondays, 9, 16, 23 Jan and Feb Shopping Tour: Zhuhai Lookout Lunch 6, 2:00pm – 4:00pm When: Monday, 16 January, When: Thursday, 19 January, 8:00am – 8:00pm (approx.) 10:00am – 2:00pm Cultural Tour - Tsz Shan Monastery and Lunch in NEW! Historical Talk with Historical Walking Tour of Tai Mei Tuk Jason Wordie: Hello, Kitty! Kowloon City with Jason Wordie When: Tuesday, 10 January, Hong Kong’s Relationship When: Friday, 20 January, 10:30am – 5:00pm (approx.) with Japan 8:45am– 12:30pm When: Tuesday, 17 January, Club Tour Series: The 10:30am – Noon Lunar New Year Lights Junk Trip American Club in Tai Tam When: Saturday, 21 January, When: Wednesday, 11 January, Cooking with Passion 7:00pm – 10:00pm 11:00am – 2:30pm “A Taste of India – 3” Registration must be received by When: Wednesday, 18 January, Tuesday, 17 January Health and Wellness Series: 11:00am – 1:30pm The Meditation Experience Feng Shui Series: When: Thursday, 12 January, International Whiskey Feng Shui Predictions for 2017 10:00am – 11:30am Whisky Tasting Event When: Tuesday, 24 January, Registration must be received by When: Tuesday, 19 January, 10:00am – 12:00pm Wednesday, 5 January 6:00pm – 8:00pm Registration must be received by Tuesday, 17 January Cooking Demo and Lunch: How to Hire and Train a Nothing Fishy Going On - Domestic Helper CNY and Valentine’s Chocolates Just Cooking When: Thursday, 19 January, When: Wednesday, 25 January, When: Friday, 13 January, 10:30am – 12:30pm 10:00am-1:00pm 10:00am – 2:00pm Registration must be received by Friday, 6 January 22 AWARE December 2016 / January 2017 LOCAL TOURS AND ACTIVITIES

Historical Walking Tour of Wanchai with Jason Wordie

When: Tuesday, 13 December 8:45am– 12:30pm Where: Starbucks at Pacific Place, ground floor near Harvey Nichol Cost: $405 member $465 member’s guest Capacity: min. 10, max. 18 Coordinators: Jane Buck 9530 7957, Kim Rehmann 6039 2311

Yes, there is much more to Wanchai than bars and shopping. On this mostly gentle walking tour, Jason Wordie will give us the inside scoop on the history of this “small bay” (“wan chai”) that began in pre-British times as a small Chinese settlement. We will learn how the development of modern Wanchai began in the 1840’s around what is now Spring Garden Lane, how the tramway opened in 1904 along the waterfront (now Johnston and Hennessey Roads), and how the enduring reputation of Wanchai as a nightlife zone developed in the post-war era. You will be surrounded by history in things that you have probably walked by many times but didn’t recognize or even notice. Bring your camera, a water bottle and wear comfortable walking shoes for this truly enjoyable morning. Lunch to follow at shared expense.

“Ding Ding” It’s Party Time! Let’s party on the open-top double consultant, will give you some tips that December Celebrations on- decker Red Antique Tram. Indulge will help you detox your wardrobe in light board the Antique Tram yourself in a spectacular 360-degree of your colour analysis and your body view of Hong Kong’s nightlife as the shape! tram rolls leisurely along the track from Whitty Street – Causeway Bay – Happy Christmas Tea at The Peninsula Valley – Whitty Street. Evening breezes, light music, and catered food will make this a once in a lifetime experience whilst partying with friends, both old and new! Bring your favourite beverage (canapés and finger food are included in your fee). Spouses are encouraged to come; they pay the same fee as members. Adults only, please.

How to Detox your Wardrobe, by Celine Lamour

When: Tuesday, 6 December 10:00am – 11:30am When: Wednesday, 7 December When: Saturday, 3 December Where: AWA Office 1:30pm – 4:00pm 7:15pm – 9:30pm Cost: $60 member Where: Admiralty MTR Station, Exit A Register by 20 November. $120 member’s guest Cost: $470 member No refunds after this date Capacity: min. 6, max.12 (excluding coordinator) $530 member’s guest Where: Meet at the Whitty Street Coordinator: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130 0851 Capacity: min. 10, max. 20 Tram Depot(Address will be Coordinators: Katherine Fenton 6708 3345, emailed to confirmed Your closet is practically bursting at Wilma Wuff 9775 4457 participants) the seams but you have nothing to Cost: $445 member wear? It’s time for a closet revamp! It’s nearly Christmas time! Hong Kong $505 member’s guest Dressing should be easy and fun, not is bubbling with excitement and joy Capacity: min. 20 / max. 26 a daily source of stress. This workshop and has even put on some makeup! All Coordinator: Kim Rehmann 6039 2311, is designed to help you discover (or those decorations, all those lights – and Heidi Rockowitz 9090 7909 refine) your personal style and upgrade no better place to admire everything your wardrobe. Celine, French image than from across the harbor in Kowloon

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at the Peninsula Hotel, one of the Health and Wellness Series: to modern day life. Learn practical oldest, most elegant and most popular TCM - Traditional Chinese lifestyle tips for mental and physical gathering places. Dress up and Medicine well-being and how to be more attuned sparkle and join us for an afternoon of to your overall health. A registered TCM holiday cheer and camaraderie at the Practitioner from the Balance Potential Club Tour Series 1: Peninsula Hotel’s world famous high wellness center will be conducting this tea. talk. The American Club in Tai Tam Holiday Chocolates JANUARY 2017 When: Thursday, 15 December When: Wednesday, 11 January 10:00am – 1:00pm Introduction to Mahjong 11:00am – 2:30pm Where: Kennedy Road, Wan Chai Where: The American Club, 28 Tai (exact address to be provided When: Mondays, 9, 16, 23 Jan Tam Road, Tai Tam to attendees) and Feb 6 Cost: $60 member Cost: $560 members 2:00pm – 4:00pm $120 member’s guest $620 member’s guest When: Thursday, 15 December Where: AWA Office Capacity: min. 10, max. 20 Capacity: min. 4, max. 6 (excluding coordinator) 10:00am – 11:00am Cost: $160 members Coordinators: Wilma Wuff 9775 4457, Coordinators: Teresa Van den Bosch Register by Wednesday, 8 December $220 member’s guest Barbara Galligan 6080 6523 9037 1957 Where: AWA office Capacity: min. 4, max. 12 (excluding coordinator) Cost: $260 member Coordinator: Martine Vallone 2866 9801 Always wanted to see The American “While visions of sugar plums danced $320 member’s guest Club from the inside? Join us for a tour in their heads …” What evokes more Capacity: min. 10, max. 14 Do you feel like you’re the only person of the American Club’s Country Club. visions of the holiday season than the Coordinators: Yelena Zakharova 9726 2378, in Hong Kong who doesn’t know how After the tour, we’ll have lunch at shared wonderful smells we encounter as we Kimberly Giddings 9535 6009 to play Mahjong? Can’t tell a dragon expense in the lovely restaurant Tides enter someone’s home? In this holiday tile from a wind and never heard of or, weather permitting, on the terrace. season, learn how to make chocolates Traditional Chinese Medicine stems “chi” or “pong”? Then this is your lucky drawing from your memories of warm from a 2,500-year old system that month! Our own Martine Vallone will spices and peppermints, and for that includes various forms of herbal teach you all the basics you need to special occasion, we’ll add a bit of medicine, acupuncture, massage, and know. This introductory class (beginners holiday cheer. exercise and dietary therapy. This talk only, please) will meet weekly for four offers an introduction to the basics, consecutive weeks. Please plan on while applying ancient Chinese wisdom attending all 4 sessions.

Health and Wellness Series: and effortlessly. Through practical no time. If you are not yet comfortable The Meditation Experience exercises and discussions you will cooking fish, or need some inspiration learn both guided meditation to and new recipes, sign up for this cleanse and heal your body and demo - we will cook a few different self-induced meditation techniques types of fish and dishes so you can try Cultural Tour - Tsz for relaxation. This series of talks will which ones best suit your taste. Come Shan Monastery and be presented by one of HK’s most and enjoy a morning of cooking with highly regarded personal development Lena – an avid cook and an Integrative Lunch in Tei Mei Tuk practitioners, who is a trained image Nutrition Health Coach, eager to share consultant, clinical hypnotherapist, her knowledge and passion for well- and owner of All About You wellness being. We will sit down to enjoy all this When: Tuesday, 10 January booking to this Chinese Buddhist center. delicious food for lunch! Bon Appetit! 10:30am – 5:00pm (approx.) monastery. The monastery practices Where: Meet outside General Post the Dharma preached by Śākyamuni Cooking Demo and Lunch: Antique and Furniture Office, 2 Connaught Pl. Buddha. The Monastery strives to Nothing Fishy Going On - Just Shopping Tour in Zhuhai Central propagate Dharma and provide a Cooking Cost: $360 member sanctuary beyond the bustle of our When: Thursday, 12 January When: Monday, 16 January $420 members guest dusty world where illuminated minds 10:00am – 11:30am When: Friday, 13 January 8:00am – 8:00pm (approx.) No refunds after 3 January 2017. can feel pure, free and unconditioned. Register by Wednesday, 5 January 10:00am – 2:00pm Register by Monday 9 January. Sign up opens 1 Dec. Mr. Li Ka-shing started the Tsz Shan Where: AWA office Register by Friday, 6 January No refunds. Capacity: min.40, max. 60 Monastery project in 2003, and to Cost: $310 member Where: Mid-Levels Where: Meet at Starbucks 8am sharp, Coordinators: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130 0851, date, has donated over HK$1.7 billion $370 member’s guest Cost: $440 members HK Macau Ferry Terminal: Barbara Galligan 6080 6523, to establish this institute of Buddhist Capacity: min. 6, max.12 (excluding coordinator) $500 member’s guest 2/F Shun Tak Centre, 200 Heidi Rockowitz 9090 7909 studies and facilitate the understanding Coordinators: Yelena Zakharova 9726 2378 Capacity: min. 6, max. 8 Connaught Road Central, of the Buddha’s wisdom, philosophy Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726 2378 Sheung Wan, We start with a lovely lunch in the and teachings. The coach will return to You may have heard about the Cost: $650 member area of Tei Mei Tuk. After lunch, the the IFC in Central after lunch. benefits of meditation, but few There are so many benefits to $710 member’s guest coach will take us to the monastery for Please wear proper attire, e.g. sleeved know how to practice it on a regular eating fish. Due to its high content Capacity: min. 12, max. 24 a guided tour of Tsz Shan Monastery tops, trousers, mid-calf dresses or basis. In this short program, you of Omega-3 and Vitamin D, it makes Coordinators: Tracey-Lee 9130 0851, located in Tai Po. The monastery pants. Price of three-course lunch, will learn about meditation, gain a us live longer, happier, protects our Laurie Ling 9666 0226 opened to the public in April 2015 coach tour and monastery donation basic scientific understanding of vision, reduces risk of autoimmune and local tours has secured a group included. why people meditate and experience diseases and so much more. And it is After a 70-minute ferry ride from HK getting into a meditative state easily so easy to prepare delicious dinners in to Zhuhai, we will be transported

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Club Tour Series 1: The American Club in Tai Tam

When: Wednesday, 11 January 11:00am – 2:30pm Where: The American Club, 28 Tai Tam Road, Tai Tam Cost: $60 member $120 member’s guest Capacity: min. 10, max. 20 Coordinators: Wilma Wuff 9775 4457, Barbara Galligan 6080 6523

Always wanted to see The American Club from the inside? Join us for a tour of the American Club’s Country Club. After the tour, we’ll have lunch at shared expense in the lovely restaurant Tides or, weather permitting, on the terrace.

Cooking Demo and Lunch: Antique and Furniture Nothing Fishy Going On - Just Shopping Tour in Zhuhai Cooking When: Thursday, 12 January When: Monday, 16 January 10:00am – 11:30am When: Friday, 13 January 8:00am – 8:00pm (approx.) Register by Wednesday, 5 January 10:00am – 2:00pm Register by Monday 9 January. Where: AWA office Register by Friday, 6 January No refunds. Cost: $310 member Where: Mid-Levels Where: Meet at Starbucks 8am sharp, $370 member’s guest Cost: $440 members HK Macau Ferry Terminal: Capacity: min. 6, max.12 (excluding coordinator) $500 member’s guest 2/F Shun Tak Centre, 200 Coordinators: Yelena Zakharova 9726 2378 Capacity: min. 6, max. 8 Connaught Road Central, Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726 2378 Sheung Wan, You may have heard about the Cost: $650 member benefits of meditation, but few There are so many benefits to $710 member’s guest know how to practice it on a regular eating fish. Due to its high content Capacity: min. 12, max. 24 basis. In this short program, you of Omega-3 and Vitamin D, it makes Coordinators: Tracey-Lee 9130 0851, will learn about meditation, gain a us live longer, happier, protects our Laurie Ling 9666 0226 basic scientific understanding of vision, reduces risk of autoimmune why people meditate and experience diseases and so much more. And it is After a 70-minute ferry ride from HK getting into a meditative state easily so easy to prepare delicious dinners in to Zhuhai, we will be transported

December 2016 / January 2017 AWARE 25 LOCAL TOURS AND ACTIVITIES to Zhongshan Antique Furniture Cooking with Passion: “A Taste varieties and descriptions of the Market. You will have approx. 3 hours of India – 3” specific whiskies will be included. to explore the many warehouses of Finger food will be provided. furniture and porcelain. From here we When: Wednesday, 18 January will go to a smaller market for approx. 11:00am – 1:30pm How to Hire and Train a 1 hour and to a dealer who makes Where: 41A Stubbs Road, Villa Monte Domestic Helper very good, well-priced replica furniture Rosa, Block C, 9th Fl., Flat 1, often using antique materials. Our final Hong Kong (guest parking When: Thursday, 19 January stop of the day will be at Art Treasures available on request) 10:30am – 12:30pm Gallery, which restores genuine antique Cost: $390 members/$450 Where: AWA Office Chinese furniture and architectural member’s guest (includes a Cost: $360 member relics. This warehouse was established sit-down lunch with wine) $420 member’s guest in 1987. All stock is purchased Capacity: min. 5, max. 8 (excluding coordinator) Capacity: min. 5, max. 10 directly from end users to guarantee Coordinator: Lavinia Hemandas 2838 2199 Coordinator: Jane Buck 9530 7957 authenticity. The owners, Vicky and Andy, are very knowledgeable and will Join Lavinia for her popular “Cooking Whether you are employing a helper be there to assist with any questions with Passion” series and learn the for the first time or have done it before, or ideas. There is a lot of area to secrets that will excite your palate this interactive seminar will teach you cover so we will not be stopping at a and tantalize your taste buds with the all you need to know: the regulatory restaurant for lunch so please bring a aromatic flavours from the exotic regions process, how to find and manage a packed lunch. We will have the vans of India. This will be followed by a sit- helper, and how to make life pleasant with us at all times so you can leave down lunch served with wine. Today’s for yourself and your helper. Our bags safely in the van. You will be able menu: Lamb Korma – braised lamb instructor, Rehana Sheikh, has more to transport back any items you can in yoghurt and fragrant spices, Paon than 15 years experience consulting carry. For larger items, the stores will Bhaji – a fusion creation of delicately on this topic. You will receive handouts arrange shipping. Cost includes round- spiced herb-tomatoes cooked with spiral covering 15 topics to consider including trip economy ferry tickets and private pasta and flavoured to perfection, Daal interviewing, required contracts, transport for the day (including driver – yellow lentil slowly cooked in aromatic insurance, managing and training, living tip). The return trip will end at the HK spices, and Poori – deep fried whole arrangements, holidays, salaries and Macau Ferry Terminal. You must have meal puffed bread. terminating a contract. your passport with at least 6 months validity and a valid China visa, and International Whiskey Whisky Peak Circular Walk & Lookout your HKID Card (if you have one). Tasting Event Lunch NEW! Historical Talk with When: Thursday 19 January Jason Wordie: Hello, Kitty! 10:00am – 2:00pm Hong Kong’s Relationship with Where: Meet at Lower Peak Japan Tram Terminus Cost: $60 members When: Tuesday, 17 January $120 member’s guests 10:30am – Noon Capacity: min. 4 people, max. 20 Where: AWA Office Coordinators: Lee Parr 5798 9163, Cost: $310 member Susan Brooks 9628 7763 $370 member’s guest Capacity: min. 12, max. 30 Back to the basics with this one! One Coordinator: Jane Buck 9530 7957 of the reasons we love Hong Kong - the amazing views! Join us for the iconic Join us and be the first to hear this brand peak circular walk around Lugard Road, new historical talk by local historian When: Tuesday, 19 January which offers panoramic views of Victoria Jason Wordie! Some 75 years after 6:00pm – 8:00pm Harbor. Taking just over an hour, we Hong Kong was invaded and occupied Where: Angel’s Share Whiskey Bar will have plenty of time to chat. Meeting by the Japanese, a curious-love-hate and Restaurant, 2/F Amber at the lower peak tram terminus allows fascination for “Things Japanese” has Lodge, 23 Hollywood Road, us to travel on the historic tram too. evolved and remains a noticeable Central, entrance to the Lunch will be at shared expense at the feature of local life. Hong Kong’s elevator is on Hollywood Peak Lookout restaurant - a grade II food and fashion habits, pop cultural Road, next to Pisano’s listed historic house that used to be the influences and even modes of speech Pizzeria resting place and shelter for the sedan and manners all contain discernible Cost: $510 member chair carriers. A super trip for “newbies” influences from contemporary Japan. $570 member’s guest and “old hands” alike. This lecture will explore the historical Capacity: min. 12, max. 16 roots of this phenomenon in both pre- Coordinator: Heidi Rockowitz 9090 7909, Historical Walking Tour of and post-war eras and evaluate how Maureen Guichard 9732 1144 Kowloon City with Jason Hong Kong’s emulation of Japan – both Wordie unconscious as well as deliberate Come and enjoy an evening of – can be seen as a metaphor for Whiskey/Whisky tasting at Angel’s When: Friday, 20 January embracing modernity without completely Share Whiskey Bar in Soho. We will 8:45am– 12:30pm surrendering to cultural Westernization. sample four different whiskies from Where: Entrance lobby of the Scotland, Ireland, U.S and Japan. Lok Fu MTR Station A brief explanation of the different Cost: $405 member

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Feng Shui Series: Feng Shui Predictions for 2017

When: Tuesday, 24 January, your life, the overall financial outlook 10:00am – 12:00pm for 2017 and how you can harness the Register by Tuesday, 17 January positive energies of the environment Where: AWA office throughout the year. You’ll learn how Cost: $340 member to take advantage of the opportunities $400 member’s guest and circumvent the disadvantages of Capacity: min. 10, max. 12 the Year of the Fire Rooster and gain Coordinators: Yelena Zakharova 9726 2378, a deeper understanding of the feng Regine Pocsatko, 6141 706 shui afflictions brought on by the Fire Rooster. This series of talks is given This event is all about the upcoming by Susanne Schutz, a HK-based Feng Year of the Fire Rooster -- how it affects Shui Business Consultant.

$465 member’s guest Cost: $150 member Capacity: min. 10, max. 18 $210 member’s guest Coordinators: Jane Buck 9530 7957 Capacity: min. 14, max. 26 Coordinators: Lisa Wallis, 6715 0653, Registration Procedures Join us today as Jason Wordie takes Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130 0851 Local Tour and Activity (LTA) events are us on a walking tour of Kowloon City, open for registration as of the first of each the district surrounding the old Kai Tak If you are new to Hong Kong, this month in which the activity will be held. airport on the shores of Kowloon Bay, trip is not to be missed! If you have Activities being held in the early part of the an area seldom explored by many done this before, you know what a following month are open for registration local residents. The Kowloon Walled lovely experience it is to be sitting on on the first day of the prior month. Check City, originally constructed in the a Chinese Pleasure Junk with the cool the AWA website at www.awa.org.hk for the 1820s, degenerated into a notorious breezes, taking in the captivating Hong most up-to-date schedule and don’t forget crime-ridden slum by the 1970s. The Kong Lunar New Year lights displays to register early as many of the events will Walled City was finally cleared and along the harbor. Let’s spend a couple sell out. demolished in the mid-1990s, and the of hours cruising Victoria Harbor, Refund, Cancellation and Substitution new open space was transformed into enjoying the sights of this festive season Policies a magnificent public park. Kowloon with friends. Please bring a snack Walled City Park incorporates some of for sharing as well as your favorite Every activity includes an administrative fee the nineteenth century Chinese Yamen beverage. Spouses are encouraged of HK$60* Member/ HK$ 120 Member’s (magistracy) buildings, as well as newly to come; they pay the same fee as Guest. This base fee is not refundable constructed Soochow-style pavilions members. Adults only, please. Junk at any time unless the AWA cancels the and ornamental ponds. Sympathetic kindly donated by Santa Fe Relocations. event. Charges in excess of the base fee seasonal plantings, winding pathways are refundable if cancellation is received by the AWA office at least one full week before and mounds of dramatically misshapen CNY and Valentine’s the activity date. For example, if the activity rocks complete the Olde Cathay Chocolates is on a Tuesday, cancellation must be garden effect. Nearby Nga Tsin Wai received prior to midnight of the previous is the last remaining walled village still When: Wednesday, 25 January Tuesday. If the AWA cancels an event, the in existence in the urban area south 10:00am – 1:00pm entire activity cost will be automatically of the Kowloon hills. Kowloon City is Where: Kennedy Road, WanChai credited to you. Credit notes are not also home to a number of temples, (exact address to be transferable and must be used within six such as the historically interesting Hau provided to attendees) months from the date of issue or by the end Wong Temple, vibrant street life and a Cost: $560 members of the AWA fiscal year (30 June), whichever is earlier. You may request a check in lieu historical rock carving, the Sung Wong $620 member’s guest of a credit at any time before the credit Toi or “Sung Emperor’s Terrace”. This Capacity: min. 4, max. 6 expires. dates back to the 12th century AD and (excluding coordinator) Owing to the popularity of AWA activities, was Hong Kong’s first-ever officially Coordinators: Teresa Van den Bosch many have a wait list and therefore declared historical monument. 9037 1957 substitutions cannot be accepted. If you are unable to attend an activity, please, inform Lunar New Year Lights Junk Happy Year of the Rooster! Let’s ring the AWA office to cancel your place and Trip in the New Year with a taste of good allow someone on the waitlist to attend. luck, gold-painted taels and a natural *The $60 registration fee is purely an When: Saturday, 21 January orange ganache. And with Valentine’s administration fee. It is not donated to the 7:00pm – 10:00pm Day just around the corner, chocolate Charitable and Education fund. Register by Tuesday, 17 January cordials and luscious rose ganache Where: Meet at Pier 9, Central hearts round out this class.

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AWA’s Ongoing Activities

Of the many ways to get involved in the AWA, Ongoing Clubs and Sports are the most popular, and easiest, ways to make new friends. We offer something for everyone: from hobbies to languages, golf and dragon boat racing. Ongoing Clubs & Sports offer comfortable and enjoyable ways to keep busy and expand your network of friends. These activities are organized by AWA members for AWA members with similar interests and passions. One time registration is required in order to receive updates about scheduled activities. For more information and to register, go online to www.awa.org.hk.

ART LOVERS: Kumiko Matsushima, [email protected]; Cynthia Lackey, [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP: To be announced STITCH: Laurie Ling, [email protected]; Sarah Brundan, [email protected] AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB: Penny Van Niel, [email protected]; Linda Berman, [email protected] EVENING BOOK CLUB: Melissa Grove, [email protected] SPIRITUAL LITERACY GROUP: Kate Weisman [email protected] MAHJONG MADNESS: Katherine Fenton, [email protected]; Christine Scullion, [email protected] SOCIAL BRIDGE AND LUNCH: Lisa Strunin, [email protected] GAMES GALORE-MAHJONG: OR BRIDGE: Beth Hall, [email protected] LUNCH BUNCH: Judy Lakey, [email protected] ICC- INTERNATIONAL COOKING CLUB: Coordinator needed GALLOPING GOURMET: Linda Gomoll, [email protected]; Yuiko O'Reily, [email protected]; Jean Han, [email protected]; Penny Soder, [email protected] ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Giuditta Crovato, [email protected] AWA HIKING GROUP: Gail Sousa, [email protected]; Alison Doran, [email protected] Claire Drewery, [email protected] Deborah Royce, [email protected] AWA GLOBE PADDLERS Elissa Imran, [email protected]; DRAGON BOAT TEAM: Anne Fifer, [email protected] AWA GOLF SOCIETY: Sue Webb, [email protected] WOMEN’S FORUM: Sally Kooser, [email protected] WOW: [email protected]

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OFFICE EXECUTIVE BOARD Phone 2527 2961/2 Fax 2865 7737 EXECUTIVE BOARD [email protected] Hours 9:30am – 3:30pm Mon-Thu President Marcy LaRont: [email protected] Address No.5, 11th floor, Arion Commercial Centre, 1st VP Fundraising Augusta Nichols-Even: [email protected] 2-12 Queen's Road West, Hong Kong 2nd VP Membership Deborah Barrett: [email protected] Website www.awa.org.hk 3rd Vice President Activities Linda Van Noy: [email protected] Director of Operations Barbora Mayer: [email protected] AWAre Editor Brooke Richter: [email protected] Membership Representative Joanne Lam: [email protected] Charitable Donations Gabriela Caraman-Heijnen: [email protected] Community Service Susie Edrington: [email protected] COMMUNITY Education & Scholarship Helen Carruthers: [email protected] Public Relations Rachel Bourke: [email protected] Recording Secretary Jennifer Kindel: [email protected] COMMUNITY SERVICE [email protected] Treasurer Annie Fifer: [email protected] Chairperson Susie Edrington: [email protected] Technical Develop. Angela Bellas: [email protected] Corporate Sponsorship Nikola Andersson: [email protected] Fenwick Pier Volunteers KD Schumacher: [email protected] Leadership Support Lisa Strunin: [email protected] HK Society for the Blind Julie Naughton: [email protected] Ronald McDonald House Renee Cheung: [email protected] SOCIAL Trisha Cliff: [email protected] Soup Kitchen Linda VanNoy: [email protected] Riding for the Disabled Liz McGrath [email protected] ACTIVITIES [email protected] Ark Eden Foundation [email protected] 3rd Vice President Linda Van Noy: [email protected] Feeding Hong Kong [email protected] China Coast Community [email protected] Asian Tours To be announced Helping Hands [email protected] Local Tours and Activities Tracey-Lee Hayes [email protected] Hong Kong Hosts – Adopt a Marine, SOCIAL Patti Smith: [email protected] Adopt a Sailor Sherri Runge: [email protected] Tiki Sonderhoff: [email protected] If you would like to join the AWA or if you have any question about the organization, please contact the office EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP or any of the Executive Board members. [email protected] Chairperson Helen Carruthers: [email protected] English Conversation Liz Clark: [email protected] Kwun Tong Marti Law: [email protected] CARPET WASHING & REPAIRS Pok Fu Lam Liz Clark: [email protected] Sham Shui Po Barbara Iannazzone: [email protected] PROFESSIONALS Chai Wan Julie Naughton: [email protected] Ap Lei Chau tba CLEANING & REPAIR SERVICES Our cleaning and repair services are the best Dining Etiquette Bernice Lee: [email protected] in Hong Kong. Mock Interviews Katherine Payne [email protected] Free pickup and delivery. Kei Chau Reading Program Jill Baran Scott: [email protected]

Public Relations [email protected] Chairperson Rachel Bourke: [email protected] Newsletter/E-Blast Coordinator Rachel Bourke: [email protected] Forum Moderator Rachel Bourke: [email protected] Website Angela Bellas: [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP [email protected] 2nd Vice President Deborah Barrett: [email protected] SHOP IN YOUR HOME Buddy Program Alison May: 9663 1250 You can buy a carpet in the comfort of your home. CHAT Coordinator Sally Kooser: 9319 8710 (We can bring the carpets to you with no obligation.) Foon Ying Chrissie Govier [email protected] KD Schumacher [email protected] CALL : 9018 0897 / 2851 3665 Helen Pott [email protected] EMAIL : [email protected] Membership Discounts [email protected] OWL Susie Edrington: [email protected] WEBSITE : Iqbalcarpets.hk Southside Owl Tyna Kirk: [email protected] ADDRESS : G/F. 21 PO TUNG RD. SAIKUNG WOW [email protected]

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