A Magazine for the Women of Hong Kong • May 2015
May 2015
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. 16 AWAre Production team
Editor Begoña Blanco Muñoz [email protected] Contents Assistant Editors Dimple Shah Membership 3
Graphics AWA Enjoys 5 Jacky Ngan Year of Women Lunch 6 Fahima Ahmad Globe Paddlers 8 PhotographY Behind the Scenes 10 Fahima Ahmad The Imitation Game 11 Sharon Mason Mix, Mingle, CHAT 12 Advertising Manager Phone Pals Program 13 Hildy Karev Women in the Workplace / New Board 14 [email protected] 8 Tin Hau 15 When to go Where (II) 16 Cycling in Vietnan 18 Local Tours and Activities 20 Published & Printed by Ongoing Activities 28 R&R Publishing Ltd. Contact Information 29 2126 7812 [email protected] Corrections: The article in March AWAre magazine "Serving the www.rrpublishing.com.hk Community, Helpers for Domestic Helpers" was written not only 13 by Shelda Chickles but also by Nicola Cottrell.
Cover photo by Fahima Ahmad
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From the President
It looks as though we are coming to the end of yet another spectacular AWA year and I would like to take this opportunity to recognize all of our board members, committees, and volunteers for all the hard work they have done to make the AWA the success it is. From the Editor
As we approach the end of the AWA year and the Awards Tea Volunteers in non-for-profit organizations where we will recap and honor the charities we work with, we don't get paid; we all work for solidarity, get to know the names of the new AWA board for next year. psychological rewards, camaraderie, I’m sure our new board will continue leading the organization networking, professional growth, and the towards success. Look out for the new faces in this issue. overall feeling of belonging to something important and making a difference. The only constant in life is change. We have had a lot of change I want to thank everyone who has given in AWAre. As you will notice in this issue, we her time, talent, and expertise to the AWA. are introducing some new designs and opening Your active participation, dedication and to different topics for features. Change is not continued support have touched the lives always easy, please, bear with us while we find of so many people within our organization, as well as those new layouts. In order to bring you a fresh outside the AWA. Your ideas, input, and enthusiasm have magazine, your ideas are always welcome, and been most helpful and have all assisted in making the AWA’s I will be happy to hear from our readers and positive contribution to Hong Kong. consider any suggestions you may have.
Therefore, please, mark you calendars and register to attend May comes with a lot of activity, it’s the best the Awards Tea at the residence of the U.S. Consulate time to get active. It’s the beginning of the General on June 5th. Please join us in celebrating the hard Dragon Boat race season, and the AWA Globe work our members have accomplished as we honor Hong Paddlers will welcome your support to win one more year. Kong charities. Go girls!
This is a proud moment for all of us! The luncheon to commemorate the Year of the Woman was an absolute success, all tickets were sold out. The Foreign Afterwards, there will also be a short business meeting to Correspondents’ Club bustled with ideas, great personalities review our annual fundraising, present the 2015/2016 budget and tons of empowerment. I invite you to read about it. and announce important dates for next year. While this is a free event to members, you must register for security This month we have more recommendations on regional purposes and a HKID or passport number is required. Note travel, and a first hand experience while Cycling Vietnam with that there is no parking, so please plan accordingly. AWA. Don’t think twice and book your Asian Tour now!
See you all there. Hope you enjoy May issue!
Stephanie Bourque Begoña Blanco Muñoz AWA President AWAre Editor
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The AWA (American Women’s Association) is a dynamic community of women of all nationalities, with over 800 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.
Foon Ying Welcome New Members When: May 13, 20 and 27 Katrine Cheng Diane Jager Where: You will be contacted by the coordinator Celeste Edwards Nigma Roman CoordinatorS: Hildy Karev, [email protected] Lorraine Yam Mary Kinslow Louise Hodgeman Eileen Booth Kate Mahjoubian, Lisa Unger Audrey Chung [email protected] Rebecca Pang Mary McCrae Cost: No fee but registration is required Sharon Marsh Jennifer Thompson "Foon Ying" means ‘welcome’ in Cantonese and what better Monica Proctor Sandra Hite welcome than to embark on a social adventure designed to Prity Tibrewal Jasmine Desai Vivian Chan Amy Maloberti foster new Hong Kong friendships. This informal program Darleen Chan takes the guesswork out of finding your feet by designing fun activities for your group, sharing experiences and building your “guanxi” or ‘network’. Your commitment? Attend all Owl (Out With the Ladies) three sessions over three weeks, be open to exploring your Come join us any week or every week - same time, same new environment and meeting great people. Join and enjoy! place (except public holidays). Where: Oolaa 20 Bridges Street, Soho When: Every Tuesday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Coordinator: Susie Edrington, [email protected]
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CHAT (Come Have a Talk) Neighborhood Coffees When: Thursday, 10:00am – 12:00 noon If you live, work or play in any of the following neighborhoods, (except public holidays) join others in your area for a monthly coffee. Meet new Where: Café 8, Rooftop of Pier 8, above the friends or catch up with old ones, discuss and plan new Maritime Museum. activities. Contact your local coordinator for details of forthcoming coffees. Cost: No fee (all beverages & lunches at personal expense) Coordinator: Diane Lamboley 9020 9385 HK Southside [email protected] Walli Seegar, [email protected] Sandra Gallaudet, [email protected] Pok Fu Lam and Shouson Hill Amita Gupta, [email protected] Discovery Bay Izumi Ikeda, [email protected] SAI KUNG Katherine Fenton, [email protected] Kowloon Jane Buck, [email protected] Susan Trebach, [email protected] HK Central/Mid Levels Kathy Barber, [email protected]
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4 AWARE May 2015 AWA Enjoys
AWA members celebrating St. Patrick’s day in Cyberport.
AWA hosted Ronald McDonald House birthday party.
Mid Levels Neighbourhood coffees group, hosted by Hallie Cohn. AWA representatives attend Charities Volunteer Appreciation Day where AWA was recognized for long service at Ronald McDonald House.
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AWA celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the International Year of the Woman By Carole Atkin P h o t o b y Jo ann e M i n art
The panelists and AWA president Stephanie Bourque.
If you were lucky enough to have booked early and scored was absolutely not the case in 1975 and there still remains a a seat at this inspiring lunch, you won’t have been lot to be done. disappointed. AWA President Stephanie Bourque opened proceedings Seventy five AWA members and guests descended on by welcoming The Hon. Anson Chan as our convenor and Dr. the Foreign Correspondents' Club to mark the 40th Rosann Santora Kao, who served as program director for the anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s groundbreaking Hong Kong conference in 1975, as the proclamation of 1975 as International Year of the Woman. As moderator for this event. a teenager growing up in the then less than serene Northern Ireland and attending an all girls school, I am sure we marked the occasion, but with the naivety of youth, I don’t think I There is a need for equal opportunities in realized the importance of this line in the sand and assumed education, without which it is impossible that men and women were already on an equal footing. Our four wonderful speakers unfortunately pointed out that this to seek equality in the workforce
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Stephanie also expressed her thanks to the four panelists: • The need for forward thinking employers who will permit Professor Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Chinese flexible working for women with children. University of Hong Kong; Dr. Susan Fan, Executive Director, • The importance of bringing men into the conversation and Hong Kong Family Planning Association; Prof. Agnes Tiwari, making them our allies. We need them to be on our side Head of School of Nursing and Assistant Dean (Education) of and help in the improvement of education and workplace Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; policies. This in turn can only benefit husbands and fathers and Anne-Marie Balfe, Talent Leader for Financial Services as their wives and daughters succeed. Asia-Pacific and Asia-Pacific Diversity & Inclusiveness leader One of the closing questions from the floor asked how the at Ernst & Young. ability to employ a domestic helper in Hong Kong had As if that was not enough, Stephanie also asked a number advanced the progression of working women? This caused of important guests to stand, including representatives from pause for thought as by their very nature these helpers tend the embassies of the Philippines, the Czech Republic, Austria to be female and by employing them are we helping or and Mexico. The wide range of nationalities present hindering their progression? Anne-Marie Balfe pointed out emphasized what an important issue this is throughout the that she felt very fortunate to have helpers to assist with world. childcare, compared with contemporaries in Europe or So taking the themes of the 1975 conference of women’s America. However, the danger is that employers will assume health, employment, education and family issues, what that, with a helper in place, you are not needed at home and progress did the panelists think had been made? can work all hours when this is very much not the case. In Several key themes stood out: addition, by employing a helper, you become an employer and • The need for equal opportunities in education, without boss and have to devote time and energy to making this which it is impossible to seek equality in the workforce. extremely important relationship work successfully too. • Women need to believe in themselves more and exude Anson Chan added that any employer needs to know the confidence. appropriate tasks to ask of a helper if the relationship is to be • Women can help themselves by selling their skills and mutually beneficial – and these do not include the educating abilities in the same way as men do. and nurturing of children. • Women must be mentors of younger women and Rosann Kao brought the lunch to a close and we all left supporters of change. pondering how much more can be achieved in the next 40 • Better awareness of the science behind fertility and accept years. the need not to leave pregnancy too late, with preparation, From all who attended a huge thank you to our sponsor, work can wait. Chris Exline of Home Essentials and to all the women who worked to bring this event to fruition. ph o t o b y Jo ann e M i n art
The attendance was superb. Tickets sold out for the event.
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Globe Paddlers By Ellie Jones If anyone had told this Brooklyn girl a year ago that she they are not the keys for happily embracing that change. But would be paddling the South China Sea with a bunch of buff, community is. Information about your new locale will help you beautiful women, I would have said ‘fuhgeddaboudit.’ We find your way around, but belonging to a part of the culture— Brooklynites think of the ocean more as a place where bad through any sort of group with local roots—will help you find boys go to swim with the fish than where badass girls go to your way in. get strong, have fun and be connected to culture and “The transition to Hong Kong from New York was really community. But, ‘when in Hong Kong… ‘ so here I am, tough,” says Elissa Imran, a five-year resident who is tentatively embracing residency in China’s SAR but co-captain of Globe Paddlers. “I had a two-year-old toddler unconditionally loving its most venerable sport as a new and a four-month-old infant and I hadn’t had any time to member of AWA’s Globe Paddlers dragon boat team. prepare for the move. Being part of something—the How I ended up a Globe Paddler was more serendipity friendships, fun and physical outlet it provided—did more for than intention. Like many other new expats, I had never heard opening my mind to the positives of life here than anything of dragon boating before arriving in Hong Kong. Taking on a else I did.” wholly unfamiliar and potentially grueling sport along with all the other challenges inherent in building a new life abroad seemed ill advised. But three cool women encountered at three separate parties within the first three weeks of residency convinced me otherwise. Who was I to ignore the law of threes—or the prospect of getting a totally ripped upper body?
THE BONDS IN THE BOAT Eight months later I’ve gained a helluva lot more than a good set of guns. There’s the cultural education of taking part in an ancient Eastern tradition, the peace of getting away from the skyscrapers and enjoying Hong Kong’s natural beauty and the fun of shaking up an exercise routine with something new. But most of all, it’s the camaraderie. For new expats like me, the bonds forged on and off the boat do more than just broaden fledgling social networks or provide information on where to shop or eat. While these things are critical for navigating a new life in a different country,
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Globe Paddlers For those looking for a community connection of a physical nature, there is no shortage of dragon boat teams to consider. But for those looking to get the most from themselves while making the most of their time in Hong Kong, Globe Paddlers is the easy choice. “The friendships you make on our boat are friendships that last a lifetime,” says Annie Fifer, who has been paddling for five years and also serves as co-captain. “That is why we put as much emphasis on the social aspects of team culture as the physical and recruit women who will be just as committed to the Globe Paddlers family as their personal fitness. We train together but we also shop, hike, eat and travel with each other.”
A WINNING REPUTATION That is not to say Globe Paddlers is for dilettantes. Dragon boating as a practice can trace its 2000-year-old roots back to Chinese cultural ritual but it was Hong Kong that brought the Of course, it takes a village to nurture success and ours is sport into the modern era with the creation of festivals and due in large part to the support of the community. Those who international competitions. There are plenty of purely social help with the costs of boat fees, steersmen, drummers, teams here, but in keeping with Hong Kong’s status as the t-shirts, etc. We extend heartfelt thanks: Supporting birthplace of competitive racing, Globe Paddlers is in it to win. Sponsors Sparrow Way and Maarten Ruijs and VE Interactive “We put a lot into our training and we want the results,” with Krysia and Charles Allard; Friends and Family Sponsors continues Fifer. “There is a racing culture here and we are all Susan Foster-Wilcox, Nicole Murray, Malin Spratt and Lucy’s about honoring that and having a great time in the process.” Restaurant in Stanley. We couldn’t do it faster, harder and That philosophy has earned Globe Paddlers a reputation of deeper without all of you! being one of the harder-core teams in the region, but also one that reaps rewards. The team has taken the gold in the The Globe Paddlers will be racing on Stanley Dragon Boat women’s division at the last four Stanley International races Warm Up Race, on Saturday 23 May, 8:30am – 4:30pm in along with a slew of silvers and bronzes at Lamma and Deep Stanley Main Beach. Water Bay events. It’s a winning legacy the team has every intention of continuing. Deep Water Bay Dragon Boat Regatta on Sunday, 24 May, “We’re going for the gold in all races this year,” says Cordi 8:30am – 4:30pm on Victoria Recreation Club at the west Chan, a long-time competitive paddler and Globe Paddlers end of Deep Water Bay Beach coach. “We’ve been training since October to elevate performance of all paddlers through a supportive environment, Stanley International Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, a clear strategy and timely personal feedback. But in the end, 20 June, 8:30am – 6:00pm in Stanley Main Beach what we want most of all is to have fun and grow in the process.” Elissa Imran, [email protected], is the coordinator.
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Behind the Scenes at DHL By Cat Graydon
Living in Hong Kong presents some interesting challenges…not the least of which is “How can I get an International shipment TO or FROM my home country”? For most of us, our knowledge of how this works ends when our documents and shipments are dropped off. The nuts and bolts of that question were answered on January 29, 2015 when more than 40 women boarded a coach in Central to travel to DHL’s Central Asia Hub. After passing through DHL’s airport-like security, we headed to the lift to begin our tour. Inside the lift, there was an almost life size photo of the AWA group from 2009! What a welcome! DHL is one of the world’s leading express and logistics handles around 1000 tons of shipments. All Hong Kong companies. We toured their US$ 210 million Central Asia shipments are delivered via local shuttles. Once the shipment Hub, CAH. It is the only standalone express cargo facility at arrives at CAH, it is sorted automatically by the first large- the Hong Kong International Airport. CAH handles inbound scale auto-sort system in Asia Pacific. The sorter has a six- and outbound material for multiple countries and is also a sided camera scanner. This means regardless of where the point of transfer and connection. Hong Kong is just a four barcode is located, it will be captured and scanned in a flash. hour flight or less from key cities in Asia Pacific, making it the High efficiency! Once the barcode is scanned, the shipment ideal transshipment center for intra-Asia Pacific express information transfers to the sorter immediately. Then, the cargo. shipment will automatically be sent to its designated chute or The CAH, together with other hubs and gateways bag. Inside the warehouse, large LED boards flash times in a strategically located through Asia Pacific countries, forms a count down fashion to when flights are departing. Documents powerful hub-and-spoke network that channels shipments and shipments are guaranteed to arrive next day in Asia seamlessly and around-the-clock. There are 14 network flights Pacific, and in major cities in the US and EU, provided the pick per day in Asia; 4 network flights per day in US and 4 network up is before 6:30 pm. flights per day in EU. The sorting capacity is 35,000 parcels and 40,000 flyers DHL graciously provided transportation, delicious lunch and per hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Daily, CAH hip souvenirs!
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The Imitation Game
By Lindsey Gordon
Like most women I’m a sucker for a designer handbag. I think we love them so much because the normal rules of fashion don’t apply. One size fits all. You don’t have to be stick-thin or under 25 to be in the Posh Handbag Gang - anybody with credit can join. New Posh Handbag equals instant fashion kudos and – at the same time – sends out a little message about you; look how well-heeled I am! I was 44 before I joined the PHG. For years I used to press my nose up against the glass of the Mulberry shop at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 as I schlepped back and forth to Mumbai in my role as trailing spouse. I wanted to be in the Mulberry Bayswater Gang (in classic oak, natch) and that day did come…but at a price. Reader, I swapped my first-born son for a handbag. When he was 13, I brought him back to the UK to start boarding school. We were both desperately trying not to cry and an unspoken accusation of betrayal hung in the air. By the time I got back to Heathrow I was inconsolable. I was weeping into my third pinot grigio when my husband called and offered these crumbs of comfort: “Go and get yourself one of those bloomin’ bags you want and stick it on the credit card.” I came to London with a boy and I left with a Mulberry Bayswater. Such is life. Some time later, I completed my ‘collection’ with a teeny-weeny Mulberry Alexa. I am not a greedy woman; I had a large bag and a small bag and thought that would do… until I came to Hong Kong. Every woman under the age of 90 seemed to be walking around with a £1,000 bag hanging off her arm. How can these young girls afford Chanel and Louis Vuitton? And then the penny dropped. They ain’t real. “Maybe we should take a trip to Shenzhen,” my new friend said, “it’s a drag getting a visa but once you’re there, it’s a parallel universe - you can be Paris Hilton for the day and say “I’ll take it in every colour!” A bag costing £1000 in London will set you back around £40 in Shenzhen but obviously it’s not the real deal. The leather is good quality and you’d be hard pushed to tell the difference. But…and it’s a big but… buying this stuff is unlawful and I don’t condone it…but if I did I would have one of those quilted Chanel classics or a Stella McCartney in faux python skin. They even come with their very own fake certificates of authenticity. Cheeky!
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CHAT… By Kate Mahjoubian
Come Have a Talk – New Home, New Time, New Feel– a talk. CHAT has something for everyone. Thursday, May 7, 2015 – 10:30 AM Starting May 7, 2015, CHAT has a new home! Come Have A Talk (CHAT) is a cornerstone of networking We will meet at Café 8, run by the Nesbitt Centre, a for the AWA and ExPat Women. charity supported by the AWA. Café 8 is located on the When I arrived in Hong Kong, CHAT was where I went rooftop of Pier 8 above the Maritime Museum. It is a full most Thursday mornings. I remember walking in the very service restaurant staffed by developmentally challenged first week I was in Hong Kong. I was greeted with a smile, adults who are helped by the Nesbitt Centre. and slowly I realized I was going to be ok. Light and airy, the café almost has the feel of a cruise CHAT gave me the ship. There is seating outside opportunity to express some for those beautiful days in anxiety, like “I’m going to get Hong Kong, and when the my hair done for the first weather turns, there is plenty time.” CHAT gave me the of seating inside. opportunity to tune into Not only is CHAT where to buy those hard to changing venues, but also is get items, as an example for changing time and format. those of you that did not To help the commuters, know: The Great Tortilla CHAT will now start at 10:30 Shortage of Spring 2011. I got am and run until 12 Noon. the opportunity to meet Everyone will have the other women who were also opportunity to mix and learning to navigate or who mingle while they sip their had already successfully navigated Hong Kong. beverages. It does not matter if you are new to Hong Kong, if you are You can enjoy breakfast once you arrive or if you want, an “old timer” or if you have just found that you now have stay and have lunch at the café. time to get out and meet old and new friends for a coffee and Let’s kick off this new era of CHAT. Join us May 7!
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Phone Pals Program
By Shibani Dutta
“The program is phenomenal! I know many women who have gotten together with their phone pal for lunch. The women love it. I'm pretty sure that the kids talk about their mentors and compare notes and brag that theirs is the best!” -- Susan Edrington.
“All the students were pleased with the The Phone Pals program assigns volunteers to talk activity. They enjoyed the sharing. One over the phone with students once a week. The AWA has student mentioned to her teacher how she been running this scheme for several years, and I have had was able to use the experience in different the pleasure to co-ordinate it for the last two. settings.” Willy Ewal, co-ordinator of BTH Sec. The objective is to give students from local schools an opportunity to engage in conversation with someone who is fluent in English in order to gain exposure to different accents, and, overall, to empower them to communicate confidently. The challenge for the participants has been keeping up We have helped around 15 students each year from two the regular contact. Students are very busy, available only late different schools: Tai Hung Buddhist Secondary and Namwah in the evenings. Some volunteers have found it challenging Secondary. The school co-ordinators have shown great too, due to their travels and work/home schedules, but in the interest in the program. On our aim to improve constantly, end everybody has done their best! we run a survey among both teachers and students to gather If you want to join the Phone Pals program, please, drop their feedback. Their answers helped us to understand their an email to [email protected] current needs and at the same time we got a higher involvement from their side. The AWA volunteers have gone the extra mile to help their phonepals. As a result some of them have developed a lasting friendship. They have shared their thoughts with us, and they all agree that it has been a great experience.
“I'm glad to hear that Serena is having a good experience because she is a very sweet girl and I enjoy speaking with her. She also has a good command of English. I know speaking on the phone is particularly difficult, “I have enjoyed talking to so I'm quite impressed.” -- my new student this year. I love Sue Cummings-Walder to learn about their lives and how hard they work.” -- Kathy Barber
“The interaction with my student got off with a slow start. It was difficult to find a time slot that suited us both. When we finally spoke things went smoothly. She is a lovely girl. All in all I think we are on to some happy talking.” -- Patricia Camerlynck May 2015 AWARE 13 AWA
Meet the new Board! The AGM took place on April 16. Everybody enjoyed some pizza and wine in a fun environment. The AWA voted and elected a new Board, that will take over on July 1 2015.
The new elected members are:
President – Marcy LaRont 1st V.P. (Fundraising) – Amanda Foster 2nd V.P. (Membership) – Sharon Mason 3rd V.P. (Activities) – Lisa Strunin Treasurer – Patty Tarallo Recording Secretary – Kay Suzuki Charitable Donations – Andrea Roth Community Service – Susie Edrington Education & Scholarship – Sheila Twinn
Appointed Board Positions From left to right: Kay Suzuki, Begona Blanco, Barbora Mayer, Sheila Twinn, AWAre Editor – Begona Blanco Marcy LaRont, Patty Tarallo, Susie Edrington, Lisa Strunin, Amanda Foster, Sharon Mason and Andrea Roth.
Women in the Workplace By Mary Barbara Hanna The AWA Windows on the Workplace, WOW, group • Situational Leadership started as a small gathering of women meeting once or twice • Emotional Intelligence a month to discuss job hunting strategies and offer support to • How to speak like a CEO each other as they navigated re-entry into the workplace. • Presentation Skills Over the last two years WOW, now Women in the WOW is actively seeking committee members; the Workplace, has grown into a dynamic group of women commitment is monthly committee meetings, help with organizing networking events, hosting speakers on trending finding speakers, advertising events, and hosting. All events topics, and providing professional development for each other. are held at the AWA office and are usually held before or after We’ve opened up these activities to include members of other work hours. If this sounds like you, please contact WOW Chair networking groups such as Internations and Heels and Deals. Mary Barbara Hanna ([email protected]) for more In 2014 WOW explored how to find work in Hong Kong. information. From “Interview Skills” and “Advertising Yourself With LinkedIn” to “Dress for Success” and “Networking with Social Media,” a variety of speakers engaged us in thought- provoking discussions about our professional goals and how to achieve them. What’s in store for 2015? Here are just a few of the planned monthly events: • Art of Networking; preparing your elevator speech • Art of Social Media and Your Brand • Building a Business Plan • Understanding Budgets • Workplace Politics • Am I Too Old to Start Over?
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Tin Hau Birthday Festival LUCKY LAI SEE By Fahima Ahmad
We have amazing donations to our When trekking along the Lucky Lai See treasure trove to win! coast of Lantau, from Tung Chung to Tai O fishing village, the hiker will discover many Try your luck for some secluded villages and temples. of these amazing items: One of the most significant of these temples, especially for a fishing village, is that of Tin Hau. She is the Sea Goddess. American Club weekday membership, She protects the local fishermen and predicts the weather. holidays, beautiful accessories This deity is based on a historical figure from the 8th century. and furniture from Forbidden City Tin Hau was a girl from the Fujin province, from a place called and a $5000 gift certificate for a total Meizhou. She nursed sick sailors, and was kind and generous makeover from Hollywood Hair to her neighbors. Her climb to sainthood was gradual. She and so much more! was commemorated by locals because of her mystical power together with her martyrdom when attempting to rescue people from a sinking vessel. After her death, legend says that she led vessels to safety, accounts of her leading ships with a red lantern. Emperors from subsequent dynasties acknowledged her sainthood by elevating her status with different titles, becoming a Taoist Goddess. Although Tin Hau temples are supposed to be along the coast, you will come across some of them further inland, like the one in Kowloon. This temple located in Yau Ma Tei is an outlier due to the land reclamation in Hong Kong. Better known as Mazu to non-Cantonese Chinese, there are over 160 million people in 20 countries that venerate her, making her the second most important deity in China. Two temples are found in the west coast of the United States, such as the Tien Hau Temple in San Francisco. Macau owes its name to a supposedly Portuguese mistranslation of Matzu. Tin Hau temples indicate the Chinese diaspora, the influence of their once powerful shipbuilding culture. In Hong Kong there are over 60 temples dedicated to her. There are also smaller commemorative niches on fishermen’s boats for protection and in the hopes of a full net. Sometimes boats and temples will be adorned with colorful flags and ribbons respectively to thank Tin Hau for her protection and luck. Rooftops of these Hong Kong temples are usually green tiles, symbolising bamboo shafts representing youth and longevity. If you walk along the coast you surely will spot the deity in the main hall flanked by two demons protecting her. Though the temples may vary, some have two dragons on the tiled roof with red pearls in their mouth. The Birthday of Tin Hau Festival in 2015 takes place on May 11. Parades and celebrations will take place all over Hong Kong bringing out color and a festive mood.
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When to go Where (ll)
Male, Maldives By Angela Bellas
In part two of When to go Where, our Travel Guru, full of tumbledown shophouses, impressive colonial Angela Bellas takes us to cities a bit further afield, over 3h architecture and excellent food. 30m flight away. These can be visited as a city break, or as a Guam (4h 50m) - Micronesia's largest island is small enough gateway to other areas for a longer trip. Whether your choice to explore in a day or two. The south is a rural kaleidoscope of is sun, sand and sea, or you prefer checking out UNESCO sleepy, historical villages, stunning waterfalls and pristine World Heritage, there’s an amazing destination for you not beaches. that far away. Take advantage of your time in Hong Kong and Hyderabad, India (5h 50m) - An ‘Old City’ full of centuries- get yourself traveling! old Islamic monuments and even older charms, and arguably Bali, Indonesia (4h 55m) - Beaches, surfing, diving, and some of the best food in India. spas, but it's the essence of Bali – and the Balinese – that Irkutsk, Russia (5h 45) - Historic Irkutsk is by far the most makes it so much more popular stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway and with Bengaluru (Bangalore), India (5h 55m) - Cosmopolitan magnifcant Lake Baikal a mere 70km away. Bengaluru is the number one city in the Indian deep south. Jakarta, Indonesia (4h 50m) - Gateway to Indonesia and a Travel out to Hampi and Mysore. dynamic city of daunting extremes. It’s developing at a pace Chennai, India (5h 40m) - Gateway to the south of India. that throws up challenges and surreal juxtapositions on every Chennai’s greatest assets are its people. They are infectiously street corner. enthusiastic about their hometown, which make it worth a Kathmandu, Nepal (5h 25m) - Gateway to Nepal, but also a trip! destination on its own. Walk through the backstreets, where Colombo, Sri Lanka (4h 55) - UNESCO world heritage the capital’s timeless cultural and artistic heritage reveals sights, beaches, wildlife, rainforests and tea plantations can itself in hidden temples overflowing with marigolds, all be found in within easy reach. courtyards full of drying chillies, and tiny handcraft Dhaka, Bangladesh (4h 20m) - Gorgeously green and, with workshops. lively people. Bangladesh is a rural wonderland laden with Khabarovsk, Russia (4h 45m) - Visit from January until the waterways, peppered with villages and bursting with spring thaw for a dazzling display of ice sculptures. humanity. Kolkata, India (4h 30m) - Regarded as India’s intellectual and George Town, Malaysia (3h 40m) - A bustling, colourful city, cultural hub, the former capital of British India retains a feast
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of colonial-era architecture contrasting starkly with urban and cutting-edge digital technology and home to endless slums. It has more relaxed atmosphere than India’s other street food vendors metropolises and it is a city you ‘feel’ more than simply visit. Singapore (3h 55m) - A rich social stew of Chinese, Malay, Male, Maldives (6h 30m) - Gateway to the 1200 islands of Indian and Western cultures and food. the Maldives and perhaps the best beaches in the world. Surabaya, Indonesia (4h 45m) - A gateway to Java, including Mumbai, India (6h 45m) - Colourful markets, stately Victorian Mount Bromo and Borobudur. It also has a fascinating historic architecture, and delectable dishes in world-class restaurants. Arab quarter. It is the gateway to Goa Tokyo, Japan (3h 55m) - Dazzles with its traditional culture Nagoya, Japan (3h 30m) - Essentially a manufacturing and passion for everything new. powerhouse, it's also the gateway for journeys north into Ulan Bator, Mongolia (4h 50m) - Gateway to a Mongolian Chūbu's big mountain heart. adventure where you can still see the traditions of the past New Delhi, India (6h 20m) - Gateway to Northern India and practised by hardy nomads dwelling on the vast steppes and Rajasthan, India’s capital is littered with the relics of lost deserts. empires and modern Delhi is a chaotic tapestry of medieval Vladivostok, Russia (4h 50m) - A good place to start, or end, fortifications, Mughal mausoleums, dusty bazaars, colonial-era a trans-Siberian trip. town planning, and mega malls. Phuket, Thailand (3h 35m) - Deep- sea diving, high-end dining, and white beaches. J F M A M J J A S O N D Bali, Indonesia Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Bengaluru, India (6h 55m) - With striking natural Chennai, India beauty and a myriad of complex Colombo, Sri Lanka Dhaka, Bangladesh cultures, travelling in PNG is a real George Town, Malaysia adventure! With almost no tourism Guam infrastructure and limited information Hyderabad, India Irkutsk, Russia available it can feel like you’re stepping Jakarta, Indonesia into the great unknown, Kathmandu, Nepal Sapporo, Japan (4h 30m) - Gateway Khabarovsk, Russia to Hokkaidō with its wildlife and Kolkata, India Male, Maldives mountains, greenery and agriculture, Mumbai, India snowy winters, temperate summers Nagoya, Japan and arrow-straight roads disappearing New Delhi, India Phuket, Thailand into the horizon. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Come to ski or hike in the mountains, Sapporo, Japan explore its magnificent national parks Seoul, South Korea Singapore or relax in its hidden ‘onsen’ (hot Surabaya, Indonesia springs). Tokyo, Japan Seoul, South Korea (3h 30m) - A Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Vladivostok, Russia fascinating blend of ancient traditions Green, best time to go. Yellow, may be OK Pink, not ideal May 2015 AWARE 17
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Cycling in Vietnam By Diane Lamboley
It’s always been said that travelling by bike one sees conical straw hats and ventured from their fields to greet us. things differently. You create a special connection with the They gave curious looks at this strangely dressed group of places you go. As I was cycling through the small coastal westerners. Always with their obligating smiles, the farmers villages along the South China Sea on an AWA organized posed for photos as we unsuccessfully attempted to chat Asian Tour, I came to understand that. with them. Our itinerary was a cycling trip of Central Vietnam starting Our hard day of cycling was rewarded with an overnight in Dai Lanh just outside of Nha Trang. We stay at a particularly lovely modern hotel. It continued our ride north up to Tuy Hoa and seemed like a slice of Paradise to us! We then worked our way to Quy Nhon and were welcomed by the rhythmic sound of the finishing at the picturesque fishing village of water lapping along the shore. The white Hoi An. The intention was for the group to pristine beaches were free of noise from cycle 50 km a day through the back roads of motorboats. Not far in the distance anchored Central Vietnam for the next three days. As blue Vietnamese fishing boats bounced in the we whizzed on our bikes through local water. The whole place provided a sense of villages, smiling children would run along the tranquility and calm. side of the road shouting out 'HI!” and a As the sun set, one by one the lights of chance for a “high-five”slap. Their cheers the squid fisherman appeared to dot the sea, energized us to push forward. bobbing along like a constellation in the dark At the end of each day, we were covered sea waters. The lapping sound of the water in the grit from the road, feeling uniquely provided us a send-off to our much deserved connected to the places we had travelled. sleep. After Day one we all had a sense of Day three was particularly hot. We worked camaraderie with our fellow bikers. We congratulated each our way to the back of the roads and picturesque countryside other on our accomplishment and encouraged ourselves for of fish and salt farms, watching local farmers using the age- the next day's challenge. old process to harvest their yield. Day two of our ride took us off-the-beaten path through We finished our ride with a sense of accomplishment. the picturesque countryside of chromatic green rice paddys. Our success was rewarded with a couple of days of shopping During our regular breaks we stopped and rested by the rice and sightseeing around the charming town of Hoi An, a paddy fields. The local farmers were wearing the traditional UNESCO world-heritage site.
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May 2015 AWARE 23 LocaLOCALl tours TOURS and AND activities ACTIVITIES
%FQPU CVTUP4UBOMFZ $390 member’s guest *NBHF$POTVMUBOU Cost: $200 member Capacity: min. 14, max. 22 $280 member’s guest Coordinators: Sailing, Swimming and Sun Capacity: min. 4, max. 14 3FHJOF1PDTBULP Coordinators: ,BUF.BIKPVCJBO Junk Cruise +FOOJF1BSLFS When: Thursday, 28 May .FMJTTB"[[PQBSEJ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 8IFSF $FOUSBM'FSSZ1JFS/P +PJO VT GPS B UXPIPVS QBEEMF BSPVOE Cost: $120 members UIF5BJ5BN#BZBOEXFXJMMTFF4UBOMFZ $200 member’s guest MJLF XF IBWF OFWFS TFFO JU CFGPSF 4PNF Capacity: min. 10, max. 25 FYQFSJFODFJTSFDPNNFOEFEBTUIFSFXJMM Coordinators: CFOPMFTTPOBTQBSUPGUIJTPVUJOH,BZBLT %JBOF-BNCPMFZ QBEEMFT BOE MJGF KBDLFUT BSF JODMVEFE JO ,BUF.BIKPVCJBO UIFQSJDF"OPQUJPOBMMVODIBOEMJCBUJPOT JO4UBOMFZXJMMGPMMPXBUTIBSFEFYQFOTF*G ZPVMJWFPOUIFTPVUITJEF ZPVDBONFFU VTBUUIFDPSOFSPG)PJ'VOH1BUIBOE5VOH 5BJ 8BO 3PBE JO 4UBOMFZ UIF CVT TUPQ BGUFSUIFNBJOCVTUFSNJOVTJO4UBOMFZ BU 5JO)BV UIFiIFBWFOMZFNQSFTTw(PEEFTT 9:45am. PG UIF 4FB JT POF PG UIF NPTU QPQVMBS EFJUJFT JO 4PVUI $IJOB +PJO 1SPGFTTJPOBM $IJOFTF QIPUPHSBQIFS ,XPL-FVOH Noonday Gun and Lunch at 1BVM -BV GPS UIJT ZFBST 'FTUJWBM BOE JUT the Royal Hong Kong Yacht XIPMF BSSBZ PG ESBHPO BOE MJPO EBODFT 2JMJO EBODF USPVQFT HJHBOUJD 'B 1BPT Club NBSDIJOHCBOETBOEPUIFSGBOUBTUJDnPBUT When: Tuesday, 19 May JO5TJOH:J"CJHPQFSBUFOUXJMMBMTPCF BNQN FSFDUFE BOEXFXJMMUSZUPHBJOCBDLTUBHF 8IFSF -PCCZPGUIF&YDFMTJPS)PUFMJO access. $BVTFXBZ#BZ $PNFKPJOVTGPSBKVOLDSVJTFBMPOHUIF Cost: $80 member CFBVUJGVM)POH,POHDPBTU8FXJMMESPQ $160 member’s guest You Can Heal Your Life series anchor in the South China Sea for some Capacity: min. 4, max. 6 time in the water, if you fancy so. There Coordinators: Prosperity and Success XJMMCFQMFOUZPGGPPEBOEMBVHITGPSBMM 4VTBO8BMMBDF 1MFBTFQMBOPOCSJOHJOHBTBMBE TBWPSZ +BOF#VDL 8IFO 8FEOFTEBZ .BZ dish or a dessert to share. Don’t forget 10:00am – 11:30am ZPVSPXOGBWPSJUFCFWFSBHF+VOLLJOEMZ 5IJT XJMM CF B GVO PVUJOH 5IF /PPOEBZ 3FHJTUFSCZ (VO JT mSFE FWFSZ EBZ BU UXFMWF OPPO BU Thursday, 21 May EPOBUFECZ4BOUB'F3FMPDBUJPOT UIF FEHF PG UIF )BSCPVS JO $BVTFXBZ 8IFSF "8"0GmDF #BZ 5IF mSJOH PG UIF /PPOEBZ (VO JT B Cost: $330 member Fun for Free! Come to the USBEJUJPOEBUJOHCBDLUPUIFFBSMZEBZTPG $410 member’s guest Capacity:min. 6, maximum 12 Dragonboat Races )POH,POH0SJHJOBMMZmSFEBTBHSFFUJOH Coordinators: XIFOUIF5BJQBOPG+BSEJOFT)PVTFMFGUPS 4UBOMFZ*OUFSOBUJPOBM%SBHPO#PBU'FTUJWBM :FMFOB;BLIBSPWB SFUVSOFEUP)POH,POH UIFi'JSJOHPGUIF 8IFO 4BUVSEBZ +VOF /PPOEBZ(VOwIBTCFDPNFBUJNFTJHOBM 8:30am – 6:00pm i5SVFQSPTQFSJUZCFHJOTXJUIGFFMJOHHPPE TFSWJDF QSPWJEFE CZ +BSEJOFT FWFSZ EBZ 8IFSF 4UBOMFZ.BJO#FBDI BCPVUZPVSTFMG*UJTBMTPUIFGSFFEPNUPEP BUOPPO8FXJMMNFFUJOUIFMPCCZPGUIF what you want to do, when you want to do 4UBOMFZ%SBHPO#PBU8BSN6Q3BDF &YDFMTJPS )PUFM BOE GPMMPX UIF UXJTUJOH JU*UJTOFWFSBCPVUBOBNPVOUPGNPOFZ JU When: Saturday 23 May VOEFSHSPVOEQBTTBHFXBZUPUIFQMBUGPSN JTBTUBUFPGNJOE1SPTQFSJUZ PSMBDLPGJU 8:30am – 4:30pm XIFSF UIF HVO JT IPVTFE 8FMM PCTFSWF is an outer expression of the ideas in your 8IFSF 4UBOMFZ.BJO#FBDI UIFHVOTmSJOH BOEUIFOUBLFBTIPSUXBML IFBEw-PVJTF)BZ PWFSUPUIF3PZBM)POH,POH:BDIU$MVC %FFQ8BUFS#BZ%SBHPO#PBU3FHBUUB 5IJTUSBOTGPSNBUJPOBMXPSLTIPQTFSJFT GPSBEFMJDJPVTMVODIBUTIBSFEFYQFOTF When: Sunday, 24 May XBTPSJHJOBMMZDSFBUFECZCFTUTFMMJOH 8:30am – 4:30pm BVUIPS -PVJTF-)BZ5IJTJOUFSBDUJWF 8IFSF 7JDUPSJB3FDSFBUJPO$MVCBUUIFXFTU Heritage Festival Series: Tin XPSLTIPQJTBDUJPOGPDVTFE MFBEJOHZPV FOEPG%FFQ8BUFS#BZ#FBDI UISPVHIWBSJPVTFYFSDJTFTTPZPVDBO Hau Festival in Tsing Yi EJTDPWFSBOETIJGUZPVSNJOETFUBCPVU $PPSEJOBUPS&MJTTB*NSBO prosperity and success. When: Wednesday, 20 May, 5IFXPSLTIPQXJMMCFDPOEVDUFECZ Grab your husband, grab your kids, grab 9:15am – 4:00pm ZPVS GSJFOET o PS KVTU DPNF PO ZPVS PXO Where: meet at Starbucks, near the DFSUJmFE)FBM:PVS-JGF¥GBDJMJUBUPS UP DIFFS PO UIF (MPCF 1BEEMFST "8"T "JSQPSU&YQSFTT$IFDL*O corporate trainer and coach Sonia $PVOUFSTBU*'$.BMM 4BNUBOJ4POJBJTBMTPBO*OUFSOBUJPOBM own dragon boat team, as they take to the Cost: $310 member 5SBJOFSGPS)ZQOPUIFSBQZBOEBDFSUJmFE XBUFSþ
24 AWARE May 2015 LOCAL TOURS AND ACTIVITIES Local tours and activities LOCAL TOURS AND ACTIVITIES %FQPU CVTUP4UBOMFZ $390 member’s guest *NBHF$POTVMUBOU Cost: $200 member Capacity: min. 14, max. 22 BGUFSUIFNBJOCVTUFSNJOVTJO4UBOMFZ BU EJTDVTT +BQBOFTF DPOEJNFOUT BOE MFBSO $280 member’s guest Coordinators: Sailing, Swimming and Sun Looking Ahead to June 9:45 am. XIFSF UP HFU RVBMJUZ JOHSFEJFOUT JO )POH Capacity: min. 4, max. 14 3FHJOF1PDTBULP ,POH"GUFSUIJTDMBTT XFXJMMFOKPZTJUUJOH Coordinators: ,BUF.BIKPVCJBO Junk Cruise Stand Up Paddleboarding EPXOMVODIUPUBTUFZPVSDSFBUJPOT +FOOJF1BSLFS When: Thursday, 28 May Calling all Japanese food lovers .FMJTTB"[[PQBSEJ Lesson and Tour in Stanley 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Techniques of Japanese 8IFSF $FOUSBM'FSSZ1JFS/P Learn to Bake Croissants +PJO VT GPS B UXPIPVS QBEEMF BSPVOE Cost: $120 members 8IFO .PO +VOF cooking from our expert chef. UIF5BJ5BN#BZBOEXFXJMMTFF4UBOMFZ $200 member’s guest 8:45am – 12:30pm MJLF XF IBWF OFWFS TFFO JU CFGPSF 4PNF Capacity: min. 10, max. 25 8IFO 5VFTEBZ +VOF 3FHJTUFSCZ'SJEBZ .BZ 10:30am – 1:30pm FYQFSJFODFJTSFDPNNFOEFEBTUIFSFXJMM Coordinators: 8IFSF 0VUTJEFUIF"ENJSBMUZ.53 %JBOF-BNCPMFZ 3FHJTUFSCZ8FEOFTEBZ .BZ CFOPMFTTPOBTQBSUPGUIJTPVUJOH,BZBLT 4UBUJPO &YJU$ 8IFSF 'MBU" ' 3FQVMTF#BZ ,BUF.BIKPVCJBO QBEEMFT BOE MJGF KBDLFUT BSF JODMVEFE JO Cost: $550 member 3PBE UIFQSJDF"OPQUJPOBMMVODIBOEMJCBUJPOT $630 member’s guest Cost: $400 member JO4UBOMFZXJMMGPMMPXBUTIBSFEFYQFOTF*G $BQBDJUZNJO NBY $480 member’s guest Coordinators: ZPVMJWFPOUIFTPVUITJEF ZPVDBONFFU Capacity: min. 5, max. 8 +FOOJF1BSLFS Coordinator: VTBUUIFDPSOFSPG)PJ'VOH1BUIBOE5VOH %JBOB-BNCPMFZ 5BJ 8BO 3PBE JO 4UBOMFZ UIF CVT TUPQ 4IFJMB)VUDIJOTPO 5JO)BV UIFiIFBWFOMZFNQSFTTw(PEEFTT BGUFSUIFNBJOCVTUFSNJOVTJO4UBOMFZ BU +PJOVTGPSBQSJWBUF4UBOE6Q1BEEMFCPBSE PG UIF 4FB JT POF PG UIF NPTU QPQVMBS +BQBOFTF DVJTJOF JT LOPXO GPS JUT GSFTI 9:45am. 461 MFTTPO BOE UIFO FOKPZ 4UBOMFZ MJLF EFJUJFT JO 4PVUI $IJOB +PJO 1SPGFTTJPOBM TFBTPOBMQSPEVDF RVBMJUZJOHSFEJFOUTBOE ZPVIBWFOFWFSTFFOJUCFGPSF BMMUIFXIJMF $IJOFTF QIPUPHSBQIFS ,XPL-FVOH CFBVUJGVM QSFTFOUBUJPO 0VS DIFG +VOLP 8IFO 8FEOFTEBZ +VOF XPSLJOH ZPVS DPSF NVTDMFT FYQFSJFODF Noonday Gun and Lunch at 1BVM -BV GPS UIJT ZFBST 'FTUJWBM BOE JUT ,FMMFS IBTUBVHIUDPPLJOHJO5PLZPBOEJO 10:45am –2:15pm JT BCTPMVUFMZ OPU OFDFTTBSZþ 4UBOE 6Q XIPMF BSSBZ PG ESBHPO BOE MJPO EBODFT UIF64BOEXJMMUFBDIVTUIFUSJDLTPGUIF 8IFSF &YJU$ :BV.B5FJ.534UBUJPO the Royal Hong Kong Yacht 1BEEMFCPBSET QBEEMFT MJGF KBDLFUT Cost: $425 members 2JMJO EBODF USPVQFT HJHBOUJD 'B 1BPT USBEFXIFOJUDPNFTUPDPPLJOH+BQBOFTF MFTTPOT BOEDPBDIFTBSFJODMVEFEJOUIF $505 member’s guest Club NBSDIJOHCBOETBOEPUIFSGBOUBTUJDnPBUT TUZMFþ5PEBZTNFOVWFHFUBSJBONBLJSPMMT QSJDF "O PQUJPOBM MVODI BOE MJCBUJPOT JO Capacity: min. 10, max. 16 JO5TJOH:J"CJHPQFSBUFOUXJMMBMTPCF UXPXBZTOPSNBMSPMMTXJUITFBXFFE BOE When: Tuesday, 19 May 4UBOMFZ XJMM GPMMPX BU TIBSFE FYQFOTF *G Coordinators: FSFDUFE BOEXFXJMMUSZUPHBJOCBDLTUBHF JOTJEFPVUXJUITFTBNFTFFET POJHJSJSJDF BNQN ZPVMJWFPOUIFTPVUITJEF ZPVDBONFFU Marybeth Coffer, 6624 4484 8IFSF -PCCZPGUIF&YDFMTJPS)PUFMJO CBMMXJUITBMNPOJOTJEF NJTPTPVQ QPSL access. VTBUUIFDPSOFSPG)PJ'VOH1BUIBOE5VOH 4IFJMB)VUDIJOTPO $BVTFXBZ#BZ $PNFKPJOVTGPSBKVOLDSVJTFBMPOHUIF HJOHFSBOEBHSFFOWFHFUBCMFXJUIUPGV 8PVMEZPVMJLFUPMFBSOIPXUPNBLFCVUUFSZ Cost: $80 member CFBVUJGVM)POH,POHDPBTU8FXJMMESPQ 5BJ 8BO 3PBE JO 4UBOMFZ UIF CVT TUPQ TFTBNFQBTUFTBVDF8IJMFXFDPPL XFMM $160 member’s guest You Can Heal Your Life series anchor in the South China Sea for some Capacity: min. 4, max. 6 time in the water, if you fancy so. There Coordinators: Prosperity and Success XJMMCFQMFOUZPGGPPEBOEMBVHITGPSBMM 4VTBO8BMMBDF 1MFBTFQMBOPOCSJOHJOHBTBMBE TBWPSZ +BOF#VDL 8IFO 8FEOFTEBZ .BZ dish or a dessert to share. Don’t forget 10:00am – 11:30am ZPVSPXOGBWPSJUFCFWFSBHF+VOLLJOEMZ 5IJT XJMM CF B GVO PVUJOH 5IF /PPOEBZ 3FHJTUFSCZ (VO JT mSFE FWFSZ EBZ BU UXFMWF OPPO BU Thursday, 21 May EPOBUFECZ4BOUB'F3FMPDBUJPOT UIF FEHF PG UIF )BSCPVS JO $BVTFXBZ 8IFSF "8"0GmDF #BZ 5IF mSJOH PG UIF /PPOEBZ (VO JT B Cost: $330 member Fun for Free! Come to the USBEJUJPOEBUJOHCBDLUPUIFFBSMZEBZTPG $410 member’s guest Capacity:min. 6, maximum 12 Dragonboat Races )POH,POH0SJHJOBMMZmSFEBTBHSFFUJOH Coordinators: XIFOUIF5BJQBOPG+BSEJOFT)PVTFMFGUPS 4UBOMFZ*OUFSOBUJPOBM%SBHPO#PBU'FTUJWBM :FMFOB;BLIBSPWB SFUVSOFEUP)POH,POH UIFi'JSJOHPGUIF 8IFO 4BUVSEBZ +VOF /PPOEBZ(VOwIBTCFDPNFBUJNFTJHOBM 8:30am – 6:00pm i5SVFQSPTQFSJUZCFHJOTXJUIGFFMJOHHPPE TFSWJDF QSPWJEFE CZ +BSEJOFT FWFSZ EBZ 8IFSF 4UBOMFZ.BJO#FBDI BCPVUZPVSTFMG*UJTBMTPUIFGSFFEPNUPEP BUOPPO8FXJMMNFFUJOUIFMPCCZPGUIF what you want to do, when you want to do 4UBOMFZ%SBHPO#PBU8BSN6Q3BDF &YDFMTJPS )PUFM BOE GPMMPX UIF UXJTUJOH JU*UJTOFWFSBCPVUBOBNPVOUPGNPOFZ JU When: Saturday 23 May VOEFSHSPVOEQBTTBHFXBZUPUIFQMBUGPSN JTBTUBUFPGNJOE1SPTQFSJUZ PSMBDLPGJU 8:30am – 4:30pm XIFSF UIF HVO JT IPVTFE 8FMM PCTFSWF is an outer expression of the ideas in your 8IFSF 4UBOMFZ.BJO#FBDI UIFHVOTmSJOH BOEUIFOUBLFBTIPSUXBML IFBEw-PVJTF)BZ PWFSUPUIF3PZBM)POH,POH:BDIU$MVC %FFQ8BUFS#BZ%SBHPO#PBU3FHBUUB 5IJTUSBOTGPSNBUJPOBMXPSLTIPQTFSJFT GPSBEFMJDJPVTMVODIBUTIBSFEFYQFOTF When: Sunday, 24 May XBTPSJHJOBMMZDSFBUFECZCFTUTFMMJOH 8:30am – 4:30pm BVUIPS -PVJTF-)BZ5IJTJOUFSBDUJWF 8IFSF 7JDUPSJB3FDSFBUJPO$MVCBUUIFXFTU Heritage Festival Series: Tin XPSLTIPQJTBDUJPOGPDVTFE MFBEJOHZPV FOEPG%FFQ8BUFS#BZ#FBDI UISPVHIWBSJPVTFYFSDJTFTTPZPVDBO Hau Festival in Tsing Yi EJTDPWFSBOETIJGUZPVSNJOETFUBCPVU $PPSEJOBUPS&MJTTB*NSBO prosperity and success. When: Wednesday, 20 May, 5IFXPSLTIPQXJMMCFDPOEVDUFECZ Grab your husband, grab your kids, grab 9:15am – 4:00pm ZPVS GSJFOET o PS KVTU DPNF PO ZPVS PXO Where: meet at Starbucks, near the DFSUJmFE)FBM:PVS-JGF¥GBDJMJUBUPS UP DIFFS PO UIF (MPCF 1BEEMFST "8"T "JSQPSU&YQSFTT$IFDL*O corporate trainer and coach Sonia $PVOUFSTBU*'$.BMM 4BNUBOJ4POJBJTBMTPBO*OUFSOBUJPOBM own dragon boat team, as they take to the Cost: $310 member 5SBJOFSGPS)ZQOPUIFSBQZBOEBDFSUJmFE XBUFSþ
May 2015 AWARE 25 LOCAL TOURS AND ACTIVITIES Local tours and activities LOCAL TOURS AND ACTIVITIES
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May 2015 AWARE 27 Ongoing activities
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: Sharon Mason, [email protected] NEEDLE ARTS: Alison Levingston, [email protected]; Glenys Kilazoglou, [email protected]
AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB: Penny Van Niel, [email protected]; Anna MacDonald, [email protected]) May Selection: "The Last Chinese Chef" by Nicole Mones (fiction)
EVENING BOOK CLUB: Melissa Grove, [email protected] SPIRITUAL LITERACY BOOK/ DISCUSSION GROUP: KateWeisman, [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: Marcia Hammelev Sander, [email protected] ICC- INTERNATIONAL COOKING CLUB: Sylvie Guyot, [email protected] GALLOPING GOURMET: Marybeth Coffer, Linda Gomoll, [email protected], [email protected] MOMS & TOTS MORNING PLAY DATES: Alpa Tolia, [email protected] ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Patty Tarallo, [email protected] I-HIKES: Birgit Imkamp, Sarah Rindlaub, Cynthia Lackey, [email protected] AWA GLOBE PADDLERS DRAGON BOAT TEAM: Elissa Imran, [email protected]; Anne Fifer, [email protected] Season’s First Race, April 26, Lamma Regatta AWA GOLF SOCIETY: Sue Webb; Vice Captain: Marlyn Robertson; [email protected]
28 AWARE May 2015 CONTACT INFORMATION contact information
OFFICE EXECUTIVE BOARD Phone 2527 2961/2 Fax 2865 7737 EXECUTIVE BOARD [email protected] Hours 9:30am – 3:30pm Mon-Thu President Stephanie Bourque: [email protected] Address No.5, 11th floor, Arion Commercial Centre, 1st VP Fundraising Marcy LaRont: [email protected] 2-12 Queen's Road West, Hong Kong 2nd VP Membership Jane Buck: [email protected] Website www.awa.org.hk 3rd Vice President Activities Lisa Strunin: [email protected] Office & Website Manager Barbora Mayer: [email protected] AWAre Editor Begona Blanco: [email protected] Membership Representative Joanne Lam: [email protected] Charitable Donations Andrea Roth: [email protected] Community Service Patty Tarallo: [email protected] Education & Scholarship Bernice Lee: [email protected] Public Relations KD Schumacher: [email protected] COMMUNITY Recording Secretary (Position Vacant): [email protected] Treasurer Irene Chu: [email protected] CHARITABLE DONATIONS [email protected] Online and Social Media Angela Bellas: [email protected] Corporate Sponsorship (Position Vacant): [email protected] Chairperson Andrea Roth: [email protected] SOCIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE [email protected] ACTIVITIES [email protected] Chairperson Patty Tarallo: [email protected] ACS Partnering Susan Trebach: [email protected] 3rd Vice President Lisa Strunin: [email protected] Fenwick Pier Volunteers Carol Lampard: [email protected] Art Lovers Kumiko Matsushima: [email protected] Helpers for Domestic Helpers Nicola Cottrell: [email protected] Cynthia Lackey: [email protected], 6200 3222 HK Society for the Blind Kate Mahjoubian: [email protected] Asian Tours Kate Mahjoubian [email protected] Meals in the Home Marybeth Coffer: [email protected] Bridge & Lunch Social Lisa Strunin: [email protected] Ronald McDonald House Renee Cheung: [email protected] Book Club - Day Penny Van Niel: [email protected] Trisha Cliff: [email protected] Anna MacDonald: [email protected] Soup Kitchen Linda Wolfe: [email protected] Dragon Boat E l i s s a I m r a n : e l i s s a . i m r a n @ g m a i l . c o m , 9 6 1 8 4 7 0 0 Reading for Disable [email protected] Anne Fifer: [email protected], 5416 8010 Games Galore Beth Hall: [email protected] Galloping Gourmet Linda Gomoll: [email protected] Global Insights Stella Schumann: 2493 7114 EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP Tracy Russell: 6921 4400 [email protected] Golf – Events and Lessons Jackie Johnson: 852 5662 7248 Golf – Social Play and Events [email protected] Chairperson Bernice Lee: [email protected] iHikes Birgit Imkamp, Sarah Reinlaub, Cynthia Lackey: [email protected] Chatterbox Barbara Thomas: [email protected] International Cooking Club Sylvie Guyot: [email protected] Kowloon Marti Law: [email protected] Italian Conversation Group Patty Tarallo: [email protected] Wan Chai tba Local Tours and Activities Jane Buck: [email protected] Pok Fu Lam Liz Clark: 6083 2400 Lunch Bunch Marcia Hammelev Sander: 9868 4112 Sham Shui Po Lindy Vasey: [email protected] Mahjong Katherine Fenton: 6708 3345 Chai Wan Julie Naughton: [email protected] Christine Scullion: 6777 1182 Ap Lei Chau tba Moms & Tots Alpa Tolia: [email protected] Dining Etiquette Bernice Lee: [email protected] Needle Arts Alison Levingston: [email protected] Phone Pals Shibani Dutta: [email protected] Glenys Kilazoglou: [email protected] Mock Interviews Katherine Payne [email protected] Photography Group Sharon Mason: [email protected] Cheung Chau Reading Program Ellen Albrecht: [email protected] 5217 2880 Storyteller Patty Tarallo: [email protected] SOCIAL Barbara Macho: [email protected] Patti Smith: [email protected] Spiritual Literacy Book/Discussion Group [email protected] FUNDRAISING [email protected] 1st VP Fundraising Marcy LaRont: [email protected] MEMBERSHIP [email protected] 2nd Vice President Jane Buck: [email protected] Public Relations [email protected] Buddy Program Alison May: 9663 1250 CHAT Coordinator Diane Lamboley: 9020 9385 Chairperson KD Schumacher: [email protected] Foon Ying Kate Mahjoubian: 6462 6559 Newsletter/E-Blast Coordinator KD Schumacher: [email protected] Hildy Karev: 6799 9604 Forum Moderator KD Schumacher: [email protected] Membership Discounts Jane Buck: [email protected] OWL Susie Edrington: [email protected] WOW Mary Barbara Hanna: [email protected] If you would like to join the AWA or if you have any question about the organization, please contact the office or any of the Executive Board members.
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