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By Josephine E. Law
M
äster remarked the other, day, that people who read my articles must have a whale of a time imagining how I must be.
She was more definite, she thinks they are positive am mad. Not mad 'grr-rr,' mad 'hee hee.' "They probably think you are the hefty, tomboy type who runs around slugging people for saying the wrong thing," she added. -
! (That's what I like about this family, of ours, we stick together so.) What she said 19.
1 ghue and nonsense, of course, I a. about five feet tall, weigh hundred and thirty pounds, and I don't know anything about boxing-wrestling is my #peciality.
Seriously though, her chance remark gave me an idea of what we could talk about this week. You see, there is DO need of a persistent hobby; you cần enjoy yourself at a million baker little things. I must stipulate that you do not make a practice of doing just this one little thing you have to alter nat, if you are to be a success. Antics
Now then, have you ever felt, after: an introduction, that the person-you were introduced-to- expected you to go into antics of a sort. The feeling of ex- pectancy you would have while stinding in front of a caged monkey. Then, have you ever, out of sheer spite, gone ahead and given in to the little devil- in you that demanded you shat- ter his look of smug com- placency?
"What I think of Ass-a..
Oh yes, Asamma
er, what I think of it? . Well, to tell the truth, I never did go in for Japanese cosme» tics" (You could say 'Chinese' -
"But of course you do,” they Instead of Japanese, of course.). tional observation; they proceed continue, an absolutely ira- You add the finishing touch by to suit your memory, prefer- looking at them with a slightly glazed expression. You know exces, discretion, and reasoning a loosening of the muscles to power all in one shot. suzgest a “duh-hh-h” *moment.
at any
Obnoxious If you want colour you could begin to drool
Incredible, how they take stock of themselves and dis- appear-all in one liquid move-
iment.
"Didn't we have fun under the Bombax tree though," they continue, completely unperturb- ed We? Bombax Tree? Ether I'm crazy or he is, you tell yourself. But it is not 29 simple.
As a rule, we are reluctant to declare a fellow human being out of his senses, and when it Sometimes, I find myself comes to declaring ourselves marvelling at the lengths come out of our senses, we are im- people will go to make them selves obnorious.
“You don't remember they say, shocked and with par- - ticalar emphasis on the ime,”
if i was humanly impossible,
The 17-21
·
Club's five rules
possible to convince. So what do we do? He, or she, or they -I prefer to use he refuses to believe that his face is really quite nondescript, ever since his distinctive pimples dis- appeared he lost all claim to individuality.
But
is be going to believe that? Not on your Hife! So you are left to run frantically through the blanks your mind keeps sending out. Atter twenty minutes sheer torture, be lets slip a remark that con- vinces you that it is be that is mad. If you had reason to be- lieve he would proffer his right| cheek, you would hit his left with all your might!
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Membership in the 17-21
I have run myself down to Club is open
to all the dress bit now. Here goes. within that age group.
I have noticed that the scarf detail is going over rather "well. Contributions and all ac- with the girls just now; red tivities of the Club will ones, white ones, black be limited to memberst ones, polka-dotted ones, only.
hot Hongkong summer day! Or should I calll
scarves on a
ones,
Contributions may consistit a kerchief? No matter, the thing is that a plece of material of anything that is around your ears, yes, even publishable articles, something extremely flimsy, letters, stories, photo- keeps you that much warmer in graphs, drawings, verses, winter. You must try it and But only the best will back again, it is a casual attire see for yourself. To wander be printed.
that I plug for this week. A All:contributions MUST can make in wool jersey. Line loose-fitting two piece that you be original.
the skirt and it would not sag out of ghape on you. Another Written contributions way is to have it knitted-a should not consist of good idea, as it gives you sOEDE more thom 350 words, thing to alternate other half photographs and draw pieces with. If the prospect is ings will only be occa
pleasing, remember to select a colour that your other posses- sions can hinge on.
TALENT
The Hit Parade____
By Ted Thomas
competi-
tions, radio parties, band shows and panel games have proved times without number that a live local show at-
a
tracts a lot more at- tention from radio listeners than record programme featuring even the best performers the world.
in
To meet this demand Radio Hongkong producer. Ray Cordelro will. Introduce 'a new live show, "Meat The
Band" next week.
Meet the Band will fea- ture in turn all the Colony's top nightclub groups, and enable those who cannot afford the high price of nightclubbing to enjoy the same music and entertain. ment as those more for. tunate.
The show will be recorded before an audience at Radio Hongkong, and if you'd like to attend you should writa direct to Radio Hongkong for tickets.
Kingston continuing
Trio
their
of folk-music with
a care about it's
commercially
Their latest folk type diac Is "Everglades," a swingy tune about a fugitive from the law who is on the run.
1. I love you in the same old way-Paul Anka.
2. You mean everything to me Nell Sedaka.
3. Tell Laura I love her-Ray Peterson.
4. Itsy Bitsy Teenle Weenie Yellow polka dot bikini-Brian
Hyland.
5. No-Dodle Stevens.
6. Summer's gone-Paul Anka.
7. I wish I'd never been Born-Patti Pago.
8. Feel so fine-Johnny Preston.
9. Romantica-Jane Morgan.
10. Candy sweet-Pat Boone.
11. Good Timin' Jimmy Jones,
12. Come back, 81lly girl-Steve Lawrence.
13. Lullaby of Birdland-Marilyn Palmer.
14. My heart has a mind of its own-Connie Francis. 15. Seven lonely days-Georgia Gibbs.
16. To each his own-The Platters.
17. A Kookis little paradise-Jo Ann Campbell. 18. She's mine Conway Twitty.
19. 8ad River-The Platters. 20. Heartbreak-Jon Thomas.
Some of the more senal- tive listeners might squirm a little at the lyrics,
but that won't stop It from Jumping Into the Hit Parade as soon as lťa ra- leased here.
FOR
those of you who breathed a sigh of re- lief when the .morbid “Tell Laura I Love Her" faded quickly from the top twenty here, there's bad news –
The sequel, "Tell Tommy I'll Miss Him" is equally sickly and morbidly senti- mental.
It is supposed to repre- sent Laura's reaction on hearing of the death of racing driver Tommy.
Nothing I say
will stop people buying it but every- one deplores this Increas« ing preoccupation with sudden and violent death.
ELVIS Presley has lost
his title of the "World's Outstanding Musical Per- sonality" to guitarisi Duane Eddy secording to the popularity pool con ducted by the New Musics! Express.
The world's most out. standing female, singer la Connie Francis, runner up Brenda Lee.
British bandleader Ted · Heath still heads the large band section, an honour which he's held since the pell was first started eight years ago.
Credit Card to Dawin H. S. Wang.