Author Archives: Selina

DATE OF THE NEXT GET TOGETHER - WED. MAY 23
 
Yesterday, May 2nd, we all enjoyed a very interesting talk, given by Chingmai, on the influence of Taoism on Chinese Art – well prepared and well delivered; thank you…

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY – WED. MAY 2
 
Dear Member of the Society,
 
Many thanks to Ronaldo, for hosting the Get Together No. 103, and to Peter, who apparently gave a most enjoyable and…

DATE OF NEXT MEETING - WED. APRIL 11 (MEETING N0. 103)

Yesterday, March 21, nearly 40 of us were treated to a well prepared and interesting talk on “Cliches”, given by Christina, from Spain. She made us question some of the assumptions…

Thank you so much to Jeremy, who gave a lively talk on Chile, ably backed by Bruno, who was in the audience and comes from that country. Between them they imparted a lot of interesting information. There were about 50…

What a wonderful time we had last night. At least 80 people came to celebrate our 100th gathering, many of whom gave a short, but entertaining, speech. Thank you to all those who braved standing up before so many people and speaking…

Well, we’ve made it – no 100! Our next Get Together will be the hundredth gathering since we started in November 2005! Thank you to all those who have helped us reach this magical figure. Thank you to all those who…

About 30 people attended yesterday’s gathering. Considering that many of our regulars were out of Hong Kong on vacation this was a very pleasing number – thank you. Younes gave a clear and interesting talk on Andalucía. He said he…

Yesterday, December 7, over 40 of us were lucky enough to hear and comment on a marvellous talk, given by Javier Sanz, on “Bullfighting”. This controversial topic was treated in a very fair way, with both for and against arguments considered.…

It was nice to see some new members of the Society, as well as new friends from Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Morocco, France and the U.S.,  turn up at yesterday’s gathering. Altogether we had about 40 people and I’m sure they…

It was nice to see some new members of the Society, as well as friends of the Society, at yesterday’s Get Together (26.10.11). It certainly looked as if they enjoyed the fascinating talk, given by Gonzolo, on Sevilla, as well as relished…