Email Exchange between Alexander and Ralph

Dear Alexander,

I missed quite some emails these days, and lucky to find back.

Stephen provided a good platform for us. Years ago, when we were still teenagers, Kai Ming sometimes arranged picnics once a year, or two to three years one time, exactly I cannot remember. Each time he had to call every classmate by telephone, some may present, some cannot. Now it is much easier. Everyone of us having a computer, may have the information in a much easier way. And most of us enjoyed being a silent majority. Sometimes they may sent in a PPS for us to share. 1 or 2 may begin to speak, or keep on enjoying. This is very leisure.

Last year (03-2008), TPS had conducted a "Home Coming Day" in the new School Campus, had some functions including basket ball game, table tennis ball game, planting of a new Cotton Tree, and welcome all TPS present & past students to join. We joined all the functions, including the ball games. At our age, the youngest is 50+, and we played the matches with the young ones. Win or loss is not a matter. We are glad that we do have enough people and enough energy to play full match, enough energy to help set up the new Cotton Tree and we did enjoy the whole day. Some cannot come, but we can understand they are all glad that we can join.

Glad to see you come back. And hope that you can join with NaiNai & others in Vancouver, a place I longed to go but still do not have the plan to go yet.

Ralph
______

Hi Ralph,

Yes, I am absolutely impressed by how you guys can managed to hold on together for so many years. Obviously Cheng Kai Ming is the one who started it all in the very beginning and he had to do it the hard way. My hat's off to him for an incredible achivement. I do wish to visit the old school site again in September and I am awared that one needs to make an appointment to do so. Some says it does open on Sunday for the public, I'll have to find out. Stephen brought up the idea of an overseas reunion trip, please let me know if I can be of any kind of help.

Alexander
_______

Dear Alexander,

Kai Ming really did an important job. Not easy, particularly there must be a lot of occasions being yes, and no, and whether proceed or not.

The School site is still beautiful, but smaller. It is now changed to "國民教育中心" "National Education Centre". I hope I did not make it wrong. Your information seems to be correct. What I heard is also like this, but I cannot confirm.

The idea of an overseas trip is a good suggestion. This idea was brought forward since the gathering on 27 July 2007 (provided if my memory is still correct) when Raymond came back to Hong Kong from England. That night Yeung Ka Lui brought us very delicious Dragon Eyes planted by her & her better half. The Dragon Eyes still can be seen as Stephen has put it to the blog. It was planned to go to 黃山 or 九寨溝 or Japan or ...(Wong Shan or Jiuzhaigou) in 2008. You know, information is that everybody went to Wong Shan & Jiuzhaigou all uttered admirations, other than the difficulties they might have encountered. This was nearly succeeded. If you have time & like travelling, you may take part in this planning. This may not be easy, as this is not like mahjong playing which you get 4 legs and the table is set up. Arranging group overseas picnics would be more difficult, but it would be great if this is succeeded. On the other hand, Vancouver may be a starting point for this venture.

Ralph

Email from Mr. Ma to Lee Kwok Wing

Alex,

Thanks for the 2 emails.

Indeed the 2nd one brought specail happiness. Because I really want to know if Vagabond is still there. And how nice of you to tell me it is. And the cost too. At US$70 per night should not be expensive. My impression is that it was clean and tidy enough. At the time the charges were met by my employer the HK govt. . Having lived there for 3 months makes me feel more or less that it is a landmark for my stay in LA. Reminding me of the joggings I did in the surrounding streets and once a black kid girl telling me that I need jogging because I was too skinny, my walking over to the USC campus practically every day to meet people and attend sessions and bringing books back to read, my crossing the Figuaroar Rd to Mcdonnald to buy burgers... Well, all flashed back. All sweet memories. All because I was young then and had ample time ahead. And all because I don't think I can ever revisit the place as I said earlier. Despite that at less than 120 lbs the econ seats would not give me a problem.

Thanks for the accommodation offer. Much appreciated even though no way of taking up.

I agree that the pension serves us ex civil servants quite well. Not having to worry about livelihood is a big plus for a retirement life. By the way I'm now 69. Should be about 12 yrs your senior.

I can see that you would have a very happy mini reunion in Canada shortly. And I'm happy for you to be able to add new old friends.

Real nice chatting with you.

Ma Kai Woon

Lee Kwok Wing

Lee Kwok Wing and his wife Polly in Kobe China Town in 2007. After half a century, more fat and less hair.

尋人

下列同學曾於１９６０至１９６４年間就讀香港新界大埔官立小學，如有連絡資料，請電郵﹕tps[at]drinkeat.com

譚美梨, Rosita Tam, 黃瑋, Grace Wong, 鍾譚芳, 黎碧玉, 古敬華, 方兆麟, 溫玉蘭, 黃開平, 廖浩波, 李長有, 董潔文, 郭傑華, 簡耀雄, 簡振雄, 張嘉猶, 李萬雲, 陳火貴, 許玉華, 鍾素秋, 鍾隸湘, 連潤妹，蔡梅, 劉少雄, 劉國榮.