We have a dinner gathering at restaurant Zhe Jiang Heen (浙江軒) in Wanchai on Aug 2, 2013.
This time we have 17 people present, taking the chance to celebrate the
graduation of 3 of the younger
generation, Elke, Hannah & Julia, daughters of Koon Tai, Stephen &
Mice.
Mice put forward a question to the 3 girls:
How frequently you will be using the mobile phone? This question actually
relates to many many people. The answer is (a) as necessary (b) without this,
cannot do the job properly. Good answers, isn’t it.
We are sixty going on seventy, yet not
everyone of us knows the applications of the phones. Charmaine demonstrated to
us by inviting Timothy just saying to the phone in English & Chinese, the
phone automatic generates the sentences. No need for you to write it out. So
sophisticated, the iphone 5.
The food came in continuously and we also
enjoyed the wine our classmates brought in. Our chattering then turned to the
wine, that wine’s price is appreciating. I told them that I have one bottle of
Henessy XO about 20+ years. Timothy said that for 30+ years the value much
higher. Mice said he has 7 bottles. People like to drink wine usually has a
wine cellar. Timothy put forward a quiz that one of his friend told him that he
has an object with value raised 400 times in the 40 years. Soon we got it as
the answer was hanging on the wall, the Chinese Calligraphy. Yes, if the
auctioneer found your object interesting, you will indeed get a fortune. If
not, no matter how beautiful your object is, sorry, this is not the cup of tea.
While talking about such kind of
antique-like objects, this aroused NaiNai telling us some stories about
watches.You won’t know if he did not say so, that he is a fan of the watches.
He knew what are good watches as well as where are the faked watches. He
wondered years ago why he was so naive at that time to sell one which he was so
fond of, but have the pressure relieved as he will think that it must be stolen
if he is still keeping it. The thief only took away the watches, nothing
others. Koon Tai said NaiNai should not
keep faked watches at home, cause that will be unfair for the thievies who
spent much time planning for it.
Ka Koo & Tomson both said that the
foreigners like very much to buy the faked watches. They may wear it over the
arms & bring back home. Cannot imagine!
Then we changed the tune talking about
Hiking in Western France. We all admired 訓佳 being capable to walk such long distance and like pilgrims for
forty days. It is mission impossible. While we are still calculating the
walking distance & walking time, a voice suddenly said:
Our trip to Huang Shan (黃山) was unduly postponed for
long time. Should this be the right time to go? A meeting was quickly convened.
Now it was suggested the trip be 5 nights 6 days, with 2 nights staying in
Huang Shan, 3 nights staying in Shanghai. The departure date to be 19-09-2013.
Information is that we shall take the cable
car up, and the hotel was not far from the cable car station. After that, for
any scenery, there needs walking. The walking distances may take 2-3 hours each
sight. It is not recommended to take the sedan chair. Anybody would like to
join, please put the name as soon as possible for the arrangements of Hotels
& air-tickets. KaKoo & Charmaine will contact the travel agency for
this. A poll was passed that nobody object.
Mice brought us some pictures. His family
has joined the graduation ceremony of their son, Benjamin, now a PHD in
Molecular Chemistry in CIT. He was so happy that his son had found a girl
friend there, and he drank a lot of wine that night.
