Dear Hin-Shing,
I thought it best to do this memorial article in the form of an email addressed directly to you.
This is the most common form of communication between us. I am not a good telephone chatter, and dreaded your question, “Do you remember…”, for often I did not. We did use the land line not infrequently when there was something suddenly newsy or to exchange moans and groans about health conditions. <read the full article here>