Festivities
"May I present you with an essay for Mother's Day?
Please click Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver.
The essay has been abridged and is only about one page long.
Kingsolver is a US novelist and essayist. Needless to say, she writes well."
___ Yu Fong-ying (61)
in the Wah Yan Community world wide!
2012 Toronto St. Patrick's Day Parade took over downtown streets on Sunday, March 11. Weather was perfect for the participants and onlookers to enjoy the Irish culture. Green was the colour of the day. Click the picture to enjoy the photo gallery of The Star.
Click here for a short video of The Star.
Feast of St. Patrick is on March 17.
Happy New Year of The Tiger.
We learned from Father Kennedy:
Tiger, tiger burning bright;
In the forest of the night;
What immortal hand or eye;
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry.
….(The Tiger by William Blake)
Wishing you all the opportunity to see the beauty in the mysterious unpredictability of the world and the courage and calm of the Tiger as you respond to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead,
The Cheetahs (1960)
Read the full text here.
"Having been in Hong Kong for quite a while, we visited the Wetland Park in the northern border of New Territories this afternoon (Chinese New Year Eve) and were lucky enough to plunge into a very friendly and beautiful tiger in one of the display galleries inside the Park. Hence, we are sending you our greetings together with a tiger for the Year of the Tiger." - from Laurence Tam & Margaret.