WYKAAO Functions
We are planning to hold our next Karaoke gathering followed by an optional dinner in December. Anyone interested please click here to register.
Date: December 16, 2018 (Sunday)
Time: 1 pm – 6 pm
Venue: PolyArt Studio, 470 Denision Street, Markham
Cost: $10 per person
Click here to see our previous gatherings.
On Saturday August 25, Bonbon Hu (’65), on behalf of WYKAAO Board of Directors, organized a lunch celebrating Mr. Anthony Ho’s birthday at Paradise Fine Chinese Dining. A number of alumni and family members from Class of ’65 also attended the event. Click here to see more pictures.
WYKAAO Picnic 2018 was held on Saturday August 18 at the garden terrace of Markham Mon Sheong Court. About 120 alumni, family members and friends attended the event at this brand new location opened just a couple of months ago. Organized tours of Mon Sheong Private Care were offered during the picnic; over half of the participants were interested and joined a brief tour of the facilities. Click here to see more pictures.
With FIFA World Cup 2018 drawn to a close, we also have the final results of our fun competition. Four contestants had correctly picked France as the champion. Victor Tong (’68) is one of them, making him the winner of our fun game with 31 points. Congratulations to Victor for his near-perfect predications from Round of 16 to the Final. Second place is Andrew Tang (’65) who also correctly picked the champion, with 26 points. Victor and Andrew will each get a free ticket (value at $88), sponsored by Tim Kwan (’67), for our Alumni’s 35th Anniversary Dinner on Sunday Oct 21.
Thank you to all members who had entered the game and showed your support of our alumni association’s activities.
Victor Tong (’68) continued to lead the competition by correctly picking the two winning teams in the quarter finals, with 23 points now. The second place currently is Andrew Tang (’65) with 18 points, followed by Wilson Kwong (former WYK teacher) with 15 points. Final results of the fun game will be announced after the final match this Sunday. Stay tuned!
With the completion of quarter finals, here are the latest results of our fun game. Victor Tong (’68) had correctly picked all four teams that get into semi finals, with 15 points currently leading the game. With 11 points is Wilson Kwong (former WYK teacher), followed by a four-way tie among Andrew Tang (’65), Peter Lee (’77), Simon Ho (’79) and Raymond Chan (’73), each having 10 points.
Results of semi-finals and the final may change the current positions since 4 points will be awarded for each team picked correctly for winning the semi-finals, and 8 points for picking the right champion. Stay tuned!
After Round of 16, Quarterfinal Teams are:
Uruguay, France, Brazil, Belgium, Russia, Croatia, Sweden and England.
Leading the competition currently is Victor Tong (’68) with 7 points, followed by three contestants who have 6 points. They are Andrew Tang (’65), Simon Ho (’79) and Raymond Chan (’73). Remember to send in the second submission by July 6.
Back by popular demand, WYKAAO is holding a game for our members for picking the winners of FIFA World Cup Russia 2018. Here are the details:
Rules
(1st Submission) At Round of 16, select 8 advancing teams, get 1 point for each team picked correctly
(2nd Submission) Before Round of 8 starts (July 6), submit the following all at once
- select 4 advancing teams for semi-finals, get 2 points for each team picked correctly
- select 2 advancing teams for the final, get 4 points for each team picked correctly
- select the championship team, get 8 points if picked correctly
The top two contestants with the highest points will get a free ticket to our Alumni’s 35th Anniversary Celebration Dinner on Sunday October 21 (value at $88 each, sponsored by Tim Kwan ’67). Click here to join the game and send in your predications!
WYKAAO held its first karaoke gathering in 2018 on Sunday May 20 at PolyArt Studio, followed by a casual dinner at Golden Jade Restaurant. More gatherings are being planned for later in the year.
Date: August 18, 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 11 am
Cost: Free
Venue: Garden Terrace at Markham Mon Sheong Court (North Building)
2 Sun Yat-Sen Avenue, Markham (near Midland and Steeles Ave E)
All members, their family members and friends of WYKAAO are welcome. To register, please click here or
An optional program during the picnic is to tour the new Mon Sheong Private Care facility at the same location. Please also let us know when you register if you are interested in joining the tour.
Details of parking instructions will be sent out at a later date to those who had registered. Car-pooling is encouraged. Come join us for a fun and relaxing gathering; see you all in the picnic!