Welcome to WYKAAO
Welcome to WYKAAO
From Andrew Tang (65), "
What a surprise of seeing John Tsui (63) and Tony Chan (65) while visiting the Michael and Judi Denny Peony Garden at the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens (OVBG) on Thursday, the 19th June 2104. Located at 155 Arena Street, it is conveniently situated in close proximity to both the Parkwood Estate and the Oshawa Creek trail.
In 2001, the Canadian Peony Society donated 100 plants from the Wally Gilbert Collection to the project. That contribution led to the official launch of the OVBG. Further donations from peony breeders and suppliers across North America have led to the entire collection flourishing into the largest contemporary collection of peonies in North America. With more than 300 varieties in cultivation, the collection is truly impressive!
Telly Tam writes, " We came to study in WYK in 1974 and this year, 2014 will mark the 40th anniversary for us. We are going to celebrate this reunion at school on Saturday, September 13th. We invited all retired principals, school teachers and alumni to attend this event. Some of our overseas classmates will make a special trip back to Hong Kong for this once in a life time event."
[Please click here to view their class photos in Form 1 and Form 5.]
Congratulations to Andrew, Secretary of WYKAAO, who keeps all our functions and meetings in order.
His "little girl" in Coquitlam, BC, got married on May 31st..
Father Brady taught Ethics and English at WYK from 1965-1979. Chris Leung ('71) of Brisbane remembers him in
http://chrisleung1954.blogspot.ca/2014/05/blog-post_27.html.
There are some pages scanned from Father Brady's book, translated by Chan Sik Hong ('67) and Bernard Ng Mau Sang ('66).
"Father in Ethics class" sent in by Terence Leung (71). Click the image for a larger photo.
There is more on Father Brady in Sunday Examiner, 2011.11.11.
From our past President Kelvin Chan ('94) - "With love and joy, we proudly announce the arrival of our little angel Abigail Chan on May 24th 2014." Our heartiest congratulations to Kelvin and Florence.
Margaret and Gilbert Chinn ('61) of Vancouver will be in Toronto in June. During their stay, Margaret finds time to hold a Chinese Brush Painting Seminar of demonstration and exchanges of ideas.
"Margaret's paintings hang among prestigious collections, private and public world-wide, including the National Museum of Civilization in Ottawa."
Date : Friday, June 6, 2014
Time : 10 45 a.m.
Venue : Chinese Cultural Centre
5183, Sheppard Ave. E
Scarborough, ON.
Free Admission
Class #4 was held on May 17 and that successfully concluded the ‘Cooking to a Better Life’ program thanks to David’s dedicated effort and passion on cooking. The venue was made possible with Tim’s assistance and coordination. A DVD video summarizing the whole course will be sent to each participant after editing is completed.
When I first told people that we would want to spend a week driving around in Croatia and Slovenia prior to joining a river cruise from Budapest to Bucharest, most would give me a sidelong glance before showing interest. Even my wife had misgivings up to the point of our departure. She heard many horror stories of how tourists got stranded and robbed, especially in countries with foreign cultures and foreign languages. She told me she even prayed very hard at church. As it turned out, her prayers were fully answered because we had one of the most relaxing and enjoyable weeks ever. We encountered zero problems throughout. There was no difficulty in communicating as English was truly a global language, especially in the hospitality circles, failing that, body language worked wonders too. On the whole, we found people in both countries very friendly. We never met anyone unwilling to answer our questions, be they for direction or general information. The roads in cities and highways were in excellent repairs and when the sceneries were also pleasing to the eyes, the trip became a total pleasure.
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