Welcome to WYKAAO
Welcome to WYKAAO
Februaru 17, 2011
"You will be glad to hear that Fr. Deignan seems to be much better now. I visited him yesterday and have just phoned him now. He will almost certainly be out on Saturday.
"On Sunday, Feb. 6, at about 11 a.m., Fr. Frank Doyle was taken from the Arrupe International Residence (Manila, Philippines) to the hospital. Scan revealed a blood clot in his head. Frank is still in the ICU, Medical City, Manila. He is paralyzed on one side and speaks with difficulty though he can recognize people." - Fr. Stephen Chow
Friday, Feb 11, 16:40 message from Jerome who visited Fr. Doyle: "According to the doctors, Fr. Frank's condition is deteriorating. The blood clot in his brain remains and pressure is building up. The edema (fluid leakage due to the pressure) in his brain has increased considerably. Fr. Frank is now intubated as a precautionary measure. The doctors said that if his condition does not improve, they might have to remove part of his skull to lessen the pressure in his brain."
Updates.
On a bright sunny Sunday (Jan 9), the Homecoming Concert 2011 was successfully held on the soccer field in the WYK campus. See news clippings from here and pictures from the Photobank of WYK Past Students Association in Hong Kong. A slideshow of selected pictures can be viewed here.
Retired Teachers Choir at the concert. (pictures by Mr. Tam)
Eric Li ('95), our Middle East Correspondent, reported from Qatar:
Before the announcement of the hosting country of FIFA2022, I am sure not many of us aware of the State of Qatar. Qatar is a small country and majority of the population are residing in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Because of the reservation of natural gas and petroleum, Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in 2010. The country is still developing and you will find thousands of construction sites in Doha. Qatari loves sports and they usually offer great deals to sport fans. It's hard to believe I spent only CAD$25 in total for watching 2 semi-finals, double final and the single final of the Qatar Open (Tennis). Tickets for Asian Cup (football) are really inexpensive (from CAD$5 to CAD$25). Food is great here if you are a lamb lover but don't expect you will get any great Chinese cuisine here. Winter is wonderful here but the summer is really hot (close to 50C in the daytime and 40C in the evening + humidity). View pictures here.
On behalf of the Wah Yan Community and HK Jesuit Community, I would like to extend our Year of the Rabbit blessings to our fellow alumni of the WYK Ontario Chapter.
Fraternally,
Fr. Stephen Chow, S.J.
The number of pages viewed on our websites has exceeded 110,000 per month. In fact, the number has surpassed 130,000 in October and November 2010. Thank all readers for your continuing support of our websites. Our Picture site remains the most popular choice, followed by our Blog. If you have any suggestions or comments, please drop us a line here. Together we will keep making our sites better and provide a quality service to our alumni and community.
David Tse Kwok-Shuen (67), an IT expert who happily retires in Sydney, was visiting in the New Year. Since graduation, he took up Taoist Kung Fu and Chi Gung and has been practicing this martial art all these years. Relaxing in his chair at least 5 ft away from the table, he pointed his right index finger at a standing bi-fold paper menu for two seconds or so. Nothing happened. Then, after 2 seconds, the bi-fold paper fell on its back! The demonstration was performed twice, both successfully. David’s recent interest is in Kendo (日本劍道).
With a bank note, he broke a chopstick into pieces. Click the image to view the album. To view the video demonstrations, please click (1) and (2).
[It has been known that some wahyanites are great Kung Fu masters. We would be pleased to have updates of their interests.]
Some of you may have heard about the WYKwinos Group which consists of a number of WYK alumni with a common interest on wines and food pairing. WYKwinos usually hold a monthly meeting with rotating hosts. The host will decide the venue, his selection of wines and dishes that go with them. A report will be published after each gathering (see past reports here).
From time to time, there may be openings in Winos meeting which allows the group to invite guests to join. These openings will be posted on our website. Any WYKAAO member who is interested in attending the up-coming Winos meeting (Feb 18, Friday) please click here to let us know and more details will be provided.
Class of 1960 in Toronto met regularly all these years. They met early this year to celebrate the New Year. The gathering was organized to welcome Dr. Tommy and Diana Tam when they came to Toronto to spend their Christmas and New Year holidays with their children.
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