Jesuit Education, My Experience

Created: 21 March 2010

by Kong Shiu Loon

This article begins with the formative years of the author. It was a time of turbulent events that many alumni in the 50’s had gone through. With this background, students entered Wah Yan to receive the Jesuit education that would impact their future.

The article goes on to describe the author’s experience at Wah Yan Kowloon. We will read about Fr. Burke, Fr. Toner, Fr. Morahan, Fr. L. Egan and Fr. Moran. There are also mentions of Mr. Lim Hoy Lan, Mr. Ching Hing Chow, Mr. Pun Yau Pang and Mr Ma Yuk Lun.

The author tries to answer “What are the marks of a good education?” at the end.

Please click here to read the whole article.

3D in 1957-58 in Toronto

Created: 16 March 2010

The Form 3D in 1957-58 residing in Toronto met regularly all these years. Earlier this month, they invited Mr Ho to one of their regular dinner gatherings. They talkied about going on a cruise in August this year and if time permits they may go to attend IC2010 in LA.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Created: 16 March 2010

On the feast day of the Irish patron saint, let us take time to remember all the Irish Fathers of Wah Yan for without them there won't be us today. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!

Jesuits in WYK from 1941 Austin Road.

Diseased SJ priests.

Spring Banquet 2010 庚寅年春茗

Created: 07 March 2010

2010 Spring Banquet was successfully held on March 6th. Over 50 alumni, family and guests attended the event. John Kan ('67) gave an informative yet interesting talk on wine and its pairings with Chinese food. Delicious dinner was served after the talk and everyone tried to get a first-hand experience of wine tasting and food pairings after hearing the tips from John (thanks to his hand-picked red and white). All attendees were going home with a tall stemmed wine glass as a souvenir, a few lucky ones with a decanter and a bottle of wine as well.

See the pictures here, the slideshow here and the video here.

Chinese Poems – Appreciation in the 21 Century

Created: 03 March 2010

Rendition by Kong Shiu Loon

INTRODUCTION

Poem Power

…John Turner, S.J. said in his Golden Treasure of Chinese Poetry, Chinese poetry is “the high artistic peak of the most literary, the most artistic, and the longest-established civilization that exists.”…

The Heritage

The earliest anthology of Chinese literature is the Book of Poetry compiled in the Sixth Century B.C. …

In 1953 the World Peace Council held an elaborate event to commemorate “the four greatest cultural figures in history to be remembered by the world”. Qu Yuan was one of the four. Since then, his poems had been translated into no less than fourteen languages. He became a poet of the world…

The Golden Era

The Tang and Song dynasties are the golden ages in Chinese history, with the greatest inventions, the fearless opening of the mind, and the most imaginative poetic and artistic expressions. …

Timeless Wisdom

Traditional Chinese poets all shared a unique understanding and outlook of life and the universe. In it heaven, earth and man are one, interdependent and mutually respectful…

…Chinese poets often communicate in transcendental ways, probably influenced by Zen Buddhism and the concepts of Laozi and Zhongzi, equating have to have-not, exalting the power of silence and space.

For the 21 Century

For readers like the lucky Wahyanites who know both Chinese and English, seeing the poems juxtaposed in two languages may help to inspire a deeper appreciation of their beauty and powers.

To read the rendition and the full Introduction, please click here.

恭賀新禧

Created: 10 February 2010

Greetings from Fr. Stephen Chow, S.J.

Created: 15 February 2010

Dear Brothers and Colleagues of the Ontario Chapter (KLN),

新春福虎送神恩
金虎進家富滿堂
禧虎祝你壽延長
壯虎為你送健康
耕虎願你糧滿倉
猛虎祝你事業旺
紅虎望你愛情長

周守仁神父 敬賀

Chinese New Year Greetings from Mr Tam

Created: 13 February 2010

"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.

Greetings from the Cheetahs

Created: 12 February 2010

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.