Welcome to WYKAAO
Welcome to WYKAAO
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Special.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Press Release.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Celebration Programmes.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Visual Arts Exhibition.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Wah Yan Encore.
From Mr. Laurence Tam in HK:
"Margaret and I arrived at WYK playground just before 9 a.m. The place was already full of people, though not so crowded as the first one held 2 years ago. The color for this walkaton is yellow. All participants put on a yellow T shirt provided by the organizer. Yellow is a striking color, especially under the sun, as it was a gorgeous sunny day. The whole playground seemed to be flittering with shimmering yellow lights as the crowd of people moved around. I had the luck of meeting many of my old friends in the crowds at WYK playground, walking on the way to Tsimshatsui Star Ferry, in the ferry, walking from Wanchai Ferry Pier, through the Central Plaza and up the hill to Wah Yan Hong Kong. The closing ceremony was held at 1 p.m. at the playground of WYHK. That was the second Wah Yan Walkaton I experienced." ........Click here to see more pictures.
"This year marks the 30th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic ties between America and China, which proved a dramatic turning point in the cold war" ---The Economist, October 24th~30th 2009.
This is a timely article by Kong Shiu-Loon (1953).
Click here to enjoy it.
James Wan Koon-Ying visited us from Hong Kong in September with his wife Margaret. The class of 1967 threw a private dinner for him on the 23rd, which was followed by James’ birthday banquet on the 27th. A surprise guest at the banquet was the renowned WYK football star So Wai-Lum (蘇偉林) alias 細蘇 whom we have not seen for decades.
We were all delighted to have a chance of reminiscing the past years and learned from James tidbits on many fields which he is an expert on, including kung fu, feng shui, qi gong, Chinese medicine and his magnificent invention, the Topfit bricks 天風磚 while enjoying the sumptuous feast.
Click here to see the photo album.
September 13th - It was a perfect day for Terry Fox Run, Marathon of Hope to find a cure for cancer. WYKAAO once again participated in the event at the Markham/Unionville site. Click here to see the pictures. John Ho ('65), who took part in the First Run in the 80s, is part of our team; he and his wife, Rose, are visting from Hong Kong. Jeff's brother and his family are visiting from Vancouver; they joined our great WYKAAO team as well. We collectively raised over $4,600 so far this year. 2009 pledge of this good cause will continue until the end of the year. A big THANK YOU for your generous support!
Click here to view a beautiful video by Rose (download/view presentation here). Terry Fox Works Department acknowledged our effort in this letter.
Leaving this September, Francis to Beijing, John to Hong Kong and Gus to Chicago, they were at a potluck dinner at Gus' apartment with other 65ers in Toronto on Labour Monday. Betty showed what hospitality should be. Good food, wonderful company ... See here.
Invited guests were Miss Chan and Mr. Ho.
N.B. Francis and John will be definitely visiting again next year. Gus will settle in Toronto soon.
Louis of Class 57 left us on August 31, 2009 after putting up a strong fight against cancer. His family was there by his side.
Trained as a chemist, Louis turned into a successful farmer. A writer, he was a regular contributor to our newsletter; his essay on Cantonese is widely read. His articles appear on the Features page.
We remember his forever friendly personality, his cheerful presence at our functions and his hospitality offering his farmstead for our annual picnics.
A private memorial funeral service was held on September 3, 2009 at 5:30 PM at 1403 Bayview Ave., Toronto. Donations to Cancer Society in lieu of wreaths will be appreciated.
Sunny and rainy days, Toronto is the eating place to meet with long lost friends. Francis Choi from Beijing and Francis Ho from Victoria, BC saw Stephen Chan from Austin, Texas, for the first time after more than forty years. They were all in Form 1C in Mr. Aras' class in 1961. Joining the happy occasion were the local 65ers, Andrew Tang, Raymond Lee and Jimmy Chan. Spouses enjoyed their lady-talks too. Mr. Ho was invited to share their happy mini-reunion.
Sung Yun-wing, the scholarly economy professor from Chinese University, was treated at a very good eating house. (Contact Andrew Tang for info.) It was such a happy time that Prof. Sung promised to speak to our members on his next visit.
Please click here for photos of the 2 dinners.
A dinner was held on 6th August in honour of the visiting former Director Eddie Lau (seating 1st left on group photo) who is taking a well deserved break from his busy post graduate law study schedule in Hong Kong.
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