Next Xanga will be posted on www.xanga.com/h25496397 燄社畢業四十二年多倫多REUNION 都唔好講得咁實，两年後我肯定退咗休，睇怕唔會再甩哂D老友底，話去又唔去喇啩 ！ 燄友多城重聚記 (潘國鍵博士) （一） 二零零八年八月二十二日至二十四日，吾燄社同窗眾友， 相約叙舊加拿大多倫多市。猶記一九六六年鹿鳴宴後，從此各奔東西。不意四十二年後得異域再叙青中幽情，能不滿心歡喜？是以再聚乃其名，重叙斯其實。重聚記者，實重叙記也。 （二） 八月二十三日，夕陽晚照，金風微拂。眾燄於大多市某酒 家舉行重聚夜宴。出席者計有自美國遠道前來之唐錦流蔡秀華夫婦、余大梓、卜朗福，及居於多城之馮文德夫婦、梁廣夫婦、雷勵頤與賢夫婿康保志先生、黄麗潔與賢夫婿馬超校長、林偉璋夫婦、麥偉榮夫婦與女公子、陳永康阮玉蓮夫婦、吳美容、伍瑞梅、陳慧儀（六七年群社）、潘國鍵夫婦，總二十四人（圖一），亦一時之盛也。 （三） 數十年別後而今有緣共聚一堂，興奮之情，無以言表。談 笑之餘，尚播放林偉璋兄親自改編和演唱之粵劇折子戲《活捉張三郎》，其造詣之精，堪比名家。此外大家又帶來新舊相片，撫今追昔，實有說不完的佳話。舊時陳照，容或道述了歲月之無情，惟彼此今日慶得相逢，卻證情濃如昔。歲月催人老？祇要人老情不老，又何懼之耶？ 至如青中往事，當然未見得事事記得清楚。伍瑞梅姊謂她 於班內乃坐在國鍵前面，唉，國鍵實在記不起了。瑞梅姊端莊文靜，老師安排我坐在她的後面，當然是我的福氣。 是晚善忘的似又不獨國鍵一人。錦流兄自稱他來自五乙班 ，國鍵忙示以吾中五甲班畢業大合照，錦流兄站於後排居中之處，風度翩翩，氣宇非凢。與前排坐着的温文嫺淑的秀華姊，不正是吾五甲的一雙金童玉女麽？然則大家端的老了沒記性？哈哈哈！ （四） 國鍵與大梓、朗福两兄似未曾同班，惟一見猶勝故舊。朗 福兄前曾提點國鍵，要注意大梓兄見面時那熱情的「熊抱」（hug）。是夕國鍵愚夫婦才進酒家，大梓兄即趨前賜我一 hug，果是非凢！不信？有機會請試一下。 大梓兄十分健談，記性又好。必街舊事，如數家珍。相比 之下，朗福兄則稍為沈默。學佛之人，色空無我，自有一種智者的境界，頗足與篤信基督教之黄麗潔姊賢夫婿信義會宣教士馬超校長相輝照也。馬校長謙遜仁厚，樂於助人，真基督徒也。 （五） 論健談而可與大梓兄匹比者，當推雷勵頤姊賢夫婿康保志 先生。康先生據聞是吾社康保森兄之堂兄弟，專長科技，博學多聞。細說之下，始知勵頤姊定居多市三十餘年矣。祇惜無緣遇見也。是晚忽爾相逢，一眾驚悅之情，確難名狀。 總而言之，眾燄友俱別來無恙，且家庭幸福，生活愉快， 大家都飲得杯落啦！ 要想家庭幸福？原來也不無竅門。宴罷道別，錦流兄私贈 國鍵以言曰﹕Wife is happy, life is happy！呵呵，無怪 秀華姊的臉上，掛着的總是無限幸福的微笑了。謝謝錦流兄的錦言。 （六） 八月二十三日清晨，一眾前赴尼亞瓜拉大瀑布「睇水」。 參與者大梓、朗福、錦流、秀華、美容及文德夫婦共七人（圖二）。是日也，天朗氣清，不寒不熱，實觀瀑之好時節也。此瀑激流飛壯，冠絕天下。惟相信當時吾燄友之口水，同樣汩汩可觀。正是良辰美景天設，能不暢叙深情哉！ （七） 是晚眾燄於大多市某酒家宴叙。嘉賓朱美蓮老師賢夫婿 大人蒞臨參加，憶談六零年代青中軼事，相信在座者必大為感動。四十年前舊情往事今猶歷歷，又豈易消散如雲烟？ 是宴出席者除朱老師與夫婿大人外，尚有馮文德夫婦、麥 偉榮一家、梁廣夫婦、唐錦流蔡秀華夫婦、吳美容、余大梓、ト朗福、楊慧心（群社），共十五人（圖三）。 （八） 國鍵二十三日適逢大舅父大人九秩榮壽，一家要赴壽宴， 沒法參加燄友此日活動。良機錯失，不免悵悵。雖未同遊，心仍繫之。午間稍暇，思無以報答專程來訪諸兄姊，遂提筆獻醜，謬成草書三幀，於翌日道別茶敘時分贈錦流兄賢儷及大梓朗福两兄。其一曰「落日心猶壯」（上聯，杜甫句）﹔其二曰「交情老更親」（下聯，亦杜甫句）﹔其三曰「放下自在」（圖四、五、六）。但願吾兄姊不嫌其陋，留為紀念也。 （九） 快樂時光最易逝，瞬間又是別離時。二十四日早上，北京 奧運閉幕禮剛完結，眾燄友於錦流秀華大梓下榻之希爾頓酒店之中菜部，亦茶敍話別。參加者有雷勵頤及夫婿、馮文德夫婦、林偉璋夫婦、唐錦流蔡秀華夫婦、陳永康阮玉蓮夫婦、吳美容、余大梓、卜朗福、麥偉榮、潘國鍵共十五人（圖七），大家算都强忍了離愁別緒。 席間，大梓兄細語國鍵，昨夜（二十三日）飯叙，他與梁 廣兄相見抱擁時，竟感動到要轉過頭來，輕抹了幾顆熱淚。大梓兄，果性情中人也。 此外，秀華姊又送贈各人燄社畢業那年聖誕宿營大合照的 放大本，亦彌足珍貴也。 （十） 臨別一刻，大梓兄最捨不得走。大家還要說的，也實在太 多了。健康啦、家庭啦、兒女啦……，何能在两三日的匆匆短敍中說得清楚？欣慶的是，知悉錦流兄秀華姊兩掌上明珠，俱學有所成，今已各居杏林與大學專才之位。大家因而談起下一代的問題，都同意吾燄社子弟，大多秉承青中精神，敦品勵行，發憤向上，續在社會閃發燄光，殊可告慰也。但望吾社燄光，能代代相傳，永不止滅。 同一個燄社，同一個夢想。One YIM One Dream！ （十一） 夢想需要行動來達致。美容姊謂梁廣兄提議，多城眾燄何 妨每兩月相叙一次。大家無不稱善，即推熱心公益之美容姊主其事，吾等則盡力從旁協助。是次多城重叙，不意又多結一善果矣。故其圓滿美妙之處，又豈是國鍵不才所能一一記敍者哉？今之所述，僅皮毛耳。 （十二） 二零一一年母校金禧，吾燄社當亦五十之壽。屆時信必又 大有因緣，可以合社相敘。是知今天相別，殊非後會無期。大梓兄在返美航機上，若然思之，可會破涕而笑否？ 緣來緣去，緣去緣來。秋氣日深，但祈珍重珍重。 二零零八年九月初潘國鍵定稿於多市如心齋寓。          
September 05, 2008 “ Journal Entry : Our Toronto, Canada Class Reunion/ Yim Class 1966” By Peter Yu, P.E. (Licensed : Texas & Alberta) BACKGROUND: Our third global Class Reunion ( 1st in Hong Kong some 4 years ago, 2nd in San Francisco, U.S.A. 2 years ago same month, and now this year on August 22 through 24, 2008 having held our 3rd event in the beautiful city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada) had come to a successful conclusion. Those attended this reunion party were blessed, and had the privilege to enjoy / to appreciate a couple days of joy and a life-long memory, even though the majority of us may be entitled to draw the hard-earned social security retirement benefits within 6 to 7 years and so forth (I mean getting even closer to our complete retirement age ). Some folks indicated that these reunion gatherings were sort of being too close together within the time frame, long distance and adverse timing, and therefor the turn-out was not as big as we would expect it. Well, a commitment is a commitment, and life is out of our control. That is the way how we came this far, regardless of all the hardship, to pay tribute and to extend our fellowship to those folks whom we were supposed to meet all these long lost years ( 32 to 42 years’ elapsed time ). Those who could not make it, you are always in our mind amidst our deep regret… Keeping this in mind, here our Toronto story began. FORMATING: Our hosts were our Toronto sisters / brothers with Brother Fung Man/ Dr. Poon taking the leading roles. From the concept and planning to make it possible, we should give everyone a credit to have devoted their precious time and efforts. In a later day, Dr. Poon is supposed to write up extra comments to highlight this event. I for one, have the urgent burden to write something to share with you, because it seems to be an appropriate way to conclude / document our experience. I am somewhat apprehended, that I have a feeling our next class reunion of this size, to this extent will not be easily attainable, except that it may happen in Hong Kong somewhere… This, folks, you have to judge it by yourselves. All names are in English while I try to get it as accurately it pronounces. (A). FRIDAY EVENING / NIGHT, August 22, 2008 (Toronto) Fung Man walked up to the Makham Hilton Hotel Parking lot to welcome me as I just pulled up with my 2008 Toyota Highlander (a rented car from Hertz-Car Rental). I gave a big hug to Fung Man with loud voices by which folks could hear from many yards away. Into the hotel lobby, Fung Man’s wife, Irene, and Dr. Book Langford had been sitting at the cozy sofa bench, having a good time. Brother Tong Kum Lau and Sister Choi Sau Wah were quoted to have checked in the hotel in a few minutes earlier, having settled inside their hotel suite for a rest as the Tong couple had driven a long way from New York State. In a little while over a suggestion proposed by Miss Irene ( Fung Man’s wife), we took Fung Man’s luxurious “Lexus” sedan for a ride to a McDonald’s Restaurant across the street from the Hotel. The Fung couple treated both me and Dr. Book for a soft drink, because my wallet was still in American dollar bills (even though the cashier would take the U.S. money). We talked by exchanging fellowship gossips, just to kill time for about 30 minutes. Without delay, we woke up the Tong couple in time for the first night dinner party @ Spring Villa Chinese Cuisine Restaurant a few blocks away. I just followed Fung Man as I made my short trip to the spot. This restaurant very much resembled those styles of decorations / operations methods as you would have in an ordinary H.K. semi high-end restaurant. Then within minutes, our hosts filled in the room with repeated hand-shaking/ hugging, tremendous greeting formality and such, just like all other reunion occasions where we can touch and feel it: the everlasting brotherly / sisterly love, spontaneous laughter, and all the smiling faces which our YMCA blood had bred us into this big “family”. We had two tables to take some 24 people ( spouses inclusive and a couple guests: Brother Mak Wai Wing’s 17 years old daughter and Sister Chan Wei-Yee of Class 1967 ( one year our junior) representing the Toronto YMCA alumni association at large. I took the liberty to ask everyone of our Class 1966 YIM folks to sign up in Chinese names, so that we all can recognize who is who. In no particular order of name-shake importance: Leung Kwong couple 梁廣夫婦 Lui Lai Yee couple 雷勵頤 / 康保志夫婦 Chan Wing Hong / Yuen Yuk Lin couple Dr. Poon Kwok Kin couple 陳永康 / 阮玉蓮夫婦 Lam Wai Cheung couple 林偉璋夫婦 Wong Lai Kit couple 黄麗潔夫婦 Ng Sui Mui 伍瑞梅 Ng Mei Yung 吳美容 Mak Wai Wing couple + daughter 麥偉榮夫婦與女公子 Fung Man Tak couple 馮文德夫婦 Dr. Book Langford 卜朗福 Tong Kum Lau/ Choi Sau Wah couple 唐錦流蔡秀華夫婦 Chan Wei Yee 陳慧儀（六七年群社） Yu Tai Chee 余大梓 ( Peter Yu) The topics of conversations were mostly related to but no limited to our old school day stories within the Bridges Street Campus – girls and boys’ “unsuccessful love stories, teachers’ unforgettable ways of teaching methods, styles, our Principal Ho’s authoritative disciplines, school specifics, lost / deceased friends and our sharing of the campus fun- time goodies” This, it literally brought us back to our teenager years, so to speak…Then, there were picture taking sessions before we said good night. It was actually the closing time for the restaurant business hours, and we dragged on with much more conversations at the parking lot. From a little conversation past banquet-time before leaving for the night, and a good listener myself, I acknowledged from Sister Lui Lai Yee that she had to take care of her 94 years old mother. To Lai Yee, you had always been a quiet, pretty and respectful sister whom I knew since 9th Grade. We all are proud of Lai-Yee being able to take good care of her beloved mother. Keep on trucking, Lai-Yee, because when the time is gone, it will be gone forever. My prayers and love to Sister Lai-Yee and her family are cited accordingly. On the humorous side of the story, I got to admire Fung Man’s good eyes in taking notice that I was wearing a Texas Cowboy boot to the banquet. When Brother Tong Kum-Lau was aware of my down-home Texas style, he immediately quested me whether I watched the TV professional football games from time to time. I neither denied nor confirmed it, quietly by indicating to him that I am just a “fooling-around football game fan” over no particular team preferences. Tong almost intimidated / by declining to talk to me because he did not like the Dallas Cowboy Football team as the San Francisco 49’er Football has always been Tong’s forever hard-line favorite. Rival teams are always controversial when one’s loyalty comes to testing. We all understand it well. Tong Sir, I beg for your mercy… A few of these folks could not make it for the Saturday / Sunday events / agenda, and so that was the last time we were able to see them in this class reunion. We wish them the best. (B). SATURDAY, August 23, 2008 ( Toronto) Fung Man 馮文 had scheduled a meeting point in front of the Hilton Hotel parking lot where Tong/ Choi 唐 / 蔡 and I had awaited for instructions to start the day. Fung Man was supposed to picked up吳美容 first, then drove to Scarborough to load up Dr. Book ト朗福. This, the plan was to get together in a Scarborough Chinese tea/ café restaurant to have a light breakfast before heading for the Niagara Falls. Fung’s wife, Irene took a ride with me as my local navigator while Tong/ Choi seated in the back. Time flew so quickly, as we finished up our tasty H.K. style breakfast. Fung Man’s daughter had a reminder note / alert to us via Irene by indicating a potential traffic jam en-route the QEW ( Queen Elizabeth Way, the only way to our destination ). The Niagara Falls is world famous. Yet I had been there several times before. And so, nothing was too excited for me. To Tong/ Choi, this was a special trip of interest. Their first visit to Toronto. 吳美容 shared a ride with Fung Man while Dr. Book and Tong’s came with me. Conversations were easy going, about our lives, our families and our ways to seeing things. It took about two hours plus to arrive at the Falls. Dr. Book is a vegetarian and so he had to deal with a little hunger session as all other folks fed themselves inside a buffet Chinese restaurant. Then, we took some pictures, and split the gangs into two directions- by walking down from the Galleria Shopping Arcade down to the Niagara Falls, or dashed into the casino for a little fun time. These folks were not gamblers, and so only 吳美容, Fung’s Irene and I disappeared within the swampy pool of the slot machines, each had one’s own preferences. We stayed in the Casino for less than 30 minutes, while I managed to walk down the hill to view the Falls just for a few minutes by myself. What a beautiful scene indeed… Dr. Book ordered a veggie pizza to go before heading back to Toroto as we would have a 7:30 PM banquet with 朱美蓮老師 and our other folks. The return trip was a much easier and quicker way, and so Dr. Book shared a ride with 吳美容. Fung’s led the road, as I drove behind, with Tong’s inside my car. Though Tong and 蔡秀華 never had been class with me in our Bridges Street Campus, yet this little trip served to make up all those lost years. Topics were widely-spread, from receiving her nurse training / intern in Natasole Hospital ( H.K. Sai-Yin-Poon area ) to the medical condition of Tong’s. It was a surprise to know that those famous H.K. hospitals, such as the Queen Elizabeth Hospital would decline to take Chinese High School graduates as their intern students. It was surely a prejudice indeed under the British Systems / Administration. Life is something not necessary good or bad when we were young. No body knows till we reach our late retirement years. Fung Man’s and my group arrived at the Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine Restaurant just a few minutes earlier than the 7:30 PM meet. Well, the food was supposed to be good, as customers filled in pretty fast @ dinner time. We took a corner table, and more folks came in with cheering modes. 朱美蓮老師 and her husband were our honorable guests and they dressed up for this party while 楊慧心（群社）arrived late a bit, and she sat by my left hand side. 楊 was sort of tall, and it did not take too long for me to recognize her as I still had her image in our old campus. 楊 is a grandmother at this age, having fun to help raising her own grandchild. Miss 朱美蓮 was quoted to have left YMCA’s faculty in 1964, and proceed with her advanced studies in University of Ottawa for a Master Degree. Miss 朱 indicated that she will attend her 50th Year class reunion in H.K. next years as her alma mater, St. Paul Co-educational College will have a big event for that matter. I talked to Brother梁廣夫婦 for quite some time, knowing that Mrs. | 
