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MR. WAT IN VANCOUVER
FROM LEFT: Connie (Mr.Wat's daughter) and new-born 2nd grand-daughter Elly, 1st grand-daughter Abby, Mr. & Mrs. Wat, Au Yuk Hang Peter ( 區玉珩 ) [ F5 1978 ] and wife Rodensa and family, Lo Yin Ping Terry ( 盧燕萍 ) [ F5 1976 ] and her husband Li Kwok Hay Edward ( 李國禧 ) [ F5 1975 ]
Mr. Wat is now the happy grandfather of two granddaughters, Abby and Elly.
Mr. and Mrs. Wat has been in Vancouver since September 2009, after his 2nd grand-daughter Elly was born. They went and stayed at their daughter Connie's home to "help out". Naturally they spent a lot of time touring around Vancouver and vicinity, and getting used to the Vancouver way of life. It also gave them the chance of meeting up with some old students in Vancouver area.
For many years already, Mr Wat has been diligent in writing up his daily blog, covering his thoughts and episodes in life after retirement. Of course, in the last couple months most of his writings are a memoir of his life in Vancouver, the places he visited, stories about his family and especially the 2 grand-daughters,.... He made his blog even more interesting by adding many illustratrations and photos.
Here is one example taken from Mr. Wat's Blog, about his first "Yum-Cha" experience in Vancouver.
We have not gone to "Yum Cha" ever since we arrived at Vancouver.
It was good news yesterday that Terry 盧燕萍 suggested to go for Morning Dim Sum with us. My eyes widened with joy at her e-mail. I was unable to reply her instantly by phone because I didn't have Connie’s mobile phone and she was out at that time. It was not until nine fifteen at night that I could confirm with Edward 李國禧 about the time and restaurant.
At first I supposed "Morning Tea" ( 飲早茶 ) would mean around eight o'clock to ten o'clock in the morning, but Edward suggested eleven. It was of course okay for us. Somehow, people from HK might consider it Lunch rather than Breakfast. ;-)
 We ordered some traditional dim-sums like barbecued pork buns ( 叉燒飽 ) and lotus seed paste buns ( 蓮蓉飽 ), egg tarts, some vegetables ( 灼菜 ) and radish pudding ( 蘿蔔糕 ). Terry and Edward ordered their favourite congee ( 粥 ) and meat rolls ( 腸粉 ).
The quality and sizes of the dim sums were tasty and large. It was really a delightful and enjoyable lunch for us all. Edward asked me if I had visited British Columbia Museum when I went to Victoria. I told him that I had, and remarked that I had taken quite a lot of photos inside. I will definitely post them up in my blog gradually. Possibly it will take me plenty of time to organize the materials to write and select the best photos.
Heavy snow fell on Vancouver last winter. I wonder if we are going to see any snow this year before we return to Hong Kong. It will be amazing to touch the snow (if there is any) with our bare hands. I have never experienced snow fall before because Hong Kong is ice-free all the year round. In these few days, the temperature keeps dropping and it rains most of the time in Vancouver. Yesterday I walked with a running nose against the bleak cold winds and rain with my wife in the streets of Vancouver. How terrible if I really were to reside here permanently!
I want to express my gratitude to Terry and Edward for inviting me and my family to such a marvellous Chinese lunch, outside HK/China.
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If you are interested in reading Mr Wat's Blog, use this link: http://shatin0131.blogspot.com/ . Other past students in Vancouver who would like to say Hello to Mr. Wat can also use the same venue for first contact. Simply write some comments to one of his blog articles, and provide your contact.
UPDATE (12/9/2009):
After a 3-month stay in Vancouver, Mr. & Mrs. Wat are returning to HK and will arrive on Friday 12/11/2009. Probably the folks in HK are happy to have them back here again. On the other hand, I guess his daughter's family in Vancouver, especially the two granddaughters, will very soon miss them. "Mr. Wat's writings" (his blog) will certainly proliferate even more because he has brought back a lot of souvenirs and experiences from Canada, enough for him to write pages after pages. Here is one of his most recent Vancouver photos before leaving.
HONG KONG
ADDENDUM: NOVEMBER 18, 2009
From: Miss Winnie Wong
To: Felix Ching
Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Subject: Reunion dinner with some early CCSC graduates
Class of 1977 Form 7 Science Stream
Dear friends,
Judith Lee Yim Wan 李艷雲, wife of Yeung Pud Kuen Max 楊北權, came back (from Toronto) for a visit. She and her buddies hosted a reunion dinner and Mr. Leung, Miss Fok, Mr. Fung and myself were invited. The menu was superb and we all ate heartily. We had a great time together, reminiscing all the old time fun and escapades of yesteryears. Those were the days!!! It 's most gratifying to see that many of our former students have made a mark in the community. To list just a few:
- William Chan Chun Chung 陳鎮中--- a respected accountant and a Registered Chinese physician
- Dr. Patrick Po Keung Kwong 鄺保強 --- Psychiatrist and Chief of Service at the Kwai Chung Hospital
- Agnes Choi 蔡香君--- Director & Head of Corporate Insurance at HSBC
- Raymond Chung Yik Cheung 鍾奕昌----- has recently come out of retirement and set up his own accounting firm.
- David Hui Tin Fook 許天褔 ----- a much respected solicitor and community leader in many areas
I can list more of them if they invite me out for dinner more often. To put it plainly, it's an immense pride and joy to have been their teacher and to be able to sit together again after all these years.
Regards
Winnie Wong
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