Class 67/69 Reunion

With Covid 19 pandemic which is now accepted as endemic in most countries in the world, international travels have now practically returned to normal. My ex-classmate in Lok Yuk Secondary School, Robert Lee too takes the opportunity to come back to KK for holidays. He earlier moved to settle in Brisbane after his children made Australia their home country.

We last had a class reunion in February 2020 just before Covid pandemic struck (Read here). Taking advantage of Robert's return, we decided to have a reunion brunch at Hyatt Hotel on 6 October 2022. Nine people managed to make it for the reunion. Three who had wanted to join had to forgo because of unexpected illness. At our age, this is not something unexpected! 

We have known each other for over fifty seven years since Form 1 in 1965, some even longer. Not surprisingly, those who participated were indeed grateful to have good health to continue enjoying each other company. 

Front row from left: Blogger, Johnny, Robert, Peter and Eddie.

Back row from left: Nyuk Jin, Jeannie, Nyuk En and Grace.

On 8 October, Robert in his own initiative visited one of our former classmates, Richard Chua who has been immobilized after he suffered a stroke many years ago. I together with some former classmates last visited him in February 2019 when another classmate, Miao Ling came back from Hong Kong for holidays (Read here). Clearly, his condition has deteriorated after more than three and a half years.

8 Oct 2022 vs 26 Feb 2019

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Earlier on on 26 September, I received news from another high school classmate, Teresa who has migrated to Canada that her husband Frankie has finally undergone a kidney transplant on 18 September 2022. Frankie who is also a former classmate is recovering well after the operation. Frankie, a diabetic had to undergo dialysis thrice weekly before the operation. I and my wife last met this couple in Vancouver in August 2017 when we toured Canada (Read here). 

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Going through old photos of the good old days in the high school reminds us of the saying "時光不留人，歲月催人老!", i.e. "Time waits for no man and age is catching up fast!". Quite a numbers of the classmates had already left us for good for the eternal home!

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Form 2 class in session in year 1966. Grace is in forefront. Eddie is behind Grace. Peter is in the same row at the back. Robert is in front of Peter. Frankie is at the right of Eddie and Johnny is at the back of Frankie.

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Photo taken at the same time at another angle. Nyuk Jin is at the forefront of the photo.

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Form 3 classmates in year 1967. Photo taken at the school compound.

Standing from left: Blogger, David Liew, Shui Kiong (in Taiwan), Richard Chua, Eddie, Peter, Yee Vun, Robert (the tallest in class) and Cheong Pin (in USA). Squatting from left: Kim Tong, Johnny and the late Chen Chong.

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Form 3 classmates in Year 1967: From left: Richard Chua, Fui Chong, Peter, Grace, Cheong Pin, Robert and David Liew.