Dec 21st, 2012

On the eve of Dec 20th 2012, Chi & I huddled on our sofa and watched the doomsday movie '2012' together. Approaching midnight and about 3/4 of the movie, Chi got too tired to continue, well, since the world had shown no sign to end itself as predicted by the Mayan apocalypse, we said, let's finish the movie some other time.

Sleep tight and sweet dream everyone...

'2012' - the movie

網站關閉的消息傳出後，收到各位老友學長和老師來函鼓勵，十分感激，百分汗顏。惟雜務纏身，對延續網站一事，恐短期內難以如願。 回顧過去五年，老友們對網站的眷顧，較諸之前在 Sina 和 Msn.net 的兩個五年，確實令人鼓舞，一旦捨棄，實在可惜。因此不才特意在此以 blog 的形式，保留著諸位過去五年來的墨寶 & comments，以供回味。

各位老友學長， 我們的網站自從 1997 起由 Sina.com 開始，再經 2002 的 Msn.net，轉到 2007 的 cheeyungclassof75.multiply.com 至今，十五年來供我們分享了不少喜怒哀樂，不但重溫了當年同窗樂趣，更聯絡到幾位失散多年的同學，可惜世事無常，月有陰晴圓缺，我們網站的母站 Multiply.com 由於更改市場定位，不再服務社交網絡，無奈地我們的網站亦將於今年十二月一日停止運作。事非得已，希望各位見諒。
（註：Multiply.com 最終於 2013-03-23 結束。 ）

It is my deep regret to announce that our site on Multiply.com will cease operation on December 1st 2012, until then, please enjoy it while it lasts, and thanks for your support throughout the past.
(P.S.: Multiply.com eventually ceased on 2013-03-23 )

羅慧娟的最後遺言

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=D96ymI3Kq88
「如果你想做到人生無憾的話，好好去生活吧，好好去愛吧，不要給自己後悔的機會。」
羅慧娟，香港影視明星，1966-2012

羅慧娟生平

Rock 'N' Roll road trip in LA

http://www.zoomzoommag.ca/issue09_2012?group=il832&page=6
...another kick for the 2013 reunion if you like rock 'n' roll, how about renting a convertable and re-live this gent's path?

Extreme Sports - Human Power

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=EEu42L0ufBY
...recommended by Alice Wong 黃沛娟

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「巾幗不讓鬚眉」also found this awesome display of Girls Power:

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=5izvThsT28Q&feature=player_embedded

== 醒來 ==

http://www.youtube.com/embed/n7yfrN2dNAA

How far from birth to death, it's in the length of our breath
How far from confusion to consonance, when comes a sudden chance
How far from love to hate, you can't anticipate
How far from then or now, when laughter spreads somehow
How far from you and me, forgiveness only
How far from heart to heart, the sky to the earth
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從生到死有多遠？ 呼吸之間
從迷到悟有多遠？ 一念之間
從愛到恨有多遠？ 無常之間
從古到今有多遠？ 笑談之間
從你到我有多遠？ 善解之間
從心到心有多遠？ 天地之間

當歡場變成荒台
當新歡笑著舊愛
當記憶飄落塵埃
當一切是不可得的空白

人生是多麼無常的醒來
人生是無常的醒來
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Class 75 Celebrate My Mother In-laws' Birthday Banquet in VN

Thank you for the beautiful cake. ---posted by 黃有為

My in-laws all went back to Saigon to celebrate her 71 birthday. I took the opportunity to invite our local classmates and Brian (HK) to join the occasion.

全球知用校友聯歡晚會 - Global CheeYung Alumni Gala

Start:	Apr 20, '13
End:	Apr 21, '13
Location:	Los Angeles California, USA

Gala is to take place in Los Angeles California, USA, for details please check: http://cheeyungclassof75.multiply.com/links/item/3/3

2012 Dan's Sydney Trip

Thank you for dinner. ---posted by 黃有為

Dan & family arrived at Sydney Airport on Sunday 6th of May 2012. Winston & I were supposed to pick them up from the Airport but I was caught up elsewhere so they took a taxi instead (Winston was for them). After a late lunch, we walked a short distance on the Eastern Suburbs Coastal Walk near Maroubra beach then drove to La Perouse to see sunset but missed it! We saw "moon rise" instead.
Day 2: Winston took them to down town Sydney for the icons: Opera House, Habour Bridge & Sydney Tower.
Day 3: The Trieus by themselves catching bus and ferry ride to Toronga Zoo and Manly beach (Northern beaches)
Day 4: Olympic Park in the morning then the young ones went to Bondi beach for surfing lesson while Winston took the parents for Asian Communities tour.
Day 5: Jenolan Caves and Katoomba (Blue Mountain)
Day 6: Canberra (Australian Capital territory)
Day 7: Flew home after early Yum Cha.

老朋友

「生命中保持不變的只有老朋友。」這個因人而異，您可以質疑。
「老朋友見一次是一次。」卻是自然法則，不容置議。
請您泡杯靚茶，慢慢欣賞，細細咀嚼。。。

Hair and Headpiece Designs

Status:	OPEN
Category:	Beauty

Hair and headpiece design samples - by Alice Wong
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Alice 黃沛娟 is our class 75B classmate, an hair stylist in San Francisco, California.
Alice Wong 黃沛娟
Link to Alice

2012 Laos

My Brother in-laws and his friend (in blue polo shirt). (posted by 黃有為)

We flew from Saigon to Vientiane via Phnom Penn arrived after dark. A land locked country with only 7 million people. My brother in-laws' class mate (moved back to Laos from Aust.) picked us up from the airport with his dual-cab ute. The kids were thrilled as they could ride among the luggages! (legally) Vientiane is a small and compact city, most of the attractions around the city are within walking or a short tu-tu/taxi ride. Our tour including accommodation was booked through my Bro in-laws friend including cars for 2 days (not really neccessary). The hotel was right at city centre. He is really well connected that make a world of difference to our trip. We stayed in Vientiane for 2 nights then flew north to Luang Prabang for another 3 nights before going to Dong Hoi via Ha Noi (overnight at Ha Noi).

List of Refugee Camps in late 70's to 80's

http://refugeecamps.net/VT268.html
踏浪而來的老友，you can check out your journey from this remarkable website.

(This website is maintained by my VT268 boatmate Ms. Anna Bui who had retired from UPS USA and travelled to many ex-refugee camps, Anna has been dedicating her time to establish an heritage archive for all VN refugees in late 70's to 80's; alive or perished.)

(Photo of VT268 docked in Pulau Tengah -- map -- Pulau Tengah today )

結髮

古人說：「百世修得同船渡，千世修來共枕眠。」

有一個故事說一對恩愛夫妻，垂垂老去，互囑身後事。丈夫說希望自己可以比妻子遲走數天，妻子不悅，追問何故，丈夫解釋：

「人世間之最痛，莫過於生離死別，擔心您難以承受，我身為漢子，寧願一力肩擔。待整理愛妻身後事罷，我當追隨於天上地下，再續前緣。」

有感人世間夫妻之恩愛，莫過於此。

註：好友徐錦安老兄之父母最近相隔十數天，雙雙辭世。徐伯伯和徐伯母生前和藹可親，夫妻之情甚篤。祝願他倆早登極樂，再續前緣。

畫餅 & 望梅

當年我籌備婚禮的時候，原想找一首頌讚美好姻緣的古詩來做 video 的首頁，於是搜尋唐詩宋詞，但遍查都是慘淒淒、愁切切之作，結果唯有親自操刀，而且給我晤出一個道理：

原來古代文人雅仕快樂高興時是寫不出好詩詞的，祗有國亡家破、失戀失業、悲戚戚時才會思泉泛濫，寫出淋漓盡致的千古絕唱。

看官可有留意過把愛情寫得天花亂墜，盪氣迴腸的文學家或作家，例如古時的李清照、魚玄機，和近代的張愛玲、三毛、年輕時的瓊瑤等等，感情生活都是馬馬虎虎，可能就因此躲在象牙塔裡，寫出一篇又一篇凄美的愛情故事，聊以畫餅充飢、望梅止渴而已。

西方文學亦一樣，假如羅密歐耐心等多一會，朱麗葉一覺醒來冇事，兩人就永遠生活在幸福中，這個故事就不會那麼感人，書店內的莎士比亞大作就會被放到迪士尼的童話堆裡，任得白雪公主和羅密歐朱麗葉搞到七彩。

這個現象引伸到近代，如果 Jack Dawson 沒有凍殭，而且和 Rose 一起被救起的話，那 Titanic 這部扣人心弦的電影就不會創下票房記錄的歷史性奇蹟，可能早早就跟隻船一樣，沉到影都唔見。

看官下次留意吓鄰居早上送孩子上學的家庭主婦，這些普通平凡的女人，生活裡可能從來沒有琴棋書畫、詩詞歌賦，但臉上寫著的可能就是美滿愛情、幸福婚姻，祗不過欠缺一枝生花妙筆，寫不出洋洋灑灑、盪氣迴腸的文章罷了。

似水流年

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?NR=1&v=F5artbI4-fo&feature=endscreen
能夠把商業化的貨品廣告拍得這麼感性，看似輕描淡寫，卻又扣人心弦，確實難得！

In case you wonder how this lovely story might end, here is the ending (又或者另一個嶄新的開始？) : 「這三年間」- 30秒完結篇

Home: 鐵達時 Solvil et Titus homepage

可夠膽許個一百年的承諾？http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=b2XmRsMgxTw

 

還有當年朱家鼎先生深入淺出的名句: 不在乎天長地久，只在乎曾經擁有。

( 十分懷念當年吳倩蓮從容不迫但卻絲絲入扣的演技。)

天梯 - 情人節獻給天下的有情人。

https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=eBvarz3DY00

20世紀的楊過與小龍女－－劉國江和徐朝清

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2006年探險隊在深山裡偶然遇見了劉國江和徐朝清夫婦，這對相依五十多年隱居山林半世紀的老人的愛情故事才被世人揭開。

劉國江十六歲時，二十六歲的徐朝清不幸喪夫守寡，孤兒寡婦令血性方剛的小夥子劉國江不勝愛憐。

劉國江十九歲時，為避開村民的閒言碎語，毅然和二十九歲的徐朝清私奔，逃至江津中山鎮南部海拔一千五百多公尺的深山老林，

他們的家園和村裡原本只有一條荊棘叢生的小路相連，當年他們便是由這條路上山的。

為了讓愛人上下山安全，劉國江就在這山崖峭壁上開鑿出六千級的愛情天梯，並徒手營造兩個人的愛情家園。