spb66 #43: Class of '66 - year book photos

To view photos of your classmates, click on the link below:

http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff153/borninnanking/?action=view&current=9.jpg&slideshow=true&interval=3

If you wish to add your photo (preferably circa 1966), please email it to me at gordonjang@rogers.com

Enjoy!

spb66 #42: Grand Re-union on Nov. 2, 2007

2nd Grand Re-union
of St. Paul’s College Class of Form 5
graduated in June 1966

at Hong Kong Medical Association
2nd floor, Chinese Club Building,
21-22 Connaught Road Central
中環干諾道中21-22號華商會所大廈

Date:
November 2, 2007

Master of Ceremony:
Law Chi Lim, Robert

Choir leader:
Chow Yiu Wah, Philip


Programme:

(1) 7:00-7:30 pm – Arrival of Classmates and Guests (Some organizing committee members will be present from 6:00 pm onwards, and classmates are welcome to arrive any time after 6:00 pm). Upon arrival, you will be assigned a table number by random draw.

(2) 7:30-8:00 pm – Photo-taking while we chat.

(3) 8:00-8:05 pm – Table hosts to assist in seating classmates and teachers.

(4) 8:05-8:10 pm - Announcement

(5) 8:10-8:20 pm - Introduction of Honour Guests

(6) 8:20-8:30 pm – Short speech by Dr. Kennard, our Principal.

(7) 8:30-8:40 pm – Singing of the College Song & prayer before dinner.

(8) 8:40 pm - Dinner begins.

(9) 10:40 pm – Dinner ends. Announcement of next Grand Re-union date.

Dinner expenses:

Guests are free. Dinner expenses to be shared by classmates on per head basis (estimated not to exceed $300 per head).

Enrolment:

Please enrol by giving your name and telephone number to Frank Fu's secretary, Ms. Mitra Li, whose telephone number is 3411-7127 and whose email address is:

mitrali@hkbu.edu.hk

Enrolment Deadline:

Please enrol before October 31, 2007 (final deadline).


Honour Guests:

Principal:
Dr. John Kennard

Teachers (in alphabetical order of last name):
Mr. Geoffrey Emerson
Mr. Peter Kwok
Mr. Lee Chee Wah, Wilfred
Mr. Liu Yan Hin, Ernest (cannot attend)
Mr. Mak Iu Kwan, Kevin (join the reception, but not the dinner)
Mr. Ng Chi Him, Kenneth
Ms. So Kwok Chun (cannot attend)
Mr. Yu Pak Chuen, Henry
Mr. Yuen Chik Kam

Organizing Committee:

* Edward Sin (present from 6:00 pm onwards)
* Frank Fu
* Law Chi Lim, Robert
* Tong Tak Cheung, Ronald
* Leung Siu Kwong, Jacob
* Henry Gaw
* Cheung Kok Kee, Philip (present from 6:00 pm onwards)
* Sonny Yau
* Chow Yiu Wah, Philip
* Ip Ka Lam

Related Posts:
#39: Participation list
#41: Choir song "Glorious Appolo"

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spb66 #41: Choir Song (contributed by Philip Chow)

Choir Song

GLORIOUS APOLLO

Glorious Apollo from on high beheld us,
Wand'ring to find a temple for his praise.

Sent Polyhymnia hither to shield us,
While we ourselves such a structure might raise.

Thus then combining, hands and hearts joining,
Sing we in harmony Apollo's praise.

Here ev'ry gen'rous sentiment awaking,
Music inspiring unity and joy.

Each social pleasure giving and partaking,
Glee and good humour our hours employ.

Thus then combining, hands and hearts joining,
Long may continue our unity and joy.

Glorious Apollo is a glee composed by Samuel Webbe Sr. in 1787 as a theme song for the newly founded London Glee Club.

A glee is a part song, usually scored for at least three solo voices, and normally sung unaccompanied.

Glee singing societies became wildly popular in the 18th century, and remained so throughout the 19th century. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, glee singing clubs gave way to choral societies, with a handful of exceptions. As communal choruses supplanted the earlier clubs, the term glee club was increasingly used to describe collegiate ensembles performing glees and other light music in informal circumstances.

Webbe's glee took root with the Harvard Glee Club, the oldest such group in America, which still sings this song. The Glee Club is part of the Holden Choruses of Harvard University, which also include the all-female Radcliffe Choral Society and the mixed-voice Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum. All three groups are led by Conductor Dr. Jameson Marvin and Associate Conductor Kevin C. Leong.

Webbe wrote the text as well as the music, and in it he faithfully traced the club's history; for the first couple of years, the meetings circulated among members' homes. This is reflected in the second line, which notes that the club was "wand'ring to find a temple for his praise."

It finally found its "temple" when the club's meetings moved to the Newcastle Coffee House.

Webbe's references to the gods of the Greek pantheon were part and parcel of the Georgian gentlemen's singing clubs' identification with the learning and leisure activities of the classical world.

Webbe structured the poem so that the first two couplets of each verse were sung by solo voices, with all the members joining in at the refrain, "Thus then combining. . . .". Written for three male voice parts with a three-part choral refrain, it remains to this day one of the most delightful remnants of the culture of Georgian England.

(Information provided by Henry Gaw)

SPC won the Intermediate English choir the year (Spring 1964) we performed Glorious Apollo.

However, we did even better the following year (spring 1965) w/The Toreador song and won the senior English Choir section and then beat out the winners of all the other sections:

Intermediate English, boys
Intermediate English, girls
Senior English, boys
Senior Chinese, boys
Senior Chinese, girls
Senior English, girls
Senior English mixed (coed) choir
for the highly coveted "Dr. Lam Chi Fung Cup" for the best choir among all the winners that year..

Moses Wu was of course our choir leader, but does anybody remember that our pianist was So How Leung, a highly talented pianist. He also happened to be Miss So Kok Chun's youngest brother and later on became the exclusive pianist for the famous HK Chinese pop singer Roman Tam (Law Mun). So How Leung was 2 years ahead of us at SPC.

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(Information provided by Philip Chow)

The Toreador Song
For a toast, your own will avail me, senor, senor,
For all your men of war.
Like all Toreador brothers hail me,
In a fight, in a fight, we both take delight.

All at once, there is silence, there is silence,
Oh! What is going on.
….
….

Oh…How he shakes his banderillas,
How madly now he runs,
The sand is red and wet.
See them running, see them climb the barrier.
Only one has not fled.

Come on, make ready!
Come on, come on!

Toreador makes ready.
Toreador, Toreador.
And think on her, on her who all can see,
On a dark-eyed lady
That love waits for thee, Toreador,
That love, love waits for thee.

P. Chow

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spb66 #40: News from Ip Sing Yiu

from "Ip, Wallace (ipws)"
to Edward Sin
date Oct 10, 2007 10:39 AM


Dear Edward,

I wanted to post a brief message on the spb66 blog site to say hello to everyone, but after some poking around I realized that you are the only person who can post on the site. So here's what I want to say to all my buddies of 40 years...

Hello sixty-sixers,

This is Ip Sing Yiu. The procrastinator that I am, I was going to wait until a nice round number like 40 years before I wrote, but Nico Choi and Henry Gaw have made it all but impossible. Nico, just about the only SPB I've stayed in touch with over the years because his children went to grad school at Cincinnati, got me a copy of the spb66 year book that you guys so nicely put together. This alone cost me several evenings of flipping through the book and trying to remember everyone. Forty years is a long time, but somehow a lot of memories managed to resurface. It was fun, but it also reminded me how long it had been since I left old HK and practically left my life behind.

Then, two weeks ago, Henry practically showed up at my doorstep and bought me and my wife a lovely lunch. He had been on business at his alma mater, Purdue, and on his way home to the West Coast, met up with us at the Indianapolis airport, an easy two-hour drive from our home in Cincinnati. We had a wonderful time reminiscing about old St. Paul's, re-attaching nicknames to real people, catching up on gossips, and updating one another about the people that we were in contact with. For me, those were precious few, but Henry seems to be in touch with almost everyone. What a guy!

In case you are wondering, I've had a pretty pedestrian 40 years since leaving HK. Realizing that I really wanted to do research after college, I entered graduate school. After way too many years of fellowships, I became faculty at the University of Cincinnati and now do research in cancer and brain tumors, and teach med school. Government funding for research is very tight these days, but I've managed to be one of the few lucky ones who still enjoy a fairly high level of grant support. It probably won't last long given these horrible times!

Sadly, I will not be able to attend the grand reunion in November. It sounds fantastic, but med school teaching is in fullswing and two grant renewals await my attention. I do plan to see as many of you as I can next year in Toronto, where I understand the next North American reunion is happening. In the meantime, if any of you are traveling across the US and happen to be flying Delta, there is a very good chance that you will be making a stop at Cincinnati, one of Delta's major hubs. If that happens, I'll never forgive you if you don't give me a shout or shoot me an email ahead of time so I can have a beer with you. I live 20 minutes from the airport. My cell phone is always with me and my email is on 24-7.

Best regards,
Wally


Wallace Ip, Ph.D., Professor
Department of Cell and Cancer Biology
Associate Director, Recruitment and Admissions
Graduate Program in Cell and Cancer Biology
Director, Center for Biological Microscopy
University of Cincinnati
Vontz Center for Molecular Studies
3125 Eden Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0521

Tel. 513-558-3614 office
513-232-3691 home
513-460-3279 cell
Fax 513-558-4454
email: wallace.ip@uc.edu

spb66 #39: Nov.2 participation list

St Paul Dinner Gathering on 2 November, 2007 Reply List

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Updated on 1 Nov 2007



Classmates
Will Attend

1. Chan Yuk Choi Dr.
2. Cheung Kok-kee, Philip Mr.
3. Choi Nico Mr
4. Chow Yiu-wah, Philip Mr.
5. Fu Hoo Kin, Frank Prof.
6. Fung Chi Yeung Mr.
7 Ho Che Shun, Jackson Dr
8. Ip Chung-sang, Joseph Mr.
9. Ip Ka Lam Dr.
10.Kan Shiu-cheong, Frederick Mr.
11. Lai Chik Fan, Raymond Mr.
12. Lam Chuen Fong Mr.
13. Lau Siu Kai (last minute cancellation)
14. Law Chi Lim, Robert Dr.
15. Lee Dad Yen Mr.
16. Leung Jacob Mr.
17. Li Nai Hae Dr. (absent)
18. Lo Ni-boon, Peter Dr.
19. Luk Wang-lung Dr. (absent)
20.Lun Hung Kit, Thomas Mr.
21. Mah Cheuk On, Bernard Mr.
22. Ng Chi Keung Mr
23. Ng Yue Yung Mr. (by fax/call)
24. Shum Kun Lam, Henry Mr.
25. Sin Wing-sang, Edward Mr.
26. Tam Man-wai, Mark Mr.
27. Tang Kwok Wing, George Mr.
28. Tong Tak Cheung Dr.
29. Tse Sik-yan Mr.
30. Tsui Kam Cheung, Kenneth Mr.
31. Wong Kai Fan, Mr.
32. Wu Lang-meng, Anthony Mr.
33. Yau Tai-nin, Sonny Mr.
34. Yim Chi Ming Mr
35. Lo Chun Kay

Total turned up 32.



Unable to join

1. Chen Cheung Shing Mr (first joined; apology received)
2. Chen Wai Lim, William Mr.
3. Cheung Kong Shui Mr.
4. Mok Chiu Wing, Marcus Mr.
5. To Yiu Kwan Mr.
6. Tsang Kwai-sing Mr.
7. Wong Kam Shing Mr
8. Wong Tak Chung, Ernest Mr
9. Tsui Chi Keung, Wilfred Mr
10. Au Kim Lun
11. Tsang Tak Sing
12. Mong Kar Keung, Steven Mr (first joined; apology received)
13. Yuen Ho Ming, Nelson Mr (first joined, apology received)



Will confirm :
Nil



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Principal & Teachers (will attend)
1. Kennard John Dr. (invited by Mr. Philip Cheung)
2. Lee Chee Wah, Wilfred Mr. (invited by Mr. Fred Kan)
3. Geoffrey Emerson Mr. (join the dinner, not join the reception)
4. Mak Iu Kwan, Kevin Mr. (join the reception, not the dinner)
5. Yuen Chik Kam Mr.
6. Ng Chi Him, Kenneth Mr
7. Peter Kwok, Mr
8. Yu Pak Chuen, Henry

Teachers (Cannot attend)
1. Too So Kwok Chun Mrs.
2. Liu Yan Hin, Ernest Mr




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