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A Quarter of a Century Reunion
I have just returned home from the “1/4 Century Reunion” of the Class of 1989. Feeling energised from seeing so many old friends,
I have to immediately put my thoughts to paper. As I headed home, some classmates were going on to an “after party” at a bar in
Wanchai to catch the quarter final of the Brazil World Cup.
Around 80 classmates gathered at Hong Kong Parkview, the same place where we celebrated the 20
th
anniversary of our class in
2009. We are supposed to be five years older and wiser, but it is interesting that with age, many of us actually feel younger!
Gregory Leong
(梁立德)
was the MC of the evening. He began the night’s entertainment with a series of beer-drinking races,
followed by rounds of charades which brought the house down as classmates acted out phrases including “
米已成炊
”
,
“
發羊吊
”,
“
鄭少秋
” and so on. Clifford Wong
(黃家福)
led a “
那些年
” sharing session. I am not about to divulge too many of our childhood
secrets, so those whose names were mentioned shall remain anonymous here!
The evening concluded with the award of the “Best Dressed” trophy to Renee So
(蘇慧敏)
, who turned up in immaculately-styled
hair and more importantly, in strict compliance with our “silver” dress code in a sequin embellished dress in silver and black.
Some classmates have travelled to Hong Kong specifically for the celebration, and deserve to be mentioned here. They include
Monica Ying
(邢迪佳)
, Hayley Hung
(孔慶寧)
, Engels Tang
(鄧格思)
and Chik Wan
(戚雲)
from North America and, closer to home,
we have Leo Wong
(王家銓)
, Alvin Choy
(蔡劍鳴)
and Desmond Chow
(周樂民)
travelling from the mainland.
I am honoured to have worked alongside other organising committee members, many of whom have spent hours into perfecting
the evening’s proceedings and coming up with ideas for games and music.
As I write, text messages from classmates are flooding into my phone, most of them filled with excitement and happiness. One stands
out from the rest. “We were really ourselves tonight!” it says. I cannot agree more. This, after all, is what old friends are all about.
It may be another five years before we gather again but I am already looking forward to it. Class of 1989, see you all at our Pearl
Anniversary in 2019!
Chow Chee May
周智美（
1989
）
