As I left behind that memorable 50th
year Hsinchu Girls' Senior High School reunion in October, I immediately
plunged into my daily routines of teaching, reading, singing and exercising at
home.
The high school days were filled with emotion and excitement. The friendship we lived for and cherished dearly seen apparently at the moment we met up at 洋旗牛排屋 on 10/4/2017. I was deeply touched from 劉唯英's 龍角散, 蘇碧卿's 紅紫蘇果醬 and Lisa's Moon Cakes. It's a special day (Family Holiday - Mid-Autumn Festival) and we were all there together. I was barely awake from airplane touched down seven hours ago on 10/3/2017.
The high school days were filled with emotion and excitement. The friendship we lived for and cherished dearly seen apparently at the moment we met up at 洋旗牛排屋 on 10/4/2017. I was deeply touched from 劉唯英's 龍角散, 蘇碧卿's 紅紫蘇果醬 and Lisa's Moon Cakes. It's a special day (Family Holiday - Mid-Autumn Festival) and we were all there together. I was barely awake from airplane touched down seven hours ago on 10/3/2017.
You were
all caring, fun and understanding.
We became even closer to pick up the friendship where we left from that distant
school classrooms, school yard, 婉惠( (夏目潄石社區)
sleeping and chatting all night long at her mansion and even Kuala Lumpa,
Malaysia, Lisa's cozy bedroom. I wore the dress (姐妹服妝) Lisa gave me
for a special reason of our past good times in September - nostalgic. I
even remembered those two sweet chocolates Teresa gave me in High School at her
East-Gate House somewhere - yummy!
I am the lucky one because enduring
friendships require care and humility. There were quite a few of our
classmates just don't know how to maintain good friendship and I also deeply
felt sorry for the long-lost ones. I reviewed twice about them from our
DVD memorabilia pictures.
I would like to use the special time
with you separately to discuss the following subjects. We can't possibly
connect at the same to either call or skype due to time zone difference
(Taiwan, Malaysia, North and South California and Washington DC.) I hope
it's not an inconvenient request for you. Because I have been troubled
and quite intrigued by the cultural and generation gaps for the past 45 years
since I came to live in this land. Is it too much to ask you all?
Indeed, the trip to Taiwan in
October 2017 was still dizzy to me. It was a whirlwind experience around
half of the world.
You would think this is it for my part regarding all the
activities around me this year, I really can't believe how I did all this.
I hope you all enjoy the Taiwanese songs that we're all too familiar to
forget about them. But, I truly sing for you from the bottom of my
heart. All my endless extra practices day and night finally paid off ever
since I came back home on 10/18/2017 from our schools (elementary, junior,
senior and college, family) reunions.
Life goes on here with my
routines finally. - Thanks for sharing with me Northern Light - I always
thought it spooky and mysterious! - about our life as well.
I'm reading "The Hours" by
Michael Cunningham. I feel like I should join the Book Club again.
Lots of things to share.
On-line teaching, Tutoring at
Literacy Council of Montgomery County Government. Advanced Mandarin class
at DC Taiwanese School... and of course, exercise - swimming, tennis and Zumba.
My best friend, Wan-Wei, from
North-Gate Elementary, sent me her life mottos as the following which I agree
totally with her.
"The only thing we can endeavor for
ourselves is to keep a loving mind and continue concerning the people who have
helped us and brought happiness to us" is something I am keeping in
my mind and will forever do so all the time.
