SPCC 1973 at the Olympics
35th Reunion continues with a novel summer gathering at the Olympics!

If you are in Hong Kong this August, don't miss our special reunion on the Equestrian 2008 Eventing Cross-Country course at Beas River, Sheung Shui, New Territories:

Date:	Monday, August 11, 2008
Time:	8:00am - 11:30am
Location:	Beas River Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue
City/Town:	Sheung Shui, Hong Kong

Wow, so did anyone get the tickets? ... Yes and no. It's all up to us. It's in hong kong, not Beijing,... but someone found out that there are still tickets available as of today at a few of the Olympic Equestrian Eventing sessions. Of particular interest is the Team/Individual Eventing - Cross Country session on 11 August 2008, at the Beas River venue (Event EQ04).

Beas River is an approximately 5.7-km track measuring 10 metres in width was constructed as a temporary four-star championship Cross-Country course at the Hong Kong Golf Club and the adjacent Beas River Country Club at Sheung Shui, New Territories. From the Beas River venue photos, it looks like the spectators will be walking/standing on the green of the golf course leisurely and watching the cross country races. It's more like an outing or picnic. Instead of confining ourselves to fixed seats at the Dressage venue in Sha Tin, we can meet and chat with each other in a nice and relaxing venue as Beas River - definitely an added value.

Your Cost:

1. Wake up EARLY on a monday morning.
2. Get off your normal monday routine (work or else) - after all, this could be the first-ever Olympic experience for most of us.
3. Travel kind of far away from the city (we can arrange a coach to pick people up in town), but we don't really need to be there on time. We can always show up an hour or so later, and how about late breakfast or dim sum lunch afterwards?
4. Price of ticket: HK$71/person

If this sounds exciting and manageable, act now, and RSVP online.

Or contact Perry Yu Pak Le or Winnie Luk Wing Yan and let us know how many tickets you'd like to get. RESPOND BY 15 JULY 2008. we are going to purchase the tickets online and collect the tickets for you first. Details on meeting point, transportation, lunch etc. to follow. For those who are on Facebook, check out more event info and photos.

SPCC73 alumni may be interested in joining "The Amazing Race - SPCC Edition" - SPCC Alumni Association annual dinner at the Conrad Hotel Hong Kong on Tuesday 7 October 2008. We will send out an event enrollment to our classmates soon, as this can be one of our 35th reunion gatherings.

David Li Ka Fai sent in a message on Albert Young Siu Chuen's being awarded for the Medal of Honour in July 2008 in Hong Kong for his outstanding and dedicated community service in Central and Western District. Congrats, Albert!

Winnie Luk Wing Yan reported that back in March, the pretty ladies of SPCC73 decided to celebrate 8 March 2008, International Women's Day in full swing in an indulging program:

Noon - Yum Cha at the Maxim's Restaurant, City Hall Hong Kong
2:30pm - Leisure walk along the Peak Trail or equal
4:00pm - High tea
6:00pm - Karaoke at CEO in Causeway Bay

Too bad, it's girls only. Sorry guys!...

After over 6 months now, our experiment on Facebook has not been bad! More than 30 classmates have joined our SPCC 1973 Facebook Group, and many started actively sharing photos, news, and have fun. It takes time for all of us to learn and get used to new routines, whether it's doing our emails over 10 years back, publishing or reading blogger posts, sending and receiving SMS or Blackberry messages, and now social networking on Facebook, or simply, Facebooking. There are always concerns for ease of use, security, or privacy, but that's all part of the learning. Many of us love Facebook, simply for what it can accomplish in information sharing, communication, and collaboration, all with a warmer and softer touch. We all love to see each other's profile pics, and of course that won't substitute for true face-to-face meetings and chats. That's why we want our gatherings! So, happy Facebooking and hope to see your real faces soon!

Visit SPCC 1973 Facebook Group. (You can join Facebook first if you do not yet have an account.)
- posted by Perry Yu @ Wednesday, July 09, 2008 0 comments