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| Wonderful Videos and Messages: 2010-09-03~09-04: Mini-Reunion HCHS Class of 1960 in US East received from Chon Cheng (鄭忠雄) et al |
| Taiwan Island Village: 台灣島村: Hsinchu (Xinzhu) High School Reminisced 憶竹中 忆竹中 |
| We just had a great min-reunion dinner party in North Brunswick, NJ with 10 classmates attending. We had a total of 19 in the party, including our wives. The party will continue into tomorrow in Carmel and Flushing, New York to be hosted by 詹恭明. I don't know if you can post a video slideshow on your HCHS website. But I send it to your anyway. See how many of the classmates you folks can identify - a big challenge! Chon Cheng (鄭忠雄) |
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| Folks, Here is a video slideshow that I made from photo taken at tonight's reunion dinner party. I will post on msn's skydrive later a full version of the show including a 2 minute video clip. The full version is too big of a file to send out by email. Hope you will enjoy; we all look a bit old, but happy. Chon |
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| Thank you for sending me the movies for classmates dinner party at FUJI Restaurant. The Movies you shot coupling with the music are attractive. Sorry I can't go north to attend the lunch party today. Wish all of you having fun at Chuang Yen Monastery and Mulan Restaurant. 張隆志 |
| Dear all, Here are two group pictures that we took at New jersey (9/3/2010) and New York (9/4/2010) respectively with annotations. Dan Chen |
| Folks, Thanks to Dr. Jan Kung-Ming's gracious and generous hospitality, we all had a wonderful get-together at his secluded mountain retreat. I am posting the first installment of three short videos that I made out of pictures and video clips taken yesterday. Simply clink the link below to view the streamed video. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=PjXHxmWEQjM If you have problems opening and viewing this video, just call. Chon Cheng |
| Folks, My previous video was not "processed" properly and caused blurry visions. I am therefore resend it again. Just click the link below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjXHxmWEQjM Chon Cheng |
| Folks, Here is the 2nd installment of videos of our activities yesterday at Chuang Yen Monastery, Carmel, NY. We all wanted to thank Dr. Jan Kung-Ming for picking up the lunch tab for all of us and inviting the Monastery Master to give us some valuable philosophical advices. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNTZ3pUoe40 Chon |
| Hi Chon Chen: I enjoyed my trip to NJ/NY and meeting you all. I watched all of the videos that you sent to me; and it filled me with awe. May I ask you kindly provide me with the information of the hardware and software of making videos. 回到家後,又重讀杜甫的一首詩 贈衛八處士 杜甫 人生不相見，動如參與商；今夕復何夕？共此 燈燭光． 少壯能幾時？鬢髮各已蒼．訪舊半為鬼，驚呼 熱中腸． 焉知二十載，重上君子堂．昔別君未婚，兒女 忽成行； 怡然敬父執，問我來何方．問答乃未已，驅兒 羅酒漿． 夜雨剪春韭，新炊間黃梁。主稱會面難，一舉 累十觴； 十觴亦不醉，感子故意長。明日隔山岳，世事 兩茫茫。 這首詩是肅宗乾元二年（759）春天， 杜甫自洛陽返回華州途中所作。 衛八處士，名字和生平事跡已不可考。處士， 指隱居不仕的人。 I read somewhere that " high school is a gateway to adulthood", and that gave me inspirations to write a poem (sonnet). I take the liberty of copying it here. Gateway D. J. Lee, Sept. 2010 (draft) Arrived at the gateway, the creek was running high, Some sought happiness; others fame or gold. It would lead us to paradise, wished you and I. One day we departed for a dream mighty bold. Soon my innocence was crushed by the rising And falling tides of time. Helpless, I tried to stand. Like a bird flew off for a thousand miles, facing Head winds, found pastures no greener than home land. Retrieved a half-broken dream, I know no finite Truth. I have felt more bitter than sweet. Sailing in fading embers of the day, in hindsight I see days at the gateway as days of a great treat. The path to Eden was lost, ever since Adam's fall. Those arriving at the gate must labour and stand tall. 野人獻曝, 請勿見笑 Sincerely D. J. Lee 李定禎 |
| Folks, Here is the last installment of the class reunion videos. Hope you will enjoy them. These videos certainly brought back a lot memories; even when I was editing them back and forth! We want to thank Ben Chang, Jan Kung-Ming and Chen Sheng Chien for help organize this hectic but wonderful two-day mini-reunion party. We also want to thank those of you coming all the way from Maryland to make this a decent size mini-reunion. Let's keep in touch, now that we all have gotten re-acquainted and have had each other's email addresses at our fingertip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPp9iTlOi0w Chon Cheng PS - I will be putting all four videos into one DVD for Chen Sheng Chien as he does not have access to email. I will also make a DVD copy for Ben Chang to bring to Taiwan to show and share our reunion joys with our HCHS classmates when he attend the big reunion party in Hsinchu this coming December. I can easily make extra copies for anyone interested in having one. Just drop me a note. |
| Hi, Chong Cheng, Great job. That is really a wonderful and memoriable clip of our reunion after 50 years. Thank you. Dan |
| Dear CS, Kung-Ming, Woo-Tien and All: I have seen all four(?) videos(NJ/Fu-Jii Restaurant, Kung-Ming's Summer Retreat, Chuang Yen Temple and Mu-Lan/Flushing, NY), one by one, tonight. Wonderful job, Chon-Hsiung. Shall we give him and Mrs. Cheng a good and long round of applause. To me, they did a quite professional job. No wonder, Dr. Lee asked for the information on the video camera and other equipments for editing. As far as the thank-you list goes, I DO NOT belong to and on it. I would rather show all gratitude to you, Kung-Ming and Yu Shiuan for the arrangement of Fu-Jii, KM's retreat and Mu-Lan. Just making a phone call to Mu-Lan and collecting your partial share of tabs was my pleasure as well as honor. Oh, yes. Once again, let's thank Kung-Ming for taking the remaining tab at Mu-Lan, leading two cars(Dan's and Liang-Lii's) from Fu-Jii back to his NY retreat and three cars(mine, Dan's and Sheng-Jieh's) from retreat to Flushing, and guiding us(me and Da-Ming) out Flushing through GW Bridge to safety, New Jersey. Man, you all should have seen the mess that we were in THAT evening and on THAT long less-traveled road(at least to me and Dan). I drove between KM and DM. After the first toll bridge, Da-Ming got so far behind that Tiffany, my wife used her cell phone through Li-Ching to guide Da-Ming on the right track and finally tagged right after my car. Kung-Ming flashed his car off and on all the way and worried about us until he and his wife saw our cars off and onto I-80 west. To me, it was thrill as well as scare. On my last-minute request, Woo-Tien and Mrs. Wu took me, Tiffany, Da-Ming and Li-Ching in for an overnight stay. I am very grateful, Joseph. That bottle of Beringer/Private Reserve not only granted the celebration of our reminiscence, but also soothed our trauma or nightmare in NY city. Indeed, this red wine tasted like a wild and pretty woman! Sheng-Jieh, I am sorry that we left you four behind and getting lost in Flushing for a while. Hope that nothing bad happened to you and scared you all out of New York city for good. Chon-Hsiung, I noticed that you also sent all videos to Bill(Wei-Tsun), too. I am sure that they will keep him busy for a while. It will be interesting to see that how other classmates react and comment after the posting of your videos on his web sites. On the same subject, I will be more than happy to take them to our December reunion, to show and briefly explain. Warmest regards, Kwei-Yang Ben Chang |
| Ben and All: You bet, got lost in Flushing at night was not fun, it was somewhat scarely at times, we circled around and around and didn't know how long we had to do sight seeing in darkness as we tried to figure out how to get out of that darn place, and vowed not to come back to NYC any more. Just kidding, as a matter of fact, we felt a sense of relief and even accomplishment when we reached Verrazano Bridge and were sure we did finally meneuver out of that big apple. We admire you people living and working in NYC, you are wonder women and super men. Great to see all of you, old friends and their better halves. Everybody looks just like fifty years ago, never chaged! Wish we all have fifty more better years to enjoy. Thanks to Chong, Ben and Dan for the videos and pictures, they are great records of our minireunion. Finaly, but not the least, great thanks to Kung-Ming and wife for organizing this wonderful and memorable event. Best Wishes, Sheng |
| Dear 張貴洋 and 陳達銘, My wife (Lynne) and I were so happy and honored that you two couples would stay at our simple house overnight after the group re-reunion. We have so many things to talk about in a so short time after 50 years. I am very happy to report to you from my observation that we all are still healthy and alert at this stage of our life. I am hoping that we can keep that way for many years to come, so that we can get together to chat and laugh more in the years to come. That is the best life all about. As you know that time is too cruel, otherwise we could talk much more even after one o’clock in the morning after you had struggled the complex traffic difficulties in New York City to come to my house in New Jersey. I was so happy to toast you with a bottle of wine (from Beringer/Private Reserve) after 50 years. I do appreciate that you described that bottle of wine like a wild and pretty woman. If we had more time together, I would like very much to open another one from my cellar as a tender and loving pussycat with irresistible soft touch. I do like wine. I did write two articles about wine for our University Alumni Association of Great New York some year ago. One sentence I would like to change after some more years of drinking experiences is that I would not want to buy a case of wine even it was very good at the time of tasting. I would only suggest to buy a few bottles more, because our palate does change from time to time, and every bottle of wine has its own specific characteristics. Attached please find the articles (Part 1 and Part 2) for your reference. Your comments are greatly appreciated. All the best Joe Wu (吳 武 田) |
| 酒的洽談 (Part 1) Joseph Wu (吳武田) 1965化學系 酒的心聲 酒存在人類生活中是有相當長的歷 史。所以有人說：上帝只做水，但人卻造了 酒。 酒影響人的心緒，結果導致許多中國歷史感動 的詩詞。 所以對酒迷樂的人就說：今朝有酒今朝醉。 而憂愁人卻說：借酒澆愁愁更愁。 孤單人覺得酒是他的友伴而說： 花間一壺酒，獨酌無相親。舉杯邀明月，對影 成三人。 可是樂天的人卻笑咪咪的唱：人生得意須盡 歡，莫使金樽空對月。 能喝就喝：但願長醉不願醒。這些詩詞來自酒 的陪伴，真是讓人陶醉。 酒 的 品 嘗 西方人尤其是義大利人和法國人每天都要喝 酒，而東方人一般只在佳節宴會時才喝。 當我們走進酒店時，酒的總類之多，令人頭暈 目眩。 酒的成分大都是一樣的，為何有的好喝，有的 並不如此？ 這當然和每個人的味覺有關。 有時一百元的酒就不見得比十元的酒好喝。所 以酒就是這麼奇妙而難以了解。 每一個人一定要去找自己喜歡的酒。但是由於 許多的專家和雜誌都有特別嘗酒委員會替我們 找了很多的好酒。所以我們可以根據他們的嘗 試結果來選擇。 在一個嘗酒委員會裡有好多個委員嘗了一種酒 以後，他們平均分數如下： 80-89分是好酒 90-95分是更好的酒 96-100分是非常優良的酒 一般來說，分數愈高，它的價錢也愈高。當然 這些委員會品嘗酒的分數並不一定適合每一個 人。 但是一般來說，我們可用這個分數作參考而買 酒。有些酒是有收集的價值，所以可變成很貴 的。 世界上最貴的 一瓶酒是法國1787 Chateau Lafite 在 Christie London 拍賣時 紐約 Forbes Collection 在1985花了$156,450.00買下來。 這瓶酒當然不能喝的，因為二百年後，大都變 了醋酸。 但它就像一些舊郵票一樣有收集的價值。 酒 的 分 析 一般紅酒/白酒除了有12~15%的酒精(乙醇)以 外，也含有各種不同的防止氧化劑 (Antioxidant)，就像Resveratrol, Catechin, Quercetin 等等。 這些防止氧化劑在很多醫學研究發表中發現它 們可以有益的防備關節炎(Arthritis)、癡呆 (Dementias)、循環系統(Cardiovascular System)的 毛病、癌症(Cancer)等等。 所 以 有 人 說 ：一 天 一 杯 酒 , 可 以 避 免 看 醫 生 。 喝 了 酒 以 後 , 酒 在 身 體 的 消 化 過程 如 下: 乙醇 醛 酒(乙醇) ─────→乙醛─────→醋酸 去氫素 去氫素 首先乙醇被一種酵素叫做乙醇去氫素(alcohol dehydrogenase)變成乙醛(acetaldehyde)。 然後乙醛被另外一個酵素叫做醛去氫素 (aldehyde dehydrogenase)把它變成醋酸。 在這過程中的三個物品：乙醇、乙醛、醋酸 中，醋酸是比較無毒，乙醇的毒性比較低，乙 醛的毒性比較高。所以有人喝酒後，臉會發紅 或頭昏或頭痛就是乙醛積聚的結果。 所以身體的警告系統，就告訴我們要停止不能 再喝了。人體真是何等的奇妙！ 所以我們只要知道自己喝酒的容量也可享受喝 酒的好處和快樂。 法 國 化 學 家 和 細 菌 學 家 巴 斯 德 (Louis Pasteau) 說： 酒 是 世 界 上 最 有 衛 生 的 飲 料 。真 是 良 言 ！ |
| 酒 的 再 談 (Part 2) Joseph Wu (吳 武 田) 1965 化 學 系 上 次 寫 了 “酒 的 洽 談 “ 以 後, 覺 得 對 酒 的 品 嘗 重 要 部 份 並 不 足 夠, 所 以 再 來 談 談 個 人對 酒 的 品 嘗 看 法ο _________________________________________ ____________________ 從 國 宴 貴 賓, 結 婚 宴 會, 朋 友 相 逢, 長 輩 壽 星, 到 佳 節 親 友 集 聚, 等 等, 我 門 都 喜 歡 舉 杯 酒 頌 祝 健 康 和 幸 福ο 可見 飲 酒 的 意 義 在 人 類 社 會 很 是 深 刻, 所 以 美 國 文 學 家 Ernest Hemingway 說: 酒 是 世 界 上 最 文 明 的 東 西。 酒 的 品 嘗是一種 藝 術, 要 細 細 咬, 慢 慢 嚼, 不能匆 匆 忙 忙, 需 要 閒 情 逸 致, 慢 慢 而 來 ο 就 像 看 一 張 畫, 我們 是 需要 時 間 用 眼 睛 視 覺, 衡 度 此畫的一 筆一劃, 進 而 鑑 識 而 欣 賞 它 的 內 容 表 現。 而 喝 酒 用 味覺 去 品 嘗它 的 深 度 和 百 種 成 分, 所以 更 需要 時 間去 預 備。把 一 瓶 酒 打 開 後, 要 慢 慢 倒 入 另 一 個 圓 底的酒 瓶 (Decanter), 讓 那 些 封 閉 多 年 的 液 體 與 空 氣 混 合, 使 裡面 的 種 種 芳 香 氣 味 慢 慢 釋 放 出來ο 而 且要用 大 而 輕 敲 會有 清 脆回 聲 響 亮 的 酒 杯 (Riedel 或 Waterford的 產 品 ) 。 這 種 酒 杯 容 易 旋 渦, 因 而 可 以 觀 察酒 的 純 潔 和 濃 度 深 淺, 也可 以更 密 切 輿 空氣 混 於 一 起。 如用塑 膠 杯 或 紙 杯 或 用 菓 汁 的 玻 璃 杯 去 品 嘗 酒, 實 在 是 失去了喝 酒 的 意 義 和 想 欣 賞 美 酒 的 品質。 當 好酒 在 我 們 的 口 頭 渦 旋 而 瀰 漫 到 味 覺 腺 時, 就 像 一隻 駿 馬 馳 奔 在 草 原 上 充 滿 著 正 好 繁 榮 的 各 種 草 莓, 甘草, 櫻 桃, 可可 子, 薄 荷, 玫 瑰, 等 等, 氣 味 的 感 受ο 當 達 到 咽 喉 而就 將吞下 時,各 種 豐 富 芳 香 撲 鼻 而 出ο 這 種 好 酒 的 欣 賞, 真 是 難 以 描 寫。 有 人 說: 飯後一 根 煙, 快 樂 如 神 仙ο 我 不 抽 煙, 所 以 難 知 其 樂。 但 是 喝 酒 不 是 飯 後 之 事, 它 是 一 連 串 從 吃 飯 前, 吃 飯 中, 和吃 飯 後, 継 續 激 動 而 揉 和 味 覺 的 過 程。 有 人 說: 酒 中 有 詩。 |
可 能 因 此 而 導 致 中 國 許 多 偉 大 的 詩 人, 李 白, 蘇 軾, 等 等, 都 在 飲 酒 中 唱 出 更 動 人 的 詩 詞, 留 芳 千 古。 如 何嘗 出 酒 中 百 種 不 同 的芳 香, 是一種 複 雜 藝 術 的 感 受和 欣 賞。 難 怪 酒 的 專 家 們 也 感 嘆 說: 從來 沒 有人能 夠 從 酒 的 學 校 完 成 學 業。 酒 店 中 酒 的 種 類 之 多, 真 是 令 人 迷 惑。 但 是 從 美 國 加 州 Napa Valley, 法 國 Bordeaux, 澳 洲 Barossa Valley, 出 產 的 酒 都 是 很 好。 意 大 利 酒如 Barolo, Amarone 和 阿 根 廷 的 Malbec 也 都 是 相 當 良 好 的。 現 在 很 多 酒 店, 每 星 期 六 或 星 期 天 都 有 免 費 讓 人 品嘗 酒 的 機 會。 下 面 兩 間 New Jersey 酒 店 貯 藏 很 多 有 名 而 好 喝 的 酒。 可以 看 看 它 們 的 網 路 作 參 考: winelibrary.com 和 garyswine.com 由 於 每 年天 氣 風 雨 的 不 同, 產 生 的 酒 也 因 而不 同。 例 如 同 牌 子 的 酒 在 2005 年 出 產, 你可 能 喜 歡。 但 是 2006年 出 產, 那 可 能 就 不 同, 但 也 可 能 更 是 良 好。 所 以 能 找 到 你 喜 歡 的 酒, 那 是 非 常 慶 幸。\ 一 定 要 多 買 幾 瓶 或一 箱 (12 瓶) 以 上。 否 則 一段 時 間以 後,就不 容 易 再 找 到。 你 如 有一 個 酒 窖 (Cellar), 一 定 要 先 嘗 你最 喜 歡 的 酒。人生 短 暫, 為 何 等 待 ? 個人 來 說, 酒 對 人的 健 康 好 或 不 好 和 我 喝 酒 並 沒 有 任 何 關 係, 因 為 我 就 是喜 歡 它。 我 認 為 適 度 的 喝 酒 是 會 使人 心 情 開 放 而 快 樂。 當 你 心 情 開 放 而 快 樂 時, 身 體 就 會 健 康。 不 是 嗎? 請 乾 杯 !! |
