Yesterday

"Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe In yesterday

Suddenly
I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday Came suddenly ..." - Beatles

This was a song that was played on the radio when my brother cut his finger and cried the loudest I could ever remember. This happens when we were in HK some 25 years ago. There was a lot of blood and he had to stay in hospital for a few days. Although I hadn't visited him, but heard that he was quite popular at the time - other patients were treating him very well and gave him different kinds of fruits. Other memories were quite vague, but I'll never forget this song as I wept the time it was played.

Who Wants To Be A 5th Grader?

One of my favorite pastimes when I was at school was to come home and watch TV. My favorite shows, besides TV sitcoms, are the game shows.

A number of things appeals to me - the fun, the laughter, the participants, the game, the prizes, the humors, and knowledge.

My favorite game show is gotta be Wheel of Fortune. Others that I often watched are The Price is Right, Family Feud, Jeopardy, Hollywood Squares, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Win, Lose or Draw, and lately Deal or no Deal, and Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?

Why I liked Wheel of Fortune? Of course not because of Vanna White, but it's the easiest that I can play and could win big money...8)

1986

Many Vancouverites remembers 1986 as the year of Expo Vancouver. For me, it's the year my story begins in Canada.

There's so much to remember. Fresh air, endless blue skies, tall trees, cleanliness, courtesy, roommates... a lot of good memories. A lot of things happened that year.

I came here with my sister and a whole bunch of others who became my classmates. Michael, Peter, and Marvin became my roommates, and Vincent, Daniel, Ken, Ben were very good friends of mine. Back then, we were all away from home in this foreign land. We depended on each other for company and support, and we were like a family. I still keep contact with some of them.

School was not too difficult, managed to ace a few subjects. I liked the attention and status I received back then... it's funny, but it's like you are one of those top students others come for advice. I certainly wasn't the brightest back in my hometown, so the sudden elevation of status is definitely a good feeling.

I remember the weekly grocery shopping trip to Extrafoods, and some times to China town. The bus trip to school, the billiard game at the apartment lounge, Lougheed mall, chuck n cheese.. haha.... cameron library... chinese cinemas at broadway station...

Those were the good old days.