Written by I am delighted to share this signature document to all who visit the CTSS Alumni blog. The page was signed by the teachers and students as a gift to our principal Dr. Irene Cheng for her retirement in summer of 1967. It was forwarded to me after my visit to the new 
campus at Tai Po, NT in 1998. As I read every name, image of young faces gleamed with childhood innocence comes to life. What happened to our classmates after 1967, 1968 and beyond? It recaptures the moment of our youth and reminds me the lyrics of a song by the Carpenters in the early 70’s Yesterday Once More: … Those were such happy times, And not so long ago, How I wondered where they’d gone …
We drifted apart after graduation took paths of our choice, embarked on journeys that brought us where we are today. Whatever we have done, wherever we have gone, we have lived our life in our own way, a life that makes us happy and satisfied. A full circle back after some 45 years, I realize now that we have more in common than ever before. Our careers are coming to an end (or have ended) with the next generation taking over. We all belong to the group called senior citizens, entitled to Medicare, pension and senior discounts. We thought the stress level will ease off upon retirement not knowing that acquiring skills to navigate the digital world of iPhone, iPad, iCloud becomes our new challenge. The more we try to compare, measure up to our classmates, the more we found we all will ultimately arrive at the same destination. So if you feel the emotion and/or the burden of mid-life crisis or old age helplessness, you are not alone.
With utmost admiration to our teachers who had the passion and patience in educating young minds, with gratitude to my classmates who supported, antagonized, competed, embarrassed and challenged me in the past; may this document bring back the comfort, rekindle our love and friendship, laughter and fond memories of the times we were together. Let’s savor the experience and re-connect.
I would like to also remember our dear classmate Lanying Lau (1968) who passed away on 24 August 2013. As much as we grieve, we must value every moment of our lives.
Let me end with this quote: Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same. Be of good cheer.
楊杏霖 (Teresa Kuan)(Year of 68)
kuan.teresa@gmail.com
1967 Teacher & Student Signature Document
