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January 2016, the day a pioneering batch of alumni from the Chinese Stream (Class of 1977 / 1978) gathered for a Chinese New Year reunion dinner, thirty-eight years after graduating from CJC. They spent an evening of merrymaking, reminiscing the times when they were students at CJC. As the alumni thought nostalgically about their years in CJC and the friendships they had made, they also reflected on what the CJC family still means to them today.
陈惠丽 TAN HUI LEE CA3 (Chinese Arts 3) It has been 38 long years since I’ve returned to CJC and the atmosphere of CJC is still as distinctive as before. The foolishness and brazenness of my younger years have been replaced with humility and open mindedness. The hospitality of the CJC family erased initial worries of awkwardness. This gathering has been an emotional and heart-warming reunion and I would like to thank the organising committee for making this happen.
陈幼鹏 TAN YEW PING CS1 (Chinese Science 1) Memories of my days in CJC have faded with time but this reunion has been an emotional ride, flooding my mind with important and fond memories of my time in CJC. Knowing how my ex-classmates have fared thus far has been such a rewarding take-away from this gathering.
江庆宗 JIANG QING ZONG CA3 (Chinese Arts 3) During the reunion, I had the opportunity to listen to speeches by my former schoolmates. I was so elated and overcome with emotions. After all, it has been decades since I last heard from them. Before the reunion dinner, I was apprehensive. Questions ran through my mind. Will they
recognise me? What will we talk about? It was only during the event that I realise that my worries were unfounded. Emotions were running high and we were all jubilant. By the end of the reunion we were reminded that we are part of one big CJC family.
林振长 LIM CHIN CHANG CC2 (Chinese Commerce 2) A joyful reunion of ex-classmates whose bond began 38 years ago. The school days of the yesteryears were unforgettable.
阔别三十八载喜重逢，昔日同窗情谊永难忘。 白头欢聚一堂话当年，策马顾盼自雄少年狂。 李淑真 LEE SOOK CHUN CA2 (Chinese Arts 2) Time and tide waits for no man. This return to CJC brings back so many memories of school days. It is as if the laughter and voices from those years still linger in the college compound. In the past decades, we were all busy with our careers and family, and there were few opportunities to meet up. Fortunately, ex-classmates from the Arts classes initiated this reunion. We were extremely touched by what the committee has done for us and the interesting questionnaire they designed brought back memories of life back in CJC as a student. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the committee members as well as the emcees brother Yip Wai and sister Sau Hoong. Their humorous and heartwarming act brought out strong emotions in us. Another big thank you goes to Peter Thia. He is our ex-classmate as well as an experienced teacher in CJC. It is through him that we are able to learn more about CJC’s progress in the past decades. It has made us extremely proud of CJC’s achievements. The main takeaway from this reunion was the reaffirming of our everlasting relationship as well as our gratitude for the CJC family.
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