Christmas Luncheon

The ballroom at the Shangri-la Far Eastern Hotel was filled to capacity on the afternoon of December 13 for the 2022 Christmas Luncheon. The Christmas season is believed by many to be a magical time, with stories of miracles in many shapes and forms. The annual luncheon brought the members of WTIC together to celebrate the end of another successful and busy year. This year’s luncheon also brought a little magic of the Christmas season in the form of an exciting magic show

As in previous years, the luncheon was also an opportunity for the WTIC interest groups to showcase their activities and accomplishments in the past year. The program began with performance

Zumba Group. They made a special effort and invited Santa Claus to join in the performance of a Zumba dance routine. They were followed by performances from the Taichichuan Group and a line dance by the Table Tennis and Bridge Group. Next was a beautiful fashion show of garments designed and sewn by the Sewing Group. The Honorary Members of WTIC also came together and performed the Electric Slide Line Dance. The Exploration Group had a trivia show and between all these programs, we were treated to exciting performances by local magician HUANG Jun-Jie. Besides the common magic tricks of making cards, money disappear and re-appear, levitating small table; he truly amazed and surprised us when he made a large bowling ball appear out of thin air.

The festivities were not limited to the stage. In the hallway outside the ballroom, we were able to view the highly accomplished paintings made by members of the Chinese Brush Painting Group and some lovely decorative knots by the Chinese Knotting Group. The Golf Group also put up a small putting green for everyone to give the game a try.

A special thanks is due to the working team of WTIC for putting together this excellent event. For me, the magic of Christmas means friends, family and happiness. This Christmas Luncheon was all of that and more, it was definitely magical!

By Judy Chow