《In Praise of Tea》Wen Tian Xiang
揚子江心第一泉 In Mid-Yangzi flows this our Prime Spring
南金來北鑄文淵 Southern tea culture nurtures literary supreme
男兒斬卻樓蘭首 A brave man renders the Tartar King his demise
閒品茶經拜羽仙 Then sips tea at leisure to Tea Saint Lu he admires
我是1971年度九龍華仁的畢業生，同屆校友已經計劃明年舉辦畢業45週年的慶典。
時時刻刻，我都會想到教過我的老師；當年有些老師是退休在即的老臣子，有些是有十來二十年經驗，有些是剛剛大學畢業執教鞭，都是盡心盡力教育我們成材的良師，現在就趁我自己的記憶仍然可以的時候，在網上留個記錄。…..
Captain Mike Yam(74), Michael Luk(76), Allan Lee(70, David Ho(70), Manager Wilfred Wei (69)
Our spirit was very high. This was actually visible even before the games. We had had regular practices every week (except I skipped 3 weeks due to a minor operation) and I could tell that our team was getting stronger towards the tournament. Michael Luk had improved so much on his serves and return serves while Allan also improved on his already excellent blocks. David was practising hard between his tight schedules. Continue reading
《茶人》陸龜蒙(?-881) 《Tea Man》Lu Gui Meng
天賦識靈草 I know tea leaves by intuition
自然鐘野姿 Nature displays wild beauties in fusion
閒來北山下 Leisurely I ascend the north hill to behold
似與東風期 As if on a date with spring arrival Continue reading
Captain Mike Yam(74), Michael Luk(76), Allan Lee(70), David Ho(70), Manager Wilfred Wei (69)
Thank you Roger, Edmund, Tim, George , Andrew, Jeff and spouses Vinnie , Elaine, Millie and, most important of all, Mr Ho (who came 3 times to cheer for the team and took the winning game video) for your enthusiastic support, cheers and encouragements on game day.
Thank you Andrew for taking pictures and thank you Chris for his support on Whatsapp despite being physically in Chicago and unable to attend. Continue reading
《Tea Hut》 Pi Yu Xiu
陽崖枕白屋 A grey hut stands beneath the south cliff
幾口嬉嬉活 A small family happily lives
棚上汲紅泉 A clear spring runs through the bamboo deck
焙前蒸紫蕨 Before baking tender tea tips give a sweet sap Continue reading
我看July 4th 放煙花像慶祝春節燒炮仗。記憶兒時過年，父親帶我倆兄妹買炮仗，小孩子特別開心。燒炮仗聲音劈啪作響, 什麼驅魔去鬼破舊迎新，全不是我的關注，只有手中燃燒「滴滴金」的火花和口袋裡的紅包，才是過年的精彩。那些甜蜜的記憶每年都會在July 4th 重新點著，在心田深處亮起。
《近年集字成句六首》
《口占六字句記： 時光美殊 (Squamish)、威士拿 (Rainbow Lake三日遊》
〔* 2003年12 月曾與友人及各家子女來威士拿滑雪, 當時大兒在日本。〕
十二年前曾到*
而今羽燕高飛
幸仍體稱康健
享用山水多情 Continue reading
《A Friend Sent Me Tea》Li Deyu
劍外九華英 Around the Jian Mon in Sichuan tea is one of nine treasures
緘題下玉京 They were known in the ancient Capital in big measures
開時微月上 As the moon rises tea buds open wide
碾處亂泉聲 With spring whispers tea leaves are ground fine Continue reading