嘉中校友全聯會: 本人創立台大外文系部落格，造訪人数超過十萬人次紀念

2020年10月25日星期日

本人創立台大外文系部落格，造訪人数超過十萬人次紀念

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Dear classmates: (致台大外系1963年畢業同學們)

Re: 本人創立部落格造訪人数超過十萬人次紀念

It’s two months since I last wrote you. Hopefully, this email message will you find each one of you well, cheerful and remaining young.

Today I am very happy to tell you that the number of total visits to our Blog- (ntu1963.blogspot.com) has reached more than ten thousand (100,285). This Blog was established about 5 years ago when I first learned that there has been an Alumni group in USA. Excited, and grateful, I started to found this Blog online.

At the very beginning, I was trying very hard to dedicate myself to building this Blog as a bridge for communication, a memoir, and a forum for friendship. I received from classmates some cheers, encouragement, as well as criticism. Some people blocked mail from me. Rebuffed as I was by some friends, I was not discouraged. Nevertheless, I kept on adding some good forwarded articles to please classmates. Furthermore, I continue to provide to classmates, my own works, including pieces of my Chinese calligraphy, and essays of my own writing.

In retrospect of the 4-year college life in Tai-Ta (1959-1963), I did not study very hard. My scholastic records were on an average but satisfactory. However, during my college life, there was one event I still cherish, remember distinctly and I am highly proud of. That was about a Discussion Club -an extra-curricular activity I founded in senior. The club members included Nancy Chiang-蔣徐乃錦(deceased), Timothy Wang(-deceased王禎和), Kay Cheng (鄭兆雲), David Chen(陳大安), 許世玲、Eugene Lai (賴政孝), Athena Ting (丁鶯), me…..etc. Most memorable of all, I invited some members and we put on stage a one-act play, named “the Dear Departed”, with some of those mentioned above, playing as actors. and actress. By visiting the following Blog @ ntu1963.blogspot.com

please see some photos related to the play at the end of this article

Now with 57 (1963-2020) years after graduation gone, I think I helped classmates establish a forum of communication- a Blog. Be it insignificant, and not so much thought of, I have been devoting myself to the job of connection between classmates. And now the visiting number is over one hundred thousand! Of course, without classmates’ continued support, I would not have been able to achieve this milestone. Although there might be some other similar Blogs among alumni of Tai-ta Waiwen Xi (台大外文系校友) founded by our seniors or juniors, I am sure this one of ours are enjoying equal or more popularity, and I also believe this popularity will last on and on…….

With time going on, we are advancing in years. Some of us enjoy having fun of playing with family folks, grand children；others are fond of travelling, and still others like me staying at home, practicing calligraphy, and writing some articles from time to time. Indeed, our classmates have different styles of leading their life at such ripened age. Whatever we classmates are doing, health is most important of all. With it, our life is colorful and enjoyable! Let us enjoy some phrases comparable to “time and tide wait for no men.”(歲月不待人)

Gone with wind! (春去!)

Autumn comes! (秋来!)

Near is winter! (冬至)

That’s the way life is!

Wishing you all enjoying good health and leading a happy life, whether living by yourself or with your family!

Justin C. Lai (賴正雄)

10/25/2020

以下為1963年初冬，本班同学戲剧演出及其他生活照片，供大家回憶：