Just a few days before CNY, i was so surprised to receive a phone call at 9 pm from our taiwanese good friend Uncle Gen Hu informing that his daughter Teresa and son-in-law Cheng Hsun will be visiting Spore in end Feb and wish to call on Neo Chian and family and hope that i could help to do the facilitation and link-up. I agreed happily because i valued their frendship very much especially when he took extra care of me to bring me strolling around visiting the famous Yang Ming Shan in a rainy day (plus eating frozen pig-blood cake) when i was in Taipei in Feb 2005. Subsequently, he bringht me home to visit his wife and daughter Teresa and we went for a sumptous mushroom buffet lunch at Baigu Yuan (hundreds mushroom restaurant) in Tainmu.
2 Recalled getting acquaintance with Gen Hu and his wife was as far back as 1995/6 when he visited Singapore and called on Neo Chian as JTC CEO, and i helped to arrange part of their social programme in Singapore. The couple was so warm, thoughtful and kind to me (no air at all unlike other generals) even though i was just an officer and left me with a very deep impression.
Neo Chian was more surprised than me to learn about this long distance call and happily awaiting their arrival
2 Recalled getting acquaintance with Gen Hu and his wife was as far back as 1995/6 when he visited Singapore and called on Neo Chian as JTC CEO, and i helped to arrange part of their social programme in Singapore. The couple was so warm, thoughtful and kind to me (no air at all unlike other generals) even though i was just an officer and left me with a very deep impression.
3 Visited them again in Dec 2007 when we went to Taipei for the NTOs annual meeting. Gen Hu was extremely happy to learn about Neo Chian's visit after a gap of some years) and prepared well in advance for a special dinner to welcome him (4 of us accompanied Neo Chian were so glad to enjoy the extension of this warm hospitality and his sharing/wisdom of words at dinner 我们沾了Neo Chian的光). The next day, while we had our meeting, Mrs Hu and Tersea brounght Mrs Lim out for lunch and tour. And even brought us nice and thoughtful gifts to keep us warm.
4 This Feb is my golden opportunity to do my part to make them feel at home and have a wonderful holiday i n Singapore. I met them at their hotel a couple of days before a joyful reunion lunch and gathering/sharings was arranged on 27 Feb at Novena Square and subsequently went to visit our lastest offering - Resort World Sentosa over the weekend. See the happy pictures of all of us...
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