Words from the Principal - 循道中學Methodist College

Geoffrey Cheung 4B (Buddy)
I appreciate very much the chance to be one of the buddies of the MBSSKL
students. I was one of the students who went to MBSSKL last summer. I’m, therefore,
quite familiar with the difficulties and challenges that exchange students face. I’m
glad that I could help to solve some of their difficulties. I’ve learned a great deal
throughout the process.
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Edmond Lee 5B (Buddy)
H a v i n g b e e n t o M a l a y s i a f o r
immersion, I was invited to be one of the
buddies of the exchange students, Shaun
and Vincent. Being with them was so
exciting and fascinating, as we had quite
a lot of cultural exchanges, including
food, history and politics. It was very
meaningful since it’s what “exchange”
is all about! I remember we had Liberal
The Form 5 boys strike a great pose.
Studies lessons together and that was
very interesting. We discussed so much
about Malaysia, Hong Kong and the future challenges that we are facing, like the
political status on both sides, as well as the cultural conflicts between locals with
different nationalities or ethnicity.
It was just a two week visit but Shaun and Vincent will be my lifelong friends.
The day before they flew back to Malaysia, our class held a party for them and we
exchanged school ties as mementos! They were so friendly. I felt so warm that they
welcomed me back to Malaysia any time I liked!
Timothy Cheung 5B (Buddy)
My class was lucky, because we had two of them with us! Vincent and Shaun stayed
with us for two weeks and studied here at Methodist College in November. After a few
days learning together, I found that our living style was very much alike. Both Vincent
and Shaun could speak Cantonese so well that it made us feel as if they were raised in
Hong Kong. They even knew which dramas were showing on TVB at that time.
We took them around in Hong Kong. We went to the Peak and Ocean Park. We shared
wonderful moments together. And we even had a barbecue in one of our classmates’ home.
They also surprised me. I thought they would find it difficult writing a Chinese
essay as they just took Chinese Language as an elective. But, to my surprise, Vincent
proved me totally wrong. I could never have imagined that Vincent could write an
essay so fast. He finished writing the whole three-page paper and sought an extra
sheet while I was still working on page 1.
Although their visit did not last long, they were always part of our class. And it
was our honour having them in our class. Thanks to Facebook, we can still see each
other’s recent status and photos.