Volume 7 Summer 2006 The Alumni Magazine of HKIS - Hong Kong ...

Old and New -
Class of1986 20th Reunion
Dear Class of 1986,
We’re looking for you! Our 20-year reunion on the weekend of September
30th, 2006 in Las Vegas!
Book your flights and hotel room (Bally’s) and reserve your space for
the reunion dinner which will be held at House of Blues, Mandalay Bay.
The price includes: dinner, drinks, a show (Boogie Knights, how
appropriate!), tax and service.
Plans for the Friday night will depend on the number of people
attending. The sooner you can confirm, the easier it will be to
organize everything.
More details and fun at http://www.hkis1986.com
Questions, comments, PHOTOS (old & new)
mail to: reunion@hkis1986.com
Your Class Agent and Reunion Organizer,
Christine Wong (yellow.nyc@gmail.com)
Class of 1987-89 Reunion
(December 2005)
It was just as she always dreamed. A white hooded cloak trimmed with
white fur, draped around a white strapless gown with sample beaded
design. Elegant and beautiful just like the entirety of our reunion.
If anyone can pull off incorporating an Asian flare into a southernbelle
Kentucky wedding, Alana Insko ‘87, now Alana Insko-Kelley,
can. And she did. On December 17th, 2005 Paige DaSaro ‘87 walked
down the aisle as a bridesmaid wearing a deep burgundy cheongsam.
She represented us all in her usual dignifed and humorous way, delivering
a touching and powerful toast at the rehearsal dinner the night
before. Cheers to us all for honoring the bond established 20+ years
ago at HKIS (the original one).
Not missing a beat since we left Repulse Bay beach parties, Stanley
Market shopping fests (old-school style before the ‘upgrades’) and all
the experiences involved in Wanchai night life, now parents, professionals,
home owners, pet lovers, etc. We shared stories of pur adult
lives while maintaining the purity of humor only found in adolescence.
Michelle Craig ‘87, now Michelle Camelio, and husband Rich
along with Sue Steinberg ‘87 had the most catching up to do. Paige
DaSaro, Anne Getzelma, Hilary and husband Russel, Newman (aka
Hilary Lynch ‘ 87), myself, Ngina (Nicki) Tobias and partner Charlena
found each other once again many years later and many miles
apart for many more good reasons.
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We were drunk with curiosity regarding our fellow alumni. Names
that repeatedly came up were Rob Potter ‘ 87 (are you still a pilot?),
Rob Gvozden ‘87 (Paige keeps us all up to date thanks to your humorous
email correspondence), Melissa McPheeters ‘87, Bradstreet
-where are you? Derek Capre ‘85(still a business man in NY?), my
brother Vince Tobias ‘85 (Anne shared pictures of your recent California
visit), and Brian Thomas ‘86 -still a kind and generous spirit I
hear! More of you were mentioned and we are thankful for all of the
fun filled memories revisited.
Thank you HKIS for being the catayst for this beauty and success we
all share today. Stay tuned for the next “B-Crew” update.
Sincerely with peace and love,
Nicki Tobias
An Irish Blessing chosen by Alana at her wedding set the tone for
our reunion as well:
If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the
character.
If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the
home.
If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
So let it be