B-to-B Update

April 15 A day to remember!
Uncle Sam loves your money.

May 12 – 17 Days to have fun!
San Francisco Bay Area Lighters love to see you too.

It is not too late to sign up for the Lighters Bay-to-Breakers
Please contact:
Ben Chinbong (F1) – www.chinbong@pacbell.net
Tony Kwok (B10) – www.tonykowk@aol.com
Danny Yeung (D32) – www.yeungdanny@sbcglobal.net

 

LIGHTERS’ Bay-to-Breakers, 2004 April 12, 2004
News (Old & New)
Intending to keep you on the up-to-date development and issuing as often as necessary
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Welcome
The San Francisco Bay Area Lighters are cordially welcoming the following out-of-towners to join us for the fun events in conjunction with the annual San Francisco’s Albertsons Bay-to-Breakers:

1. S.S. & Kwai-Ling Lau
2. Arthur Ma
3. Ivan Choi
4. Peter Tong
5. Desmond Wong
6. Barbara Tung
7. Bob Chen
8. Gina Mok & Stephen Cheng
9. Shirley Lam
10. Louis Lee



Program’s Events
May 12 (Wednesday) – A.M. To Monterey
P.M. Golf at Del Monte Golf Course
Lodging at Hyatt Regency
May 13 (Thursday) – Golf at Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course
May 14 (Friday) – A.M. Tennis at Memorial Park, Cupertino
P.M. Picnic at Memorial Park, Cupertino
May 15 (Saturday) – Free day
Optional: A.M. Filoli Garden
P.M. Lunch at Walter & Amanda’s Garden
May 16 (Sunday) – A.M. Bay-to-Breakers Run/Walk in San Francisco
P.M. Party at Quality Suites, Millbrae
Dinner at Millbrae’s Restaurant and Party Continues
May 17 (Monday) – Wine Country Trip

Program Changed
The Committee has agreed that the planned Tuesday’s Monterey trip is most likely will be cancelled due to the following reasons:
(1) the responses have been low
(2) some of the non-golfer also going with the player to Monterey on the first two days.
Thus, if you are interested in visiting this beautiful Monterey area, please go with the group on Wednesday and Thursday. We will be staying at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for US$99 (senior citizen ½ price rate) per night – good deal discovered by Jai Yee.

Hotel Rooms
Action!…Action!…Action!
If you need room. Please book directly with the hotel by calling 1-888-547-2001 and give him/her our group name – “Lighters Bay-to-Breakers”. The group price is $79/night (cut-off date 4/30) regardless of Weekend or weekday’s staying. The hotel is very close to the San Francisco International Airport and is called:
Millbrae Quality Suites (aka: Quality Suites – SFO)
250 El Camino Real
Millbrae, CA 94030
Tel: (650) 259-0400
Fax: (650) 692-5511
Web: www.SFOQualitySuites.com
Account Manager: Ms. Julia Grinberg
If you are having problem in doing this, please call Ben at (650) 573-6367 and he will assist you in getting the room reserved.
By the way, we have booked a conference room for our party on the 16th after the run/walk, starting at 3 p.m., at this hotel on the 3rd. floor.



Golf at Monterey (5/12)
Tee-Time at Del Monte Golf Course, next to Hyatt Regency where we stay, will be at noon.
Danny will reserve the Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course later – 7 days before the Tee-off day.

Tennis (5/14 A.M.)
A-Chai said, “Let’s be there at 9 a.m.” For those who will be at Quality Suites, please try to leave by 8 a.m. because there is still in the commute hours.

Picnic (5/14 P.M.)
As Danny has said, “The amount of people picking this event is beyond my expectation and it will be fun.” As a result, we have set up an ad-hoc committee just to take care of this outdoor eating, games and friendship. Kim-Sik will present his gourmet dishes to us one more time. Last count was 24 people.
On Thursday, April 8, the weekly Lighters’ coffee hour was held at this park and an area has been chosen by 7 of committee members.

Saturday’s Options (5/15)
Action!…Action!
May 15 was intended to be a free day, especially for those who come from places other than this area and be able to spend their precious time with friends and relatives. However, we do have some options for you if you are really free from anything. Thanks for Walter and Amanda’s generosity, we will have a lunch gathering (details need to be determined) at their expensive real estate in Palo Alto. Also, we can join a 10 a.m. guided tour ($10) at the most beautiful Filoli Garden in Woodside before then. Would you be interested? If yes, please contact Chung-Wo for the Filoli Garden tour and Walter for the lunch at his garden.

Registration for Run/Walk (5/16)
Action!…Action!…Action!
Your official registration with the “Albertsons Bay-to-Breakers” can be done online by logging in at www.baytobreakers.com and click to “Registration” at the top. You can save money by signing up before April 15 for $29.50; afterward, it will be $34.50 or $40.00 depending on how close to May 16. If you need help, please contact Chung-Wo Chiu at (408) 910-2768 and he promises to get it done for you one way or the others.

Lighter T-Shirts
Action!…Action!
Tony is currently designing a “Lighter T-Shirt” for the Bay-to-Breakers run/walk and will be completed soon. Please order yours (www.tonykwok@aol.com) from him and state your size and quantity as soon as you can. Remember the “Lighter Watch” during the reunion at Hong Kong, this can be another hard-to-find item later on.

Equipping Yourselves
Here are the 16 items which Walter has suggested:
1. Carry a S.F. Bay-to-Breakers route map and mark down the water stops.
2. Carry a cell phone.
3. Carry the phone numbers of S.F. cab companies.
4. Carry the address of the drop-off place outside the polo field.
5. Carry a camera.
6. Carry $50 cash with dollar bills for muni bus ride or taxis.
7. Mark the location for group picture inside the polo field, where you pick up your T-shirt.
8. Carry a bottle of water
9. Wear sun glass
10. Wear sun screen
11. Wear casual and easily putting-on-off clothing that can be tied around our waist.
12. Carry phone number of our friends in S.F.
13. Carry a Fanny Pack for all of these items
14. Carry an energy bar, just in case.
15. Mark to location of rest rooms at gas stations on the route map.
16. Have a small towel to wipe your sweet.

Park Free at BART
As of Monday (4/5), BART riders will be able to park free ($1 daily fee was charged) at Millbrae, South San Francisco and San Bruno stations. Good news for us!

Wine Country Trip (5/17)
According to Chung-Wo, we can have California’s abalone lunch for $10 more on top of your trip cost. Want to try it?
The bus tour will also stop at Muir Woods National Monument for an hour to have a quick walk of the loop trail.

The Latest Numbers
We have had 24 classmates (with or without the family) signing up so far and 37 people will be at the dinner & party. We are expecting more! Call your classmates who may be interested!