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
11. May Mei
In addition, we appreciate the following inactive S.F. Bay
Area Lighters to rejoin us for this great gathering and enjoying with fun
and friendship.
1. Kiu-Ying Seto & her husband Alfred Kwok
2. Lily Chan & her husband William Wong
3. Lay-Ming Chu
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 Bus 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.
Money
Since Man-Duen Chan, the treasurer, is being on vacation
these two weeks, the committee is asking you to hold off sending your checks
to him until couple days before April 29. We are collecting the cost of two
events if you have signed up for it:
(1) $40 each person for the dinner and party – we are forced to increase the
amount from our original estimated figure of $30 because of the restaurant
we have chosen has a better presentation, food and environment. We hope you
understand the situation.
(2) $78 each person for the wine country bus trip.
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.
Events
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 – the
earliest is 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 it 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
fellowship. Kim-Sik has set-up his 12 course lunch menu and will present his
gourmet dishes to us one more time. Last count was 25 people.
On Thursday, April 8, the weekly Lighters’ coffee hour was held at this park
and an area has been picked by 7 of committee members.
Saturday’s Options (5/15)
Action!…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.
For the Filoli Garden trip, we will leave the Quality Suites (if you take
residence there) at 9:15 a.m. and shall meet the rest of us at the “Visitors
Center” at 9:45 a.m. The garden is located at 86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA
94062 – 30 miles south of San Francisco.
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!…Action!
Tony has completed the design of a “Lighter T-Shirt” for the Bay-to-Breakers
run/walk and can be seen at “www.geocities.com/lighterpc/talk565.html”.
Please order yours (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 T-shirt 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 is charged now) at Millbrae, South San Francisco and San Bruno
stations. Good news for us!
Where We Meet at the Foot Race?
Before the walk ….. please meet at curbside in front of 388
Market Street, San Francisco at 7:30 a.m.
If you are taking the BART train, please get off at the Embarcadero Station
and take the “Market and Davis” street exit. As you get on to the street
level, you will be at 388 Market Street.
For those staying at the Quality Suites in Millbrae, we shall meet at the
lobby and depart from the hotel for BART station at 6:30 a.m. sharp. The
train ticket is $3.55 each way. It is important that you carry small bills
and coins.
During the walk ….. there are only two ways you can do: 1) go home on your
own method and meet us at the party in the afternoon or 2) take a taxi to
the end of the walk and wait for our arrival and enjoy the fresh breeze from
the Pacific Ocean.
After the walk ….. we can meet right after the “Finish Line”. Those who can
still walk will then go to the “Footstock” area to pick up the Albertsons
Bay to Breaks T-shirt. Those who have enough walking can then process 3
blocks to take the light-rail “N” line on Judas Street. This “N” line will
take you back to the following BART stations: Civic Center, Powell, and
Embarcadero in downtown. We will propose a restaurant en-route that we can
have lunch together, if you are interested.
Party
3:30 p.m. is the time to start our party after the
runner/walker has his/her shower. There will be wine, beer, soft drink,
coffee, tea, bottle water as well as appetizer, munchie, etc. Karaoke is
also on the agenda. If it is not enough, we can continue right after the
dinner and the door closes at mid-night.
The location will be at the conference room on the 3rd. floor of Quality
Suites.
Dinner
The committee has decided to have our gala dinner at Seafood
Harbor Restaurant, across the street from Quality Suites, at 279 El Camino
Real, Millbrae, CA 94030. A private room for up to 5 tables has been
reserved. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. What kind of dishes? For sure,
it will be announced at the next issue of this news bulletin, please be
patience!
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.
We are planning to leave from the Quality Suites at 7:30 in the early
morning.
The Latest Numbers
We have had 25 classmates (with or without the family)
signing up so far and 38 people will be at the dinner & party. We are
expecting more! Call your classmates who may be interested!
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