The energy packed Thomas and Bernadette Chow spent 10+ non-stop hours from Portland, OR to the San Francisco Bay Area on 29 July 2004
to attend their family reunion as well as the classmate gathering. That is after they spent the full day doing nature walk, boating, and fishing with
Eddie  Chan's kids and niece the day earlier. 

On the next morning after a good night rest at Kelly's, the Chow's drove off to meet their son Daren who is attending at Stanford University. The
Chows then went to meet their daughter Lana at SJC who was flying in from San Diego. The Chows enjoyed their private Bay Area family get together
on Friday and Saturday.

On Sunday afternoon, the Chan's and Chow's met again, this time at Kelly's place. Soon afterwards, they were delighted to see Tong Sin Tseun,
(he goes by "Tong") whom they had not seen for 30+ years!  It turned out Tong has been living in the SF Bay Area since his graduate school days
at UC Berkeley. Recently Tong got in contact with Kelly, thanks to Tony Cheung Kwok Leung's (aka "Chey Go") in relaying the
contacts. It was a joyful  moment
for the former four F1A'ers to catch up with things over afternoon tea and pastries, while the kids and adult (regardless of age) are fascinated with
various toys in the house. After a few rounds of pastry tasting indoor and outdoor, the young(er) Chow's waved good-bye -- Daren headed to his
evening gathering with friend while Lana had to catch her evening flight back to San Diego. The Chan's, Chang's, and Tong spent the next
hour in Foster City to feed the ducks, birds, and sea gulls.

The group enjoyed a relaxed dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Milbrae.  It took the group more than 15mins to wave good-bye to Tong after dinner
outside the restaurant. Saying good-bye is never easy. The Chow's and Chan's returned to Kelly's place to continue the chit chat until around midnight
before wishing each other good night.

The Chow's departed around noon to meet their son for lunch before driving back home. They are probably somewhere in southern Oregon
as web page is being composed. The Chan's are probably on their way to the airport to catch a red-eye flight back to Boston. The Chow's and
the Chang's urged Eddie Chan to visit the west coast again next summer. Until next summer ... in the meantime, it's only 4 weeks away for
the Five Gang of the West to meet at Hood Canal, Washington for another round of gathering during the Labor Day weekend.

Lana Chow (daughter of Tom Chow) loves toys just like the rest of us

Tom and Bernadette enjoying the pictures or catching up with emails?

At play, children and adult alike: (L-R) Larissa, Claire, Hillary, Joey, and Salina

Eddie Chan and Tong Sin Tseun are enjoying their youth memory

Daren and Lana Chow enjoying the afternoon bakery

New item on the KC bake list: sweet buns with chestnut paste filling

Chow's are enjoying their family reunion

The 4 F1A'ers: Thomas Chow, Tong Sin Tseun, Kelly Chang, Eddie Chan

The Chan's domino setup

Bird feeding at one of the man-made inlets in Foster City

Dinner at the Family China Bistro Restaurant in Milbrae, CA

The party is over ...

... the Chows waving good-bye to the host ...

... pulling away from the driveway and head back north to Oregon