I shared my Albert stories 童年故事with Daniel and Helene and she asked me to share with the family.
Standing in Front of My Home:
It was around 1950s, our home in 堤岸, Cholon Vietnam was just across the street from Ling Nam school, 嶺南小學. One day after school, I discovered Albert is standing in front of our home. I was happy to hangout with Albert, but he refused to move away from the spot where he was standing. My Mom monitored 魚佬, Albert, in a distance and telling me that I should be just like Albert, 很聽話, very obedient. I can tell that my Mom was very proud of Albert. There were days Albert stood there for an hour while we were eating our lunch. Albert became my Mom’s favorite and a good model for me. (now I understand the reason Albert stood in front of our home. 100s kids were coming out of the school with the same haircut. It was rather difficult for the driver spotting Albert. The driver might pick up the wrong kid.)
Cercle Sportif Picture #107/224
1964-Saigon
(Albert with a swimming Trunk next to a swimming pool) This place bring back a good memory with 大哥, Pascal?. He came home to spend time with the family in the 1950s. I was lucky to see you guys at the swimming pool. 大哥 let me gripped to his back and take me to the deepest area of the pool. I had so much fun that I still remember the incident today. My memory is fading gradually.
I still remember 姑姐, 二叔, 二嬸, 醫生仔, 四腳蛇, 青蛙, 科豆, your old home with a fish pond, the beach trips with the families to 頭頓, Vung Tau, 龍海, Long Hai. My favorite dish was 芽車快, Vietnamese chicken salad. My memory is just like DRAM, it needs to be refreshed. Your old pictures help.
Who am I?
Picture # 171/210 or 173/224
(1954 Christmas at home)
I am just the kid in the front row next to Albert. I am a year younger than Albert. He was very nice to me like his little brother. The kid next to Daniel behind Albert was not 蝦佬. Hi 蝦佬,where were you? He looks like 呂孟雄. Do you know 呂孟雄?
By the way, my father, 鍾添齡, Peter Chung Tim-Ling, was a good friend of Albert’s Father, 黃寧民醫生. They know each other before they move to Vietnam. My family move to Vietnam in 1949. 黃醫生 & 黃太 had been taken care of our family for years in Vietnam and Albert is just like a brother to me.