Today, being the second Saturday, the Holy Family Tai Chi group is celebrating the birthday of members born in this month.I am the only male member of this group which was started twenty years ago. Currently we have about 40 members. Many of them are above 65 years old, the oldest being 82 and we called her CJ 2 (changJiang No.2. We have this code name 20 years ago, so Stephen Chow's CJ7 is our decendent!). Ninety five percent are non-Christians.
They are a very happy and healthy lot. Tai Chi exercise not only promote good health among members, also great fellowship and friendship.
They come to church exercise Tai Chi daily and live everyday happily and healthily.
The biggest challenge they are facing now is the ever changing night-shift Guard of the church. Since the past one year, after the retirement of the former guard, they are at the mercy of the sleeping-0n-duty guard to open the main gate at 6:15 am to come in for exercise. Sometimes they are bullied by younger guard because they are forced to push open the heavy metal gate.
Even this morning, I have to climb over the gate into the church to wake up the sleeping-like-log guard to open the gate.
The group was formed in August 1987. To mark the first anniversary, we planted a Jasmin tree to mark the occasion. Two months ago, the tree, the only big tree in my church compound, was cut down for no valid reason. My community has lost the moral ground on issues of environmental protection and the greening the world.
singing Happy Birthday song
欢唱生日快乐
今天是第二个星期六，加影圣家教堂太极班举行生日会，庆祝这个月份出生团员的生日。
我是这太极班的唯一团员。太极班成立至今，已进入了第二十一个年头了。我们目前约有四十个团员。她们大都在六十五岁以上，最年长的已是八十二岁了，我们称她 “长江二号”，因为她在名单里是排第二位置。（二十年前我们已启用长江二号密码了，所以，周星驰的长江七号，应该是我们的后代吧！）
她们是一群快乐和健康的人。太极运动不止促进他们的健康，也促进彼此的关怀及友情。
目前她们面对最大的挑战是那常常更换，在工作中睡觉的教堂看守员。在过去的一年里，自从前看守员因手术而退休后，他们时常要等待在铁门外，等到那睡醒好的看守员给他们开门。有时这看守员又故意不合作，她们（老妇人）需要推开那笨重的大铁门。
就在今早，我的攀越大铁门，进去把那熟睡如猪的看守员叫醒，才把铁门打开。
我们的太极班，在一九八七年八月成立。在我们庆祝第一周年的时候，我们种了一棵兰花树，以志纪念。在三个月前，那棵树在没有必要的情形下被砍掉了。如此，我的团体已经在道义上失去了保护环境和绿色地球的护伟者的立场。
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