Confessions of a Cat-holic (69)

Judith Ng worked at Space Lab as an architect from University of Sheffield and Roedean College. Janice Tsang moved from Herbert Smith to become a senior counsel for Porsche after graduating from UCL law. Vinci Ng moved to Toronto, Canada with her husband and kids. Elisa Lam worked as a paralegal at Baker McKenzie. Melody was a marketing manager for Hasbro, a toy company based in the US. Leona Chan worked in a dental clinic as an assistant. Ronnie worked in a hedge fund. Bonnie Ha was a secretary in a financial institution. Vicki’s sister worked as a copywriter / translator at AXA Insurance after wedding with an architect. Sharon worked as a senior financial analyst in an international hedge fund after spending years on the sell side at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. Michelle Ma was a housewife / home baker. Kay Kong worked as an IT technician in the Bay Area. Catherine Tai worked as a videographer in Hawaii after obtaining her degree in creative media at City University of Hong Kong. Karen Tai worked as a sales and relationship manager at BNY Mellon after graduating from Simon Fraser. Tammy was hired as a designer at Li & Fung after graduating from a university in Australia. Hatty Leung worked as a translator at a Korean company for a few years after a brief period of working holiday in Seoul. Vicki worked as an event planner and marketing specialist in a few international companies. Rita was the PR officer of a construction company. Eunice Loi worked in one of the Big 4 as an accountant. Sophie You worked as a sustainability officer at Home Depots in Hong Kong after obtaining her PhD in environmental science in Hong Kong. Vanessa Ngan became a dentist in the UK after spending her entire adolescence and college years there. Angela Ng became a nurse. Clara Chan worked as a conservation specialist preserving the historic sites of Kowloon City after working a few years as a reporter at Ming Pao Daily. Sarah Young worked as a lawyer after receiving her JD from City University of Hong Kong. Abby Yip was an anchor at Now TV. Agnes Leung came back to alma mater and became a maths teacher at the primary school of St Francis. Crystal worked as an english teacher at Sacred Heart. Ann Li was enlisted as a customs officer. Carol Chow was a high ranked police officer. Sylvia Lam married at the age of 21 after graduating from CUHK's BBA program and being enlisted as an officer at the Immigration Department. Carolyn Leung became an architect after spending years of study in the Netherlands. Cornell graduate Kitty Cheung worked as a researcher at Harvard University's biochemistry department after graduating from Columbia's PhD program and marrying a researcher from MIT. Vincci Cheuk Wan Chi worked as a scriptwriter, DJ, standup comedian and author. My buddy from kindergarten all the way through high school, Joanne Yeung, worked in the government as a manager at the Consumer Council. Annie Lam worked in the Post Office as a clerk. Cynthia Chan became an urban planning specialist after graduating from university in Australia. Yvonna Ma started her own company 80/20 after receiving a diploma in fashion studies at Poly U. Wendy (Susuki) Chung married an architect in Australia after graduating with an architecture degree. Cecilia De Silva was married to an Australian Indian and lived happily ever after. Daisy Pang obtained her degree in Canada where she gave birth to a pair of twins before coming back to Hong Kong as an HSBC officer. Kennie Siu was a health and nutrition specialist and founded her own company, Natural Plus. Chloe Choi, a native of Peng Chau, became a licensed social worker and was happily married to a banker. Lavinia Sin was a senior marketing manager at a local vocational institution after working as a marketing manager at Poly U.

That was just a brief snapshot of the profiles of graduates from my alma mater. I lost touch with many of my childhood friends upon transferring school. There could be more exciting news awaiting my discoveries. 99% of my friends were married, with kids too. The only 1% left unmarried could be me or tomboys whose sexual orientation remained undisclosed.

Looking back at my decisions and meadering paths, I would say I had definitely lost more than I gained after studying in a co-ed school in Central. Had I stayed in my alma mater with my friends around me, I would have been married by now, with a family of kids and babies. I might have worked in a PR firm or as a marketing manager, earning a decent salary enough to support my expenses and of good use of my talents and capabilities.