第六届世界余氏恳亲大会

23/11/15，

早上4:00am抵达樟宜机场第二搭客站，才知道很多团员3:30am就报到了，一致说睡不着，就来这里等啰！

我们共有21位宗亲组成一个团队，全部团员，在秘书子基的帮忙下，事先已在电脑上check in，很快的就办妥登机手续，过了关卡，大家去快餐店吃早点，等候登机。

上了飞机，由于通宵准备行李，身体真的很累，很快就睡着了。不知不觉中被机长的快要扺达澳门机场的报告惊醒。

提了行李，走出澳门机场，主办单位的理事宗亲们早巳经在门口等我们了，经过一番喜出望外的互相打招呼，来个拍全体照留念，虽然每个团员都睡不够，但是，拍起照来都是笑的很甜。

上了旅游巴士，往励庭海景酒店出发，一路上，和主办单位的理事们亲切交谈，他们沿路介绍澳门的各项发展和标志，他们有些曾在去年参与我们余氏总会的85周年纪念，大家感觉上不会太生疏，沟通起来非常的融洽，乐在其中。

抵达酒店才发觉要等到下午两点房客退房过后才有房间可以进住，我们留下李让酒店保管，一起去吃午餐。回返酒店，宽大的候客厛，陆陆续续来了很多其他国家和内地的宗亲们，我们认识的都上前和他们打招呼、互相问候。

常说人多好办事，酒店的工作人员很多，却没有效率，等到四点，房间算是拿到了，却不齐全，使到山九宗长发脾气，加重语气责问柜台的服务生，最后才拿到所有的房间。

接着到酒店旁的漁人码头会议中心参与活动，这一次的恳亲大会是由澳门余氏宗亲会和余风采堂联办，首先是中华文化与传承研讨会，分別由余秋雨教授和余云辉教授主讲：余秋雨教授是浙江余姚人。余云辉教授是福建古田人。

余秋雨教授出生于浙江余姚的一个乡村。他的家乡过年过节一定会祭拜祖先，他发觉祭祖是传承文化和巩固家庭关系的基础。

他说中华文化宝贵的精神是不远征；中国军队不侵占人家的领土，不开拓殖民地。还有，不极端化、有次序、不乱世，万事以和为贵。

余云辉讲的主题是：我们的祖先为何要留下经典。他分析《钦明文思安安》的含义、说明语言是有能量的，提出余靖公的《家训》虽然是一千年前的事，但还是有它的价值，是语言的一种能量。

今天的最后一项活动是：大家走过去隔壁的会议厅出席丰盛的欢迎宴，共有十四道菜肴，加上汽水饮料、红酒，让大家赞不绝口，留下好印象。主办单位用醒狮带头掀开盛会，增加了热闹的气氛，会上少不了致词、互换纪念品和拍照留念。我们把带过去的85周年纪念特刊，由启荣宗亲分发给海外的团队代表。欢迎宴备有丰厚的红包幸运抽奖，同桌的副会长麟昌宗亲的太太和我的太太分别得了澳币两千元和五百元的奖项。我们可以说是最幸运的一团。 

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風采電子季刊

6th World Yee Convention, Macau / Kaiping -

My Personal Perspective

Nearly one year ago when I heard news that registration was opened to attend the 6th World Yee Convention. My reaction was spontaneous. Firstly, I was so excited to be able to experience the meaningful “Great Extended Yee Family Reunion”. Secondly, to see for myself how Kaiping looked and felt like. Visiting Kaiping was important to me because it was my mother’s hometown and I had never been there. Taishan was my father’s home village.

Fast forward to 23rd November, found ourselves in Macau mingling with fellow Yees. I was pleasantly surprised that Martin Yee found me at Harborview Hotel lobby. We had never met before but had emailed each other many times and had seen photos of each other. Later, we self-introduced ourselves and met many new cousins. It was a wonderful experience meeting and sharing with fellow Yees.

I was particularly interested in our ancestral lineage. At Wulaoshan, I was wondering how life was like at that era? Worshipping with roasted pigs was customary with us, Chinese. The five tombs were of unusual design, unlike those we saw in Singapore. Perhaps this was the architecture back at that period. Big thank you to those who fought to keep this burial site safe from being ravaged by modern development. You made this place our Heritage. The archives at Yee Fong Toy Hall were interesting. Alas, time was not with us to study each document and artifact. I will be back!

As we toured Kaiping, I could see and felt how my mother lived her childhood days here. My senses were slowly unfolding to visualise my mother’s way of life. It was emotional. She did tell us stories of her childhood days. A big surprise at dinner, we had steamed look-alike cake dessert. This was the same comfort cake my mother liked. That meant this type of pastry was around long ago since she was young. Now I had the chance to savor the original comfort cake or was this mother’s blessings for remembering her!

I told my wife that we should arrange a private visit to Kaiping and Taishan later next year to fulfill my dreams to see my parent's home villages.

Thank you to World Yee Family Association Convention Committee for organising such a wonderful event.

Reported by: Peter CK Yee

Image credits: Yee Chai Yian, Yee Kim Leng, Yee Lye Meng, Eu Chin Tiam, 

                      P Yee.

More photographs may be viewed at Flickr

This event is also reported in the Yee Fung Toy Global Village Voice Newsletter

我来到了“余氏家塾”的发祥地     15th Mar 2015