『趕快起床，背講稿喔』，老公一大早就在耳邊啐啐念。昨晚腦袋裡翻來覆去都是今天下午幽默演講比賽的內容，就怕忘了某個橋段，然後腦袋一片空白。
記得小三時，參加校內國語演講比賽，打扮得比新年還漂亮，一上了台，完全忘了詞，只好傻傻地站在台上，撐到最後一秒鐘，下台一鞠躬。
上了年紀，多了膽識，上台如同走灶腳，反正好東西與大家分享，有什麼不好意思呢？現代人生活節奏快，工作壓力大，每人盯著電視看八卦，人越来越不笑了！
感謝陳伶伶同學打越洋電話，協助修正講稿，希望今天下午能贏得哄堂大笑，也希望623的同學們每天都能開懷大笑，過得很開心。
***A Responsible Eater***
What could happen between men and women, love, lust, or war. One day Winston Churchill and Lady Astor were invited for an afternoon coffee. Lady Astor was not happy sitting next to the snobbish Winston.
Lady Astor, "If I were married to you, I'd put poison in your coffee".
Winston Churchill, "If I were married to you, I'd drink it".
Lady Astor, "Look at you, Fat"!
Winston Churchill, "Me fat, but not ugly. I can diet." Churchill led the Allies to win World War II.
Last month, I got a call. "Sherry, would you like to have a brunch with me"? Frankly speaking, I didn't know who he was. Under the spell of his sexy voice, I accepted his invitation. Imagine he is interested in my beauty, my body, or hum...what? I was excited to have a long time no have,
blind date.
The moment I walked into the coffeehouse, I saw George, a tall, handsome, new acquaintance at a social gathering. I called him George (in fact, I don't know his real name), because he reminded me of George Clooney, especially his arresting eyes.
George walked up to me and held my hand,"Sherry, what can I offer you, tea, coffee or me!" "Me, as You wish," I looked at George with my heart pumping harder and harder. I looked at myself, wondering, "Why me? My eyes, sags and wrinkles; breasts, flat like two fried eggs, sunny sides up; tummy, multiple layers, Michelin tire". George gave an encouraging look from head to toe, "Sherry, I think we have a lot to do together in private from now if you wish".
George was a good ice breaker, he told me how much he could do for me for the rest of my life, we chitchatted for a long while. At last, George took a laptop from his black suitcase slowly, no, it is a weight scale. George signed me to stand on it with two arms stretching forward, and Voila, the health check-up data sheet, simple as that, in a coffeehouse.
After George unveiled and he became more aggressive, selling all the slim products in his suitcase. Oh yes, George was interested in my beauty, my body, and Yes, my money. My fantasy fell apart. I shot my ears and read the health check-up, oh my god, my basal metabolic rate BMR only 1200 calories.
Now I know why I eat like a bird, but I don't lose weight, because my BMR is low. No wonder after eating and drinking at a party, I for sure gain one kilogram, sometimes two. On the other hand, after fasting a whole day, I stand on the weight first thing the following morning, the same weight, no more, no less. "Dying is easy, dieting is hard."
Ten years ago, my weight went over 70, one night, I asked my husband, "Honey, what do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body?" he looked at me from head to toe and replied, "Your sense of humor." From that moment, I decided to diet. But I didn't know how, my weight went down and up, up and down, I was at lost till George gave me the answer. BMR was like the light at the end of the tunnel. I found the key to a fabulous body. It is the control of energy consumption on daily basis.
What is your BMR? BMR changes with the age. The older, the lower BMR. A young man burns a double cheeseburger in bed, not at work but at rest. Me, two Kentucky Fried Chicken wings for a whole day and night. BMR changes with activity levels. More vigorous activities, higher BMR. Me, I've been married for two decades, my husband and I are like brother and sister, no two brothers, no two sisters, No actions, Talk only.
Now I check not only the expiration date on the label of every food package, but I also checked the calorie contents. If Churchill should know his BMR and watch his uptake, he would have lived longer and contributed more to the humanity. On Churchill's funeral, Lady Astor brought a rose to pay the tribute, "Mr. Churchill, I am ugly, but you are dead".
孫培堅及王淑靜同學的大千金怡君出閣，中午在晶宴會館辦桌招待親朋好友，623我們這一班有七位同學出席。怡君的結婚請帖上是這樣子寫著：『Yes, I do. 我們要結婚了，從今以後一個人變兩個人。每一個早晨，在香甜的幸福中醒來，珍惜彼此的陪伴，完成生命裡唯一的等待。手牽著手，看溫柔的風景，在流動的光影，紀錄瞬間的永恆！ Williams & Evelyn』
從陳伶文家回到台北後，一直在思考食水嵙溪逢雨成災的問題。全球溫暖化愈來愈嚴重，氣候變化與從前大不相同。小時候放颱風假是千載難逢，現在只要一有颱風，必放假，且各地水患頻傳。河川的整治管理除了水利署、營建署、環保署外，可能也要有氣象專家的參與。位處颱風帶的台灣，讓我感受到大自然的力量及自我的渺小。
七月二十四日（星期四）上午怡慧同學帶領我們先到蘭潭繞一圈後，接著參觀嘉義大學今年初才開張的昆蟲館。館內的八大主題展示區當中，我最喜歡蝴蝶溫室花園。沿著螺旋型的緩昇坡參觀步道，兩旁種植各類蜜源植物，數百隻蝴蝶迎賓飛舞，讓大人小孩都興奮不已。對於迷戀昆蟲的我，嘉義大學昆蟲館的收集相當多，是觀察及對照各類昆蟲的絕佳教室。中午怡慧同學招待我們在禾康園用餐後，隨即驅車直奔台北，參加另一場的台北同學會。
感謝黃榮銘同學的張羅，九條好漢在吼嗨啞齊聚一堂，大家又吼又嗨，直到大家的嗓子都啞了，才肯打道回府。我們決定在二○○八年成立623大樂團，並於同年發行首張CD（二年內製作國台英日語四張CDs，網路預訂，只送不賣，以免侵害智財權），以後同學的家中有婚喪喜慶時，只要登高一呼，623大樂團隨傳隨到。有興趣參加623大樂團的同學，請保持聯絡，敬請期待試音及錄音的通告喔！
星期三（七月二十三日）上午由謝在政同學領軍的623突擊隊，由新店出發。首先到東勢張診所，探望陳伶文同學。伶文同學一見到我們，嚇了一大跳，但是很快回神，給我與伶伶同學熱情的擁抱。其實謝隊長並非有意突擊久未謀面的同學，讓大家措手不及，而是苦心地想聯絡失散各地的同學。陳伶文同學去年沒有出席三十週年同學會，張診所的電話也沒有登記，623突擊隊只好登門造訪，試試看運氣啦！十一點半多，剛過了診療時間，結果是Bing Bong，Lucky！陳同學也在，張醫師也在，午餐也有了著落耶！
下午三點兼程趕到大肚，由於事先已經聯絡好了，林肇威醫師及夫人已在小林診所久候多時。肇威同學一見伶伶的第一句話就是『妳怎麼都沒變』，伶伶同學回答肇威同學的第一句話就是『你怎麼滿頭紅髮』。林夫人端出豐盛的水果切盤及冰鎮清涼的檬檬茶招待。盛夏的週三午後，在小林診所的客廳，肇威同學及夫人與老同學一起話家常，談論健康保險對社區診所的衝擊。
晚上趕到呂怡慧同學家時，已經過了十點，怡慧同學及老公周炳南醫師在大門口迎接，並準備好三間房間留宿我們三人，好通宵達旦話兒時。怡慧同學先招待我們在文化路吃雞肉飯，再買了雞腳妹的鹵菜及阿娥的招牌豆花，回在家中三樓的客廳一面吃喝，一面聊天。怡慧同學一見到三十年不見的伶伶同學，打開了話夾子，深夜三點多還留在我跟伶伶的房間內，興高彩烈地說個不停，真是精力旺望的女人。
昨晚四次會結束後，回到家裡，已是凌晨時刻了。硬撐著惺忪的睡眼，將623同學會的照片放上網路相簿，才安心上床。每次託國外同學返台的福，有機會與老同學聚聚，總是讓人異常興奮，因為只有一起長大的同學，才是真正清楚自己底細的人啦！每當談到班上同學兒女情長的八卦及往事，好像又重回大學時代的日子，心情也跟著飛揚起來！
昨天傍晚在政同學打電話來，邀請今天陪黃福亨同學到三峽走走。早上在政同學到新店接我後，上了北二高，老同學們一講起北醫的往事，就欲罷不能，在政同學一不留神在北二高下錯交流道，到了鶯歌，結果竟然找到了王淑靜。淑靜為了盡地主之誼，下午請了假，請我們吃午餐，又陪我們到三峽老街走一回！
Lily很客氣，看我在興頭上，也不好說不。上了貓空纜車，Lily的臉色一陣青一陣白，她才告白自己有些懼高症。貓空纜車算是我搭過最長的空中纜車，一趟就要二十多分鐘，過了一山又一山，一直吊在空中，七上八下，好像沒完沒了！但是我真是愛死了，有夠刺激，而且回味無窮。謹在此大力向623同學推薦，真是值回票價耶（單程五十元，往返一百元，悠遊卡可用）！
三月八日（星期六）上午一面吃早餐，一面欣賞Park Hotel庭園的冬景，修剪整齊的松樹都包上麻繩，以防落雪折枝，地上的白雪在陽光下，閃閃發光。飯後到庭園散步，踩上雪地的感覺很新鮮。九點半依約請和服師傅穿衣，十點半參加神前結婚式，十二點參加大型日式婚宴（來賓三百五十人），三點參加二次會，六點參加三次會（卡拉OK），回到旅館已經晚上九點半，別說新娘子，就連我都累得不得了。
飯後到上野公園散步，午後陽光溫煦，偶而可見梅花盛開，但整排的櫻花可能要等到三月底才會全開，到時一定人聲頂沸，熱鬧非常。
接著我們上五樓的卡拉OK廂房飆歌，俊男美女互不相讓。其實623同學中高手如雲，希望下次舉行623同學卡拉OK大賽，能有二十位同學報名，也好比個高低。同學們一起說說唱唱，其樂融融！
