9 為別人創造回憶之餘，Joey 在進入「大人世界」前也給自己留下不少崇基青春記錄。 While creating memories for others, Joey also left behind many records of her youthful years at Chung Chi before stepping into the “adult world.” 話不說便替我搬到女宿所在的四樓，亦無 刻意搭訕，這份無私幫助震撼了當時的我， 因為在中學根本不會遇到這種事。 不過我還是遇到「搭訕」—某次洗碗時， 一位宿生會成員主動與我攀談，各種寒暄， 一度讓我戒心大作，但不久便知道他的用 意是了解新宿生的需要，他還邀請我和其 他宿生一起「打邊爐」。現在看來，這是 件小事，但當時卻讓我打開心扉，因為純 粹的關懷，消除了我的陌生感，從此真正 投入大學生活，視明華和崇基為家，我亦 開始參與不同學生團體，組織活動。 問：畢業在即，崇基對你而言是甚麼， 最讓你不捨的又是甚麼？ 答：一個人對某處地方的印象，往往受他 遭遇的人影響，所以對我來說，崇基是總 有一群人，為了創造其他人的回憶，而充 當那些回憶的組成部分—他們樂於付出， 不計較利益，願意犧牲私人時間和學習精 力，都是為了讓他們理想中的崇基，與真 實的崇基更加貼近。 我捨不得崇基的一切。無論是舍堂小家庭， 還是崇基大家庭；無論是極容易遇到熟人 的小社區氛圍，抑或「踢拖周圍走」也不 會遭白眼的無拘無束，我全捨不得。一旦 離開校園，這些連繫和感受再難重溫，因 為我們成了「社會人」，別人視我們為「大 人」，我們也以此自我期許，而大學時代 的無憂無慮，則一去不復返。 at university, I was rather wary of strangers. However, when I moved into Ming Hua Tang, a male resident saw me dragging my heavy luggage. Without a word, he helped me carry it up to the fourth floor where the women’s rooms were located. He did not try to strike up a conversation either. His selfless act of kindness really moved me at the time, because I had never experienced anything like that in secondary school. That said, I was eventually approached by a Residents’ Association member while I was washing dishes. He started a conversation with me, which initially made me quite wary, but I soon realised that he was simply trying to understand the needs of new residents. He even invited me and the other residents to have hot pot together. Looking back now, it seems like a small thing, but at the time it really opened me up. That genuine concern made me feel less out of place, and from then on, I truly immersed myself in university life, coming to regard Ming Hua Tang and Chung Chi as my home. I also began participating in different student groups and organising activities. Q: What does Chung Chi mean to you, and what will you miss the most? A: One's impression of a place is often shaped by the people they meet. To me, Chung Chi is a place where there is always a group of people willing to become part of others’ memories in order to create those memories. They give generously, ask for nothing in return, and are willing to sacrifice their time and energy to bring their envisioned Chung Chi closer to the real one. I will miss everything about Chung Chi. Whether it is the closeknit “hostel family” or the larger Chung Chi community; whether it is the intimate atmosphere of a small community where you are bound to run into someone you know, or the carefree freedom of wandering around in flip-flops without drawing disapproving glances—I will miss it all. Once we leave campus, these connections and feelings will be hard to recapture, because we become “members of society”; others see us as “adults”, and we hold ourselves to that standard as well. Gone are the carefree days of our university years.
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