My gratitude to Alfred Babin for sharing his memories with me. It must have awakened sleeping dragons. For that I am sorry. Babin, as he likes to be called, was always kind, patient and generous with his time. He and his wife Christina were most gracious.
I also want to thank my wife, Darlene-Cliche Parker, for her editing skills.
J'étends ma reconnaissance à Alfred Babin pour avoir partagé ses souvenirs avec moi. Ils ont dû évoquer de mauvais cauchemars. J'en suis désolé. Babin, comme il aime qu'on l'appelle, a toujours été bon, patient et généreux lorsqu'il s'agissait de donner de son temps. Sa femme Christina et lui ont été très affables.
Je veux également remercier mon épouse, Darlene-Cliche Parker, pour ses aptitudes de révision.
Ron Parker
Oct '09: Diary moved from Geocities site to the HKVCA site and minor style changes made.
Oct '09: minor editing done by Jim Trick as per instructions from Alfred Babin.
Feb '11: Contents translated by Dominique Millette, and page updated.
Sep '13: Site re-formatted for easier reading and standards conformance. No change in content.
March 2017: reformatted as part of web UX update. No change in content.