Cheng Gong award (last one of the 2018-19 year at DMLIS)-goes to....

Pre-Note: No, this is not another ego stroke for me.

This is actually post-winning the award here at our campus, I need to give it out.

I am giving it to someone who is very important to me and here is how I am going to share it with the staff at our meeting at the end of the month before flying out.

"Ain't no mountain too high, ain't no valley to low, ain't no river wide enough baby-if you need me, call me-no matter where you-no matter how far-don't worry baby, when you call my name, I'll be there in a hurry-you don't have to worry.

We are going to play a quick game-"Guess who?"

This individual comes from place-in Canada-Guess?

This person is great at Basketball-Guess?

This person teaches P.E.-Guess?

They love beer-Guess?

Now, hold your guess, for the answer,

Well, these are things that makes this person...this person in most of our minds. But the thing about this person that resonates with me the most is a bit of a conversation from a time together in a group.

"9 days is difficult, you should be in pretty good shape, it says on the website, I recommend 12 days" said Paul as he looks at someone else in the room as if suggesting that they were, well, not in shape. No, it wasn't me.
"Carm, when you made the plans, did you not consider the fact that you probably won't make it home for Spring Festival?" asked Kenny.
"Nah man, we are going to do it 9 days-we can do it in 9 days-its easy, well I read it was". Carm nervously shares
"Well, if our medical insurance doesn't cover helicopter rides down a mountain-looks like we are leaving you up there Jer." Kenny suggested.

To answer-No, and No-didn't need a helicopter and no, MSH doesn't cover helicopter rides during trekking expeditions.

Kenny, a true friend walked through hell with me and back, been there as a co-worker, someone who actually had humble beginnings in N310 back in the day. To growth through AQ's and years of experience, future HOD of Boy's P.E. someone who is a great rapport with the students, and one of the those people who is generally striving for success. A model to anyone new or returning.

Cheers!"