Athena CHAN
Residential Student Leader
Resident of Patrick S C Poon Amity College
Time flies. It has been my second year in Patrick S C Poon Amity College. Residential life has become an important part of my university life. In Patrick S C Poon Amity College, I have gained unforgettable experience. The first memorable experience is the Amity Volunteer Team which was my first participation in RC life. I met some new friends and had the opportunity to serve the community. In the volunteer team, I learned how to prepare and lead the voluntary service. The second unforgettable experience was becoming a Residential Student Leader (RSL). At first, I didn’t know where to start. Fortunately, with the guidance of the RC Management Team, my partner and I became more cooperative with each other.
In addition, I have also met many like-minded friends as they were RSL too. Each of them has a lot of ideas and I have benefited from them a lot. In RC life, there are many interesting things while living with a roommate. Luckily, my roommate was from the same major so our timetable was almost the same. Living under the same roof, I have more time to meet my roommates than to meet my family, which got us to know more about each other. The most interesting moment in RC must be writing papers all night and then returning to the RC for rest after breakfast. These will only happen when living in the RC and I cherish every bit of the residential life. Looking back, I am very grateful to be a member of Patrick S C Poon Amity College. I hope the schoolmates who are going to join our family in the future will find their roles and enjoy the residential life.
轉眼間，今年已經是我在潘燊昌樂群書院的第二年。宿舍生活已變成大學生活中重要一環。在潘燊昌樂群書院中，我得到很多難忘的經驗，第一個難忘的經驗是參與樂群義工隊，讓初來報到的我，認識到一些新朋友，亦有機會服務社群。在義工隊中，我學習到如何籌備及帶領義工服務，這些經歷，令我得到了第二個難忘的經驗，就是成為一位宿舍學生領袖，起初擔任這個角色時都會力不從心，不知從何處入手，但慶幸有書院管理團隊的指導，我和搭檔開始漸漸變得更合拍，亦學會如何成為一個好的領袖。
除此之外，我也認識了許多志同道合的朋友，與他們一起為住宿書院出一分力，大家有很多想法，令我獲益良多。宿舍生活中，當然不少得與室友一同生活的趣事。很幸運，我能與同學系的朋友成為室友，同一屋簷下，與室友見面的時間比與家人見面的時間更多，增進了我們的友情，最深刻的時刻一定是通宵寫論文，然後吃早餐後才回宿舍休息，這些都只會在大學宿舍生活經歷，所以我非常珍惜宿舍中的一點一滴。回望過去，我很感恩能夠加入潘燊昌樂群書院的大家庭，體驗了宿舍生活，希望未來加入這個大家庭的宿生都能夠找到自己的角色，投入宿舍生活。
Joshua CHIU
Residential Student Leader
Resident of Patrick S C Poon Amity College
The theme of Patrick S C Poon Amity College is “Community Service”. In the process of caring and serving others, students have more opportunities to serve the community and develop leadership skills. In the past year, our Amity Volunteer Team had organized a series of community services, such as Shek Mun Estate family picnics, visiting elderly, carnivals, etc. These activities made my residential life more exciting and fruitful. It also boosted the relationships between us and residents in Shatin. In the process of serving others, I realized that it is more blessed to give than to receive, and at the same time, I was grateful for everything I had now, and I also found the goals and meaning of my life.
The life in residential college is very rich. I have met many like-minded friends and find my interests. Imagine the moment of sipping coffee and chatting with friends, feeling a strong sense of social culture atmosphere at the high table dinner, cooking some small dishes with friends in the evening, rushing to the classroom with friends at dawn, meeting with three or five friends during leisure time and talking until mid-night … I don’t know when it started, and my fellow residents and I gradually became good friends and even confidants. This is the charm of Patrick S C Poon Amity College!
潘燊昌樂群書院的主題是「社區服務」。透過關心及服務他人，讓宿生有較多的機會去服務社區和發展領導能力。在過去的一年裏，我們樂群義工隊組織了一連串的社區服務，例如石門邨家庭野餐丶老人院探訪丶嘉年華會等。這些活動使我的住宿生活十分精彩和充實，亦增進了和同學以及沙田居民之間的感情。在服務他人的過程中，我明白到施比受更為有福，同時為現在擁有的一切而感恩，亦尋獲自己人生的目標和意義。
住宿書院的生活十分豐富。我結識了不少志同道合的朋友，亦找到了自己的興趣。試想像，呷著咖啡和朋友對飲暢談丶於高桌晚宴上感受濃濃的社交文化丶傍晚與朋友共同烹製幾碟小菜丶黎明時與朋友趕赴課室丶閒時約上三五好友促膝談心直至深夜……也不知從甚麼時候開始，我們宿生之間漸漸變成了好兄弟丶好姊妹丶甚至一生的知己。這就是潘燊昌樂群書院的魅力！
Karen CHOW
Resident of Patrick S C Poon Amity College
Fruitful Life at Patrick S C Poon Amity College
Time flies, I will use the term “fruitful” to describe my residential life. “High table dinner”, “Amity Volunteer Team” and my lovely roommates make my residential life perfect. I am proud to be an Patrick S C Poon Amity College resident. Every college has its own theme, like my college “we are passionate and caring, active in organizing in community services and reaching out to different groups of people in need.” After joining the big family of Patrick S C Poon Amity College, I have more opportunities to participate in various community services. All of them are invaluable experience to me. I am very happy to join the “Amity Volunteer Team”. It not only teaches me how to be a servant leader but also gives me a chance to meet my team members. We work together and help each other to overcome the difficulties. I really enjoy every activity that we have organized this year, such as the Organ Donation Awareness Week and the picnic with families in Shek Mun Estate. These activities become my unforgettable memories of my residential life. In Patrick S C Poon Amity College, I can find my goals and I can do what I want. Besides, I learn the skill of how to serve the elderly and children that is beneficial to my future. High table dinner is also a new experience for me. I have never joined this kind of banquet before. We need to wear formal college gown in the dinner and learn the table manners. For every dinner, a guest speaker will be invited to share his or her knowledge and experience in various fields. So every dinner is a lesson, we can share our ideas with professors or residents in a relaxing environment. We enjoy the meal and our wonderful residential life. In the residential college, the most important thing I have learned is to get along with others and become independent. I am really lucky that I have met four kind and funny roommates. After a year, we have built up good relationships. We always hang out or study together even in the holiday like family members. Seize your present moment and open up your future. Patrick S C Poon Amity College is a big family. We welcome all students to join our warm family and make good use of the platform to show off your talent. Hope you can find something interesting in the coming year.
樂群生活多姿彩
時光飛逝，回顧這一年的書院生活，可以用溫馨美滿來總結，