This eight-character verse couplet is a famous saying well known in Chinese culture. It profoundly illustrates the masculine spirit of Chinese tradition, contrasting with the delicate beauty of a flower and the resilience of bamboo.

我深感幸運，能在 2001 至 2003 年間擔任爾灣中文學校校長。那兩年，我與許義工、老師並肩努力，站在中文學校二十五年累積的深厚基礎上，一同面對挑戰、凝聚智慧與力量，將當時的危機化為轉機。

I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve as principal from 2001 to 2003. During that time, I worked tirelessly alongside many volunteers and teachers. Standing on the foundation of the Chinese school’s 25 years of accumulated resources, we navigated challenges and pooled our wisdom and efforts to turn the crisis of that time into an opportunity.