On the evening of March 20, the renowned Hong Kong lyricist Chow Yiu Fai's 2025/26 Lyrics Writing Class Concert and Sharing Session was held at the Agile Sports Hall of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU). As the first lyrics writing class taught by Chow Yiu Fai at HKMU, the 19 students explored the theme "How Much Time Do We Have Left?" to create 19 heartwarming original Cantonese songs. Drawing from interviews with people around them, they transformed touching real-life stories into poignant lyrics.
The concert was built on the motif of "sand", a symbol of time's fleeting nature—like quicksand slipping away. Over the semester-long lyrics writing course, each student conducted an in-depth interview with a person, transforming their life stories into original lyrics reflecting on the meaning of time.
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The performance of the students at the concert, Photo by Bastille Post
Each heartfelt performance of the lyrics reflected the students' keen observation of daily life and their nuanced understanding of time and emotion. Photo by Bastille Post
The interviewee for the song "Sister Giu"—the grandmother of lyricist King Lok—expressed her deep emotion at King Lok's lyrics to capture the unforgettable moments between him and her in daily life, as well as her joy at hearing King Lok perform the song himself at the concert. Photo by Bastille Post
King Lok performed the lyrics written by himself. Photo by Bastille Post
On Chan, Photo by Bastille Post
Cloud Wan, Photo by Bastille Post
The group photo of Chow Yiu Fai (second row, eighth from left) with the lyrics writing class students and guest performers at the concert. Photo by Bastille Post
The performance of the students at the concert, Photo by Bastille Post
Photo by Bastille Post
The performance was divided into three parts: "The Promise of Sand", "The Land of Gathering Sand", and "The One Who Holds the Sand". The 19 original lyrics written by Chow Yiu Fai's students were presented in various formats—some performed by the lyricists themselves, some sung by their classmates or friends, and in some instances, the interviewees themselves took the stage. The lyrics drew from real-life experiences of individuals across different ages, backgrounds, and identities, capturing stories such as the nostalgia of soon-to-be emigrants for their friendships in the city, cherished moments between children and family members, and the business perseverance of alleyway stores in modern times, etc. Each heartfelt performance of the lyrics reflected the students' keen observation of daily life and their nuanced understanding of time and emotion.
Each heartfelt performance of the lyrics reflected the students' keen observation of daily life and their nuanced understanding of time and emotion. Photo by Bastille Post
Photo by Bastille Post
The real-life inspirations behind the 19 songs also attended the concert and shared their feelings about the students' songwriting. The interviewee for the song "Sister Giu"—the grandmother of lyricist King Lok—expressed her deep emotion at King Lok's lyrics to capture the unforgettable moments between him and her in daily life, as well as her joy at hearing King Lok perform the song himself at the concert.
The interviewee for the song "Sister Giu"—the grandmother of lyricist King Lok—expressed her deep emotion at King Lok's lyrics to capture the unforgettable moments between him and her in daily life, as well as her joy at hearing King Lok perform the song himself at the concert. Photo by Bastille Post
King Lok performed the lyrics written by himself. Photo by Bastille Post
In addition to the students' performances, singers On Chan and Cloud Wan also joined as special guests, performing lyric works by Chow Yiu Fai on the theme of "time" and adding luster to the concert.
On Chan, Photo by Bastille Post
Cloud Wan, Photo by Bastille Post
Regarding the entire concert, the instructor of the lyrics writing class, Chow Yiu Fai, expressed his delight at being able to continue the tradition of running a lyrics writing class after transferring to teach at HKMU, allowing more students interested in music and lyrics writing to experience the joy of creation. He also thanked the 19 interviewees who were willing to share their valuable life stories with the students. He expressed his hope that even after the lyric writing class comes to an end, the students can continue to cherish their passion for creation, observe the world attentively, write more touching stories from their lives, and use music to bring warmth to others.
The group photo of Chow Yiu Fai (second row, eighth from left) with the lyrics writing class students and guest performers at the concert. Photo by Bastille Post
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Kolkata Knight Riders won for the first time this season in the Indian Premier League as Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy led their team to a four-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
Singh scored 53 not out off 34 balls and Roy hit an undefeated 29 off 16 deliveries. They came together with host Kolkata in deep trouble at 85-6 in 13.3 overs and put on 76 runs in 37 balls.
The pair hit four sixes between them as Kolkata finished with 161-6 in 19.4 overs, its first win after five defeats and a no-result.
Earlier, Rajasthan chose to bat first at Eden Gardens and had overcome its own batting challenges to post 155-9 in 20 overs, buoyed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 28-ball 46. Varun Chakravarthy took 3-14 in four overs, while pacer Kartik Tyagi claimed 3-22.
Kolkata is ninth in the 10-team league with three points. Rajasthan is third with eight points from six games.
In the evening game, IPL leader Punjab Kings notched up its second-highest IPL score, beating Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs at New Chandigarh.
Priyansh Arya scored 93 off 37 balls, while Cooper Connolly hit 87 off 46, as Punjab scored 254-7 after losing the toss. Lucknow was restricted to 200-5 in reply.
Rajasthan openers Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 81 off 52 balls. The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi once again took center stage, hitting six fours and two sixes, while Jaiswal struck two sixes and four fours in his 39 off 29 balls.
Kolkata’s spinners struck back as Chakravarthy had Sooryavanshi caught at deep midwicket, while Sunil Narine (2-26) dismissed Jaiswal at the other end, the duo falling within three overs.
Chakravarthy then had Dhruv Jurel stumped for five and bowled skipper Riyan Parag for 12. Narine dismissed Donovan Ferreira (7), with Rajasthan down to 124-5 in 16 overs.
Tyagi struck three times in the penultimate over, removing Ravindra Jadeja (9), Shimron Hetmyer (15) and Ravi Bishnoi in the space of five balls.
Kolkata started very badly. Jofra Archer bowled Tim Seifert for a golden duck, while Nandre Burger dismissed skipper Ajinkya Rahane, whose two-ball duck left his team at 5-2.
Bishnoi had in-form Cameron Green stumped for 27, and Ravindra Jadeja made it 52-4 in seven overs when impact player Angkrish Raghuvanshi was out lbw for 10.
Rovman Powell scored 23 and Ramandeep Singh got 10 with Kolkata struggling until Singh and Roy came together.
Their aim initially appeared to be avoiding an embarrassing score but Rajasthan relaxed and Kolkata took its chance.
Singh and Roy added 50 off 27 balls, with 21 runs needed off the last two overs. That became nine runs required in the last over and Singh smacked consecutive fours off the first two balls and then finished off with a six on the penultimate ball.
Punjab's innings was powered by near-centuries from Arya and Connolly after Mohammed Shami had dismissed Prabhsimran Singh for a golden duck. The pair put on 182 runs off 80 balls – the third highest stand (for any wicket) for Punjab in IPL history.
Arya smashed nine sixes overall – scoring 50 off only 19 balls in his second half-century of the season. At the other end, Connolly hit seven sixes and eight fours overall – he got to 50 off 35 balls.
The duo went after every bowler including Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan, hitting five sixes between them off the 13th over bowled by Aiden Markram.
Punjab reached 200 in 16.3 overs, but lost both set batters as well as in-form skipper Shreyas Iyer in the process. Arya was caught at long-off, while Connolly was caught at short third man.
Iyer fell for just five runs but Marcus Stoinis (29) and Shashank Singh (17) pushed Punjab past 250 for only the second time. It had previously scored 262-2 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024.
In reply, Lucknow’s Mitchell Marsh scored 40 off 28 balls, while Ayush Badoni – promoted to opener – got a 21-ball 35. They scored 61 off 36 balls.
Marsh and skipper Rishabh Pant (43 off 23) added 48 runs off 31 deliveries for the second wicket.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh dismissed Marsh and Pant, respectively, as Lucknow reached 128-3 in 12.4 overs.
Nicholas Pooran was out for nine, caught off Marco Jansen (2-37), Lucknow lost momentum.
Markram was held back to the middle order, and scored a rapid 42 off 22 balls, with Mukul Choudhary 21 not out off 17. Despite Punjab’s poor fielding efforts, Lucknow couldn’t keep up with the asking rate.
It was a fourth loss in six matches for eighth-placed Lucknow.
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Lucknow Super Giants' Prince Yadav celebrates the wicket of Punjab Kings' Cooper Connolly during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants in New Chandigarh, India, Sunday, April 19, 2026.(AP Photo)
Punjab Kings' Cooper Connolly, right, and his batting partner Priyansh Arya run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants in New Chandigarh, India, Sunday, April 19, 2026.(AP Photo)
Kolkata Knight Riders' Anukul Roy plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
