Welcoming lunch for our friend from Aberdeen in KGNS

From left: Michael Tan Joon Say, Naim Mohamad, Som Sai Cheong, and Chong Koh Pah

From left: Dr Jayendran, Othman Hussin, Tan Joon Say, Naim and Koh Pah

From left: Chong Koh Pah, Gan Kim Seet and Md Isa Samat

Prabhakaran sent notes about PETAI

Petai contains three natural sugars -sucrose, fructose and glucose. Combined with fiber, petai gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proved that just two servings of petai provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder petai is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way petai can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND among people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating petai. This is because petai contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS(premenstrual syndrome):
Forget the pills - eat petai. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anaemia:
High in iron, petai can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.

Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the petai industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power :
200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating petai at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert. Understand that bananas contain lot of potassium too so eat more banana. Just look at those monkeys, they are really active, alert, smart and cunny too!!

Constipation:
High in fiber, including petai in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers:

One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a petai milkshake, sweetened with honey. The petai calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn:

Petai has a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating petai for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness :

Snacking on petai between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites :

Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of the petai skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves:

Petai is high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight:

Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers:

Petai is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control :

Many other cultures see petai as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Holland , for example, pregnant women eat petai to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affecti ve Disorder (SAD) :

Petai can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, tryptophan.

Smoking:

Petai can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress:

Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium petai snack.

Strokes:

According to research in 'The New Engla nd Journal of Medicine, ' eating petai as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%'.

Warts:

Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of petai and place it on the wart. Carefully hold the petai in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, as you can see, petai really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals.. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around... So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, 'A Petai a day keeps the doctor away'.

Thye Kim Meng's thoughts about our reunion

Still Buddies after All These Years

The day somehow rather came quickly after a series of frantic searches a fortnight preceding it.

The old boys gathering was orgainsed for students of Class of 1971 to recall common memories and so there was added significance since many have known each other since primary school days of Bukit Baru Primary English School, Keck Seng Chinese Primary School, Tranquerah English Primary School or Sin Hua Chinese Primary School, Durian Tunggal. And if you were to fit into the descriptions of an average student between1967-1971, you would be clothed by uniforms made by Bee Loon, wore Fung Keong shoes to school, had your pictures taken at Happy Studio and took part or was aware of the shop-lifting that was going on in Tai Chong Book Co at Bunga Raya.

The old boys trickled into Lee Garden from early afternoon to about 8.30pm. There were some early birds and the late comers were the usual culprits. We met with broad smiles, followed by almost the same very creative opening line “Oh yes, I remember you” , even when one had the faintest idea who the hell the person in front of him was. We have learnt to be polite after leaving school; Politeness we gathered is needed mask to survive in this world.

Mingling became more intense as night fell by, then slowly and surely we all found our little cliques and began to form groups of 3 to 6 gathering in circles apart from the rests. The independent rests (Sai Cheong, Mossadeq, Kamarulzamman, Chee Yu, Pang Boon, Chien Siong etc) would move within spaces left by the groupings.

For each group it was “still buddies after all these years”.

The night wasn’t where everyone could share everything with each other. It never was like that. Still it is not and was not intended to be I think. I for one can live with that and would be looking forward to meeting us all once again.

( Kim Meng- 6th November 2009)

The rain did not manage to dampen the 71 spirit

From the left is Lawrence Chee (Singapore), Naim Mohamad (Kuala Lumpur) Francis (Melaka)

Some of the boys at the class of 71 reunion in Lee Garden Hotel along Jalan Panjang, Melaka.

I think its William Kiang and some of the boys.

Countdown clock

Three hours (210 minutes) to the greatest gathering ever.

210 minutes to go. watch out everybody.

Prabha's contribution on LIFE

Update 28th October, 2009 from Francis Lim, 60 hrs to the Gathering

Okay for latest updates.

Loy Chee Yu has found Chee Keng Poh and Chin Loy Onn. Both Keng Poh and Loy Onn are joining us. Keng Poh will bring his wife and two children. I spoke to Loy Onn last night and he said he is coming alone. Mossadeq has found Azhar who will also join us . Robert Som Sai Cheong also confirmed Azhar is coming. Robert has volunteered to be the traffic warden so call him at 0193362443 if you are lost. Mohd Nor will bring his wife, daughter and two grandchildren. Anyone with great grand children? Joon Say confirmed Dr Yap Hock Kee will join us. Dr Yap just called me to ask for directions.

Roland informed Jolly Kiang is not able to take leave so he can’t join us. I understand Mok will try to locate Foo Pok Boo whose family house is just doors away from Mok’s house.

Isa regrets he still can’t make it and Joon Say has sent him a heart rending plea that we are all meeting because of him. He return last year, look up the telephone directory, found Joon Say and we met. That meeting spawned the idea of a reunion for this year. Koh Pah is also encouraging Isa to make it. Kim Meng maybe you can give a reply to MiSA’s great message to you and he may come just because of you.

Roland has reported that 7 teachers will join. Nellie Khoo, Gan Chui Peng, Audrey Lim, Ng Sin Min, Phoot Kok Long, Jee Kim Joon and Oh Kim Hin have confirmed. Michael Rodrigues will try. Peter Yong Swee Onn is leaving for the UK on the same day.

Sue Lin found Lai Sam Hoo but Sam Hoo cant join us. I called Sam Hoo on Monday night and he reconfirmed that he can’t make it. Lai Sam Hoo’s house no is +6567892339 and mob is +6597429316. Anyone can try to convince him to thumb a lift from Sue Lin to join us this Saturday?

Boon Siew is torn between joining us or not joining us. He says even if he cud join us he has to be back in Kiwiland by 3 Nov. Any of you can help to convince our Boon Siew to join us? Chandra and I have tried. There must be one of us who knows what can make him come. David Samuel Ong, can you?

Koh Pah met up with Simon Gan Chin Hock many years ago. Chin Hock it seems made his millions shortly after he left school but has his sad story to tell. Koh Pah is trying to track Chin Hock and if found we can hear the story from the horse’s mouth. Koh Pah has also narrated Sree Dharan’s sad story.

Melaka Hari Ini reported our event last Sunday. I understand NST will report our event tomorrow. Kim Meng is promoting the website for the alumni and he will sponsor it for two years. He is looking for our support in the form of financial sponsor and moderating the articles.

So the people joining will be:

Benny n wife(2) , Chandra n wife (4) , kohpah (5), pang boon (6),hionglim n wife(8), chiensiong (9), naim(10), mdnor n wife(12), kamal (13), prabha(14), chekmin(15), kimseet(16), sweekim(17), yewkay(18) Dr yap hock kee(19), william(20),ramly(21),david n wife(23), Joonsay (24), kimong(25),saicheong(26),cheeyu(27),teckfatt(28), chaikoon(29), mossadeq(30), Othman( 31), Tian Hu (32), Hee Mun (33), Lai Ching Chong (34), Wong Tian (35), Lim Hock Beng n co (37) Loy Choy Yin (38), Toh Joon Wah (39), Jimmy Chong (40) (Class 75, was a cymbalist in our cadet band), Mustazar Mohd (41) (left for RMC College in Form 4) h/phone :012-3912232 , Syed Omar n co(43) (h/phone : 019-2712356). Kim Meng (44), Sue Lin (45), Liang Cheow (46), Keng Poh and Wife and 2 children (50), Azhar, (51), md nor’s daughter and two grandchild (54), Loy Onn (55), 7 teachers (62).

Roland has booked one room for Chee Keng Poh and his family (two adults and two children) and one bed for Liang Cheow (as requested by Sue Lin). I think Roland is also booking for Md Nor.

Lee Garden is a brand new café with rooms for lodging carved out of an old bungalow and is convenient for those who want to wine and dine and chit chat after which just walk to the room to sleep.

Still missing are Zainal Abidin, Chong Chin Soon,Law Hock Long, Lim Aun Wei, Juma’at,, Abdullah Hashim, Chan Heng Chuan, Bock Hong Chin, etc…..Its good the missing list is getting shorter. Folks we only have two days left to add to the missing list and to locate our lost friends. Please help to add and help to locate.

As this is our last lap, please let us know if the above confirmation are not correct. Also those who need accommodation to be arranged, please let us know.

Class Reunion, its a must come

Good friends are like stars..........

You don't always see them, but you know they are always there'

'Remember yesterday, dream about tomorrow, but live today' ?

? How quickly the years pass...



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Now smile and send to any girl wasting time at work, suffering from a hangover, or just suffering from work, that might need a reason to smile!
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Life is short! ?Break the rules! ?
Forgive quickly! ?Kiss slowly!
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably..
And never regret anything that made you smile.