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.

A photo of Form 3A contributed by Thye Kim Meng

Update from Francis Lim for the Class of 71 reunion

Okay Guys. It’s been very quiet. David Ong has located Boon Siew and I have included Boon Siew in the mailing list. There has not been much increase in number since the last update. So far confirmed are as follows:

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) jolly(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), 6 teachers (46).

So there will be 48 of us.

If each of us can now locate one person, we will have a full attendance of Class of 71.

Still in the missing list are: Chee Keng Poh, Zainal Abidin, Chong Chin Soon,Law Hock Long, Foo Pok Bo, Chin Thiam Hin, Thye Kim Meng, Lee Sue Lin, Lai Sum Foo, Dr Yap Hock Kee, Lim Aun Wei, Juma’at, Azahar, Syed Omar, Sree Dharan, Abdullah Hashim, etc….. Anyone can help?

To everyone, please add in names of those you remember still missing from our list and help to contact them if you are in touch.

Another image from Benny Khoo's collection, te gang of six

I can recognise in this picture Benny Khoo, Osman Hussin and maybe Chew Shiang Lee and Kim Seet.

Pictures from Benny Khoo's archive

Signatures of the students in the pictures

The Class Picture

with the complements of Benny Khoo.

Reunion dinner update from Francis 14th October, 2009

Okay everyone. Here is an update.

We have 32 of us in this email listing with Kwee Nan, Tian Hu and Steven Hiew as latest addition thanks to Michael Joon Say. Kwee Nan and Steven Hiew, do join us.

Yew Kay is still not on email but will join us for the reunion.

Still missing are Chee Keng Poh, Zainal Abidin, Chong Chin Soon,Law Hock Long, Foo Pok Bo etc.

Thank you Koh Pah for giving us more info on Law Hock Long and Ho Hee Mun as attached in your email below. So David, can you give us your mobile number as you are an old age idol and some fans of yours want your number. And also the contact of your cousin Hee Mun?

Jeffrey Thian Soon has at long last emptied his mail box and has read at least one of our mails. Let’s hope he responds.

Details of the REUNION is finalized as follows:

St Davids High School Malacca Class 71 Reunion

Venue: Lee Garden, 135 Jalan Panjang, Malacca.

Time : 7.30 pm
Date : 31st October, 2009

Per Head : RM75.00 / Spouse : RM25.00 ( pay upon arrival)

Western and local buffet will be served (halal)

Aircond Room : RM30.00 per head per night( pay upon check out)

Band in Attendance : The Sweet Memories
Bring your own liquor (no extra corkage)

Swimming facilities available.

All teachers invited as guests. (5 to 6 teachers confirmed coming)

Michael has confirmed Tian Hu is joining us and Dtk Naim is bringing Polong aka Othman Hussien along. Koh Pah managed to contact Hee Mun and He Man wants to do one up on us. He will be in MKA on 30^th to prepare the flower girls to welcome all of us to the Reunion.

So attendance will be as follows:

benny n wife(2) , chandra n wife (4) , kohpah (5), pang boon (6),hionglim n wife(8), chiensiong (9), naim(10), md nor n wife(12), kamal (13), prabha(14), chekmin(15), kimseet(16), sweekim(17), yew kay(18) jolly(19), william(20),ramly(21),david n wife(23), Joonsay (24), kim ong(25),sai cheong(26),cheeyu(27),teckfatt(28), chaikoon(29) , mossadeq(30), Othman Hussein( 31), Tian Hu (32), Hee Mun (33), 6 teachers (39). Total to date is 40 of us.

Keep the numbers rolling guys. Give names and contact of those you remember so we can reach out to them.

He Man will be in MKA on 30^th. Since Koh Pah and He Man are macam isi dengan kuku, Koh Pah has also decided to be in MKA on the 30^th. I will be around as well. So guys, please let us know if any of you are in MKA on 30 and we can have an informal get together. Mabuk kaki can bring an extra bottle for Friday and we can warm up for the reunion. My telephone no is 0123859112.

Recap of the 15th November 2008 Dinner Reunion

The St Davidians Class of 71 at a dinner reunion at KLGCC 15th November,2008.

Reunion - their email addresses

		BennyKhoo , Kamal Hashim , Gan Seet , capt.cmohan@gmail.com, mossadeq2@yahoo.com
cc		mok@mahkotamedical.com, siong email , makisa88@yahoo.co.uk, aquapro_1@hotmail.com, chonghionglim@gmail.com, chemseal@tm.net.my, Charles Chiam , 99dreamgarden@gmail.com, joonsay2003@yahoo.com, mhdnor53@yahoo.com, prabha6743@gmail.com, frankieongtf@yahoo.com, sewtengchong@gmail.com, som_robert@yahoo.com, Dr Jaye Email , chinyp@yahoo.com, davidsamuelong@yahoo.com, Loy Chee Yu , dtknaim@gmail.com francislim@mahkotamedical.com

Reunion - transcripts on the 6th October,2009

Ok can we assume the 11 of us who have said yes to 31st Oct will turn up so tat Kim Seet can book the place?
I will try to put the event in the newspaper including inviting schoolmates in other years who know us. Chandra, I saw some lovely ladies in red at LCCT. Since our number is small, u may want to bring a few ladies in red to liven up the party.
And guys, we have only 25 ppl in the loop so far. Tat is fewer than the number tat turned up last year when Isa was back. There is still abt 75 ppl in the class of 71 tat is not in the loop. Can each of you try to locate 2 persons each and include them in the loop? Still missing is Ho Hee Mun, Lau Hock Long, Thye Kim Meng, Lee Sue Lin, Abdullah Hashim, Chong Thiam Soon, Chee Keng Poh, Siow Seng Kat or Seng Koi, Wong Liang Cheow who left in form 2, Zainal Abidin, Sree Dharan, Aw Kim Ong, etc, etc.

Coordinator Extraordinarie - Francis Lim.

Something useful when we are passing 55

A NEEDLE CAN SAVE THE LIFE OF A STROKE PATIENT

From a Chinese Professor .
Keep a syringe or needle in your home to do this... It's amazing and an unconventional way of recovering from stroke, read it through it can help somebody one day.

This is amazing.

Please keep this very handy. Excellent tips.
Do take a minute to read this.

You'll never know, ones life may depend on you.

My father was paralysed and later died from the result of a stroke. I wish I knew about this first aid before.
When stroke strikes, the capillaries in the brain will gradually burst. (Irene Liu)
When a stroke occurs, stay calm.

No matter where the victim is, do not move him/her. Because, if moved, the capillaries will burst.

Help the victim to sit up where he/she is to prevent him/her from falling over again and then the blood letting can begin .

If you have in your home an injection syringe that would be the best.

Otherwise, a sewing needle or a straight pin will do.

1. Place the needle/pin over fire to sterilize it and then use it to prick the tip of all ......10 fingers.
2. There are no specific acupuncture points, just prick about an mm from the fingernail.
3. Prick till blood comes out.
4. If blood does not start to drip, then squeeze with your fingers.
5. When all 10 digits is bleeding, wait a few minutes then the victim will regain consciousness.

6. If the victim's mouth is crooked , then pull on his ears until they are red.
7. Then prick each earlobe twice until two drops of blood comes from each earlobe.
After a few minutes the victim should regain consciousness.

Wait till the victim regains his normal state without any abnormal symptoms then take him to the hospital.
Otherwise, if he was taken in the ambulance in a hurry to the hospital, the bumpy trip will cause all the capillaries in his brain to burst.

If he could save his life, barely managing to walk, then it is by the grace of his ancestors.
'I learned about letting blood to save life from Chinese traditional doctor, Ha Bu Ting, who lives in Sun Juke.

Furthermore, I had practical experience with it. Therefore, I can say this method is 100% effective.
In 1979, I was teaching in Fung Gaap College in Tai Chung.

One afternoon, I was teaching a class when another teacher came running to my classroom and said in panting,
'Ms Liu, come quick, our supervisor has had a stroke !'. I immediately went to the 3rd floor.
When I saw our supervisor, Mr. Chen Fu Tien, his colour was off, his speech was slurred , his mouth was crooked - all the symptoms of a stroke.

I immediately asked one of the practicum students to go to the pharmacy outside the school to buy a syringe, which I used to prick Mr. Chen's 10 fingers tips.

When all 10 fingers were bleeding (each with a pea-sized drop of blood), after a few minutes, Mr. Chen's face regained its colour and his eyes' spirit returned,

But his mouth was still crooked . So I pulled on his ears to fill them with blood .
When his ears became red ,
I pricked his right earlobe twice to let out two drops of blood .
When both earlobes had two drops of blood each , a miracle happened .
Within 3-5 minutes the shape of his mouth returned to normal and his speech became clear.

We let him rest for a while and have a cup of hot tea , then we helped him go down the stairs, drove him to Wei Wah Hospital . He rested one night and was released the next day to return to school to teach.. Everything worked normally.
There were no ill after effects.
On the other hand, the usual stroke victim usually suffers Irreparable bursting of the brain capillaries on the way to the hospital.

As a result, these victims never recover.' (Irene Liu)

Therefore, stroke is the second cause of death.

The lucky ones will stay alive but can remain paralysed for life.

It is such a horrible thing to happen in ones life.

If we can all remember this blood letting method and start the life saving process immediately, in a short time, the victim will be revived and regain 100% normality.

Another gathering brewing up on the 31st October, 2009

There are lots of initiatives going on to gather again. Francis Lim is the chief moderator for the next meeting. They managed to trace Benny Khoo and Captain Chandra Mohan and are also in touch with Dr Jayendran. So far only Sree Daran and Zainal Nasir is missing in action.