2nd Organised Reunion

HI-T at the Sheraton, Subang
Date: 15th of November 2008
Time: 12.00pm till 4pm

Everyone is just dying to see the pictures...which speak volumes and save on writing/typing.

... a dozen roses

who had gathered themselves....

to share the fragrances and thorns in life

This is our 2nd attempt to get the new and old together, those who have met, those who haven't and those that were supposed to but still hadn't, sigh!!!

This reunion saw a few new faces, Pauzeah, Aishah, Eng Choo and Mary Catherine.




Selvi came all the way from Ipoh; and Aishah, from Melaka and whom we will not see for the next 2 yrs as she goes off to Sudan to be with hubby.

Next question, why is it always in Subang Jaya? No other place, is it??? Simple: People there are more hard working and make the effort, hee...hee...(smug) but we don't forget all those who travel far to make it to the reunion and we can all vouch that no one regrets that meeting!

Raya Reunion

Raya Puasa Reunion
(1st & 2nd October 2008)
Venue: Batu Gajah


At Zaharah's house:
seated in front from left: Ong Eng Choo and grandchild, Palmini, Selvi and Zaharah.
standing behind: Ah Kam, Oi Leng, Bernice and Siew Heong
























I can imagine- Everyone talking at the same time, as always....

Here is the account of what happened from Palmini:

"Wonderful meeting up after 32 lo....ong years with Ah Kam who is ever so witty, Bernice who knows not the word humility or modesty but prancing around like a sweet seductive 17 year old (Sorry Bernice if you are reading this!!), Zaharah - very sexy still who pushed her chests out a wee bit too much when Guna said "Smile, stomach in, chests out" for photography; Eng Choo who stumped us with her grand child in tow, Siew Heong who has become so demure and sweet natured; evergreen Oi Leng and Selvi."

Not to be outdone, this is Zaharah's account:

"As what Ah Kam, Oi Leng & Mini have related.... it was indeed fun for all of us! The best Hari Raya that I ever have had in a long time! Even my family members reminisced with Selvi & Eng Choo about old times. They still clearly remember the good olde days when both of them visited my home (more frequent then the rest). Too bad Kooi Choo was not around. Eng Choo had a mini reunion with my brother. Eng Choo reminded him of the time when he accidently sat on a cactus & had to painfully pull out the thorns from his butt! He had a good laugh & retorted that his secrets are not safe anymore. Eng Choo is a mother of 4 grown children (2 girls & 2boys) and a proud grandma of 2 girls. She lives in Setapak now with her daughter & she takes care of her lovely grandchild. She does have a house in BG and comes back once in a while. She will sat up her own e-mail very soon and will be talking to us! I have even volunteered to give a quick simple lesson for her. BTW...she has an impecable memory! A big Thanks to Ah Kam and Bernice who "arranged everything" with Mini so that she can visit us and happily go to Cameron Highlands soon after. Bernice loudly proclaimed that she has to wake up at 5.30am! Mini brought along her witty, sporting & charming husband, Guna & her teenage daughter, Derwina. As we all know, he is a Plastic Surgeon. There was some funny stories that he related to us on his experience with his patients. He was indeed "one of us" in no time.
Siew Heong looks so good and even appear taller than before! She has a 9-year old son, Stanley, a sporting young man. BTW... another "Ipoh Mali" girl, Lim Swee Yin did sms me. She was out of town. Oi Leng, a big thanks for travelling all those extra miles and you even sacrifice another day to visit Cikgu Yaacob!"

Yes, girls, they gatecrashed into Normah's house! Ya, we know, when the girls are in big numbers, they will be up to mischief!

At Normah Harun's House:
from left: Zaharah, Bernice, Selvi, Normah, Eng Choo, Siew Heong and Ah Kam.

Look at the goodies: lemang, biskut...air hijau, orang hijau (evergreens..) and mata kita pun hijau (envy)....

Here are the details of what happened from Zaharah:

"After all the food, picture taking etc. we left to seek Raihatul Jani's home. All we had was a memory of a "unique house on stilts". Selvi patiently (with 2 other cars in tow) asked "around" but we had little luck. Finally, when we were about to give up hope, Ah Kam stopped by a bright, pretty yellow house. It turns out to be Normah Harun's house (our classmate in Arts class & she is now a BM teacher in Convent BG). Of course, she invited us in and we had another go with the rendang, lemang etc. Later, with her leading the tow, she led us to Raihatul's home. She was not back yet from Shah Alam (due that evening) & Selvi dutifully took her mobile no. down. Obviously, we were still excited and feeling exuberant from our near success, so we decided to search for Puteri Norita Bin Megat Abdul Rahman. It was an easy quest this time around. As the photo shows (from OiLeng earlier pix), she is married to this nice & friendly guy, Salleh (used to work in a Bank but has retired) & has 4 tall & pretty girls & a boy. The eldest girl is 21. She lives in Kajang. Takes 2 commuter train to work in AMBank, Jalan Pudu (near Tun Shin Hospital). Norita's younger sister, Puteri Norida (Convent alumni too), is a Teacher in Convent BG. 3 teachers have passed away (God bless their souls) : Mrs. Gill, Cikgu Maimun & Cikgu Maimunah or Azizah (primary school ugama teacher). Done for the day.... we happily bade goodbye (for the moment) & parted ways"

At Puteri Norita's house:
from left, seated: Selvi, Puteri Norita, Bernice and Ah Kam.
standing: Eng Choo and her granddaughter, Zahara and Oi Leng.
















ai yo-yoh, who is suffering from shaky hands syndrome?
(forgot what u call that disease....)



















at least we know the one who took this pic still ok!

Ah, the highlight of the Raya gathering culminated at Encik Yaacob's house. Here's Zaharah's continuation:

"The next day we gathered again (our meeting place) at the Old Railway station for Cikgu Yaacob's home at 10am. Raihatul was with us. (She left for U.K. after her M.C.E. to study Chemistry in Scotland & soon after returned to work in Petronas in Labuan. She moved back to KLCC office in year 2000 to head the HSC unit. She now works/leads the HSC lab in Shah Alam & resides there at Section 9, behind Concorde Hotel. She has 2 college-going boys and another 16 year-old child.) Our highlight of the day was visiting Cikgu Yaacob. He was indeed beaming with pride and looking good for his age. Only 62! I brought our Form Five Science class pix for easy indentification. He has a good memory & we reminisced & updated him on our old colleagues & seniors/juniors. There was a lot of laughter & conversation. He asked each of us for our"profile". He introduced us to his wife, kak Jamaliah & he has 3 grown up boys & 2 girls. The eldest is a Lawyer & the 3rd boy is back on vacation from the UK or US (?). Another daughter is a Doctor in Bahrain & the youngest girl works as Head of Department (BlueRay) at Disneyland in LA. After he left Convent, he was heading several departmental positions in the Education ministry. His last position before he retired was with SYS."

At Encik Yaakub house's:
front row squatting, from left: Ah kam, Siew Heong, Eng Choo, Oi Leng, Bernice, Raihatul and Cikgu Yaakub.
Back row: Normah Harun, Zaharah and Selvi.




















A youthful looking Encik Yaacob with his ex-students, Zaharah and Bernice (obviously no match for him in looking young-he holds the evergreen record!)








Normah and Raihatul, meeting them again is a memorable event, welcome aboard!

Members' News and Info

Get to know one another more through photos and info updates. These are pictures and notes sent in:


Aishah Rohana and her hubby,........................and their princesses.....!

Puteri Norita's family












Siew Lian and hubby i presume?




Voon Ah Kam and family
(from left, daughter Li Pin 19, hubby, ah kam and son, Li Yuen 17)
taken in Japan






















Oi Leng's family:
from left, back row: Ronnie, eldest son, Daniel, youngest son and hubby, Andy; front: Carmen, daughter and oi leng.
Pic taken during 25th wedding anniversary....wow, what a 'dinasaur couple' as the Swedes say!

Charming family eh?

more reunions

Melbourne folks meet

(?? September 2008)

Siew Khoon (Jennifer) visited Choy Hoong (Sally) at her home in Melbourne after living in the same city for ???years, right after Siew Khoon went back after our historic reunion in Summit Hotel. What a joke!

According to emails, we gather that Choy Hoong is an accomplished cook fixing a delicious lunch for Siew Khoon and Siew Khoon hasn't lost her Malaysian culinary skill either (made Yam cake, right?)

Ipoh after 32 years!

(6th or 7th September 2008)

Oi Leng met up with Palmini and Selvi after 32 years!

the 3 ladies who got together
Looking at them, yes, we would be able to recognise them anywhere now!












Palmini writes:

"The setting was Coffee Beans in Jusco in Ipoh on a Sun afternnon at 4.30pm. I was early and decided to walk around and after 5 mins I saw this lovely lady sitting there whom I recognised from the photos sent from the KL reunion. There was Oi Leng whom I had not seen for 32 years....... and so it was back to girlie chats and recalling of everything we had done and seen in our teens.

Selvi joined us 20 mins later and she too had not seen Oi leng for 32 years. I had not seen Selvi for about 4 years. We went through some old black and white photographs that Selvi managed to retrieve. It was a time for catching up on all the things we missed in those 32 years..boyfriends, marriage, husband, children, jobs, etc....

As Oi Leng being the filial daughter had to take her aged parents out for dinner before leaving for Penang, we decided to go back to my place which was just 5 mins away. It is my home where we escape from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Once we step in we are in our own world. Hubby (Guna) and daughter Davinia were there. We spent some time indoors before taking some snaps shots outside in the lush garden. We had 2 massive waterfalls which were demolished after 10 years due to high maintenance. Now it is mainly plants.

Then it was time to say bye again to Oi Leng and Selvi. We dropped them back at Jusco and will eagerly wait for the next time Oi Leng comes down....hopefully with more time to spare with us. She is a wonderful daughter I must say.... and a great friend to make that attempt to still keep in touch with old friends."













Loving couple, Datuk Dr Guna and Datin Palmini


'Mid-Autumn' Meetup at Ipoh
-from mamak shop to Palmini's house...
(14th September 2008)

After so many years, different lengths of time with different people, we finally met again... myself (Kooi Choo), Siew Heong with her little prince, Stanley; Selvi who became the chauffeur of the day; Palmini with her hubby; and Chiew Fung, who had just been driven down from KL by her hubby.

The 1st phase - outside The Coffee Bean at 9.10am with the arrival of Siew Heong (boy, was I surprised as I had no idea she was coming);
then we were picked up by Selvi to meet Palmini somewhere behind Tesco where Mini was having breakfast with Datuk Dr. Guna.

Palmini had to leave as her hubby had to make his rounds and she was not feeling well. We chatted until Chiew Fung called to say she was at Jaya Jusco, so we had to leave to pick her up and Siew Heong had to leave to prepare for the mid-autumn festival prayers.

(Info: Siew Heong had not seen Mini and Selvi since 1976; I had not seen Selvi and Mini more than 10 yrs and met Siew Heong again 2 years back).

The 2nd phase - At Palmini's house
After picking up Chiew Fung from Jaya Jusco, we headed to Mini's house at Ipoh Gardens.
Palmini's house is a dream as Oi Leng says, we were charmed from the driveway right up to the doorstep and then right up to the "roo..ooms at the top of the stairs"! (psst...wait for her garden birthday bash next year)

(Info: Chiew Fung, Selvi and Mini were in Upper Six at ACS in 1977-78; had not met since then?)

Of course, what we enjoyed most is to meet again and talk, catch up and bond. Unfortunately, I had to leave at 11.50 as i was summoned back to the in-law's for lunch. It was goodbye to Mini too for everyone; Selvi sent me back with Chiew Fung and they adjourned somewhere after that...we'll have to wait for the two to continue with their tales...

Note: Selvi brought some pics and a newspaper cutting of the 'boria' group-will be getting these scanned and posted in our blog soon. Look out for updates!

Other reunions

Dinner date at Subang Parade for Sau Peng, Yoon Fong, Zaharah, Ah Kam and Kooi Choo
(29 Aug 2008)

Here we are girls, after all the emailing, 5 of us managed to meet at the Manhattan Fish Market, Subang Parade for dinner from 7.30 till 10pm (when they close). Then we adjourned to the Coffee Bean till midnight....yeah, we yakkety yak while tucking in assorted muffins and blended fruit juices.

It was a good night out. It was the first time Sau Peng met all of us as she missed the one at Summit Hotel a few weeks ago. We called this the pre-Ramadhan meeting as Zaharah would be fasting the week after so we were desperate to have one before she starts dieting as she calls it.

We should have more impromptu outings like this, good for the soul!

Mei Ching and Oi Leng (in Penang)
(29 June 2008)

Meeting up with Mei Ching and Oi Leng in Penang. It was a short breakfast meeting as I had to leave that afternoon.
Oi Leng and I used to meet every now and then, but I had not seen nor spoken to Mei Ching since we left school in 1976!

Presenting :
Our class brainiest girl and a head prefect too. Today she is a dentist practising at the Lam Wah Ee hospital. Oi Leng is the only one who enjoys her service as she stays in Penang too.
Glad to meet her after all these years and the fact that I recognise her instantly at the hotel lobby shows there isn't much change.
She's like most of us, juggling a career and a family... but takes the time to email us in between patients!

Reunions

Summit Hotel, Subang Jaya
(10th August 2008)

For many, it was 32 years since we last met or saw one another. For some, it was just a few years as some of us managed to keep in touch after we left school, from chance meetings to contacts given by mutual friends. But whatever the hiatus, the feeling is still there.

This is the beginning of many more meetings I hope!

Down memory lane

1972 -1974 (Form 1 till Form 3)

Form 1 - when we first enrolled ourselves into the Girl Guides Society, 1972. My group was called the Bantam group (groups were named after birds) and I used to think it was the most unglamourous group! I used to envy other groups which had nice names like nightingale, parrot? Actually, I had forgotten the other names, but I learnt that the name Bantam means those small cute miniature chickens which are such a prized possession now!
Who were in my group...afraid I can't remember all the names. The group leader was Bee Sim's sister, Bee Ngoh.? who is in the centre of the picture.





Here I am again, this time with my classmates...all the freshies from Form 1. Do i remember their names?First row: Siew Leng, Oi Leng, Mun Kam.Second: Jasbeer Kaur, Zahara Majid, Chiang Yoke Wah, Raihatul Jani. Third row: oops..?, Salmah? myself and Zahara Osman.



















This was taken outside Selvi Saimon's house in Batu Gajah. I was with Ong Eng Choo who happened to be visiting or staying nearby too

This picture shows an occasion where some guides went for a 'gotong-royong' event (kononnya), but i believe these girls are where the boys are....

This picture is the class picture of Form 2B in 1973, our Form teacher was Miss Tan.

Kumpulan Boria...form 2?




Drama....form 3?

Form 3A

from left(to be added)

Class of Form 3 Commerce, 1974. The form teacher, Pn Aliah is seated on the grass in front, three teachers flanking the sides, Ms Kana on the left, while Ms Lucy Wong and Mrs Benedict are on the right. There is Mrs Rama standing behind on the right.

This picture is taken on the last day of the first term 1974. All the Girl Guides with teacher advisor, Pn Fatimah and our principal, Sister Colman.


Note: I had forgotten to bring my uniform for the picture shoot, so was forced to stand at the corner! Better a corner than none, phew, nearly got shooed off by our irate teacher advisor. I wasn't the only one, notice others who were also off-uniform, blending in so well on the tree and in between others?

Pretty Maids All In 2 Rows!
Taken at the end of the year, 1974, somewhere behind our school.
Squatting: Hew Sau Peng, Vasati, myself and Akbar Khan.
Standing: Theresa Lim Siew Ngoh, Goh Siew Ling, Mani Magalai, Rohani and Kasturi Devi



























On the grass: phooi yin, shantha, faridah

standing: hargopal. bernice, selvi n jasbeer








1975-1977 (Form 4 till Form 5)









Some fun pictures taken with Bernice Alvins..........



(notice those almost knee length socks that were the craze then :) for us at least!)





























and with Jasbeer Kaur....whose camera was it?










December 1975

From the top: Au Yoong Phooi Yin, myself, Maria and Theresa Lim Siew Ngoh. Place: beside the school hall, on an off school day. What were we doing in school? I can't remember.

Papan Trip.....cycling n climbing n .....cheeky pics!

OVERALL FORM 5 OF 1976

This is a real challenge....a proud portrait but really challenging to the eye...unfortunately can't enlarge unless we cut it up... as someone did!

This is the grand picture of Form 5 Science, 1976. We were graduating that year.
Front row, seated left to right: Hoo Yoon Fong @Peggy, Loh Siew Heong @Susan, Teoh Chiew Mei, Miss Kanna (English), Cikgu Yaacob Abdul Hamid (B. M'sia), Mr. Lai Tian Kew (Geography), Mrs. Verghese (HM cum Chemistry), Mrs. Chan aka 'coldie' (Maths), Mrs. Choong (Biology), Ustazah Maimunah (Ugama), Mr, Ramalingam (Physics), Hargopal Kaur, Ng Mei Ching (Head Prefect).
Middle row (L-R): Phung Kooi Choo, Selvi Saimon, Teo Chiew Fung @Serena, Jasbeer Kaur, Lim Swee Yin, Mani Magalai, Liew Phaik Guat, Siew Wai Foong, Teo Yuet Wan @Yvonne, Mardziatul Abdul Razak, Normah Taharin, See Thoe Suu Fan, Lailawati Jalaluddin.
Back row: Raihatul Jani, Palmini Gunasegaran, Lee Yoke Sun, Au Yoong Phooi Yin @Esther, Leow Oi Leng @Irene Leow, Foong Sui Oi, Lai Choy Hoong @Sally Ming, Leong Kwai Heong, Phan Siew Khoon @Jennifer, Khong Chiew Har @Karen Khong, Teng Choy Har @Amy Fong, Hanizah Omar

These two pics are the same - a coloured picture of us SENIOR GUIDES.





Some raya or deepavali visit? Whatever, little brothers used to tag along...

This picture was taken in April, 1977 at the Taiping Lake Gardens.
How did we land up there?
We were waiting for our MCE results (on holiday) and somehow a surprise visit to Chiew Mei's house got a few of us tagging her and her family who were visiting relatives there! Yup, we stayed at her aunt/uncle's house. We comprises of Kooi Choo, Phooi Yin, Chiew Mei and Phaik Guat. Ahh, those carefree days..

This is a really old picture of Std 5...well, I can see many familiar faces.