28th night we met up with Kin Fong, Ivy, KC Mak and Wooi Lan @ Century Walk for a cuppa and a Guinness. Kin Fong and Ivy just had dinner with KC Mak and partner earlier in the night. KC nowadays hails from Beijing where he has his practice and business. Their son John was with them also.
It has been at least 25 years since we last met. Many things had gone under the bridge in 25 years. I have had many ex-class mates and friends whom I have not seen in longer years than 25. Each has gone on with their lives and become who we are today. It is a strange feeling looking back those years and wonder what might have been had we kept in touch yet it is a natural feeling of "loss opportunities", and a feeling of running on empty..... The older we are the more we reminiscent the past and the more inadequate we feel of time having slipped away..... And so I look forward to my catching up with some old class mates in Singapore and Ipoh during Feb 2009.
It has been at least 25 years since we last met. Many things had gone under the bridge in 25 years. I have had many ex-class mates and friends whom I have not seen in longer years than 25. Each has gone on with their lives and become who we are today. It is a strange feeling looking back those years and wonder what might have been had we kept in touch yet it is a natural feeling of "loss opportunities", and a feeling of running on empty..... The older we are the more we reminiscent the past and the more inadequate we feel of time having slipped away..... And so I look forward to my catching up with some old class mates in Singapore and Ipoh during Feb 2009.
The Three Stooges having a Guinness @ Century Walk
The Group Picture
We talked about our goal of setting up a reunion gathering in 2010 (when we are about to go over the hill) for all Sam Tet Form 5S1 (1978) mates and we got to discussing whether it should be in Ipoh or China. China seems to be an interesting choice as our mates are scattered all over mainly in Malaysia or Singapore. It will mean that some of us may feel more enthusiastic if the reunion is held some place away from base. The reunion can be part of a wider activity of a tour around a few Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. Having a reunion in Ipoh is another strong option. It is our birth place and it is probably apt that we return to our roots. Anyway it all depends on responses from these mates as to the eventual venue of the reunion.
A tentative date of 16 Feb 2010 (2nd day of CNY) was tossed up for wider discussion in the ST Class of 1978 Google Group. We will see where this leads us in coming months.....
For those who may require access to the Group here's the link groups.google.com/groups/sam-tet-class-of-1978
Meantime KC told me he had been in Beijing for the last 10 years and may things have changed in the sense of "development" of the city. Since he has photos of the past and the ever changing present and future of the Beijing City I encouraged him to write something about the changing phases of the great city. KC and Wooi Lan leaves for Sydney Tuesday. Take care.
A tentative date of 16 Feb 2010 (2nd day of CNY) was tossed up for wider discussion in the ST Class of 1978 Google Group. We will see where this leads us in coming months.....
For those who may require access to the Group here's the link groups.google.com/groups/sam-tet-class-of-1978
Meantime KC told me he had been in Beijing for the last 10 years and may things have changed in the sense of "development" of the city. Since he has photos of the past and the ever changing present and future of the Beijing City I encouraged him to write something about the changing phases of the great city. KC and Wooi Lan leaves for Sydney Tuesday. Take care.
