SFI-1991

XMAS from DXB

2010-01-07T16:59:00.003+08:00

2008 also we had.
Here's some pictures to add:

Next year XMAS in DXB guys?

Christmas at the Ooi's 2009

2010-01-06T01:48:00.012+08:00

Since the number of wedding dinners have dwindled with the years, the holidays festivals are among the rare chance for us to catch up. As with previous years (2007), Shien Wei & family are host for the Christmas party.

Shien Wei & Szue Fei

Eric, Ravi (all the way from Michigan), Arlene & me (unseen but for both my hands digging into the food).

Szue Fei, Tong Huey and Michael, undoubtedly listening to another cracker from Ravi.

Ee Fen, Mike watching Ravi about to sneeze.

The Lees from Singapore, Tong Huey and Eric.

Shien Wei Junior.

Mum & daughter

Group photo

Ok, you add your own caption!

For more photos, go to:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=182707&id=695310199&l=1850e8f59f

Raya 2009

2009-09-26T23:48:00.002+08:00

Back from the long holidays. Not many celebrating raya around here but what the hell, selamat hari raya!

Staying Alive...by Minding Your Language

2009-09-11T21:09:00.001+08:00

Dear folks,

After a long period of inactivity in this blog, I have been asked to post something here to keep it alive just abit longer.

Since there is a dearth of new activities among our old classmates and there are only so many umpteenth times we can see our old class photos circa 1980s with short tight shorts, bad hairdos, grimacing faces, tired-looking old teachers etc., lets try a new way to jog down our memory lane.

For those of us not struck by dementia yet, remember how certain characters in our long school life had imbued our vocabulary with their rich, colorful, trademark phrases?

For example, it was not until I read the newspaper last week that I came across again this ‘primitive’ word that was once sprinkled so frequently upon us ‘fortunate’ enough to be in his classes… Correct me if I wrong, but wasn’t it Mr Lim Kim Han that used to yell at us.. “yoooou GOBLOCK! !!”

So folks….these includes the class jesters (yes, you know who you are), the ace impersonators, the chatterbox, the prankster, the one-who-always-get-punished-till-backside-grew-several-layers-thick, the quiet guy at the corner of the class etc. Feel free to contribute to this post what kind of words, phrases, sentences that you guys can remember from our teachers, ex-classmates or anybody, over the years from primary to secondary school in SFI.

Let’s try and create something that we can put down in writing so we can play it back at our next reunion gathering – whenever and wherever it maybe.

PS: more the tech savvy ones, can try la put a podcast even in your best impersonation voice.

Regards

Eric Lee

Blast from the past – 10th year Reunion in 2001

2009-05-02T18:06:00.001+08:00

Yup, that’s how long it has been. We had our reunion dinner in 2001 (29th December) at the Equatorial Hotel.

Now it’s 2009, another 2 more years before we all meet again for our (gosh!) 20th year Reunion.

So as a reminder for all you guys and gals out there, please start preparing yourself for the next big reunion….and yes, that includes those that are currently in the US, UK, Dubai, Singapore etc…

Photos courtesy of Shien Wei/Szue Fei’s collection. Photos not in the order they were taken.

Blast from the Past – Tony Tee’s Wedding

2009-05-02T11:32:00.002+08:00

Photos courtesy of Shien Wei/Szue Fei’s collection.

Photos were date stamped 16.12’01

A Small CNY Gathering

2009-02-19T20:52:00.002+08:00

KG was trying to do a headcount.

OSW, Jeff, Tony & KG

Had a small CNY gathering at our place. It was quite small but we enjoyed the company for sure! Sorry I could not make it for the big one at Sunny’s (was under the weather).

See you all in DXB.

Signing off from Dubai!!!

XMAS B4 DXB

2009-01-05T20:31:00.001+08:00

A mini get together was held at the Oois over Christmas and here are some pics taken that evening. It was lovely evening with good food and great company.

Over Some Ikan Bakar (& Sotong) - 13 Dec 08

2008-12-14T19:14:00.011+08:00

Eric and I were back in Melaka this weekend. Coincidentally, Shien Wei and Szue Fei were back too. So how could we give meeting up a miss right?

While waiting for HRH Shien Wei to arrive at Daniel's place, Winston flashed me a megawatt smile - "see how bright my gigi are now that Josephine makes sure I cuci them twice a day"

Before setting off for a round of ikan bakar, the band of 4 brudders posed for a million dollar 'hansum' "tai lou-s" pic....

At the ikan bakar shop - no don't be mistaken. The Caucasian lady is SW and SF's friend from UK, not any unidentified lady hor....

Ahhh, a picture of bliss!

Where there's boys, there's balls talk (hey think striaght ok!). Ending off the night was a (tame and civilised) round of soccer news exchange.

Finally, assignment time. SW to Wins, his appointed point man in Melaka: "Go round up everyone for something this CNY ok!"

Ok then, we shall see everyone again during CNY!

Our Mr Marathon

2008-12-08T13:25:00.005+08:00

Congrats to Chong, our Mr Marathon! He completed the half marathon run at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008 yesterday in good time. So you know who to look for if u need a running mate (pun intended - on the tracks and perhaps for the White House too?) eh?

To make up for his lost calories, we indulged in a Penang Hawker Fare buffet at the Orchid Country Club last night. Too bad the food standard was no where near what Shien Wei and family enjoyed in Pulau Pinang proper over the weekend ;-P

Anyone interested in the Stan Chart Marathon 2009?

Mr. Nonis...

2008-12-05T02:24:00.002+08:00

Our HM from primary school. I don't remember much about him, except that he came to SFI when we were in Standard 6....right?

"Sin-Chia-Por"

2008-11-28T14:51:00.008+08:00

In addition to Eric's Missus' entry, here are a few more pics.

The Stars of Singapore

Ong Jrs

Reminiscing Down South

2008-11-24T16:46:00.014+08:00

The buncha good ol' SFI boys in Singapore met up with Shien Wei and 3/4 of his brood for a seafood dinner at East Coast UDMC this recent Sat, 22 Nov....

So, there were,

the Choys,

the Ongs,

Chia Yee,

Eric & Shien Wei,

Shien Wei's very sweet little gal (her Mommy was there too),

And everyone else, minus me, the (lousy) photographer ;-P

What did they do? They dug in, they drank,

they gave speeches,

and they laughed!

After a night of solids (food), liquids (beer and Chinese teh) and air (from the laughing), it was time to bid farewell

Till we meet again, dudes!

Signing off,
Eric's Missus, Tong Huey

St Xavier’s marks a new chapter after 156 years

2008-10-26T20:39:00.006+08:00

Sad but true....The Govt will be taking over the school administration starting next year :(

The Star newspaper (26/10/08):
GEORGE TOWN: Next year will mark the end of an era for the La Salle Brothers’ public school administration in Malaysia when the last Brother principal in the country retires.....

To read further, please go to:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/26/nation/2381338&sec=nation

Mid Autumn Festival

2008-09-27T20:35:00.003+08:00

Well we had a little BBQ makan in conjunction with the Mid Autumn Festival. The usual suspects who came were Winston & Josephine, Daniel & Grace, Jeffrey & Melissa, Shirrene (without her better half), KG (himself), Michael & Ee Fen.

Guess who started the fire? Yours truly of course!

Did anyone go back with tummy problems? Of course not... testament to the good old chefs

The kids ie Joshua Low & Ooi Jia Wen had loads of fun with the lanterns and such. You should have seen how black their feet were after the night was over!!

My happy clients

My sous chef

Jeffrey my lead waiter, making sure the kids are happy and entertained

The Lanterns - the whole reason for the party

Check those teeth out!

2008-07-18T14:14:00.014+08:00

Ahh… with such picture perfect smiles, the rest of us could only seal our lips or flash what seem like grins at the camera. Not forgetting that flawless complexion... “brushing”, “scaling” and “polishing” simply just won’t work for some of us… ha! Well, if you know Philip as long as I do, you’d notice he looks pretty much the same as he was during kindergarten despite the 'size up'.

Should you happen to be in Melbourne and desire for a gleaming white or bright effect (dental only) every time you open that gab, you can now look up for Philip and Gina. Yup, the Tans have left the US and are now residing in Down Under. They were back on a holiday early this month when we caught up on topics from tartar and plaque to shortage of water in Melbourne, fuel hike in Malaysia, politics and church.

So what happens when a dentist gets together with another dentist? A shining piece of work, of course! Darn cute, eh? Hmm, little Henry doesn’t seem interested to take after mommy and daddy’s footsteps though…

Introducing Hogan Chong

2008-06-06T00:56:00.005+08:00

Priceless pictures.

If you have forgotten, that's Chong Hwa Siong and his first baby, Hogan Chong. D.O.B. 21st April 2008. Congrats Chong!

For more updates and photos, head over to: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=592497881
yeah, it's about time you have a facebook account if you haven't already.

Now, Mike, we are still waiting for your photos ;)

Things you eat in Malacca

2008-05-20T00:27:00.003+08:00

In a back lane in Malacca.....looks like pasar malam with money changing hands.

Different angle, and you see the happy diners.

While we waited for our turn.....

Ahhh....we finally started filling out the waste bin.

Another set of satisfied diners

Anyone else up for another round?

Photos courtesy of Szue Fei.

So..... what's next?

2008-04-27T00:50:00.000+08:00

The school dinner is over,
everyone is back into their routines,
I for one,
do not do mundane.
So..... what's next?

SFI 128th Anniversary Dinner Photos

2008-04-08T03:44:00.004+08:00

Photos only.....would write more later....tired lah.

128th Birthday

2008-03-27T05:45:00.000+08:00

Hi CKG,

I don't know how to put up a new post in the SFI blog (perhaps you can teach me sometime) but would like to inform everyone that SFI is celebrating its 128th birthday at the Quadrangle on 5th April 2008. I have enclosed a jpg image of the advert taken from the Green and White July - December 2007 issue. I was wondering how many of us could and want to make it there this year - I can try to arrange the tickets (don't know how much but I guess it is affordable) for those interested including yours truly. Problem is I would be away from 17/3 till maybe 3/4 and would find it hard to coordinate with everyone. So if you could coordinate with all and give me the final numbers, I can do the rest.

Tell me what you think ok?

patrickng

click on image below for bigger picture

[updated 27/3/08]: The list of confirmed participants (1 seat unless indicated otherwise)
#1&2 Patrick N(is back on the list)
#3. Chong KG
#4. Sunny
#5. Jeff
#6. Winston
#7. DanielC
#8. Shirrene K
#9. Jason L
#10. Jai

Anymore? Call me or drop a comment below.

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R.I.P. - Lincoln Brian Nathan - 1974 - 2008

2008-03-19T00:58:00.007+08:00

[UPDATED: 23/3/08]

click for bigger image.

Shien Wei and I went to pay our respects last night (Saturday). We also met Jerry Teo, Segar, Daniel Ang and others (more about that in a later post).

If you are around in the Klang Valley, please do find time to pay a visit in PJ. The address is as shown above. Call me if you need directions.

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Via Sunny (19/3/08 12:37AM):

"Got this sms fr simon aru. Lincoln Brian Nathan passed away at 8.45pm today due to permanent brain dead in singapore. Body wil b laid in SFX church's parlour in pj on dis thursday n funeral is on monday. Pls pray 4 him n forward 2 other of his friends. Thnx n God bless."

Location of SFX Church in PJ: http://www.sfx.com.my/map.html

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Introducing Electroniqa

2008-03-16T12:00:00.002+08:00

Our old friend from secondary school, Jai is into events management. He has his own website (permanent link on the links bar) below.
http://electroniqa.wordpress.com/

And if you guys find the weekend party scene too boring in Malacca, do drop by at the Rooftop Party as shown below.

Jai's contact is as shown on the picture (click ot enlarge). You may contact him to keep in touch,......or find out the contact of the girl in the picture, whatever rocks your boat ;-)

The Franciscan Institution - Online Web Community

2008-03-05T01:38:00.003+08:00

If you had been observant, you would have noticed a link on the right that points to "The Franciscan Online Community".

Please do click on it and register yourself. It's a great site with updated news (no reason to miss the next reunion eh?) and an active forum.

Click here.

Another new daddy....Roger Lim!

2008-03-05T01:20:00.004+08:00

"On 16 February 2008, my new baby girl named Trisha was born. This marks the begining of my fatherhood life. Many had told me that this will also be the begining of sleepless nights which I had already experience for the last 2 nights. But it is sure worth while in going through such an experience which every dad have to go through." - Roger.

Congratulations Roger. Welcome to this wonderful new experience. I'm sure there are lots of your ex-classmates out there who would be ever ready in dispensing advices ;-)

Link to Roger's site

Chinese New Year gathering at Secret Recipe

2008-02-17T21:15:00.002+08:00

Photos courtesy of Szue Fei.

Jonker Walk before Chinese New Year 2008

2008-01-28T21:38:00.000+08:00

Well, for those of you who haven't been back to Malacca for long long time, here's how Jonker Walk looks like now. It's a short blog by Szue Fei entitled A Night @ Jonker Walk.

For those of you IN Malacca, I encourage you to put up photos of your own either here or on your own blog so that your friends who are freezing their a%$ off in Michigan or London could see the colourful lights of historical Malacca ;-)

Banzai! King Crab!

2008-01-15T05:09:00.001+08:00

Akira & family visited Malaysia over the New Year week, and the first place to be hit is King Crab.

The aftermath...

Photos courtesy of Szue Fei.

OK, I need to sleep now. More writeups and much delayed photos later.

Do boys have a problem with smiling for the camera?

2007-12-29T00:54:00.000+08:00

Friday, December 28, 2007 11:11:00 AM
Szue Fei said...
Do boys have a problem with smiling for the camera?

All boys have heroes. Now let's analyze them and see which ones would smile for the camera....

Will you smile before going into a blazing house? Are u a freaking maniac?

Does he?

Will they?

A smirk maybe...

Not before we give it to them krauts...

Will he?...it?....whatever....

So, do boys have a problem with smiling for the camera?

Definately NOT! We just think it's uncool to do it ;-)
....ok except for Michael Tee and Daniel Yap....not sure what they were smiling about though...

OK, fast forward a few more years, and a bit of a tweak to the hormone mixtures. To the time when we now think that the photos would be seen by the likes of....

...and their classmates....

Hence lots of kilowatt smile, enough to power up a small town.

Yes, it quite obvious some of those Colgate models got lucky the previous week. Click on the picture to ID them.

....my husband in his primary school uniform

2007-12-29T00:10:00.001+08:00

REQUEST OF THE DAY
Friday, December 28, 2007 11:11:00 AM
Szue Fei said...i'd kill to see my husband in his primary school uniform!

Ok, here's your wish Szue Fei, just please don't kill anyone.

Go on scroll downwards, don't be lazy.....

Just a little bit more....

Oh just a bit lower....

Perhaps a bit further down south....

Getting there....

Oh Darn! Too far south!

There he is below....click for a bigger picture.

Well if your fetish is uniforms, then I suggest Bee Loon, the shop we always use to buy from down in Malacca ;)

Hmmmm I wonder whether I would get any luckier in Zouk if I go in uniform.....

Speaking up through the arts - theSun 15 November 2007

2007-12-26T00:43:00.000+08:00

That's our class photo taken in 1986. Smack in the middle in the last row is Pang Khee Teik (click picture to see enlarged version).

Below is Pang in 2007, in the interview featured in the theSun paper. Read all about it below.

Click on the pictures below to read the interview.

Christmas at the Ooi's

2007-12-25T01:18:00.000+08:00

The Ooi's had a Christmas BBQ gathering in Malacca and I was lucky to be invited (and happen to be in Malacca too).

Below is the opening ceremony by the master chef!

Hehehe sorry that was actually photoshopped :-)

A peak at what Szue Fei cooked up!

The resulting delicious, mouth watering lamb chops!

The also very delicious pork belly.

Some of the hot chicks that were there.....

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Chicken wings lah....

Shien Wei, Jeffrey & Joshua enjoying the grub.

The Lows....

Who's your daddy?

MERRY CHRISTMAS everybody!!

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR too.

Who I bummed into...

2007-12-06T01:06:00.001+08:00

I was recently in Singapore for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon and was waiting for the bus back to KL at the HarbourFront when I saw our dear friend Patrick Yeo walking towards me. He being an employee of the sponsoring bank had participated in the 10km run as well! So there we were both aching from our runs in the morning catching up on each other and coincidentally he had the seat behind mine.

Thanks Pat, for the ride back.

KL/PJ TT session...

2007-11-20T02:40:00.000+08:00

After a short discussion with our just returned Patrick Ng and Shien Wei, we've decided to have a small get together among our ex-classmates in Klang Valley this Saturday (24/11) somewhere in SS2.

1. CKG - attending
2. OoiSW - attending
3. ChongHS - will reply on Thursday
4. PatrickNg - should be attending
5. JasonL - No, had plans arranged
6. AdrianChan - No reply
7. Joshua Tay -
8. Roger Lim -

Did I miss anyone? Sorry, if I did, or if anyone of you are visiting KL during that weekend, just drop me a note ok?

Edited 28 November 2007: The gathering was postponed because only HwaSiong can turn up, with Patrick coming in after his annual dinner. ShienWei FFK because he had to work late trying to ensure AirAsia's plane goes out with the recommended number of engines.

The importance of education....

2007-11-01T23:24:00.000+08:00

Now as more and more of you are becoming parents to not one but TWO kids (and some may have more), let the article below be a reminder to all of you the necessity of teaching "the birds and the bees".......very early on......and include a peak into your vast collection of internet porn!

Maybe the good ol' doctor KKLi could give us an insight into this problem plaguing our neighbours down south (pun very much intended).

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/30/nation/19315645&sec=nation
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Tuesday October 30, 2007

Singaporeans blur on sex

Other News & Views
Compiled by BEH YUEN HUI, GLADYS TAY AND A. RAMAN

MANY Singaporeans have been seeking help from doctors on how to have sexual intercourse, Sin Chew Daily reported yesterday.

Singapore Thomson Medical Centre (TMC) founder Dr Cheng Wei Chen said the hospital received several people every month, mostly university graduates, seeking their guidance on how to “do it”.

Its urology senior consultant Dr Lin Fa Cai said he once treated a woman who was married for 10 years and supposedly had sex more than 1,000 times, but was still a virgin.

Dr Lin said the husband, who had a doctorate degree, and his wife, who complained of being unable to conceive, sought help at the hospital.

“The couple told me they had sex about three times a week but when I examined the wife, her hymen was still intact.

“He had a doctorate degree but zero knowledge on sex,” he said.

Another doctor, who declined to be named, said a couple in their 30s sought help from Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Medical Centre for failing to conceive after seven years of marriage.

He said he found no problem with the couple but later discovered that the husband withdrew just before ejaculating.

Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a sub-heading, it denotes a separate news item.

A New Edition

2007-10-29T23:33:00.000+08:00

Congratulations to Sunny and Cheng Cheng on the safe delivery of baby boy Shawn weighing in at a healthy 3.85kg on the 18th October.

Ok, now enough kaki to play mahjong ;-)

Sunny, post some pictures quick!

Picture shamelessly taken from Sunny's new Facebook site ;-)

Updated: 3rd November. New pic provided by daddy Sunny.

Ratatouille!

2007-10-13T13:10:00.000+08:00

I re-read the old satay chelup post where KG mentioned about posting various makan places (new and old) in Malacca so out-of-towners like myself can go to try... So any contributions guys?? I 'll start the ball rolling with the new satay chelup place we visited 2 moons ago..

Place: Ujong Pasir- the old post office shop house before turning into Taman Sinn

Food: Forget about the copy cat versions in KL and Singapore with plain boiled water or the Mala Hotpot from China, this is the pure unadulterated Malacca version that we all Malaccans have been brought up to eat. Like Ratatouille is to the French, together with the old si hum with kangkung dish, this is our version of 'peasant' food - and how we folks like them ! Of course the more 'atas' city folks may call this version 'unhygienic' due to the common dipping technique involved and goodness knows when the shopkeeper has last changed the dipping sauce- but hey folks, if this don't toughen up your stomach, nothing much else will. Just make sure you guys have your Hepatitis A vaccination up to scratch and have plenty of charcoal tabs on standby in case the unthinkable happens...
But seriously folks, althought the satay chelup is nothing much to crow about as compared to other more established places ie. in Ong Kim Wee or the one opposite UE pau shop, this one is definitely much less crowded and is ideal for a bit of tete-a-tete after the makan instead of having prospective customers hovering around your elbows hoping to 'chope' your table. Variety wise, I feel it is adequate thought not extravagant and the dipping sauce wise is neither too sweet or too hot - the chili wise.

Service: Friendly shop keeper/ proprietor who is quite willing to top up our dipping sauce ..maybe also because there is not many other customers yet, although we were there at 9.30 pm. And I also noted his thoughtfulness when ta pao-ing some pieces of the satay for our makan companion while offering to put in some sauce as well- not many people do that though.

Wallet: Does it it this part of the anatomy hard? Can't remember this part much especially as to the cost per stick. All I can say is that for a post dinner makan for a group of 2 guys and 3 women and 1 growing boy, the damage done is about RM$60. I do think this is about the average.

Only in Malacca - MBO boleh!

2007-10-10T11:43:00.001+08:00

Last Friday, 6 of us hopped into MBO hoping to catch a midnight screening of "Chuck & Larry". There were 4 movies on but no Chuck or Larry or any gay movies. We simply asked and they actually opened up a cinema for us! Now did that make us all gay or what! However, due to the centralised air-con and only 6 of us (+ 2 strangers), we were all “stiff” by the end of the show.

In case some of you don’t know what MBO stands for, it’s supposed to be Malaysia Box Office. In this case, Movie By Order! Oh yeah, senior citizens only pay RM5 for any show, any day, any time. MBO boleh!

Er,… boleh untung or not is another story lah.

You know guys, if they survive by the time we qualify as senior citizens, we can have a movie reunion kind of thingy… cheap cheap!

Pontianak!

2007-10-10T11:18:00.000+08:00

Haven’t had a chance to blog this till now…

Anyway, one of those draggy early mornings, my colleague and I passed this traffic light junction in front of a mini waterfall near Jaya Jusco on the way to work. A huge clump of white stuff flew past and caught our eyes. My colleague shouted, “Pontianak!” There were a few flying about and some got stuck in the trees. (Hey, you can’t seriously believe they were pontianaks, right?) It was only after a while had we come to realise what they were - foam and soap bubbles. Someone actually turned the waterfall into a bubble bath! The stuff was overflowing like crazy and the clumps that were flying about distracted some passing vehicles. For a full report, check:

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/20070924072613/Article/index_html

And, some of us thought Malacca’s not “happening”…

Beyonce

2007-10-07T15:38:00.000+08:00

Friday August 17, 2007

Beyonce treat for fans in KL
By ELIZABETH LOOI

Beyonce: She’s a songwriter, model, record producer, dancer and fashion designer.PETALING JAYA: Beyonce, one of the world’s biggest rhythm and blues stars, will perform in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 1.

Malaysia will be one of the stops, besides Thailand, for the award-winning singer’s debut appearance in South-east Asia.

Pineapple Concerts chairman Razlan Ahmad Razali said Beyonce’s management had agreed to stage a concert in Malaysia.

“We are now working out details, such as the terms and conditions and the venue,” he told The Star in an interview.

Pineapple Concerts is well known for bringing big bands into the country, including Earth, Wind and Fire and Grammy winner Kanye West earlier this year.

Beyonce Knowles, 26, rose to stardom as the lead singer of all-girl trio Destiny’s Child in the late 1990s.

She released her debut solo album in 2003 and grabbed five Grammy Awards the following year.

Beyonce’s latest album, B’Day, won her another Grammy this year – making it her 10th in all – in the Best Contemporary R&B Album category.

She has also won awards for hits such as Deja Vu (which she also recorded in Spanish), Beautiful Liar (a duet with Shakira) and Irreplaceable, and led the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards with seven nominations.

Beyonce has acted in several movies, among them Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Pink Panther and Dreamgirls.

Dreamgirls garnered her nominations for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Best Original Song (Listen).

She is also a songwriter, model, record producer, dancer and fashion designer.

Tuesday October 2, 2007

Beyonce cancels Malaysia show

KUALA LUMPUR: R&B star Beyonce Knowles has scrapped plans to stage her first concert in Malaysia amid speculation she objected to a strict dress code barring sexy attire, industry officials said Monday.

Knowles will instead head for neighbouring Indonesia, which although also Muslim has less stringent rules about how performers should dress and behave.

Knowles' Los Angeles-based talent agency, International Creative Management, said her Nov 1 date with Kuala Lumpur had to be broken “due to a scheduling conflict,'' according to an ICM statement made available by Malaysian entertainment organisers Pineapple Concerts.

The announcement followed recent speculation that Knowles, famous for her sexy image and skimpy outfits, was reluctant to fulfil the Malaysian government's demand for female performers to cover up from the top of their chests to their knees, including their shoulders.

“It is with regret that we announce the cancellation of The Beyonce Experience World Tour in Kuala Lumpur,'' the ICM statement said.

“It was to mark the very first time the performer would bring her show to Malaysia.''
Knowles will perform in Jakarta instead on Nov 1, the statement said, adding that Knowles “is looking forward to performing for all her fans in Kuala Lumpur in the near future.''

Pineapple Concerts chairman Razlan Ahmad Razali said his company, which has brought Western acts such as Kanye West and Earth, Wind and Fire to Malaysia, was “disappointed and frustrated.''

Razlan declined to comment on the rumours that Knowles balked at Malaysia's decency code. However, he noted that besides Indonesia, Knowles is now slated to travel over the next month to many other Asian countries, including Thailand, China and India. – AP

Sunday October 7, 2007 (from The Star)

Disney Magic Show

2007-10-02T20:18:00.000+08:00

My first entry:

To all you daddies out there, this is something for you and your kids or kid whichever the case may be. So please self invite yourself to the above. We are planning to go on the 10 November 2007 (Saturday) for the 3 pm show and we are taking the RM158 tickets. It would be nice for the daddies and their kiddo(s) to come and spend the weekend with Mickey Mouse, of course mums are invited too. Let's "convoy" there!

Kami menyahut seruan Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga & Masyarakat Malaysia... "Utamakan Keluarga".

Please get back to me by this Friday (5 October 2007) and let us know whose on board and we'll get the tickets for you. We will try to get the best seats in Category A (RM158). Please click here for seating map.

Looking forward to hearing from you daddies!

Where in the world is CKG?

2007-09-18T21:52:00.000+08:00

The above title is a homage to an ancient computer game that I played while still in the school ie. Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? (you guys remember that?)

So where in the world is CKG right now???

(A) Dancing with the Wolves in the American mid-west?

(B) Crouching like a Tiger, when not walking on tree tops in the Middle Kingdom?

(C) showing off a pair of Happy dancing Feet in the South Pole?

(D) cavorting in the Mist of some Gorillas in Timbuktu?

(E) Chasing the proverbial Dragon in the golden triangle ?

PS: Ok, folks start reminiscing your favourite games during child/ teen hood now...

Merdeka Book Review

2007-08-31T14:11:00.000+08:00

Ok folks, in the spirit of our Merdeka Golden Jubilee today, lets try something different today- ie. a book review.

I have just finished reading the book " The Reluctant Politician" - basically a biography of one of the least understood and a "could-have-been" 3rd PM of Malaysia if not for his untimely death in 1973: Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman.

What attracted me are 2 things. One, why the lack of infomation on Dr Ismail from our pre-historic (no pun intended) text books? Yes, plenty of mention of TAR and his "Looking Back" and Tun Razak and his DEB/ NEP. But no credits of the then DPM of Malaysia from 1971-1973. Two, excerpts from this book mentioned his role in the aftermath of the May 13th 1969 - another pet interest of mine for the reason that it is also conveniently 'blanco-ed' from our official history.

The book started off in a shocking manner describing how the then Acting PM (since Tun Razak was away overseas) stumbled to his death after a heart attack at home, all alone. It then retraces his beginnings in Johor Bahru as a son of a local politician with 8 other siblings and 9 adopted Chinese sisters..

It then describes how he quit his 3rd year of medical school in Singapore after he refuses to give away his dance partner to his anatomy professor in a cabaret. He later lambasted the college as being " operated by a bunch of Gestapos" and continued a further 5 years of study in Melbourne. In between the serious stuff, more merry making ensued, ranging from simple countryside hiking to wine and women.

Upon returning to our shores and after a brief fling as a GP in JB, the lure of politics and the Merdeka spirit proved irresistible as he joined the government first as Malaya's 1st ambassador to the USA & UN and later as Minister of Internal Security & Minister of Home Affairs.

At the end of his tenure, the lasting impression I got is that he is like a version of the "Justice Pao' of 1960-70s Malaysian politics. According to his good childhood friend Robert Kuok (Malaysia's richest man now): " he is a man of strong character, high principles and great sense of fairness...probably the most non racial and non racist Malay I've ever met. Doc was a stickler of total fair play and correctness. Every Malay colleague fear him because of this, including Mahathir". People who ran afoul of the law irregardless, will feel the strong arm of the ISA- he even declared he will throw his own mother in jail if she did anything illegal ! His admirers range from LKY to TAR to Musa Hitam to Lim Kit Siang (though he did throw him into jail once) to our current PM.

All in all, a very good read. For history buffs like me it provided a good way to fill that little spot in our nation's history that up to now had remained empty. Personally, I think that Tun Ismail's role in our history was downplayed significantly not least because in his line of his duty, he had stepped on to many a people's shoes including getting a certain Dr M thrown out of the party.

So next up.. a book that has been banned in Malaysia: Alias Chin Peng- my side of history !

Satay Celup Session in Malacca, 18 August 2007

2007-08-30T02:17:00.000+08:00

Some one please login and do justice to these photos :-)

Satay Celup = raw/semi cooked vege, meat, seafood etc on skewers that is dunked into a pot of boiling hot peanut+chili sauce. Yummy!

One out of 5 reasons to eat satay celup....cockles....the other 4 reasons aren't important!

Getting greedy eh?

The satisfied and sated look.....

Our SFI "wakil rakyat" in Malacca waiting patiently for his food to be cooked.

Our Hygiene and Safety officers from Singapore. Look at the polished plates and drink glasses. It's safe to eat there man!

Don't anyhow say our Mat Rempits useless ok? See, one of them has become a doctor, no? :-)

Honorary Blogger

2007-08-26T22:58:00.000+08:00

Please click on picture below to see a larger version.

The Circus is in Town!!!

2007-08-14T10:37:00.000+08:00

[updated: 23 August 2007]- Check out the photos below.

I remember going to the Royal London Circus way back in Malacca while still in school. If I'm not mistaken it was at the reclaimed land before the development of Melaka Raya. Maybe someone with a better memory could correct me or put a date to it.

Anyway, it has made it's way up to Selangor now...Taman Puchong Utama, to be more exact. We are planning to go this Sunday (19 August) at 5pm. We should be getting the C seats at RM30. Whoever's in town, you are obliged to drop everything (except your very pregnant wife, kid or aged parents) and join us then. Leave your name in the comment below before Friday ok?

Confirmed attending:
1. SW
2. SF & daughter
3. CKG

People from Singapore are encouraged to take advantage of the weaker Ringgit to drive down to PJ and enjoy the show ;-)

[updated: 23 August 2007]

While the show wasn't outstanding, it had it's moments, and probably worth the RM30 weekend ticket. The thing that pissed me off was the way the tickets were sold. I went the night before and was told that I can't actually buy any tickets but was instead given a receipt to collect the tickets at least 2 hours before the show. I mean, it's the next day and they could just give me those tickets so that I could at least confirm our seats. Afraid that I maybe late (I was, sorry), I had to drive all the way to Puchong to get the tickets in the morning before returning at 5pm again just to watch the show. Ridiculous arrangement.

Anyway, here are some pictures taken during the show....courtesy of Szue Fei. There were more photos and some of the acts are not shown here. So just treat this as a quick preview. If you have nothing to do on a weekend, then get your *** down to Puchong for the circus!

The welcoming act.

A balancing act.

What circus would be complete without the elephant?

Fallen angel

A man, his horse, his 2 dogs and a monkey......Merdeka!

The new sliming craze is in town!

The best act of the show!

Click here for more photos taken by Szue Fei.

Did you notice....

2007-07-31T03:17:00.000+08:00

....that one of the photos on this page is where it shouldn't be....happy hunting ;-)

[Updated 9 August]
MYSTERY SOLVED!!
Congratulations to Patrick Ng for spotting the planted photo among all the photos.

In case if you are still wondering which photo we were referring to, please click on the picture below and check out the Titanic photo ;-)

Central Market, The Annexe, Sharing Space Photo Exhibition

2007-07-30T03:27:00.000+08:00

Central Market, located in Kuala Lumpur is place to go to for Malaysian handicraft and arts center. Built as the main wet market before the war, the place was converted to it's current state in the 80s.

This was my second time to Central Market, the first time being in the early 90s when I first worked in PJ. I must say it's much easier to get here. I took the LRT to the Pasar Seni station, and just cross the street and you are there. There's also a parking lot in front of the Central Market but I reckon it's easier to take the public transport then risk getting stuck in the traffic.

Inside, the whole place is air conditioned and brighly lit, with lots of shops selling local handicrafts, fashion accessories, souveniours and snacks. There are also food courts and restaurants to tuck in some local cuisine.

Anyway the reason for my trip to Central Market is to visit the Sharing Space photo exhibition, a contemporary photography of Japan & Malaysia. Unfortunately, I can only visit this exhibition on it's last day so by the time you are reading this, they have already busy preparing for the next programme.

The Annexe is located at the other end of Central Market. There were a few art gallery on the ground floor, a cafe on the first floor, some studio on the 2nd floor while the Gallery is located on the top floor.

A shot of one of the walls with the photos. Note the 3 photos on the left are by Pang Khee Teik.

Gallery III.

I like the open space of the 3 galleries displaying the photos. There were interesting topics, themes, print types and sizes photography. Generally, it is an interesting exhibition and unfortunately the prices for the photos would have wiped out my retirement funds so I only went back with fond memories of the works.

Some shots from the gallery window.

No, this isn't an exhibit.

OK, I thought it's a new bank in KL.... KOK Bank.....hmmm I wonder who their customer base are....

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Well, after this photography exhibition, the Annexe would be hosting the notthatbalai art festival. For more information, please visit the site: http://notthatbalai.blogspot.com/

Updates....July

2007-07-26T01:12:00.000+08:00

If you noticed the slightly longer load time for this blog...it's because I have just finished loading all the photos for the Singapore meet up. Maybe Dr. Lee could give a bit of comment for each of those photos. I would strive to finish resizing and uploading Mikey's wedding photos...hopefully before his first kid comes along.

Here's another link of an interesting project: http://notthatbalai.blogspot.com/

Hopefully all of you have watched the movie Transformers. One of our childhood cartoons. Well the Simpsons movie is up next. Planning to watch it this weekend. If anyone of you are interested to go together, just give me a call/email.

If it isn't obvious....updates from me would be sporadic at best. So keep yourself entertained. Ciao.

Pembunuh bijirin

2007-07-21T14:03:00.000+08:00

In case anyone missed the newspaper article below taken from today's The Star... It certainly gave me a case of severe guffaws on a quiet, boring Saturday afternoon. Will appreciate it if anyone else has ( and I am certain there are tons of..) any other similar subtitling gems from the jokers translating our Malaysian movies/ tv shows to share here...

"KUALA LUMPUR: Anticipating a suspenseful evening in front of the big screen, ardent fans of the latest thriller waited for the “murderer in an ice hockey mask” to start slashing and killing partying teenagers.

However, some 15 minutes into the movie, there were sniggers among the audience, which later erupted into guffaws.

The reason?

“Serial killer” was subtitled as “pembunuh bijirin” (cereal killer) in Bahasa Malaysia.

In another cops-and-robbers movie shown on TV, during a shootout scene, “fire” was subtitled “api”. And when a man kissed his daughter and told her, “Goodnight, cutie pie”, the subtitles read, “Selamat malam, kuih manis.”

Such scenarios have placed translators of subtitles in a bad light. "

PS: full story via this link - http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/21/nation/18368076&sec=nation

THE ANNEXE: Contemporary photography of Japan + Malaysia

2007-07-12T01:39:00.001+08:00

You are invited to the Exhibition Opening of

SHARING SPACE

Contemporary Photography of Malaysia + Japan

Opening: Thu 12 July, 2007, 8pm

at The Annexe, Central Market

Officiated by Wairah Marzuki

Chairman of National Art Gallery Board of Trustees

Refreshments are served!

Japanese Photographers: Eikoh Hosoe, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Miho Akioka, Miyuki Ichikawa, Akiko Sugiyama, Chie Yasuda, Kazuo Katase, Hiroko Inoue, Tomoko Yoneda, Tomoaki Ishihara, Michihiro Shimabuku

Malaysian Photographers: Bernice Chauly, Sharon Lam, Tan Chee Hon, Caecar Chong, Nazim Esa, Minstrel Kuik, Eiffel Chong and Pang Khee Teik

Japanese and Malaysian photographers reveal the reality behind the invisible world as well as the artifice of our visible world. In sharing a space, the photographers invite us into the visible and invisible spaces they have captured and by doing so, enlarge the realms in which we inhabit.

Exhibition details:

Date: Thu 12 - Sun 29, 2007

Time: 11am - 8pm

Venue: Gallery I - III, Top Floor, The Annexe, Central Market, KL

Admission: Free

Enquiries: 03 2274 6542 (Central Market), 03 2161 2104 (Japan Foundation, KL)

Presented by Japan Foundation, KL + The Annexe, Central Market

In conjunction with the Japan-Malaysia Friendship Year 2007

Postcard images by Eiffel Chong (left) + Tomoko Yoneda (right)

Sponsor: Applied Imaging

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If you guys/gals are wondering why we suddenly have this post here...well, fyi, the Annexe is managed by our old pal, Mr. Pang Khee Teik. So this is a show of support....go take the LRT and drop by for a visit. It starts today and runs till the 29th July.

Gwen Stefani 'The Sweet Escape' Tour Live In KL

2007-07-07T01:20:00.000+08:00

DETAILS:
Date/Time: 21 August 2007, TUESDAY, 8:30pm
Venue: Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Ticket Price: RM285 (Lower Tier) - we are only interested in this seating!

DECISION BY:
10th July 2007, TUESDAY, 3pm.

Sorry we are giving only short notice cause we are afraid the tickets would be sold out if we wait any longer. For those interested PLEASE email/call me, Shien Wei or Szue Fei.

For more details, go over to the website: Axcess
Click for seating plans.

[Edited: 12 July 2007]
I had purchased the tickets. See you there!

[Edited: 24 August 2007]

Photos courtesy of Szue Fei.

It was a fantastic outing. Gwen Stefani was awesome belting out hits after hits. Well worth the RM257 tickets.

For Szue Fei's writeup, click here.

Below are a few clips taken from YouTube.com

One Night in Singapore

2007-06-30T17:59:00.000+08:00

The story of its origins: Not so long ago, word has come to me that our arch rivals across the Chan Koon Cheng road in Malacca, the Not-So-Low School has been spreading its tentacles all across the causeway in this Little Red Dot here, for quite some time. As they already had a not inconsiderable number of disciples here meeting regularly, the question that arose was : can we Franciscans here make a same show of solidarity...if not better?

After a month or two of clandestine emails, frantic phone calls and quickie MSNs... the results are for all to see below :

Group picture of our little Singapore gathering of Franciscans and their families. However, not in this picture are Teo Hwee Tze (who left early but is in the below frame), Choy Wei Lun (MIA with OT work) and Loo Chiang Yau (stuck in office...those of you with longer memories will remember this lad who was with us from Standard 1 to 6)

Mr, Mrs Teo and young Jasper Teo... as well as Chia Yee and the missus.

3 green bottles on the wall....and then there are 2 green bottles... and then 1 green bottle and finally there is none.

And poor Geok Pin has to placate his young boy on the mystery of the ever decreasing booze.

Hmm... By the looks on her face, maybe Ee Fen knew where it disappeared.

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These photos are from Szue Fei's camera. Click on them to see a bigger picture - ckg.

Michael Tee & Cheng Ee Fen's Wedding

2007-06-17T00:38:00.000+08:00

Michael & Ee Fen tied the knot and had their church wedding and lunch on the 9th June 2007.

Here's a link to Mike's own photos:
http://monster.weddingannouncer.com

Below are some of the pictures provided by Mike.

More photos to be uploaded once I get back to Malaysia. Meanwhile, those that were present for the church and lunch, please provide some comments for the pictures (or you can email them to me and I would put it up). Adios.

Blog Stats

2007-06-14T00:48:00.000+08:00

Well, this is just for information purposes. Below is a chart of the hits this site had been receiving. Hits had been around 200-400 per month till May when Roger decided to spice things up before the blog came alive. Then the Memory Lanes series and a few "controversial" posts pushed up the daily hits from mid-May onwards.

So we now have about 10 readers on a daily basis and a few more that comes and goes. So if you are new here, or have been a quiet reader all this while, please do drop us a line so that we can include you in our eXciting outings and activities ;-)

Meanwhile, have a great Thursday, for tomorrow is Friday!!

Obituary: Kang Teck Lye

2007-06-12T01:07:00.001+08:00

Most people were busy during the weekend of 9th and 10th June. It's the last week of school holidays and also an auspicious date to get married (our Mikey and also the PM tied the knot). In the midst of preparing for the trip, I got an sms from Jason Leong:

"Our accounts teacher Mr Kang Teck Lye has passed away on Mon. Just saw the obituary column in the Star." - 8/6/07, 8:14pm.

By that time, the funeral was over and it was too late for anyone of else to do anything much.

I am sure we all have mixed memories of our times under him, for better or for worse, he was our teacher and it pains me that I have to start a new label for Obituary in this blog.

May he rest in peace.

As a sign of respect, I would not post the next batch of photos for the next 2 days.

Note: Newspaper cutout provided by Sunny/Jason.

Ocean 13, anyone?

2007-06-06T22:54:00.000+08:00

OCEAN'S THIRTEEN (U ) Eng - 5:00PM, Saturday 9th June 2007
Venue: GSC Mahkota Parade

Anyone?

Visit to Kuala Lumpur, 21st August 1990

2007-06-04T00:09:00.000+08:00

From the days before the Petronas Twin Towers, KL Tower, CyberJaya & PutraJaya we made a trip to Kuala Lumpur to visit the Institute of Medical Research (IMR). I vividly remember the various organs (normal, mutated or diseased) preserved in hundreds of jars.

Andy Pong, Khor Kee Ming and Lenny in the photo

Photo taken at IMR: Yew Siong, CKG & Lenny

Min Woei, Lenny & Michael. Taken at the carpark of...can't remember. Lot 10?

Lenny.

KG.

Below are scenes of KL taken from the bus.

Mike’s unfinished business...

2007-06-03T23:45:00.000+08:00

In the midst of preparing for his upcoming marriage, I hope Mikey remembers he has some unfinished legal business....

Catching up with HS Chong

2007-05-28T23:39:00.000+08:00

Firstly, let's welcome a new contributor to our blog......Hwa Siong!

You can see his name on the list at the right.

And to start it off, he has answered our Catching Up Series question at his own blog!!!

Click on the link below to see what he has to say.

http://hwasiongchong.blogspot.com/2007/05/jasons-request.html

Psssstt..Hwa Siong, Jason K has actually answered that list of questions. His answers are here:
http://sfi-1991.blogspot.com/2007/03/catching-up-series-jason-k.html

Down (Alice Chia's Geography classes) Memory Lane

2007-05-21T11:56:00.000+08:00

Just wanna share with you guys some pictures taken while I was Down Under recently, re-living some old lessons by Alice Chia - our geography teacher! On the left, are the geysers near Lake Roturua in New Zealand (looks like Mount Doom).
A farm near Waikato, also in North Island. There were a couple emus in there too. As I traveled around Auckland, funny how the names of the places sound so familiar from our old geography textbooks - the words Hamilton, Rotorua and (Dataran) Waikato just seems to roll off the tongue.

On the left is the beautiful Auckland skyline taken when we were at sea. Note the self proclaimed tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere- the Auckland Sky Tower. Nowhere as tall as the ones in KL though.

Next, is the quintessential postcard picture for any visitors to Sydney.

The jewel in the crown of the Blue Mountains in Sydney- the Three Sisters rock formation.

Next up is the famous Bondi Beach, Sydney. Used to be a nudist beach but unfortunately now it isn't.

The picture on the left is taken at a vineyard at the Barossa Valley in Adelaide. Wine aficionados will be familiar with the Jacobs Creek label - which vineyard is in the vicinity too.

Lastly is a picturesque autumn setting of a cafe taken in the cowboy town of Harndorf, in Adelaide Hills, near Adelaide.

Who was the "hunk" Amelia dated?

2007-05-21T00:50:00.000+08:00

"...BTW, I know that it seems weird that I am reading a blog of the SFI peeps but hey.. it brings back memories for me too... since I did "date" one of you hunks back then!" (AH, 2007 May 1, 3:51pm, "Memories....Part 2", http://sfi-1991.blogspot.com/2007/04/memoriespart-2.html#comments)

That statement apparently had some of us scratching our head and armpits and asking questions.

So to put the questions to rest, we hope AH could clarify the identity of the above mentioned hunk....

Is he the...

The constant rebel, or is he...

The guy who's deadly with the ladies and the accounting ledger...or could he be...

The Terminator of Taman Seaview....eh now that he is a doctor.....don't call him Terminator in public OK?

Or could he be the closet romantic....?

P/S: Ok, I hope you'll take this as a joke...it's a Monday, hope you had a good laugh.

SPIDER-MAN 3

2007-05-20T23:30:00.000+08:00

Original Post: 5th May by Jason Leong

Has any of you watch Spiderman 3? If you read today's Star paper, there's this guy trying to be "Superman" by recording the movie using his mobile phone. Anyway, he was caught by the CCTV and the "Cinema-Man" apprehended him after that. Seems like the Cinema-Man has outshined Spidey and took the credit during the show. So what's the moral of the story? Whenever you are at the cinema, always remember that "Cinema-Man" rules!!!

Edited: 20th May 2007 - CKG

Well, the show has been released for about 2 weeks now. Anyone watched it? What's your opinion. Anyway Ravi had posted his thought about this movie:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0413300/usercomments?filter=chrono;start=170

I saw this highly anticipated film that I was waiting for 3 years. I have been keeping in touch with the development of the movie, seen all the trailers, but when I saw the film, it seemed less exciting than what the trailers seem to promise. I remember watching the trailers for Spider-man 2, and when the film reeled out I was blown away. Somehow this blown away feeling did not exist for Spidey's third outing. Something was missing. It is strange because the film had more funny moments, sad moments, villains, beautiful women, action scenes and it seemed to focus more on the side shows, but that tried to steal the heart of the film....Spider-man! I mean, where was he? I did not get to see enough of him in this film. I remember in Spider-man two within the first 5 minutes we see him flying around delivering pizza and saving kids on the street. This film by itself is a much serious version of the lighter, snappier prequels we have been treated to. So when the film makers decided to make a difference with this film, somehow it was not what the viewers were expecting. If there was no Spider-man, and Spider-man 2 films to compare with, this film would have been excellent. It is not a kid's film, for sure. I had many questions as to why Spidey behaved the way he did even before the changes in him took place.....too many questions in the film were left unanswered, a few scenes were kind of hurried, some scenes did not make sense. Also because there were many characters in the film, each scene was too short to be remembered. Overall, this is a good film, but does not live up to the built-up hype. Looking forward to a better Spider-man 4!

Photos from Sunny's album....

2007-05-20T22:21:00.000+08:00

WARNING: Photo intensive post!

These were submitted by Sunny. Click on the pictures for an enlarged view.

Prefects-1985. We were in Standard 5 then.

Haha the school nerds...oops s#!t I am sitting there too. Anyway it was fun...and whatever happened behind the locked the doors of the library should remain among the librarians ;) Sunny has the extremely worried "I didn't do it" look while Patrick doesn't look convincing in his innocent look. Ravi has nodded off in the warm morning sun.

Prefects of 1986. We were in Standard 6 then. It's Patrick turn to look extremely concerned now. Apparently global warming has been discovered. Ravi has fallen asleep again.

Seriously-lah guys...we know why you joined the scouts eh? Wow...where is Sunny?

NAKED CLEANERS

2007-05-18T13:52:00.000+08:00

Did any of you read The Star paper yesterday about this article on "Naked Cleaners'? Well, for the benefit of those who didn't read this article, it is about engaging cleaners to do your house chores in a way you want them to dress or undress and it's not just female cleaners but male cleaners as well. However, there's no sexual advancement or hanky panky stuff. Sounds sadistic rite? Unfortunatly, this service is only available in the UK. I wonder has Lenny / Patrick / Ravi engage this sort of service...ha ha! For more info, you may go to www.nakeddomestics.com. Btw, any comment on this sort of services? Do you think it's necessary? Apparently, the company who provides this services is currently making good money.

"Old Time Buddies"

2007-05-14T22:54:00.000+08:00

Edited: 18th May 2007. This post was created by Eric. Since I have some photos of the same topic, I had decided to add them in here instead of creating a new post. My Addition are at the bottom of Eric's entry - CKG

Ok guys, here are the photos in my own collection for the "Down Memory Lane series"....

This photo is taken with the 2 relief teachers fresh out of college (one of them is Ms Mary Thomas...forgot the other one) who was around to teach us English at form 4SW...after our dear Mr Peter Lim decided to call it a day. From the smiles on their faces, guess we did not make the two women's lives too difficult.. didn't we, guys?
{From left: Akira, Darian, Chia Yee, Yew Siong, me, Shien Wei, Michael Tee}

The group of us who gathered after the SPM exams to celebrate the end of exams! - or so we thought... naive little minds we had then. Ok, so maybe it was also a farewell dinner for Lenny who was leaving for the UK soon too. It was in one of the restaurants in Melaka Raya.

PS: strain hard enough on the table and you will see the evidences of the beginning of the loss of our innocence...empty Shandy cans!! Shucks..who drinks those now anyway? Bring on the Bacardis!!

{From left: Yok Wai, Jeffrey, Keng Shum, Shien Wei, Lenny, Wah Siong, me, Vincent, Ravi, Patrick}

Same night, same gang, different crime scene. Only now, the resident photographer was captured on the evidence too.

Think some joker wanted to go to the beach at Pantai Kundur/ Klebang in the dead of the night to look for either dead bodies being washed ashore or mermaids singing their ghastly lullabies!

Patrick, Vincent and Shien Wei gesticulating wildly and hyperventilating at the same time...as the mermaids finally bared their torsos at us!

Wah Siong giving his best "trying to look interested " appearance...naaah...he has been here, seen and done that many times before. Doesn't faze da man...

Last photo of a long long night. That's Lenny sitting on his dad's (I think) Merc . And Ravi looks like he may doze and slide off the hood if the cameraman takes any longer to shoot.

Meanwhile Jeffrey thinks Shien Wei needed some help in smiling - "Don't be so kayu can? Be like me ! "... Good portfolio for his toothpaste ad though.

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Below are my photo collection of the dinner in Hikeng. I have also included some of the original comments I had in the album - CKG

1989 Pei Ling's Birthday party

2007-05-14T02:12:00.000+08:00

Since I left these photos back in Malacca, I do not have most of the details (like date and names)...but I guess you all can guess it. Click on the photos to see an enlarged version.

That's Roger, Lenny, me & Chow

That's Amelia H, HY & Angeline S.

Frankly, I have very vague recollection of this event 18 years ago...should have looked for my diary while I was in Malacca but that's probably just not right. So for the others who were there, what's your thoughts?

p/s: Eric....please solve your login problems!!! We want to see what you have :-)

From the old album...

2007-05-11T02:52:00.000+08:00

There's a lot of pictures in my hard disk but too little time to edit and upload all of them. So here's a sneak peek...

...oh and enjoy the 2 new songs.

Wedding

2007-05-09T01:02:00.000+08:00

Recognize anyone from this picture ? Got this picture from grant corban's site for wedding photography.

Supper in Malacca - 4th May, Friday

2007-05-03T20:56:00.000+08:00

It was Daniel's suggestion to have our supper at the Selva (if I am not mistaken) Curry House in Malim Jaya since they haven't had dinner. With the movie Daylight (starring Stallone) playing in the background, we had a nice time catching up and enjoying our food. I must say this place serves a big bowl of super delicious "mango-lo" - puts the ones in KTZ to shame.

Here's Mikey & Ee Fen seen enjoying their ABC.

Ravi & Daniel. Ravi was back from the US for a week and joined us right after another outing.

Winston, myself (sorry, hotchick walked by) & Shirrene. She can be seen here still demanding for her autograph book that she passed to Mike years ago to sign.

Group photo taken by Grace.

Min Woei joined us after midnight.

Memories.....Part 2

2007-04-26T23:07:00.000+08:00

These pictures were carefuly selected and scanned from Shien Wei's collection by Szue Fei. Enjoy.

I think this is during Standard 6, after getting our prizes for the Standard 5 exams?

Standard 2A. Class Teacher: Mrs. Cheam

Standard 3A. Class Teacher: Mrs. Chee

Standard 4A. Class Teacher: Mr. Lims

Standard 6A. Class Teacher: Cikgu Ismail

Form 1CG: Class Teacher, Mr. Chan

Form 2CG: Class Teacher, Mr. Ho

??Can't remember the class or the teacher

Which club is this??

Form 5SG.

This photo was taken in Form 5 by Mr. Kang

Right after our last SPM Paper - CHEMISTRY!
L2R (standing): Chia Yee, Daniel Chua, Eric, Hwa Siong, Yew Siong, Winston, Hai Liang, Ravi, Wei Lun, Shien Wei, Jeff, Yok Wai.
L2R(kneeling/sitting): Vincent Tio, Lenny Tan.

This is right after getting our SRP results.
L2R: Roshan (looking away), Eric, Shien Wei, Patrick Yeo, Vincent (I think. Partially blocked), Winston, Roger, Lenny, Jason and Akira. Camera man: CKG

Chia Yee and Yan Nee's wedding dinner, Malacca, 21st April 2007

2007-04-25T23:24:00.000+08:00

Chia Yee, the latest one to end his bachelor hood. Let us venture on a short journey and discove how his day went.....

Comb it like Beckham...use Brylcreem hair gel. Come rain, shine or drunk relatives....his hair is there to stay.

But a bit of advice (even if I am not married)....

Photo of Jason and Chia Yee below. Thank Jason for contributing these photos.

"Come brothers! It's time to fetch my wife!"

Ah....at last...GAME,

SET!

and MATCH!

Best wishes to Chia Yee and Yan Nee....hope your days would be filled with even more joy in the company of each other.

Some advice from the friendly neighbourhood sifu.

I regret missing out on this dinner. It must have been very nice.....

cause I only received one photo for the whole night!

YumCha session in Klang Valley

2007-04-23T00:22:00.000+08:00

Hi guys and gals. We have been in KL/PJ/Klang for so long but never really commit to meet up. Let's do it this time around.

Venue: To be decided (please suggest and we'll vote on it)
Date: Tentatively 12th May (Saturday) or 13th May (Sunday)
Time: To be decided (please suggest breakfast, lunch or dinner)

OK, the people I know around here who is EXPECTED to respond are:
- OoiSW & SF
- Roger
- Adrian
- Joshua
- HwaSiong
- Pi Chiang
- Bong
- Pang
- Patrick Yeo
- Jason Leong
- Frederick
- Dr. Chow
- tell me if there's anyone I missed, or anyone who would be in KV during this period....

I will start it off. To join (or suggest different date, please comment on this post or in the chat box - with your name of course).

List:
1. KG / Venue:The Curve / Date: 13th May / Time: Lunch or Dinner
2. OSW Venue: 1Utama (more food variety), date: 12 May (sat better lah), dinner

Memories...

2007-04-22T01:33:00.000+08:00

I was going thru my hard disk looking at some archived folders and guessed what I found...

Yes, it those old photos that I gathered for the 2001 reunion dinner video.

Enjoy.

Form 1CG (1987).

Form 2CG (1998).

Form 4SW (1990).

Form 5SG (1991)

Unidentified class photo(1)...please help.

Unidentified class photo(2)...please help. I see Sunny in there, so that shouldn't be too hard to id right?

Ravi, Khairil (?) and Sunny with unidentified teachers (aren't they the trainee teachers then?). Please help.

The SFI Prefects 1991. Now what was our treasurer's name again?

L2R: Patrick Ng, Ravi, ???, Br. Ambrose Loke.

Singing the national anthem.
L2R: Patrick, Ravi, Br. Ambrose, ???, Lenny

The Looney Tunes Crew (who would have guessed?!)
L2R: Lenny, Beng Chen, Patrick Yeo, Patrick Ng and Ravidas.

10 YEARS LATER (2001)

Yes, these are the rare photos from the reunion in 2001.

The one and only...

2007-04-11T00:12:00.000+08:00

The one who is involved with hoisting a teacher's motor up the flag pole....

The one who is involved with checking out the chemistry teacher's daily....err...you know...

The one who can ingeniously move items out of school....

The one who was with us from primary school up to Form 6....

Ok, if you still cannot guess after looking at the picture....that's Adrian Chan.

After many phone calls and arrangments, I managed to catch up with Adrian over dinner at Wong Kok Char Chan Teng in SS2. In the 14 years since we last met, he has since started his own IT business, got married and is now a proud father to a 19 months old daughter.

For those of you who wants Adrian's contact number, please email me.

And those of you who wants to join us for the next yum-cha session, please leave a comment (I know it may look complex and daunting, but just keep trying ok?).

Adrian, if you are reading this, please sent me a better photo of you and your family. I am sorry my camera phone don't do you any justice.

Sepang Formula 1, 2007

2007-04-09T01:20:00.000+08:00

Here are 2 pics from yesterday's race. Too tired now, will update more at a later time.

Update: you can view the rest of the photos here -->
http://chongkg.blogspot.com/2007/04/formula-1-sepang-2007.html

F1 Weekend...anyone going?

2007-04-06T00:44:00.000+08:00

I will be going for the race this Sunday....anyone else going to be there?

Eric & Tong Huey - 24th March 2007

2007-03-26T01:17:00.000+08:00

Dr. Eric and Tong Huey had their wedding dinner in Malacca on the 24th March 2007 at the Equatorial Hotel.

OK, the rest of you guys & gals that took photos on that night, please email them for me to upload.

This is the first photo. I'll be back for more.....and Eric, if you are reading this....we expect a writeup from you too....but of course, leave out the honeymoon stuff, OK?

The Guests....
(click on the pictures to see a bigger version)

The Venue....
(click on the pictures to see a bigger version)

The Grand Entrance....

The Toast...
(click on the pictures to see a bigger version)

Group Photos...

Sleeping Shirrene, Winston and Jason.

KG, Frederick, Michael, Ee Fen & Shirrene

Jeff, Joshua and Melissa.

X-changing contacts, Jason, Shien Wei, Michael, Winston, KG and Frederick.

Photos contributed by KG, Szue Fei and Jason. Thanks.

Funny Signage

2007-03-22T22:22:00.000+08:00

Should it be " Sports Lottery" or "Spopts Lottery". A Signboard found in HangZhou China.

No idea what is this signage all about... Can't read chinese. Just be a gentleman lah..

More signage just for laugh .... :)

Catching Up Series: Jason K

2007-03-22T01:27:00.000+08:00

OK, all the way from Down Under....our long lost pal, Jason{}Kat.

Please click on the picture below to see what's written.

Chinese New Year at Jeff's

2007-03-11T23:25:00.000+08:00

It was on a Thursday evening when most people had already started working after the festivities that we decided to meet up at Jeff's place in Bukit Baru.

The topic of interest that night was of course Jeff's new hobby (picture above)....considering that his previous hobby has been completed successfully (picture below).

The obligatory group photo, thanks Grace.

Ok, this is the last of my Chinese New Year post. If you all have anything to add to it, please email it to me with commentaries and I would put it up. Time to show off your new born(s) or new spouse(s) since we have problems keeping tally about who's married and who's more productive etc... ;)

Brisbane anyone...?

2007-03-06T20:17:00.000+08:00

Wondering whether anyone of you would be in Brisbane on the 8th March? Do tell me as I would be there for the day.

Name the Cookie

2007-03-01T02:38:00.000+08:00

Sempena Perayaan Tahun Baru Cina....

Let's play NAME THE COOKIE!!

What's the name of this cookie?

I know, I know, the name is at the tip of your tongue....
ok, here's a closer view....

It's white, soft and melts in your mouth, its sweet sugary buttery feeling causes waves of orgasm on your taste buds...

Oh look Daniel on the verge of....

Mini CNY Gathering - Everly Resort

2007-02-25T02:59:00.000+08:00

We had a mini CNY gathering on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year in Everly Resort. It's a bit of a rushed arrangement and due to the date where most guys have to go back to their in-law's place, we only managed to round up a few of the hardcore group as shown below...

But of course the Ong Family was also present....

Awww....the doting father....

And the Chow family was also present but silly me forgot to snap a photo with them.

We had a great buffet lunch and chit chat about the latest going ons with Geok Pin giving us an insight into fatherhood (hope you took lots of notes, Daniel).

Of course the reason we had it in Everly was because our good buddy, Winston works there now.

And since he had staff pricing, we had a great buffet at a terrific price. Will be there again next year, right Winston?

OK, up next is the trip to Daniel's house.....

Chinese New Year Updates

2007-02-21T01:58:00.000+08:00

Hi to everyone and Happy Chinese New Year to all those celebrating. Hope you have all enjoyed yourself (or to rub it in, still enjoying yourself - like me!). Some of you now would be counting your losses from the mahjong tables to the fact that you now have to give out ang pows, while some of you would still be counting the ang pows you have received ;)

This year has been rather quiet, probably due to CNY falling on the weekends. For our group, only a few turned up for the meet up in Everly Resort. Due to bandwidth constraint (I am on dialup now), I would only post the writeup and photos some time next week. But it was a fantastic buffet lunch at an incredible price.....we should have it again next year!

Bravo if you have continued reading till this paragraph. Now, find The Star newspaper and turn to the TV section. Look for the photo of your ex-classmate. It was on yesterday....see whether you can spot it today! Let's see whose response is the fastest.....sorry for those people in UK and Australia, you would have to depend on your pals in Malaysia.

Happy Valentine's Day

2007-02-14T08:05:00.000+08:00

Nothing else to blog.

Meeting at JIKI - 27 January 2007

2007-02-01T00:10:00.000+08:00

The guys were nice enough to meet up again at night for a second round of Milo (yeah, most of them were sober throughout their own weddings, so we're pretty dry).

That's Winston playing "Aunt Agony" again...but that's after he walloped the herbal noodles ;)

SW checking out Jeff's...errr...Levi's t-shirt?

Meeting with Ravi

2007-01-30T23:26:00.000+08:00

After sometime away from the shores of Malaysia, we had to "re-educate" Ravi on a few finer points of surviving on the road.

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Below are the guys who met up with Ravi on a sunny and breezy Saturday (27/1) at Winston's new work place. Ravi flew back that same evening....back to the cold and snow of Michigan.

L2R: chong, sunny, ooisw, winston, ravi.

Lunch was courtesy of the new boss in town ;)

Meanwhile, best wishes to Ravi and do inform us on your next trip back.

Lenny was back in Malaysia

2007-01-30T02:13:00.000+08:00

Our friend Lenny was back from London for a quick family trip. After some last minute planning, we did manage to meet up in 1Utama for dinner.

Below are the pictures taken from Szue Fei's blog.

That's me, Szue Fei, SW, Susan, little Jessica, Lenny & Simon Loh.

That's the parents parade!

A great shot taken by Simon, the pro photographer.

3 guys and a baby!

Ok, next up, I would put up photos of another "visitor" from a land that some said the vikings discovered, or maybe the chinese....whatever...

More January Updates coming up.....

2007-01-28T00:17:00.000+08:00

OK, lots of things happened over the weekend. Meetings with Lenny, Ravi and small pre-CNY gathering at JIKI. However, I do not have broadband connection in Malacca, so all the photos have to wait till I get back to KL.

To those of you who have just dropped by, do let us know by making a comment, or adding to the chat box.

Till then, have a nice Sunday. Cheers.

Breakfast, Lunch or Brunch...this coming 27 January!

2007-01-21T00:49:00.000+08:00

For those of you still in the dark, Ravi is back! We are organizing a breakfast/lunch/brunch this coming Saturday (27/01) in Malacca. Time and location to be confirmed. For more information, please contact me or Winston or just drop a line at the comment box.

More updates coming

2007-01-14T10:23:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the delay.... I have update the contact list located on the right hand side of this page.....

OK, I know some of you would have trouble looking for it, so here it is:
http://chongkg.googlepages.com/contactsinformation
Hurry now and go update your email contact list.

Besides that, one of our friends has setup his new blog at:
chonghwasiong.blogspot.com
Can you guess who he is?
:)

Message from Mikey

2007-01-03T00:28:00.000+08:00

CKG: This was actually posted as a comment on Eric's entry but since it's so long, I figure it should have it's on entry. Mikey, if you email me, I would add you to this blog so that you do your own entry here.

hehey guys and gals!!!,

Here's wishing you ppl a very merry and happy and prosperous 2007!

First time I'm here though with thanks to Shirrene.

Well we had a good time catcing up that night yeah. Sad about Grace who was suffering from food poisoning :(

Met up with Eric only once in S'pore and it was really good to see him again. BTW I've got a place in Sengkang now which is near to Eric's place and also Gilbert Khoo (I think).

Tony was a real badass and went straight to the kitchen and back door to survey Dan's place?! (Probably part-time property agent ha ha). Then someone opened the washing machine and found (presumably) Dan's underclothing! (or was it Grace's. hmmm...)

Anyway we got to talking rot as usual and I really must say it always brings a smile to my face to meet up as I only come back to Malacca probably 3-4 times a year.

So dear friends, I'm getting married (its my turn, finally phew!). Should be on 9th June 07. A church marriage (at St. Peters', I hope) followed by lunch at Bei Zhan, Melaka Raya. I really hope you guys can make it. It won't be anything grand, just a simple affair. I will be throwing another in S'pore on 7th July 07 but thats another story.

Was back for Christmas on 24th, sadly down with diarrhea myself (what's with the stomach problem going around anyway) and met up with Shirrene, Rainon, Winston, Daniel and Grace. Was at the Teppanyaki restaurant in Mahkota Parade, followed by a round, oops sorry 2 rounds of bowling. Haven't played in ages! Anyway Winston was outstanding!(best among the worst, ha ha ha - down boy, down boy) and the rest of us was just trying to bowl straight. Anyway the longkang lane left and right was pretty bzy though ha ha....

Just got back to S'pore yesterday and am bzy with the flat renovation works as well as the wedding prep.

Till then God Bless,
MikeyPublish

MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW 2007 YEAR

2006-12-23T04:31:00.000+08:00

Christmas greetings to everyone. Hope you all enjoy your turkeys, fried chickens or murtabak.

All good things must come to an end. That's 2006. Hope for a fantastic 2007 for everyone.

Signing out & hope to meet up with you peeps in Malacca. Cheers.

Patrick meets the Queen!!

2006-12-23T04:07:00.000+08:00

"Hi everyone,

Just thought of sharing a special photo with all of you. I might have mentioned that I was selected to be presented to the Queen, in royal terms that means meeting the queen, not presented on a plate :-) on Friday, 10th November 2006 being a representative from Malaysia as a commonwealth country. Her majesty is a genuinely nice person who not only shook my hand but took her time in talking to me. It is a very special experience for me as I have not even met out Agong in person nor our 9 other sultans but have met and talked to the Queen!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

patrickng"

OSW needs your help!

2006-12-22T03:13:00.000+08:00

After much thought (and long periods of sitting on his a$$), our friend has finally decided to take the plunge and start his own blog. It won't stray far from topics that we all know are close to him....controversial, subversive & instigative articles that would get him locked away (and no it has nothing to do with S&M this time).

OSW needs an anonymous blog name but has no idea what to call it. So this call is going out to all our friends from the Malaysia to Singapore to US of A, to London, Australia and Japan.

Your mission, which you have to accept, is to suggest a new blog name that would:
- have a sexy aura to it
- reflects his persona
- be anonymous (OSW_at_Nilai.blogspot.com just won't cut it)
- suggest future greatness

Please put your suggestions in the comment box (below this message)! If you fail to put in a suggestion after reading this, all your plants in your house would wilt and you would have bad luck for the next 20 minutes (and we know you are at work, so you don't want that, do you?).

Report on gathering 2nd December...

2006-12-16T00:47:00.000+08:00

Hi there all,

In response to KG's call for someone to blog abt the small gathering on the 2nd Dec , I will try and do my small part la since I wuz there.

Firstly to answer Patrick's question: nope this we were not in London but good old Malacca - more precisely in a small mamak restaurant outside Daniel's/Shien Wei's houses in Cheng.

The pictures were in fact supposed to show a group that call themselves Ocean's Ten - sort of a prequel to Ocean's eleven (hey, that's the Hollywood trend - Phantom Menace anyone?). However MIA with valid excuses were Daniel Chua and his missus. So its up to yours truly, Winston (playing the role that starred matt damon in the original movie), Shien Wei (yeah that's you, mr clooney wanna-be!) and Szue Fei, Michael Tee (hello, brad pitt) and his other half, Beng Chen (andy garcia) and Shirrene (our julia roberts!)- all out to plot our next heist.

Seriously though, we had first gathered at Daniel's place to meet and we then proceeded to the mamak stall to eat as well as see Winston tearing his hair out when watching Man U play Middlesborough on tv. Of course along the way we had tossed up the following topics to dissect and debate in our typical scholarly manner..no, seriously ! They are, not in any particular order of importance -

(1) Daniel's new house
(2) Daniel's new washing machine
(3) the contents of Daniel's new washing machine
(4) Pang Kee Teik
(5) of bent wrists, waving handkerchiefs and such
(6) wedding preparations
(7) Hotel Equatorial Melaka
(8) 101 things mother-in-laws should not do while on stage performing during a wedding dinner
(9) Transformers, Voltron, Thunder Cats, M.A.S.K ... you get the picture
(10) games we guys grew up playing in school - chopping!, chapteh, patong, collecting Panini world cup stickers, badges, bottle caps, the game where we put a pile of cards on the table and we clap our hands and win over those cards that flip over- whatisitsname? ... anymore games to add anyone?
(11) Daniel Craig's incredibly sexy body (strictly among the women folks only I assure you)
(12) Class Reunion 2011 and the cruise to nowhere....

Finally,

This is Eric reporting for sfi-1991 blog, signing off from our small Malacca gathering on Dec 2nd 2006, over and out....

News Flash...Baby Boy!

2006-12-13T02:39:00.000+08:00

From: ooi shien_wei

Dear All

.......As for the baby, he was born on the 12 Dec at 0859hrs at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre. He weighed in at approximately 2.6kg. Mummy is OK and is recuperating. She will be discharged tomorrow morning. We haven't got a name for the little baby. So check out www.szuefei.blogspot.com and refer to the post on the 4th December for baby names.

OSW