Saturday, January 10, 2009

Our Teachers of 1976

Here are the teachers who moulded our academic, sports & extra-curricular lives in those formative Form 4 & 5 years.

We'd like to invite YOU (yes, YOU who is reading this right now!) to add some comments on what you remembered about some of them ...

Bro Adrian - English

Bro Mark - Scripture, English

Mrs Lau - English

Mr Nicholas Jee - Literature

Mr William Chan - Mathematics

Mr Clarence - Additional Mathematics

Mrs Bugo - General Science

Mr Joseph - Physics

Mr Sebastian - Chemistry

Mr Matthai - Biology

Mrs A. Tan - Geography

Mrs Minos - History

Mr Augustine Ong - Commerce

Mr Matthias Lee - Scripture

Mr Simon Lo - Woodwork

Mr Lee Hock Kia - Arts & Crafts

Cikgu Bujang Mol - Bahasa Malaysia


I will be looking for photographs to accompany these names. If you have some, do send them to me at jslyong@hotmail.com .
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    Have memories (not necessary fond) of:
    1. nicholas jee - suspended me from his english lessons for the whole of 3rd term leading to the SJC (then Form 3 Exams). And guess what what got for both English papers in the exams?
    2. simon lo - acted agressively by manhandling me and pulling my hair when he caught a classmate talking to me (repeat talking to me and NOT me talking to him). The talking classmates was let off just because (i believe) he is the son of the then St. Mary's School principal.

    so can anymore correctly guess my identity? a clue - class of '78.
    cheers.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:40 PM

    missed out on mrs bugo (judith bugo)

    for chemistry lessons:
    1. she got me to stand up and remain standing (a classmate talking to me again - really, i was not the talker)
    2. then sent to stand out the class after teasing by the mates besides me
    3. then sent me to stand outside the pricipal's (Bro. Columba) office after she saw me talking to students from other classes who happened to be passing by the chemistry lab
    4. and lastly also suspended me from her chemistry lessons when she found out that I had gone to the library instead of the principal's office.
    so agaian missed about 1 term of chemistry classes during Form 5 (1978).

    also had mrs bugo as a teacher back in form 2 and recall he sending me out as well.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    ok ok. besides those unpleasanties, i also do have pleasant thoughts of:
    1. Mr William Chan - Mathematics
    2. Mr Matthai - Biology
    3. Mr Augustine Ong - Commerce
    4. Mr Matthias Lee - History (yes, he taught us History in Form 3.

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  4. James YongJanuary 10, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    Thank you for your comments. Your experiences with various teachers are no doubt also shared by others in the Form 5 classes of 1976 :-)

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    I can still work out the value of pi to 20 decimal places because of a silly rhyme that Mr William Chan taught us back in E. Maths class ...

    "Sir, I bear a rhyme excelling
    in mystic force and magic spelling
    celestial spirits elucidate
    all my own striving can't relate"

    i.e.
    3.14159265358979323846

    Now that's effective teaching !

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  6. James TC WongJanuary 10, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    Wow...that's one amazing teacher Master William Chan! I can't guess who you are but I remember the son of the principal is David.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    I remember Nicholas Jee as 'Pink Panther'.
    Still do not know why? Is it because of the way he walks? Someone enlgihten me please (after all these years).

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    Isn't it obvious? doesn't he look (tall and skinny) and walk like PP ????

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    Bro Mark, bible class.... Some smart alex modified the bible... "Man does not live on stone alone but bread"...and you can imagine the end result??/... He sent that guy outside for the whole term...and he smoke the chalk instead of real rokok....haahhh!!!...what a good memory.

    Not forgetting, all the boys will be full of excitement when the girls of St. Teresa walked by our class...wow!!!...like hungry wolves !!.

    B.Sinos,
    Siem Reap, Cambodia..

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    Maybe should invite those St Teresa girls to join this forum n add their comments. I'm sure some of us are in contact with some of them. Might be even your wives!

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    Friend,

    Unfortunately I married a non- St. Teresa girl ( sigh...??)

    Yes, wonder where are those lovely St. Teresa girls now? Maybe most have become a nenek already lah...haahaa..

    Sinos B.

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    Sinos, your wife maybe not happy with your comment. You married beautifuul Cambodia girl kah?

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    Kawan,

    She is happy I married her, a Khmer girl (Cambodian), I think lah..so far so good mah..

    Thanks mate..

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  14. Joe BoyMay 24, 2009 at 11:08 PM

    I was in Form 1A in 1972.

    I remember all of my teachers:

    The form teacher was Mrs A Tan, who taught English & Geography.

    Mr Anthony Goh taught us History & Woodwork.

    Mr Matthias Lee taught Malay.

    Mr Chai Vui Fah taught Commerce.

    Mr Jacob was the Science teacher.

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  15. Lee KienJune 30, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    Anon Jan 10,2009 525pm,

    I guess you have not changed much Leo!!

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  16. NostalgicaSeptember 21, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    WJ, we should add more teacher's photos here.

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