The recent mini-reunions in Kuching and Siem Reap reintroduced us to a number of individuals who were in the Form 6 Arts class of 1978.
Now we have a copy of the class photo, kindly contributed by Edmund Lee Ah See.
I've zoomed in on the different sections so you can see the faces more clearly ...
Can someone name the boys & girls?
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Goodness, is that really Tuan Sinos in middle row, 2nd from right?
ReplyDeleteHi Folks,
ReplyDeleteIt's me, Bertram Chew. My brother Vernon, told me about his site and after reading and seeing many of the familiar faces I am just amazed. It's like a walk down memory lane and I feel as I have been propelled back in time and reliving some of the careless age of our youth. Well, you guys have done it..ie., happily reached middle age and getting prosperous for it.
I live in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada with my wife and son. An accountant by profession, I work as a Tax Director in a life insurance company. Have been 21 years and still don't like the cold.
Kudos to James Yong for this wonderful site and I will stay in touch.
Cheers, Bertram
Hiya Bertram, welcome to the site!!! Good to hear from you. Send in a photo of you now. We'd all love to see a "Then & Now" on you. BTW, what's your email?
ReplyDeleteI have sent you a photo via yr hotmail. Just a few extra grey hairs..
ReplyDeletebertram
was there only one Science class and one Arts class in Form 6 (1978) ?
ReplyDeleteHey Bertram - good to see you here. Is the missus anyone we know? If so, you should get her to join in.
ReplyDeleteHello Julai, there was only one Science and one Arts class in Form 6 - probably two of the smallest Form 6 classes at St Joe.
ReplyDeletethanks Bertram. i'll post the photo in a posting soon
ReplyDeleteHi....Bertram
ReplyDeleteWelcome "aboard" to these great blogs created by our prof. JY aka WJ.
Very nice to hear from you and my regards to Vernon too.
Best wishes
John and everybdy else,
ReplyDeletethanks... Really pleased to be part of the 75ers.. Very nice to see so many familiar names. It's also funny to see how we all look like now. Some are easily recognizable.. Others, well..times sure have changed.
My wife is from Ipoh, west msia..so unlikely you know her. We met when I was studying in KL after form 6.
Bertram
Name the ladies, someone ...???
ReplyDeleteThis photo like taken too soon. some people , include Bro Columba, not ready. looking away some. Maybe photographer no good.
ReplyDeleteMargaret Munjan (seated, 3rd from left)
ReplyDeletestanding back row there is Mustafa Affendi, Takun. Anthony Macpherson (hehehe..thats me) standing 3rd right back row.
ReplyDeletezaharah next to bertram; marie hasbie next to Margaret Munjan; Lucy Andar next to her...cant remember the name of the girl on the far right...hmmm
ReplyDeletegirl on far right is Halimah Fauzi.
ReplyDeleteanyway, the girls are (l-r):
Saptuyah Resli, Rine Edui, Ellin Akau, Zahrah Ngeh, Lucy Andar, Margaret Munjan, Maria Hasbie and Halimah.
What about the boys?
ReplyDeleteBertram & Koon Teck next to Bro Columba ...
ReplyDeleteThey must be prefects, lah. the kind that always fined me for not wearing my badge or not buttoning my shirt. but i forgive u lah :-)
ReplyDeleteDear WJ & Lee Ah See,
ReplyDeleteBcoz of Tuan Jaga Website, the Creator, F5 boys of 76 managed to reconnect and also thru this, the Upper 6, 1978 hopefully, one fine day could have a reunion too.
Yes,I agree some of us looks way different but I got to blame the weather on that fine morning in 1978 and also the photographer who was in hurry.He could have waited for all of us to at least pose a bit, mah..
Lee Ah See, this pix is a gem , man. I have lost mine. Some of the boys if I remember well, apart from the 2 Datuks ( Justin Jinggut & Anthony Bujang MacPherson, are Jutiam, Hipni Sulaiman, Basil Dimbu, Mula Uggat,Png Thiam Chai, Ah Chng,Phang Miaw Fah,Kho Chin Seng,Abg. Zainoren,Sim Khee How, Mustpaha Affendi.
If anyone of you guys/girls who read this & former 6 uppers in 1978, perhaps we could hava reunion in KCH soon. What say you Dtk. Anthony & Dtk Justin? Eliane Akau used to stay around the same area with me before ( Kenyalang Park).
Lucy Andar, r u still with RHB? Magaret Munjan & all the other ladies ex-classmates, where are you all now?
Plse do keep in touch & reconnect too.
Bon weekend,
Sinos,
Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Not bad la you Sinos. U remember all the girls names..hehehe. I would love to join another reunion in Kuching. The last time I wanted to attend a reunion in kuching I ended up stranded in the plane and KLIA for 4 hours cos of technical problem. But yes..lets organise one soon. What about around Christmas this year?
ReplyDeleteAnthony Macpherson
Magaret Munjan is in Bali la,, why Sinos, u want to contact her ka? Let me know k. will try to get her into our blog la.
ReplyDeleteDear All,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that this photo triggered so many responses...especially from some "long-time-no-see" friends....( worth every second of the time and every ounce of the effort !! )
Bertram....what a surprise ! We have a lot of catching up to do. Tons of stories that can fill volumes...Too lengthy and detailed to be recorded on this blog. Please give me a tinkle when you are in Kuching. Johnny Pope misses you too !!
And Anthony MacPherson..( now Dato'..or Datu" or Datuk ?) the big corporate guy ( CEO of NST, I was told )....nice to hear from you too. Anthony's a great friend...despite his hectic schedule...he made time for us and showed us around TV3..he was the CEO then..never too busy for his "old" friends...that was 3 years ago..when a few of us were in KL..Thanks Tony for the hospitality. Those of you who were feted by Batholomew Sinos would understand what I mean by "hospitality" - and it has nothing to do with Hospitals !!!
One question, though. Norbert has graciouly disclosed Margaret's whereabouts. Now...does anyone know where's Zahrah Ngeh...the pretty lady sitting next to Bertram ?
Till then..Cheers & keep the comments flowing.
Took me a while to figure out that Edmund and Lee Ah See are one and the same..well, I know you better as Ah See or Tun Lee. For sure i'll look you and Johnny Pok up in Kch plus all the form 5yers I can find when I'm back in Kch...
ReplyDeleteAs for Macpherson, that's nice to hear you're a big man in KL...I hope you have a big expense account coz when I'm in KL I'm also looking you up and will expect lu punya chauffer to pick me up at the airport.
BChew
I'm informed that Margaret Munjan Pitman is on Facebook, for any of her former classmates who want to contact her.
ReplyDeleteWah...I bet there would be a sudden surge to Margaret Munjan's facebook...hehehe. Someone should get Margaret to connect on this blog.
ReplyDeleteHi Norbert @ Sabun King & Datuk Anthony,
ReplyDeleteYes, I could still remember our F6 classmates esp the girls...heehhee!!. Sabun King, if you have M. Munjan's contact address, plse fwd to me. Thanks.
Datuk, since you are in M'sia, we should consider a reunion for F6 Arts soon, what say you Datuk? We can start with Lee Ah See, Khoon Teck, Datuk Justin, Bertram and I am sure some others who are in KCH or in this region. This Christmas is fine with me.
Hope to hear good news from you. Cheers,
Sinos
Bob Chew,
ReplyDeleteu d man about town in kuching city I heard. Hows the badger bar nite out?
u come kl i make time for you anytime la...and as for wdmund Lee Ah See...he now quietly slips into kl and never let me know anymore as soon as he knows i m in media. wonder what he is up to that he doesnt want his activities publicised..hehehe
Sinos, it would be good to hv a xmas reunion for form 6 class. we can all be santa and santarinas. I think we can all fit comfortably in the big santa suit now...hehehe.. the ladies in the class can fit in the sanatarina suit too...
ReplyDeleteI am celebrating hari raya in KL. If anyone would like to come my address is at 6, Jln Setianusantara, U13/22N, Setia Ecopark, Setia Alam (near Shah Alam). Authentic Laksa Sarawak (like Abell Road one) will be served. hp no 012 3176170.
ReplyDeleteI was trying to dig my album too but couldnt locate. Betram the last time i met you was in KL (1983 0r 1984) during lunch time i was fortunate to be introduced to your dear wife. Haiya this Bath he always throw paper at me and how satisfied he was when he saw me startled and laugh away with Justine. Would love to join the reunion this Dec then. I WAS the one who is really not ready for the pic.
ReplyDeleteHi, guys, I'm Basil (still remember or not!) I'm with the Education HQ Kuching as one of the Assistant Directors in the Exams Sector. I still keep the photo of us.
ReplyDeleteCan somebody name all the guys please according to the sitting arrangement as i have forgotten some of the names (thousand apology) I remember all the ladies names of course being the same specie. By the way where is Abang Zamhari now?
ReplyDeleteHi Datuk Justin and Bart, still remember our ladies football game against the St Thomas ladies. We lost the game though. I still remember vividly i cried like a little girl because i was that lady goalkeeper with no trainning.... huhuuhmmm.. who could not prevent the goal. Anyway after that i enjoyed eating the meehoon belacan with you guys at the St Michael canteen.
ReplyDeletei was there too at St Micheal, i saw you crying like a baby,,,
DeleteSome nostalgic moments came to me,reading thru this passage of updating info.am Maria Hj Hasbie,Hjh Miria as per my IC,hd bn residing in Selangor since 21 yrs ago, and Petaling Jaya and now in Shah Alam.I hv bn in touch with Zaharah and she is residing in Shah Alam,too.
ReplyDeleteMet Dtk Justin at the airport on board flight to KLIA,thanks,dtk for recognising me,despite me on headscarf and some wrinkles :)Dtk Anthony, nice to hv met u that time while I was with my staff at the stadium Shah Alam.
To all of you who remember me,thank u for the good times we hd at school..
Feeling Nostalgic after reading thru this passage of updating info..Thank you for remembering me..Maria hj Hasbie (Hjh Miria as per IC)At this point of time,am residing in Shah Alam since 21yrs ago..I hv bn in the hospitality industry(training in National Productivity and then in mgmt team for Concorde Shah Alam for the last 26yrs.Called it a quit 2 and half ago.now penganggur :)
ReplyDeleteIf anyone happened to be in Shah Alam,visit me at No 1,jln 13/8,40100,Shah Alam..bring your family,too,if u wish..Sarawak hospitality(in Shah Alam) opens the door to you all,my Josephian frens.
is >30 years that i have lost sight of all of you, i wonder where you are, men and women, father and mother, and the many grandfather/mothers, i am Phang Miaw Fah...30 yrs in hardware..have been in Kuching since then. my phone 0168866551, email: gmtc@ymail.com Skype: davidphang121 However I do vividly remember the "original" faces of Betram Chew, B Sinos, Justin Jinggut, Ho Tui Kwang, Antony Macpherso, John Lee, and the few girls...Sorry I might have forgotten to name some of those i stiil know,,,expecting email or skype
ReplyDeleteHi Phang Miaw Fah, this is the Website Jaga aka James Yong. I am sure some of your former classmates will be in touch, but just in case they don't check the site often enough, I'll forward your posting to the ones you have mentioned. Some are in KCH too, while others are living in different parts of the world.
ReplyDeleteCan you also check the blog that continued from this one
http://josephians-of-the-seventies.blogspot.com
Hi David,
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you. In fact I was given the task to handle the F6 SJS 1978 class reunion but always got delayed, postponed, bla..bla... not free lah, wrong timing lah... I have contacted the others like Lucy Andar, Hjh. Miriam, Margaret Munjan, Dtk JJ, Dato; A. Macpherson, Jutiam, Basil, Lee Ah See & others.. Now that you are contactable, will keep you posted.
Welcome bro,,,