AW visiting Perth

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I received a note from Alfred Wong on his recent visit to Perth ...


Dear James,
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I had the great opportunity to meet up with two of our Form 5 Science classmates in Perth last night, Kevin Chin and Philip Tang. I have not met them since I left SJS 33 years ago and it was pleasant to catch up with them again after all these years.
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Even though I have been coming to Perth regularly to visit my two children, I didn't manage to contact Kevin and Philip until this trip (thanks BC for the email contacts).
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It's great to see that the guys are looking fit and doing well professionally. Kevin works for the Australian Goverment and has three children. Like me, two of the children are doing undergraduate studies in UWA. Kevin has been in Perth for 22 years while Philip has never left after graduating from UWA. Philip is a research engineer with a local company.
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I have uploaded a few pictures of the mini reunion to share with you. Once again, thank you Kevin and Philip for the meet-up and hope to see you guys again next trip!
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Alfred Wong - Form 5 Science 1976


Here are the photos of the mini-reunion ...

Three buddies

With the wives (Bettie Wong, Christina Tang and Pearl Chin)

Another ladies' shot

Good to see another reconnection, many years in the making.

Best wishes to all of you.
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Three Amigos in Perth

I received an update on this happy micro-reunion in Perth which happened just a few hours ago.

"We had a rather small but fabulous reunion of Kevin Chin, Christopher Sim Kay Guan and myself in Perth City today. Kevin kindly organised the meeting and to top it all, graciously invited all to his home to have dinner. Kevin's wife put together a scrumptous meal. The picture is of all three at Kevin's house after dinner. As one can see, the smiles say it all." - Philip Tang


At this reunion were KC & Pearl, Chris, Ping & son Alvin and Philip & Christina, among many other guests of KC.

Looking good, guys !

More photos from PT

Some not very clear (probably taken with a camera phone?)

Panjang from Perth writes ...

Over the weekend, I received an email from former classmate Kevin Chin (Form 5Sc, 1976), now in Perth. Had lost touch with him some time back, when his email address changed, so I was very happy to be back in touch with old "Panjang", as we used to call him. His current email is takkuasa@iinet.net.au for any of you who want to get in touch.

Instead of repeating all he said, I'll just include excerpts from his email below, and let him extend a "G'day" to all of you himself. Kevin also attached a great old photo from 1978. Can you remember who's who?


Hello James

Greetings from sunny Perth! It’s been many years since we last exchanged emails.

I happened to catch up with Bob Chew for dinner the other night during one of his lightning visits to Perth. He mentioned a website that you’ve set up for former classmates. That tweaked my curiosity sufficiently to do a Google search which led me to the blog that you’ve created. I’ve got to confess that I’ve spent many hours reading everything on the blog and having a great time looking at pictures of old friends (so many prosperous towkays, professionals and top executives!) and laughing out loud at the comments made by everyone. It caused me to trawl through my old photos but unfortunately I have absolutely nothing dating back to Form 5. However, I managed to unearth this pic that was taken in 1978 (when some of us were in Upper 6 at St Joe) which may bring back memories. It’ll be fun to try and identify everyone in the photo.

... I’m [an] investigator ... with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission. I’ve lived in Perth longer than I’ve lived anywhere else, including Kuching. I’m looking forward to retiring in a few years’ time in this big “retirement village” that many perceive Perth to be.


I heartily concur with those who’ve commented that you’re doing a great job with the blog and I hope many more people will reconnect to make it a lively online community. Please say "G'day" to everyone for me.

Sincerely

Kevin




To have a clearer view of the above picture, you may wish to download it to your PC and view it directly.
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