Lipp Kee in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

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Our friend Chieh Lipp Kee and his family are back on vacation in Asia, all the way from Vancouver where they reside.

His tour will take him, his wife and two daughters (another daughter will join them later) to Singapore, Malaysia (KL, Kuching, Miri) and Brunei.

So far he has met some former classmates in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

Here are some photos ...

DAY 1: Crabs at Eng Seng (Singapore)

DAY 1: Trying some Singapore nonya kueh

DAY 2: Lunch in KL

DAY 2: Dinner catchup with some classmates in KL

(which of these handsome young chaps can you name?)

DAY 2: Late night supper in KL

(burp .... that was nice bak kut teh :)

DAY 3: LK trying to look cool at the Petronas Twin Tower, KL

DAY 3: Dinner with more classmates in Singapore

DAY 3: Dinner

DAY 3: Stroll on the Esplanade, Singapore

DAY 3: With Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in background

Well, that's it for now. There may be more photos as he continues his journey to Sarawak and Brunei.

So stay tuned ...

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Bangsar Bonanza

On a short trip to KL this week, Pip and I met two former classmates at a dinner arranged by Lee Kien at Delicious @ Bangsar Village on Monday evening ...

Take a look at this first photo & see if you can name the two individuals on the right ...xxx

It's Leong Kueh Fook (2nd from right) and Valentine Khoo (rightmost) !!! Haven't met the former for 33 years, and the latter for almost 40 years (as he left St Joe in early 1972) !! Fook is a businessman based in KL, while Valentine is in the renewable energy business, after a long career in banking.

The four old friends checked out old photos on my notebook, and recalled old friends and old times.

This occasion was made possible only through Lee Kien, who hosted the event (thanks LK!!!). Seen in the photo above, Lee Kien with hubby & cute daughter, and the four old Josephians.

Even after the dinner, a few adjourned to Coffee Bean for caffeine and cyber-surfing onto the blog ...

xxx

Reunion 2009

The purpose of this post is to help us organise our next Reunion Celebration in 2009. It will be 33 years since we were all in Form 5 in 1976. Furthermore all of us will be hitting (or have hit) the Big 5 in terms of age. We might even use the tagline "Life Begins at Fifty" (only a suggestion, lah! Other inputs are of course welcome.)

We need to first agree on two key things - WHERE and WHEN.

WHERE
There have been a few locations suggested:

(A) Mr Sinos proposes the exotic location of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Imagine dining and dancing with the famous and historic Angkor Wat in the background. As Sinos is based there, he is familiar with the place and can help advise us on travel and accomodation. A few others have already expressed interest in this option.

(B) Kuala Lumpur is another suggestion, as a number of old boys are based there, and KL does have a lot of shopping malls, eateries and drinking spots to amuse us.

(C) Of course, the default venue is our home town Kuching, which is convenient for many who are still living there. For those flying in, we can take the opportunity to visit relatives, and perhaps also make a visit to our old alma mater.

We are still open for other venues, so do give your suggestions.

WHEN
Instead of pinning down the exact date now, which might be difficult, I suggest we first decide on the month. Since it is already March, I don't think it's practical to expect that the reunion can happen until the second half of the year, perhaps no earlier than August. What do you guys think?

So I suggest to you after reading this to give us at least two things in your comments - which venue you prefer (either A, B, C or somewhere else that you suggest), and which month would be better for you? And for this feedback, try not to be anonymous, ok?

Any other feedback or ideas relating to this reunion are most welcome. Over to you ...

Old Pals Meet Up in Kuala Lumpur

Here's a snapshot of two old friends, from Form 5 Science, meeting up in KL recently.

Ho Boon Chiang and Philip Chin are both based in Kuala Lumpur, as are a few other Fifth Formers from 1976. BTW, if you want to contact these chaps, you can find their email id's in the other posting called "Who were in Form 5 Science?".

Both seem to be sporting similar hairstyles these days ... Guys, I don't think we want to know who your barber is, but can you tell us where the best eating and drinking places are in KL?