Friday, November 11, 2011

Standard 4



Standard 4 and the class teacher was Mrs. Cheah May Lian.  I am not sure whether her name is spelt correctly.  I need to find her son Mr. Cheah Tong Kim to confirm.  I cannot remember much about what she taught in class but I certainly remembered her coming to my parents house to watch TV.  She stayed opposite our house and I was told that her husband was killed by the Japanese.  

TV sets were a rarity then.  Ours was a Grundig.... and we would not have heard about Sony, Samsung or LG.  It was a black and white TV about 38 inch.  There were two fold able wooden doors which were used to cover the screen when the TV was not in use.  And the antennae would sit on top of the set.

It was the Olympic season then and Mrs. Cheah would come over to watch her son swim in the world event.  Mr. Cheah Tong Kim was an Olympic Swimmer representing Malaysia.  I am not sure whether he got the gold medal but he was really hunky, someone with that enviable V shaped body. 

Mr. Cheah is currently a very active Toast Master member.  I see him often in church.  He was the Master of Ceremony during my wedding day.  Thank you Tong Kim.

3 comments:

  1. Absolutely fabulous. The clsss teacher is MRS. CHEAH MEE LIANG, a fine lady, very motherly and kind, never lost her temper and never admonished anyone. She always wore a cheongsam and had a prominent vaccination mark. Used to bring cheese from home and distribute to the class foc. So sorry to learn that she had lost her husband at a very young age. The Indian gentleman on her right is MR. S.M. DURAI, the afternoon session supervisor, who succeeded Mr. O' Yeo Kok Cheang upon his retirement. The other Indian gentleman on her left looks so familiar, but his name eludes me. If you have the 1966 edition of the school magazine, "The Dawn" it may provide the answer. I should be able to name 31 of the 41 boys in the class. Will do so in my next post.

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  2. NAMING THE CHAMPIONS

    Sitting (from L TO R): Lee Mun Ngor, ?, ?, S. Gunasegaran, Lee Hock Eng, Chan Sum Mee, Mr. S.M. Durai, Mrs. Cheah Mee Liang, ?, Kwoon Wai Hoong, Lee Keng Loon, Wong Yew Thye, Rajendran, Loke Kee Yen & Yau Yew Yuen

    Standing 1st row (from L to R): ?, Chuah Kok Meng, Esther Roberts, Tan Chik Kaw,Mohd. Zainal, Chan Nyat Keong, Fam Seen Cheong, ? & Lim Soon Aun

    Standing 2nd row (frpm L to R): Chang Chee Meng, Chin Tuck Seng, Wong Chee Choong, Rajan, Samuel Philips,Kok Fook Loy, Wong Chee Kai, Leong Oon Keong, Yau Ngan Seng, Paul Teh Teik Heng, Chung Kek Yoong, Selvarajah, ?, Ariffin, ?, Thong Sew Kait, ?,?,? & Lau Fei Chew

    Help required to fill in the 9 blanks!

    Squatting and holding the Board: Sandrasakaran Gengan

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  3. NAMING THE CHAMPIONS

    Sitting (from L TO R): Lee Mun Ngor, ?, ?, S. Gunasegaran, Lee Hock Eng, Chan Sum Mee, Mr. S.M. Durai, Mrs. Cheah Mee Liang, ?, Kwoon Wai Hoong, Lee Keng Loon, Wong Yew Thye, Rajendran, Loke Kee Yen & Yau Yew Yuen

    Standing 1st row (from L to R): ?, Chuah Kok Meng, Esther Roberts, Tan Chik Kaw,Mohd. Zainal, Chan Nyat Keong, Fam Seen Cheong, ? & Lim Soon Aun

    Standing 2nd row (frpm L to R): Chang Chee Meng, Chin Tuck Seng, Wong Chee Choong, Rajan, Samuel Philips,Kok Fook Loy, Wong Chee Kai, Leong Oon Keong, Yau Ngan Seng, Paul Teh Teik Heng, Chung Kek Yoong, Selvarajah, ?, Ariffin, ?, Thong Sew Kait, ?,?,? & Lau Fei Chew

    Squatting and holding the Board: Sandrasakaran Gengan

    Help required to fill in the 9 blanks!

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