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.

CHIK KAW's in TOWN - dELICIOUS

Good frenz and good food at dELICIOUS Bangsar 7 November 2012.

For those can make it to Rock Garden, Robson Height on Sun18 December evening, see you there ya.

Chik Kaw is back

Tan Chik Kaw the pharmacist from UK is back in Ipoh for a short family visit.  Great to see him again.  Amongst us he is the top contender for the "balding head" competition. 

We just learnt that Yau Sook Fun is the grand daughter of Yau Tet Shin, the person who built the Yau Tet Shin Market in Ipoh.  He was also responsible for bringing Ipoh town across the Kinta River to become the Ipoh New Town.

We were at Old Town White Coffee shop (opposite Ipoh Padang) at 4.00 pm.  Others present were Victor Chan Kok Meng, Chan Nyat Keong, Leong Oon Keong and Chan Sum Mee.

Great meeting.  The next will be ........ soon.

Standard Three Class Photo

This is the earliest class group photo that I can find from my albums. Oh dear my memory is fading.  I can only remember Mrs. Chai Ah Chee whose husband was the accounts clerk in ACS secondary.  Someone please help identify the other 4 teachers.

Ah, I see some familiar faces.  Starting from the left the squatting row: Chan Sum Mee, ?, ?, Wong Yew Thye, ? Kok Fook Loy, ?

Seated: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Tan Chik Kaw, ................. ?, Yeow Yew Yuen, ?, Lee Kuan Wah,?, Lau Fei Chew

Standing 1st Row: ? Chan Wan Hon, ? , Lim Soon Aun, ?, Chin Tuck Seng, Chan Nyat Keong..............Wong Leong Yan, ?, Chuah Choong Chee, ?, ?, Paul Teh Teik Heng.

Standing Last Row: Lee Keng Loong, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?Wong Chee Kai, ?, ? Selvarajah, Chung Kek Yoong, Leong Oon Keong, ?, Yau Ngan Sing, Kwoon Wai Hoong, ?, ?, ?, ?

Paul TehTeik Heng was a good friend. He was the son of Datuk Teh Siew Eng a close family friend.  I remembered playing with him in the school field and on the 3 tiered high wooden benches. And guess what I did?  I pushed him down and he broke his arm!!  He probably had a green stick fracture which required an arm sling for several weeks.  What did I get for punishment? 

This is a quick drawing of the wooden bench. Behind the giant Tembusu trees and the fence surrounding the hockey field.  Behind is the ACS church.  Remember??

Perak Kaying Association 111th Anniversary Celebration

This year we are celebrating the 100th Anniversay of the Wuchang Uprising which led to the founding of the Republic of China.  The Perak Kaying Association was founded 11 years earlier.  The 111th Anniversary Celebration of the Association was held at the New She  Lai Ton Restaurant in Ipoh on 1/11/2011 (a very auspicious day with 8 ones).  The food was good and the entertainment was great.  There were about 500 people.

The 3 new "Lions" donated to the Perak Kaying Association.  They will be employed during Chinese New Year and other celebrations.

The Choir of the Association.  Singing practices are held in the Perak Kaying Association building weekly.  Famous for their Hakka folk songs.

The President Dato Hew Choy Kon in his speech reminded the guests about the contributions of the Hakka community towards the development of Perak. 

The Perak Kaying Association is located at 114, Jalan Sultan Yussuf, 30000 Ipoh, Perak.  Tel: 2544052.

The ACS Primary School Magic Club lead by Mr. Samuel Seow (left) the magician.  This picture was taken in 1966.  Mr. Low Chooi Beng (right) was the principal then.  Mr. Samuel continued to teach magic to the students for many years and even opened a magic shop in Anderson Road. I bought a magic wand, several decks of cards, match boxes, ropes etc and practised magic but failed to qualify as a magician.  Mr. Paul and Mr. Peter, sons of Mr. Samuel Seow, learned the trade but left later to serve the Lord Jesus Christ till today.  Mr. Samuel Seow is now a devoted Christian and is a member of the Canning Garden Methodist Church where I usually meet him to "yum cha". 

From left: Tan Chik Kaw, Leong Oon Keong, ?, Mr. Samuel Seow, ? ? ?.  Mr. Samuel Seow was also instrumental in setting up the school Movie Club.  I still remember the picture "The Return of the Mummies".  A real scarry movie for me then. Mr. Samuel was my class teacher once and I still remember his English dictation classes.  He had a big bat to frighten you if you get lots of mistakes in English spelling.  Now my Inglish spelling is pretty good.  Keep it up Mr. Samuel.

1956 .... already thinking of going to ACS Ipoh

The first year of my life in Ipoh. I don't recall very much about this period except to say that the bed which is pictured here stood the test of time.  This spring bed has rubber mattresses and 2 rubber wheels at the head end.  The frame is made of iron and it is completely mobile.