A Photo from Yoke Peng

I am not sure when Tai Yoke Peng graduated.

I think it could be in 1978.

Though I have not met her personally since 1974, we have been on the email and sms.

She sent a photo of a gathering when two of her friends, Weng Chan and Annie who are now residents of Sydney came home to visit.

Here is the photo

Standing From Right: Soh, Unknown, Kamil, Weng Chan, Kee Thuan Chye, Matthias
 Sitting: From Right- Unknown,Yoke Peng,Ivy, Annie

Dinner with Mr and Mrs Wong Ah Soo

Seated are Chee Kiang,Lee Kiang,Jenny,Poh Guat,Swee Pin and Ah Moi. Standing are: Yau Kok, Bernard, myself,Say Chuan and Ah Soo. Kooi Meng left earlier. 

We had a dinner gathering at Ting's Cafe on 12 December on the occasion of Ah Soo's home-coming to Malaysia.

It was also the be the last of the gatherings before we welcome a new blossoming 2013 in less than 3 weeks.

We were quite privileged to have  this small group as many could not make it as it was a week-day.

As usual, we had a customised menu consisting great dishes such as peppery pig-stomach soup with gingko and carrots,assam fish,sambal prawn petai, braised lamb with sauteed brocolli, chai buay, baby french beans fried with garlic and cauliflower with chinese mushrooms and mixed fruits.

Fiddling with the camera

It was another opportunity to bond.

We have to thank Kooi Meng who sponsored the dinner.

At our age, its great to meet old friends .

Never miss such functions,whenever possible.

They are a joy to be as camaraderie flourishes as we move into our twilight years.

A Wedding Dinner He Almost Missed!

A Buddy-Buddy Whiskey Session

Dateline: 2 December 2012; Time Almost 9.30 pm. Official Dinner Time: 7.30 pm

He came late because he forgot.

He was in Puchong having a great session of mahjong.

When I phoned him, he was shocked beyond belief.

However, after much cajoling from Derek and Catherine,Moses braved up and came.

The USM Group with Moses Lee

I told him," Moses, this is once in a forever."

And he did not disappoint the bride and groom, Derek and Catherine as well as his god-daughter, Dr. Karen. He came.

Though we had one good laugh, were we glad that he turned up to add to the merriment of the occasion!

Here he is in his come-as-you-are attire.

Swee Pin's Mother Pass On

The Hereafter

Obituary:

Chin Swee Pin's mother passed on on 9 November.

The wake starts at noon on 11 th Nov till today.

Chee Kiang and me attended the wake.

I conveyed the condolences of Say Chuan, Yau Kok and Jenny to Swee Pin.

Put in some pakam.

Tomorrow she will be cremated and in eternal sleep, awaits the Lord's return.

God Bless her soul.

Dinner Meet in October 2012 with ManLin

We had a uproarious time at that dinner.

As usual it strengthened the bond of camaraderie.

Up Close and Embarrassing

Our alma mater sure has gone Afghanistan or Iranian way.

What a Device! Copyright and Patentable!

Or even cuckoo?

Have the mullahs taken over and forced these USM administrators to write such weird notices?

We need a fatwah here.

Dinner Get Together on 12 April 2012

Not easy to get our buddies together. Especially on short notice.

Many send regrets and apologies as they are engaged elsewhere or going overseas.

So, seven of us gathered for a bonding dinner at Ting's Cafe.

Along with Chee Kiang and Lee Kiang, there was Swee Pin, Kooi Meng, Yau Kok,Bernard Yeo and myself.

What is Ting's Cafe?

It is a neighbourhood cafe located in SS2 and serves a mixture of Hainanese, Western and some Penang hawker fare. The food is pretty inexpensive and cooked home-style. Very delicious!

We ordered chicken and pork chop-Hainanese style, Hainanese fried mee, pork trotters in vinegar with its accompaniment of garlic bread, mantou and fried egg, fried salad vegetable and fried rice.

Strangely, we did not order their famous ox tail soup. May be next time.

We did have one mighty good time as Chee Kiang brought along a bottle of vodka and Swee Pin went out to buy two tins of Sprite to mix it with.

We had a great time talking about politics as usual and also about property prices and also stocks.

We also bemoaned the declining standard of English.

As usual, we left at 10 pm as the restaurant has to closed for the night.

Chee Kiang played host.

We departed with well wishes for Yau Kok who will fly off to Adelaide to attend his daughter's convocation and Bernard who will be driving up to Penang for Cheng Beng.