Choo Wai Lim

After seeing the photo you just sent and making a few calls and checking with my nieces in Muar; The mystery lady is Saw Lay Choo; The one standing behind, is her husband, Daniel Tay. They are residing in Muar; Husband has a law practice; Lay Choo is home-maker; Has a daughter, Christine 17 yrs old; That's so much information in a picture!!

Class Photo: Form 5H 1974

Photo credit: Lee Lik Meng

Note fr blog controller: Meanwhile, can somebody forward a scan of original 5H photo as this uncleared copy was taken off by LLM from the school magazine...

Ang Kim Hwa

I wish I was there. I am truly sorry for not being able to attend the gathering. That night my heart was with you all even though I was down here in Kuching. No need to give any excuses but I hope you all will understand. But I promise next year I will definitely attend as we plan to go back together to Muar for my New Year visiting after so many years. I truly miss to meet all of you. Please feel free to contact me when you happen to bypass Kuching. You can contact me at YH messenger at jim421629 or 016 896 8385. Remember we are not young anymore, treasure what we have left, especially you, all my frens….Wish you all n yr family be well n happy always. Long live HSM 7476.

Goh Yong Huat

I was looking forward to see "all the committed attendees" but unfortunately, a few did not turn up. And we missed 1) The Dirty Joker from Penang, and 2) The Hokkien Singer from Kuching besides TheLocals. And for the disappearing act of Fred Chong, I have to do some explaining to some that he has his yearly S'pore pilgrimage to do, and that he did not commit to be present, so Fred, you owe me ONE! It was good to see quiet a few new 5H classmate, like Chin Tin, Roger (Moore) Eng Nam Heng, Lim Tee Hoon, Tey Kok Cher beside Willcan and the others. I don't see anyone with the camera, so guess there will be no pics for Sonny to put in the blog. I personally like Ros Ng's idea of a Potluck gathering, and if our Muar TaiKo's bangalow is ready, place will no longer be an issue. Since Ros is bringing the wine and the beer, I will bring his beloved 52 cards friend ....OK ? Btw, Ros, I will be in JB around the mid of March and will pop into S'pore for an evening.

Ng Teck Lee

We have ourselves to thank for yet another successful get together....though understandably the excitement was not the same as we first organized it. However, there are new faces who we met after more than 30 years, like Kok Cher, Kok Hua, Tee Hoon, Wilcan Loh.....who else have I missed??? I am in Singapore now and do not have the complete list.....can check wth Swee Hock though.

For those who left a little earlier, I must tell you that the party was not over until 2.30am; about 10 of us still had good time in the hotel.... almost finished all the red wine, save and except 2 bottles which I will keep till next year....no no...I will finish them and return 4 bottles fresh ones next year.

Swee Hock have not told me how much was spent that night. Will keep you posted when I received.

Choo Wai Lim

I gave a miss in the gathering too. Btw,besides Meng, anybody else happened to snap photos, can you post for our viewing. Better still, can i have the files for achiving into HSM blog, Send to choowl@streamyx.com

Lee Lik Meng

I guess we are all back in our little nook or corner after the mass migration home.I attend the HSM 74/76 gathering in Muar. Was quite a good turn out but not as many as last year. Sorry, the dirty joker gave it a miss.

Ooops, I forgot to bring my camera along so no pictures from me this year. Oooo, I managed to find the MUARA (our school magazine) for 1974 and 1976. Wait lah, we I have time, I will scan it for you chaps.

Hey. I bummed into a lady at lunch (in Muar during CNY) and she called me "LIK MENG!" "You are Lik Meng, right?"... I turned around and stared at her ... big blank on my face... anyone of you recognise her?

Choo Wai Lim

Photo taken in June 2006 with Alick Loh, Willcan Loh and other Muarians

Direction to Classic Hotel (H1)

Choo Wai Lim

Photo taken in KL (Jan 2006) to meet Ann Swee (U6AA) during her holidays here. Also present were Leng Neo (U6AB seated middle!) and other exConvent School Muar class 1974

Loh Ann Swee

Even as I write this message, I'm not sure if it's going to the list or to some unknown cyberperson! I tried subscribing to the list from my new email address but somehow that didn't work and I'm at a lost as to how to make that change.

In case you do not remember who I am, I'm the one sitting next to Mr. Anthony Tan in the 1976 Prefectorial Board photo posted on the HSM blog. I've enjoyed reading some of the emails going back and forth between Fred and others. Between a full time job and 3 kids to take care of, I don't have the time to read all the messages. Anyway, I've been in the state of Washington, USA for the last 19 years. I live about 25 minutes away from the city of Seattle where I work. However, it takes me at least 2 hrs. to get to and from work due to the crazy traffic. If anyone is planning on visiting this part of the world, don't hesitate to contact me. I was back in Malaysia last year and had the chance to meet up with Sonny Choo and Leng Neo and a few other friends from my Convent days. I wish I could be there for one of your get-togethers. If you guys are planning on meeting every Chinese New Year, I can plan on going back during that time - maybe in 2009???

Chong Chen Fah, Fred

For a long time, the only hokkien song i knew had been"ti or or, beh lok hor" (sky dark dark, want to rain)! Now i know one others, my favourite, in field of two, hokkien song..."ai bia jia eh yia" (must strive only can win). I would like to share it with you. Check it out at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hsm7476/files/of course, there had been "tipu" hokkien songs:- "ahcheng beh lo ti" (ah cheng buy bread/unchained melody) by the righteous brothers- "ong lai lor" (pineapple road/all night long)by nin nag eh lee chee (your second elder sister/lionel richie), of the commodores

Ang Kim Hwa

Hi Yong Huat, Khim Hwa here. You should have contacted me when u r in Kuching. Just look up telephone directory n u can find me there. This is how my other frens of mine found me. I am still good at singing chinese songs n hokkien songs. Always being invited to go up the stage n sing. I still remembered my red singlet, printed with the "carpenter" by you n yr curly hair style of yours. Still the same? I have lost some of my hairs but not my manhood as it is going stronger n stronger day by day. I may join the reunion if I can manage to get my flight n transport to go to Muar n back to Kuching to join my family. I really love to meet all my buddies whom I have missed for the past 30 years

Lee Lik Meng

Fred, Your undying effort to stimulate, err ... instigate, err .... motivate .... castigate ... eeerrrrrrrrrr Well, whatever you are trying to do ... I salute your gumption (?) and perserverance, determination, resoluteness, insistence ... Anyway, keep it up ... we are all rooting for you. Flood the email inbox, I have not worries ... I still have 2 Gig to spare. Right after CNY everyone is going back to sleep anyway .. until the next round of buzz. BTW, remember (Dr) Ivan Filmer, the physics teacher (?), Interact Club advisor? I have met him a couple of times at the USM canteen. He used to work at the Malayan Teachers College in Penang as a lecturer. I met him about a week ago at the same canteen (his favourite hangout) at lunch time and he said he's retired ... but he looks exactly the same as in the 1970s. He's one of those evergreen guys ... really a pity that we retire our teachers at 56. I remember him as one of the very good teachers. Next time I see him I will try to snap a photo for you.

Class Photo: Form 5G 1974

Photo credit: Frederick Chong CF. For name listing, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hsm7476/database and click 5G 1974

School Photo: Prefectorial Board 1976

Photo credit: Lau Bee Har, Janet

School Photo: Editorial Board 1976

Photo credit: Lau Bee Har, Janet

Class Photo: Upper Six Arts A 1976

Photo credit: Frederick Chong. For name listing go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hsm7476/database and click USAA 1976

Lee Leng Chai,Dennis

Catch up with you in Muar, I am now traveling in Northern China, - 17 to 20 C! By the way, Tanjong Mas Golf course might not be the right place. I was a member for 10 years, just to support Muar. After 2100 hr, sorry lah. Dam poor service. I leave it to the organizers because I have not been there for the last 2/3 years. Teh tarik, also not pull!

Tan Too Ngee, Steven

Hi everyone ! This is certainly a pleasant surprise........haven't heard from or even about most of you since way back then........amazing ! Some names are familiar, others not but would certainly look forward to meeting up. Cheers

Manfredd Ng

Received your email. I was travelling in Europe. Its great to know that we are having HSM old boys meet again. I will call the bouncher Alan Choy to join. Look forward to meeting you guys again. Last year was a turbulent one for me and my family. The Malaysian furniture industry faced intensive competition and challenges in every major aspect of prices, raw material and cost. My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. During the solemn moment of truth, a smiling doctor was advising me the pallative steps for my father. The doctor was someone around my age group. I continued with my busy work, business and travel schedule until Alan Choy invited me to join the HSM7476 dinner in Classic Hotel. I was also assigned to invite 2 former teachers. I managed to rope in Mr Yah Siak Chu the volley master.

It was a great experience for me when I entered the door. There were so many High School friends that I left behind some 30 years ago. They came with different professions. They looked familar and yet strange. They were like a page in history to me. I met Thomas Koh, Tang Chee Hong, Koh Boon Chai, Chan Swee Hong, Chan Guan, Khoo Boon and many others. I was indeed surprised to see the smiling doctor among us. He was none other than Dr Huang Siew Nam. It was only in HSM7476 did I realise that I have nearly forgotten this cohort of old friends. We have became doctors, general managers, remisiers, engineers, lawyers, regional sales managers, associate professors, regional directors and so on.

Several weeks later, my father passed away. Many relatives, friends, church members, business associates attended the funeral. There were plenty of wreaths, kind words and Pek Kim send to my family. Just before the hearse begun I noticed a particular wreath. It was send by and signed as Class of HSM7476. I was touched and almost in tears to receive this kindness and thought from all of you. It is nearly a year now. I look forward to meet my HSM7476 friends again.

Rgds The Carpenter

Kang Tai Peng

Gong Xi Fa Chai to all. I was from Class 5H in 1974. Too busy working as an accountant in JB. Not a very nice profession especially at this time of the year. Thanks to all the emails that you guys sent. I must admit that I don't have the extra minutes to go through them all. Thanks to Lee Chan Guan sending an SMS and a call from Teng Chee Peng reminding me to register. My email contact is kangtp@keckseng.com. My mobile is 013 727 9876. I am coming to the gathering to join all of you.

Chong Chen Fah

yes, i remember quek thian kerk but haven't seen him since 1976. He's a key member of hsm's power team that swept all inter-school quizzes - others include yeusiang, likmeng and chungaik(?). They used to memorise dictionaries, encyclopedias, guinness-book-of-world-records etc. for recess?! ;-) brainy guys, those!

Ng Teck Lee

I am trying to learn from my idol,Fred the Cyber kid.So I have sucessfully log on to ,and join hsm7476. I called some friends and they told me they do not open their PC or their kids keep occupying the PC. So they ask me to use fax instead.I think this is fully understandable....considering the fact that we used only slide rule during our hari ini dalam sejarah. When calculator was still prohibited during exams.I was impressed by Meng Hui calculator with green display. So Boon Chai is probably right,we can still fall back to phone call or smoke signal. For a guy from financial institution,I must admit that i am ashame that I have so little IT knowledge. Fred,I take my hat to you. Well,Dinner is on...venue is to be decided once Swee Hock firm up.

Chan Swee Hong

I would very much like to meet up with a good friend of ours, last I heard of him was going by the name which sounds like "Quek Tiang Kerk". So sorry, he is or shall I rephrase it as....he was such a good friend and company when I met up with him in the late 1980's while he was employed by the Regent Hotel as its in-house engineer. I don't believe a guy of his stature, both in terms of size and reputation, could possibly fizzle out just like that. Funny thing is that, I have not heard of anyone amongst us who has mentioned abt this good old chap!!! BTW, Fred, he is in the front row of your 1974 prefectorial picture - the guy who donned the black horn-rimmed glasses.

Lee Lik Meng

Wah, Lee Khim, very impressive business portfolio.Dear Fred, I implore you to withdraw your rather improper (and insulting) use of the male-chauvinist-inspired term of "tau-kae-so" to refer to our good friend who is in every right and in every sense of the word a TAU KEH without the "so-so". But thank you very much for your really very helpful glossary of the new-fangled language of the web. I envy you. People like us still have to slog day-in and day-out to put food on the table. And here you are, RETIRED, and having lots of fun .... life's not fair. Ok, back to earning my keeps ...

Goh Yong Huat

Let's give Fred a big hand for keeping this Group going - he told me he has RETIRED ! As usual, he is alway ONE step ahead of me,I remember him from Standard 2 Suloh in Ismail School 2, and he was the lucky one whose mum fetch him to school in a Mini , right ? To travel in your own car back in 1966 or so, is quite something ... Flash back to primary days, we have - Teo Wei Kei; Dr. Lim Boon Hock; Willcan and Alick Loh; Tee Tong Leng; Lau Eng Kee; Chong Lee Fatt; Neo Boon Teck; Ng Ing Ling; Tan Ng Kwang and Tan Jun Kwang, and .... Notice from the mails, we do have some new "long Lost 30+ year Friends" as compared to last year, like Leng Neo; Willcan; Mathew Foo; Janet Lau Bee Har ... I believe we can get more, if as Fred says, we all chip in and give them a call - Daniel lau peng nam, Chua Kok Ching and Kok Eng; Tan Ng Kwang; Oon Chin Tin; Lee Kai Meng; Low ah Hock; Low Lian Hock; ladies like Saw Lay Choo ( believe she is still in Muar! ) Liew Na Na; Quek Swee Kee; Tan Chek Yiang; and What about Bumi Friends ? Anyone who still keep contact with them ?

Tan Ay Bing

THANK YOU for the hard work put in by all of you organising the gathering. I will NOT be able to join you this year as I m not going back to Muar. My contact in KL are 03-79552496, 012-2892496, 03-79556810(fax)

Chong Chen Fah, Fred

Greetings, Pak Kean! And thanks for the memories...I remember the classmates you named,except "Teo Kok Hua" doesn't seem to ring a bell. Must be age catching up on me, leh!? Erhh, your memory osso got sikit kurang, or not? I was not 5G class monitor, lah! Yes, I remember Inter-School Debate final: HSM lost to CHIJ (AnnSwee led the Conventteam) that year - but our last (anchor?) speaker got the "bestspeaker" award, bah! Inter-class debates were fun! Don't remember 4G/5G winning, but who cares? We enjoyed ourselves, we joked, we poked fun. And my, how the audience loved WaiLim!

Kwan Pak Kean

Saw the barrage of emails shooting all over the place and decided to let the noise settle a bit before joining in. Thanks, Chen Fah, for reminding me about the gathering. Have no plans to return to Muar for whatever reasons and have not been back for many years.... maybe one of these days... but not this CNY.

Reading these emails sure bring back goooood ole memories doesn't it. Cheng Fah.. Class monitor of 5G with gift of the gap. Can never forget your debates in the school hall. Teo Kok Hua.... Hmmm.... Arent u from 5G also? I think u r d specy chap whos rather quiet in class. Rajvinder Singh, Murugan... Wonder where these jokers are now. Ng Chi Cheng, Tan Siow Chuan, Lim Hock Joo. I m in contact with the the former 2; but lost contact with Hock Joo (he is working in Muar OCBC; so if anyone remembers him, do check him out and send him my regards if u do so...Erm, one small favour .... Get his contact numbers or email for me, ok? Last exchanged emails with Wai Lim many moons ago... If anyone remembers me (I don't think I was particularly noisy nor infamous in 5G) do drop me a line to catchup. Sayonara for now. And, as for the webmasters, keep up the good work --paste more pics on the blogs and youtube.

Lau Bee Har, Janet

Blog controller: Bee's family photo taken recently in HK. She's married to Yue Chiang, a Muarian; Have 2 lovely children, Tricia & Darren. They are now residing in Perth....

Class Photo Form 3A 1972

Class Photo Form 2A 1971

Choo Wai Lim

A big thank you to Lik Meng for the 2 photographs of 36 years old which are published above. We will try to compile the names against the faces....