Left to Right (front row): Michael Chong,Gurdeep Singh,Albert Hong, Me, A. Surendran,Dr. Chia Boon Tat, Faisal Alsagoff
Back Row : Chew Ping Nan, Paul Ezekiel, Sunil Sabnani
Yesterday Friday 22nd February 2013, we arranged a 'lo hei' or Prosperity Lunch at my NUS Society Club premises at Kent Ridge, It was a hale and hearty affair, with 10 of us Saint Andrew's 'Old Boys' of the graduating class ('O' Levels) of 1978 making the effort to meet up, reconnect and build social connections again yesterday. The efforts to reconnect and link up were catalysed by us having our 50th year celebrations last year (2012) and also the school celebrating 150 years in existence. We had 2 days of festivities, one for us 50 year old 'boys' in the school compound, and another, on the next day at the Westin Stamford Ballroom where there were over 1000 old boys, girls and their spouses.
Organising our 50th year 'joint birthday party' and being alive was very well coordinated by 2 'brothers', Surendran Apparo and Chew Ping Nan. It was very well attended by over 60 'old boys' and more than 10 teachers. (Yes, we are getting old, but not yet !). Kudos go to Surendran, Ping Nan, Albert Hong and a few others who had the Saints old boys coming from all over Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia and even New Zealand (yes, Peter Khoo is THE man). Please visit my earlier posts put up in September 2012 for writeups on that memorable event.
Coming back to yesterday's lunch, we had the obligatory 'Yu Sheng' (fish slices) and 'Lo Hei' (toss for prosperity), 8 courses and lots of banter about everything and anything current. It is indeed very heartening that the 'Saints Spirit' is still burning brightly after all these years (35 to be exact !!)
Up and On !!
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