Happy Birthday to my Papa, Geoffrey

      Today 23rd November is my late father, Geoffrey Abisheganaden's birthday. He would have been 96 years old. I have had the greatest respect for him for the longest time, as he was a good father and husband to my mother.

With my cousin Awee from Perth, Australia

      He passed on 5 years ago on 20th Sept 2010, at the age of almost 91 years. As an upright and honest man, he was one of the finest individuals, a devout Christian and contributed much to the community in terms of volunteerism in various organisations as the St Andrews School, St Andrews Junior College, Bible House, YMCA, Singapore Swimming Club, NUS Guild House and numerous other organisations.

     A humble and magnaminous man, I recently was proud and surprised that he was on the original committee for the Report on the Constitutional Committee of Singapore reviewing the rights of individuals of the Republic of Singapore in 1966. The committee was chaired by the late Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin.

With his then partner Richard Ang 

With then President H.E. S.R. Nathan

     True to form, my father never dwelled on his past achievements, knowing that these were only testimony to his contribution to building the fledgling nation of Singapore.

     Happy Birthday Papa. Remembering you and loving your kind spirit on this day.