Form 3 Class Photo

Dear fellas,

Here are two versions of Form 3 Class Photos, the top one with courtesy of Kwan Kar Choi and the other courtesy of James Chai. Now can somebody tell me why there are two versions??? I'm confused! It's interesting to read the names (if your aging eyes can read and see the distorted photo) - honestly, had it not been for the name list, I wouldn't have known that some of our classmates had ever existed!

Regards,
Name: Hubert

Hubert's Family Photo

Guys,
It's been very quiet these few weeks. Has the novelty of our blog worn off? Hope not!

Just heard from Ronnie. I would very much like to see his latest photo. And those of most of you guys as well! Here's mine - not a proper saloon taken one. Richard, the one you sent me is a very good one of your family. Would you like to post it?

Regards,
Name: Hubert

FW: picture on airport roundabout

Ka Hiew,
Thanks for your recalling of the day out. BUt why did we stop at the roundabout?

Regards,
Hubert Hiew

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Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:22:05 -0700
From: sinkahiew@yahoo.com
Subject: picture on airport roundabout
To: hhhhiew@msn.com

If I can remember very well, we were on our way back after a class visit to see our "ancestors" at the Sepilok Orong Utan Centre at mile 14, with Mr. George Zakara. Am I right ?    Sin Ka Hiew

FW: Blog for St Mary's Old Boys 1970

Hi Jorgy (your name always remind me of that nice Seekers' pop song "Georgy Girl"),
Thanks for the lovely photo of yours. Maybe next time include the rest of the extended family! Well, this blog with our old photos is the time machine!

Regards,
Hubert Hiew

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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 21:10:32 +0800
From: ajorgy@streamyx.com
Subject: Re: Blog for St Mary's Old Boys 1970
To: hhhhiew@msn.com

Hi Hubert,

thanks for the guide and manage to see the blog and the pics! Wow! imagine how happy all of us during those years.

Anyone have the time machine??? This pic of me taken in Dec,2007. Well guys! i am kungkung now with 6 grandchildren(3boys n 3girls)having ONLY ONE wife.

rgds.

Chi Hwa Beach

Hi,

 

Hubert, I think you were correct, the group photo in front of the atap house is likely to be along Sandy Plain ( Bah Sai Kong).

 

This attached photo must be at Chi Hwa Beach. The bare chest man introduced by me was Tommy Siew... Hubert in his jacket was wondering why always the attention on Tommy when he was obviously more handsome! Lawrence Chung Hee Meng was looking the other way and having none of this nonsense... his body language said it all... I did not belong to this gang... I was the pillar of the Ming Sing gang. .....Chung Tze Ting and Chiang Pin Thiam looked on as innocent supporting actors.

 

Tommy has agreed to look for old photos to post on the blog.... meanwhile he is again flying off to China on 10 June.... he saw the blog and told me that he would be searching for some old photos to share with you all.

 

 

Cheers

 

Kon Sang

Labuk Road Primary

Thanks Edward. Ka Hiew, are you talking about these photos? I think the first one is Primary 5 and the second is Pri 6. A few faces coming back to me e.g. Bonaventure (spelling?) Very interesting - pity they are not clear enough to identify some of the faces. I think I have lost these photos or I could not afford to buy them then? I think I was standing in the back row in both photos - first from the left. Didn't know I was that fashion conscious, with the Elvis hairstyle and turned up sleeves (trend in those days).

Regards,
Hubert Hiew

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Hi Hubert,

I found these photos in my album. Two of them should be in primary 6( I think) and the other is our form five farewell party. You may want to put it on the blog.

Cheers,
Edward

Golfinger & His Boys

Hi,

Remember the party....could not figure out whether its Form 3 or Form 5... likely to be Form 5 judging from our age at the time. But I thought the party was staged outside Form 3 class?

Once, Tommy Siew was late for school and he tried to sneak in from the Teachers Quarters and through the banana trees outside our Form 4 class.Goldfinger saw him from the Principal office window and caught Tommy .... asked to see him (Goldfinger) after school. Tommy was asked to explain why he was late! His explanation was simple .... that morning, he took the wrong bus.... he boarded the Leila Road bus instead of the Labuk Rd bus! As you know, St Mary's is situated along Labuk Rd and is served by Labuk Road Bus Company.

Also once in Form 4, somebody put a big limestone rock in Tommy school bag... he carried it home and next day when he opened his school bag in class, he was surprised to find the rock inside .... it went to show he never opened his school bag to study when at home!..
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Kon Sang

Inventing Bombs for bin Laden?

Victor,
Thanks. It seems only Camillo managed to apply this skill in life. As for me, it's been a total waste of time (doing the extensive non-stop homework dished out by Balam Goong) for a quantity surveyor!!!.

Regards,
Hubert Hiew

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From: jongfui@hotmail.com
To: hhhhiew@msn.com
Subject: Photos
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:50:08 -0700

Are you familiar with these pictures? Regards Victor

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At Sandakan Airport Roundabout

Hi,

 

I have posted 2 photos on our Form 5 outing ... see the happy faces on us before we ventured into the larger society to face the reality of life!

 

One photo (of the smaller group) is on the "Kampong Dog" gang members headed by Tommy Siew (who was not in that picture). The core members were Tommy Siew, Sim Kang Loon, Chang Kon Sang (ie myself. Hubert Hiew, Chung Tze Ting & Pang Mui Poh (correct spelling?).

 

The other gang is the "Ming Sing" (Movie Star) gang, some members whom you see in the other photo. As pointed out in Edward Chik/ Robert Fu posting, the Ming Sing gang members (ie including Edward and Robert) were the most sought after guys in town at that time.... still remember that Robert Fu had his much envied girl friend, Bernadette Kan, during his Form 5 days!

 

Of course, Hubert Hiew had the look of the Ming Sing gang and Tommy Siew always asked him to leave the Kampong Dog gang as he looked too handsome to be a gang member, Tommy was less harsh on Chung Tze Ting who equally possessed good look!

 

From the photo of the larger group, spot Tommy Siew (above Robert Fu and Ho Chi Min)? I was above Sim Kang loon and Edward Chik!. Some did not belong to either gang like Francis Fong, Camillo Cheng, Koh Chiat Hong, Kwan Kar Choi, Chong Vun Hing etc

 

Was the teacher Mr Zakaria ..... The Biology Teacher? 

 

Was the roundabout the one on the way to the Sandakan Airport?

 

Regards

 

Kon Sang ( Clement)