On 29 April, 21 Old Boys from St Mary Class of 70 flew into Sandakan from San Francisco, Vancouver, Brisbane and Kota Kinabalu to celebrate our 2017 Reunion.
The April 2017 Reunion idea was first broached by Chong Khen Foh, who as Organizing Chairman, was tireless in making it happen.
This was a smaller gathering to our grand 11 November 2011 Reunion at Mark Lodge but much larger than our 2016 Mini Reunion in Francis Fong residence, both staged in Sandakan.
We all felt the bonding from our secondary years and much relished tales of childhood romance and old flames over our Reunion Dinner in Sandakan Golf Club on 29 April evening. Some Old Boys were gracious, when invited by the Organizing Chairman, to come to the rostrum to share their memories from our schooling years.
A surprise highlight was celebrating young Edward Chik birthday with 2 cakes specially arranged by Francis Fong who was ably assisting the Organizing Chairman but always shying from the spotlight.
On 30 April night, a seafood dinner was hosted by Francis Fong for our Old Boys in Ocean King and it was indeed a very sumptuous dinner.
We also had delicious pork innards porridge in Good Taste Restaurant on 30 April morning and Fish Head and "Lai Man" Fish with fried meehoon/ mee on 1 May morning. The pork innards and fish head and fish were all freshly bought by Khen Foh in the early morning and prepared at home before bringing them to the restaurant to be immediately cooked for our Old Boys who had earlier registered for the 2 breakfasts.
Edward Chik and Tommy Siew flew off on 30 April afternoon but most KK Old Boys stayed on and left on 1 May.
It was indeed a good good Reunion and all were full of praise and immensely grateful to Khen Foh and Francis Fong for organising it so very well for all of us.
Before we depart, all expressed keen interest to meet again in 2019 - this time in Kota Kinabalu and Hee Menn was our unanimous choice as Organizing Chairman for our 2019 Reunion.
The banner to mark our Reunion Dinner at Sandakan Golf Club on 29 April 2017.
The Group Photo of our Reunion Dinner in Sandakan Golf Club - 29.4.17
Reunion Celebration Dinner in 2 Tables and Edward Chik cutting the Birthday Cake after making his birthday wish.
Breakfast at Good Taste Restaurant on 1 May 2017 morning
Dinner at Ocean King Seafood Restaurant - a table of 13 - on 30 April night - hosted by Francis Fong.
KS - 8 May 2017
