Guess who?

She is standing between Mui Hiang (on your right) & Puay Hoon (on your left)

She is Foo Meng Lin

A regular golfer today!

1964 - Camaraderie at age 12

When asked who was responsible for ML's fall,
the boys kept mum....

though the principal, Mr Banda insisted
that all boys would be severely reprimanded!

the boys kept to their stand
till the very end.

during that gloomy but sunny morning assembly
the boys waited for their doom.

Mr Banda with his bushy goatie
one hand up with the cane
and next strike each boy's palm twice.

the entire school witnessed in silence
as Mr Banda continuously strike.

but the boys knew no pain
for deep in their hearts
comradeship warms them.

BTW, could that guy please identify yourself
cause it has been 44 years
since that strike of cane!

1970 - ALL THOSE BORN BEFORE 1970's

First, we survived being born to mothers who had no full time maids/cooked food/cleaned the house while they carried us.

They took aspirin, ate cheese, sweet dishes and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes,
we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitch-hiking.

As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a local bus/train was a special treat.

We drank water from the tap and NOT from a bottle.

We would spend hours on the terrace under bright sunlight flying our kites, without worrying about the UV effect which never ever effect us.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and
NO ONE actually died from this.

We ate pastries, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because......WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.

We would spend hours repairing our outdated bicycle and scooter out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Play Stations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms!

WE HAD FRIENDS.

We went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

We were never given BB guns for our 10th birthdays.

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!

Cricket League had try-outs and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.

They actually sided with the law!

This generation has produced some of the

best risk-takers,

problem solvers and

inventors ever!

The past 50 years have been an explosion of

innovation and new ideas.

We had

freedom,

failure,

success,

responsibility, and

we learned

HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

1968 (after O Levels) at seaside

The boy between Peng Chua & Lip Mong is Lip Mong's friend

1998 at BL's Hougang's Home

2009 Jan 3 Saturday - Class of 1964 celebrates

Ms Lau asked :

Is Yr 2009 the 50th anniversary? (1964 - 2009)

Peng Chua replied:

OOOphs, we did not do very well in arithmetic. How in the world did we come up with 3rd jan 2009 = 50th anniversary??
Must be the strong coffee at Paramount. Anyway Who cares !!!! every day and every year we survive is a call for celebration !!!

1970 (Early 1970s)

1984 Nov

Sai Choo to Lay : Do you remember this? You have sent to me on 20 Nov 1984. I am still keeping it.

bell-bottom pants era?

Class of 1962 - Primary 4

Nov 2006

at Heartland Mall & Serangoon Gardens

28 July 2007

at Coffee Bean, Serangoon Gardens
(Former Paramount Theatre)

at SIAM Kitchen, Hougang Mall

10 Dec 2006

at Greenland Vegetarian,
Upper Serangoon Road

24 Sep 2006

at Crystal Jade Restaurant,
Holland Village

3 August 2006

at Maxwell Food Centre

22 August 2005

at Greenland Vegetarian Restaurant,
Upper Serangoon Road

29 Sep 2004

at Vegetarian Restaurant,
Orchard Point

16 Sep 2002

Kah Eng, Woon Lee Cheng, Peck Heah, Shirley & Lay

Dec 2001

Lay, Peck Heah & Hong Kim