 I had
always thought AGMs to be mundane events but after participating in
this year’s ACSOBA AGM for the first time, I have changed my mind. It
was far from boring as lively exchanges were traded between the groups
vying for positions on the board. At the end of the day, sane minds
prevailed and the bonds of ACSians remained very much intact.
I was glad
that I attended the AGM as it rekindled the ACS spirit in me. It
brought back fond memories and I wondered how and what some of my
schoolmates were up to, apart from the usual crowd of fellow ACSians I
still hang out with.
 As it would
be soon be 20 years since I left Secondary Four in 1986, I decided
that it was time to reconnect with the alma mater. To start the ball
rolling, I communicated with a few schoolmates by email, suggesting
that we organise a reunion. The response was most encouraging and
within three weeks, we had build up a network of 140!
So on 28
May, a total of 65 old schoolmates gathered the Café Daily Bread in
Barker Road for the reunion. Chan Vee Bun, who is one of our cohorts
and the current Discipline Master at ACS (Barker Road), gave everyone
a tour of the impressive new campus.
 Before
dinner, we sat down to a presentation that I had prepared and walked
down memory lane with clips from the Centenary Year Book. There was
much discussion about the aging consequences and the whereabouts of
some of our “favorite’ teachers.
It was a
successful evening, which ended with the singing of the school anthem.
We now look forward to our next reunion in 2005 when we hope to double
the number of participants to 120, and possibly to 170 when we meet to
celebrate our 20th Anniversary in 2006.
To all
Centenary ACSians out there who would like to meet up or join us in
our coming celebrations, please drop me a line at Jason@fujinon.com.sg
so that I can update our data bank.
Cheers. The
Best Is Yet To Be!
Ong Jin
Yu
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