Class of '62 Marks Golden Anniversary
with $200,822 Donation!
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Close to 120 members of the ACS Class of 62 and teachers gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel ballroom on 27 September 2012 to celebrate their 50th anniversary. To mark the special occasion, S$200,822 was raised and a lecture theatre at ACS (Independent) to be named after the Class of ‘62.
Many present had not seen each other for decades; several old boys and girls had flown in from across the globe just to attend the reunion. ‘Yam sengs’ and hearty laughter rang out as old friends shared stories and jokes, harking back to old times. While some had thinned on top and others widened below, there was apparently no difficulty in recognising each other.
Among those present were: Dr Ang Gim Seng (Australia), Tony Chan (Thailand), Dr Lim Kiat Beng (USA), Dr Linda Lee (USA), Dr Pauline Lui (USA), Dr Lee Ping Siang (UK), Ang Kok Leong (Australia) and Pritam Singh (Australia). Beloved former teachers, including M/s Wan Fook Weng, Peter Joe Chia, Ng Kim Liang, Andrew Yuen and Ying Yoke Kong, were also present. A moment of silence was called for, at one stage, to pay tribute to those no longer with us.
And the party did not end there. Celebrations continued the following day in Bangkok where close to 25 classmates gathered for a weekend of fellowship with good friends and food. Dr Bong Kah Min even flew in from USA to join in the celebrations since he could not make it for the Singapore reunion.
More than 50 years have passed; yet it seems like only yesterday when friendships were forged along the corridors of Barker Road and Coleman Street. Perhaps this is what it is all about – rekindling friendships, renewing ties and remembering again who we are and where we came from.
Dare we say, the best is yet to be!
Wee Cheng Hoon
On behalf of the Organising Committee |
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Tan Beng Chye, Roland Tan, George
Tay, Ho Chee Nen, Sonny Loh,
Lim Kiat Weng, Tang Koon Eng, Peter Lye,
Lee Siak Peow, Tony Chan |
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David Ong, Lee Ping Siang, Fong Seng
Choe, Chan Kong Leong |
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Kelvin Khoo, Jennifer Lim, Lim Siong
Guan,
Pearleen Wong, Chee Yan Pong |
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Constance Chow, Pauline Lui, Hilda Loh,
Pearleen Wong,
Linda Lee, Pauline The, Maureen Tan |
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The Reunion Dinner Organising Committee
Tony Chan, Alfreds Vijendran, Laurence Eu, Wee Cheng Hoon,
Franklin Wong, Hilda Loh, Yap Boh Tiong, Kelvin Khoo,
Manickam Elangovan, Chia Hock Jin, Chee Yan Pong
(Not in photo: David Ong and Chan King Fook) |
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Lim Kiat Weng, Robert Tan, Lee Seng Quee,
Chew Choon Seng, Ong Beng Seng, Kwa Chong Seng
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Lim Kiat
Beng, Alfreds Vijendran, Teo Joo Lam,
Lee Siak
Peow, Mr & Mrs Quek Chin Heng
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Malcolm Chen, Oh Beng Kiong, Chen Yew Ping,
Eddie Loh, Gordon Wong
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Laurence Eu, Wan Fook Weng,
Franklin Wong,
Peter Joe Chia
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Manikam Elangovan, Wan Fook Weng,
Peter Lye, Andrew Yuen, Fong Seng Choe
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The Reunion Dinner in Bangkok
Franklin Wong, Yushea Degani, Kelvin Khoo,
Lim Kiat Beng, Roland Tan, Wee Cheng Hoon,
Bong Kah Min, Ang Gim Seng, Lim Siong Guan,
Lee Seng Quee, Hilda Loh, Pornchai, Chia Hock Jin. Seated: Linda Lee, Lee Siak Peow, Mr and Mrs Chee
Yan Pong, Tony Chan, Tan Beng Chye
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