On 25 March, 20 true-blue ACSians, ages between 78 and 83, wobbled and tottered their way to Por Kee Eating House to celebrate their cohort’s 60th Diamond Anniversary. Three ambled in on walking sticks; five were certified medically unfit and were conspicuously absent; Tommy Pang took the morning train from Kuala Lumpur to join in the fun; M. Dhansulkhlal, whilst observing the Hindu fasting day, also turned up just to convey his greetings, shake hands with all, and then left for home after 20 minutes ... only ACSians would take the trouble to do such a thing for camaraderie’s sake.

It has been 60 since we left school and yet the tone, quality and texture of our camaraderie remained totally cohesive and stronger through the passing of years. It goes without saying, that the ACS spirit is still the greatest motivator!

In our reflective moods, all agreed that our 2nd Reunion held at the Mandarin Hotel was arguably the grandest and the best. Regretfully, one feature of the recent reunion picture was missing – our beloved and dedicated teachers!

Over the span of 30 years, commencing since our 1st Grand Reunion on 22 August 1981, we have enjoyed 14 more. Two memorable ones, the 11th and 12th, were held in West Malaysia. These were specially planned and hosted by the late Tan Sri Dato Eric Chia Eng Hock in his Park Avenue Hotel in Sungai Petani, Kedah.

Historical group photographs, invariably captured and reflected all the joy, happiness, connectivity, earthly blessings and aspects of mortality. Memories of these may appear a bit hazy, due to the ageing process for some.

Pressing on positively, we have planned and decided to meet again on 8 August 2011 to count our blessing one more time in the motto: “The Best is Yet to Be!”

Sng Cheok Kye(Class of 51)