From your long lost friend

Dear Swee Nam,

What great pictures!! They must be the earliest photos I have seen taken at St Patricks and how appropriate - at a time when we are all planning
to meet in at the THEtreeRU in Penang in October! Thanks to Teddy for forwarding it to me. I think I can recognize a few extra people:-

Picture showing Headmaster Auyong Teik Yoon in the middle:

* Mr. Scully on his left
* Mr. Chin second person on his right
* Its not Choong Tet Min at the back of Lim Thew but Choong Tet Chuen! Tet Min is also in the picture and seated next to Pak Seng..
(I know the brothers well as they lived across the street from me. Sadly, as Teddy mentioned, Tet Min died in a traffic accident after
practicing in Alor Star for only a few years. Tet Chuen, who ran the Kulim Printing Press very much on his own after his father died
in the early 60s, has also passed on a few years ago).
* Is that or teacher Mr. Clifford between Mr. Scully and Pak Seng?
* I cannot remember the name of the teacher on the right of Mr. Auyong except recall that he was my Science teacher and he also
heads Cornelius House - the sports house I belong to in school.

Picture showing Brother Bernard.

* That's of course Br. Bernard seated at the extreme right.
* Ooi Tin (of Kulim Club) one down on the left of Pak Seng.
* Tet Chuen is one down on the right of Pak Seng.
* Mr. Scully seated on the extreme left.

I recalled that Mr. Scully was always red-faced (?boozing) and quite a volatile character who rode a big BSA motor bike around. Mr.Chin
was a handsome looking guy and a very good swimmer but he died when he was quite young of ?TB. I also recalled writing to the two
brothers Lim Thew and Lim Poh who studied in Sydney in 1962 regarding my interest to come and study in Australia. Are they living
in Australia? Do you remember VS Paul who is a contemporary of Cheah Kok Poh and the late Chan Kum Lau (who has a 2nd Dan
and ran a Tae Kwan Do school in Butterworth). I am in contact with Datuk Victor S Paul who is Managing Director of Perkasa Construction
Sdn Bhd in KK in Sabah. Paul is doing extremely well and highly respected in KK - he would love to hear from you.
(amankk@tm.net.my OR secretary: kerrylo33@gmail.com).

Just in case you are still wondering who is this chappie Stewart Chew, well I am a few years younger than you. We were a big family
in 9 Jalan Raya. I was fairly involved with the Scouting movement at St. Patricks and my seniors were Cheah Kok Poh (my Patrol
Leader), VS Paul, ?Kee Liang (of Thye Joo) etc.

I remember you and Pak Seng quite well. Your parents owned Weng Thye Foundry in Jalan Kelang Lama, not far from the Kulim Police Station.
Your neighbour was Bee Tatt Clothes Merchant right? Do you remember your Bee Tatt neighbour Kok Soo Fen (Steven Kok) who studied
in Chung Ling High School. He was my contemporary at UWA in Perth and I became quite good friends with him (knowing that he hailed from Kulim!).
Well, Steve lives in Sydney (email: soofen2712@yahoo.com.au).

After finishing Form 5 in Badlishah in 1960 (we had to leave St. Patricks after passing form 3 because there were not enough students to have
a form 4) I worked a temporary teacher at Junjong for a couple of years. In 1963, planned to come to Perth with classmate Arunogary to further
our studies. Aru changed his mind and decided to head north to India to do medicine. He graduated and returned to Kulim and started Aru
Clinic in Jalan Raya. I believed Arunogary passed away several years ago.

I graduated from University of WA with an MSc (Medical Technology). Returned to Malaysia in 1970 and worked in the Pathology Dept. at the Universiti
Hospital in PJ. Recalled several pathologists in Histopath that I worked for such a Prof. Lau Kum Seng (he migrated to ?Melbourne), Dr. Murugasu
(currently in Adelaide?) and Dr.Chong (runs a specialist centre in Brisbane). Of course there was the very conspicuous Dr Anthony.Leong (a 6 footer)
who is quite a prominent neuropathologist currently with the ?Hawksbury Group.

I have retired two years ago as a Senior Lecturer in Medical Science (Histopathology) at Curtin University in Perth - after 31 years of service!! Have
been traveling quite a bit since my retirement and am enjoying the things that I always said I wish I had more time for, in the past. Yes, John Loh
and wife Agatha also lives in Perth and we are in close contact (John's younger brother Loh Yoon Choy was my classmate), Hope you like the
picture enclosed of us during Kok Poh's recent Perth visit.

What a great idea that we can all meet together for a very confusing "who's who?" session in the THEtreeRU meet in Penang in October - thanks
to the initiative and hardwork of Teddy and his team.

With Kind Regards
Stewart Chew

(Addendum: Chin Kong Gooi was the one who died of typhoid (Not TB). He was a product of Kirkby (first batch)The Eursasia chap next to Scully is Clifford De Sousa. Between Mr Chin and Auyong Teik Yoon is Loo Ah Lek ---- W. Dielenberg)

Registration Form

REGISTRATION FORM - THEtreeRU

TO Teddy Dielenberg , Suite 18, Ixora Residence, Jalan Jenjarum, Petaling Jaya, 47400 Selangor, MALAYSIA
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GIFTS EXCHANGE : Each one to bring a gift for exchange. The value not to exceed RM30.00
Please wrap up your gift and it will be exchanged with others, whatever you pick and this is all fun
But if you don’t bring a gift then you are not in the position to exchange.
DOCUMENTS OF MEMORIES, a book will be produced – Please complete the attached Form and please include the necessary photographs. Some of us have not met for 52 years and this book will help many to put things together, Names and Faces. Please send what is required as early as possible as we have a material deadline to produce it. The producer of this DOM is Dave Mokhtar Ramlee and please send the required details and photos directly to him whereas the Registration Forms directly to
Teddy Dielenberg
PLEASE HELP : Register early as we want to make sure all goes well and that we all can have a good
and a fun time at this THEtreeRU . Look, there is no guarantee that we are going to meet at the next Reunion or if there is going to be another one.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
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Spot the personalities

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The Tree

The TREE (an angsana)located at the far side of the Kulim Padang has come to symbolize the comradeship of the students of St Patrick's School of the early 60s. Make sure you take a good look at it when you next visit the Southern capital and industrial town of South Kedah.

How to justify an early retirement?

 And they ask---Why I Like  Retirement...

            Question:   How many days in a week? 
            Answer:     7    (6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday)    

             
            Question: 
            When is a retiree's bedtime?   
            Answer:    Three hours after he falls asleep  on the couch.

            Question:    How many retirees to change a light bulb?    
            Answer:      Only one, but it might take all day. 

             
            Question:  What's the biggest gripe of  retirees?  
            Answer:     There is not enough  time to get everything done.

            Question:   Why don't retirees mind being called Seniors?    
            Answer:     The term comes with a 10% percent discount.  


            Question:   Among retirees what is considered formal attire?   
            Answer:     Tied shoes.   

             
            Question:  Why do retirees count pennies?  
            Answer:     They are the only ones who have the time. 

            
           Question:  What is the common term for someone  who continues to work and
           refuses to retire? 
            Answer:     NUTS!

             
            Question:  Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage? 

            Answer:    They know that as soon as they do, one of their adult kids will want
            to store stuff there.   

            Question:   What do retirees call a long lunch?  
            Answer:     Normal     

             
            Question:  What is the best way to describe retirement?  
            Answer:    The never ending Coffee Break or a permanent vacation.

             Question:   What's the biggest advantage of going back to school as a
             retiree?    
            Answer :    If you miss classes, no one can call your parents. 

             
            Question:  Why does a retiree often say he doesn't miss work,  but misses
             the people he used to work  with ? 
            Answer:     He is too polite to tell the whole truth.

             
            Question:   What do you do all week?
            Answer:     Monday to Friday; Nothing, Saturday & Sunday I rest. 
                  
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From Ronnie Koh, Adelaide

Greetings to Ted, Bill & John,

I manage to get the email address of Ted & Bill from Richard Tan when I had
a chit chat with him this morning. Recently, Richard became my patient when
he consulted me at the Family Practice - Arkaba Medical Centre, Parkside,
South Australia. We have 20 GPs - half of them are female GPs who work part
time.

Richard email me the Flyer with regard to the reunion of the old boys of St.
Patrick's School on 01/10/2010 in Penang. Richard reiterated that John has
accepted the invitation. My wife and I will love to catch up with all of
you, especially with John whom I haven't seen since 1954. John, Harcharan
Singh & I were a couple of years ahead of Ted. I have a vague recollection
of Bill. I was at B.M. High School from 1955 - 1956 & I left for India to do
my Medicine & returned in 1964 to complete my Internship training at General
Hospital, Penang. In 1966, 12 Medical Officers were conscripted into the
Armed Forces when we fought the war against Indonesia during the infamous
Confrontasi. I was the Regimental RMO with the 3rd Royal Malay Regiment x 1
yr and I was posted to Bau, Kuching, Sarawak. I write tell you more in my
next email

Please fill me in with the details as my wife & I would be attending the
reunion. I hardly visit Malaysia these days.

Ted, thanks for "THE tree RU" and the stpatskulimblogspot.com . It's very
enlightening.

Regards.

Ronnie Koh Swee Nam.

Let's meet on 01/10/10

R U Ready

In the morning for those interested meet up at the poolside at 6.00 am for Tai Chi

exercises or those who want to go for the morning walk be out side of the hotel by 6.30 am

and we will walk along Gurney Drive (can assure you it is interesting) or those that want

the gym just go there, bet you are not alone, those that want a swim the pool is yours.

As for breakfast meet at 7.30 am at THEtreeRU corner, it is specially reserved for us and

you can take all the time, the whole morning for breakfast. But for those who want to have

their breakfast outside the hotel there are a variety and walking distance and they are

good and tasty but you need to take a walk to Pulau Tikus, you can have Penang curry mee,

prawn mee, ‘Chay Koay Teow’, ‘Koay Chup’, ‘Ah Pong’, and many other Penang specials.

The morning is free and easy or meet at the hospitality suite and catch up on the lost times

A collection of photos of those days on picnics, excursions, cycling trips, dance parties

hiking up BM hill and Kedah Peak are all up on the walls. Check it out and see if you can recall

those days and who were there and can you recognize all those in the photos. I can assure

you it is great fun. We also have a huge map of Kulim and stick a tape on where you used to

lived. As for lunch we highly recommend that you go to the Berjaya Hotel for the Malaysian

Buffet and they have a special discount for senior citizens, all of us LAH!! it is real cheap at

RM 17.00 per head. You could of course take your own sweet time to have lunch and spend a

good 2 hours there. As for those who prefer the Penang hawker food or the Nonya food in

Pulau Tikus or you may go else where like Sri Bahari Rd, some nice restaurants there.

The afternoon is free and easy and could take a short walk to the Sleeping Buddha or the

recently opened ‘Kuan Yin’ in Ayer Itam may be worth visiting.

At 6.30 pm we meet at the foyer to the dinning hall where we will have a cocktail, and this

where we will exchange gifts as we were suppose to bring a gift of less than RM30 and

exchange it so we are going to have an interesting time, some surprises and may be some

disappointments but remember it is all for the fun of it. At one corner of the foyer we will

have some selected videos from You Tube and the songs have been specially selected as it

has certain messages and may touch you, drop a tear or two and enjoy it.

Dinner will start at 8.00 pm and it is a buffet dinner you are free to start at what ever time

you want and as long as you want. Of course in between we have music of the 60’s and some

great entertainment, you will laugh or cry but they have been specially put up for you, there

are some good singers, if they are no good throw them out. Dance if you want or can but at

the end of it is the Auld Lang Syne, we all sing this together at 12.00 midnight and till we

meet again.

FRIENDSHIP 4EVER …………………………………………………………………….. ………………………Teddy Dielenberg