Big Bash a Big Blash

Good morning People! I went home from BB2010 reunion dinner early in the morning with an aching feet due to too much standing and walking and I have no regrets as it was all worth it! Thanks to Ted Yong for arranging the fantastic dinner at such a fantastic venue..thanks also to all who made an effort to be present to make the re-union a real success..especially to Lau Hui Kiong, Joo Sim and Anthony Chan who flew all the way from Canada, Hongkong and Kuala Lumpur just to be with us and our "Miss Chong" who came down from Sibu. The reunion was not just greetings and hugs among ex-classmates and ex-schoolmates but also among the teachers who had not seen each other since retirement or some other reasons such as posted elsewhere.

Mr. Wong Sze Yong who gave a speech on behalf of the teachers was very inspiring...I can see he was very proud to see many successful pioneer Kuching Townians...doctors, PhD, engineers, lawyers, consultants and journalist [that's me..hehehe]. I've covered a lot of official functions as a journalist and I heard many speeches on SCORE [Sarawak Corridor of Renewal Energy] made by our Chief Minister Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, federal ministers as well as state ministers who targetted on younger generation to get ready for the full development of SCORE come 2030 where an estimate of 1.6million jobs will be up for grabs. Much to my surprise our beloved teacher Mr. Wong apparently was more optimistic than any of these politicians for he targetted at his "50 years old" ex-students to contribute to the development of SCORE NOW. This showed how much our teachers believe in us, how proud they are of us, how much confidence they have in us to go help develop the state.

Personally, I felt it was a swell gathering all worthwhile those evening meetings the committee held at coffee-shops, eateries etc. Btw, I did not complete my duty as Secretary because I did not prepare the last minutes....hehehehehe..

Please feel free to leave your comments on BB2010 and I might quote some in my write-ups for the newspaper. What is/are your opinions on the importance of such re-unions? What was/were your greatest moments at BB2010?

For me, I was very happy to see Irene Tan coming to the re-union alone..her late husband Sim Khee Tee [pioneer 1] was one of the enthusiastic committee member looking forward BB2010.

There was SALLEH! I know Salleh very well when he was the Press Secretary for Dato Sri Adenen Satem and YB Bolhassan Di and I even had his hp no. saved in my hp and yet never knew he was my schoolmate! Imagine my surprise when he showed up last night [thought he was accompany his Townian wife or something]

And there was our clown..sorry..can remember his name..he had the stage all to himself and tried to play the keyboard on the chairs...

Great evening! and thanks to ALL OF U WHO MADE IT HAPPENED!!!!!