The pictures above showed our Class of '64 Reunion in Pulau Ketam which took place at one seafood restaurant on the island on the evening of Saturday 24 April, 2010. The picture at the bottom is the bus tour of Westport in Pulau Indah, followed by the trip to Pulau Ketam in the Marine Department launch and then the dinner. My colleague, Hank had a detailed report on this same subject in his blog " Birdhouse", and I am just fitting in where he left. This class reunion was following the last one held in 2006, when our esteemed colleague Tan Sri Gnanalingam suggested a cruise. So as usual Hank got things organised late last year and we all agreed on the date. I recalled TSG said that he wanted to see how many of us would still be around, and though only 10 of us could make it this time, 6 others had to be absent for many reasons known to themselves. This time around we were shown the living example of how a port is managed and the person who started it all is none other than Tan Sri Gnanalingam. It is not entirely a single person's achievement, but by his own admission, the success of running a port depended a lot on all his workers from the security to the crane operators. But without his leadership and entrepreuneurship, the port would not have been born. It is a manifestation of how perseverance and risk-taking could be the vital ingredients to such a colossal undertaking. We ended the day with a dinner of seafood which we all relished. The memorable reunion reflected our lasting bonds of comradeship true to the College's motto, " Serve to Lead ". Thank you TSG and to Hank, for making it happened.
The pictures above showed our Class of '64 Reunion in Pulau Ketam which took place at one seafood restaurant on the island on the evening of Saturday 24 April, 2010. The picture at the bottom is the bus tour of Westport in Pulau Indah, followed by the trip to Pulau Ketam in the Marine Department launch and then the dinner. My colleague, Hank had a detailed report on this same subject in his blog " Birdhouse", and I am just fitting in where he left. This class reunion was following the last one held in 2006, when our esteemed colleague Tan Sri Gnanalingam suggested a cruise. So as usual Hank got things organised late last year and we all agreed on the date. I recalled TSG said that he wanted to see how many of us would still be around, and though only 10 of us could make it this time, 6 others had to be absent for many reasons known to themselves. This time around we were shown the living example of how a port is managed and the person who started it all is none other than Tan Sri Gnanalingam. It is not entirely a single person's achievement, but by his own admission, the success of running a port depended a lot on all his workers from the security to the crane operators. But without his leadership and entrepreuneurship, the port would not have been born. It is a manifestation of how perseverance and risk-taking could be the vital ingredients to such a colossal undertaking. We ended the day with a dinner of seafood which we all relished. The memorable reunion reflected our lasting bonds of comradeship true to the College's motto, " Serve to Lead ". Thank you TSG and to Hank, for making it happened.
8 comments:
Dear Hal,
I had hoped all 16 could have been there (incl Ong ). Half a century is a pretty long while and we are still intact! Thanks to u too for goading me on for this reunion late last year.
Dear Hank,
Well, you had done your best. Leave the rest to ALLAH because all things are finally determined by HIM. Part of our amal is to keep the "Silaturrahim" going as long as we are alive and well. May we all be blessed with good health. Health is wealth.
Ya Akhi Halim,I knew you'd have a fine time for TSG is a superb host. His rise to become a big tycoon is meteoric. I don't know whether he remebers me or not but we used to workd closely with Tok Mat when he was Minister of Information in the late 80s.
Sdr Norzah,
Even when I was in Works Ministry, he helped me to put up a short TV advertisement for the National Skills Competition through his own company GT Resources, for free. When I was in Information Ministry in 1992, GT Resources was also the seller of air-time for TV Malaysia and he could not imagine the revenue could come to hundreds of millions then. But that was past and I am sure he could remember you because he was also a TMS old boy.
Hmm, he never told me he was from TMS. Yes, he made his millions thru the ads. His PR is superb.
AHS,
Class of '64 reunion, a marvellous year 1964 was, when my wife and I were united! Ours is just another anniversary, not a reunion.
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