By admin on April 1, 2013
My application for migration to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) has been approved. I received a confirmation email from Mr Sigueh Kua of Maple Leaf Migration Services this morning. This really comes as a great surprise as I did not harbor much hope that my application would be successful. Canada PR & [...]
Posted in Memories Are Made Of These | Tagged Canada PR & Canada Immigration for Skilled Workers, Federal Skilled Worker Program, FSWP, migration to Canada |
By admin on January 1, 2013
2012 is now history. It will be remembered as the year of Gangnam Style. I turned 55 in 2012. I survived the Mayan calendar. As I start the first blank page of my new 365-page book, I pray that the book will be filled with great memories. 2012 has been a very memorable year. For [...]
Posted in Down Memory Lane, Memories Are Made Of These, My Life Journey, Ramblings | Tagged 2012, 2013, 30th wedding anniversary, Bintangkian Lau Peng Yu reunion, book donation project for SM Kai Chung’s library, Gangnam Style, goodbye 2012 and hello 2013, Kai Chung classmates, Mayan calendar, mom’s 80th birthday celebration, “My Wrestling Matches With God On My Life Journey” |
By admin on December 30, 2012
Mom is such a special word To me mom is the greatest person in the world She brought me into this world And refused to let me go When dad wanted to give me away Because of mom, I am still a Lim I almost drowned when I was a little kid Because of mom, [...]
Posted in Memories Are Made Of These, My Life Journey, Ramblings | Tagged A poem for my mother's 80th birthday, Binatang, Happy Birthday Mom, Kuching, mom, mom is the greatest person in the world, mother, mum, mummy, 壽, 媽媽的80歲生日, 媽媽的80歲生日晚宴 |
By admin on September 1, 2012
During the sixties and early seventies, I was a kid living in Binatang. Life then seemed to move at a snail’s pace, compared to life now. There was definitely much less stress then. Traffic jam was totally unheard of in Binatang as there were so few cars. If a modern day teenager who grew up [...]
Posted in Bintangor, Down Memory Lane, Memories Are Made Of These, Ramblings, Sarawak | Tagged "Circle Game", "Day Is Done", "Devoted To You", "Nobody's Child", "Rose Garden", "Twelve of Never", "Whatever Will Be Will Be", "You 've Got A Friend", aeroplane board games, Agnes Chan, Au Yeung Fei Fei, bambo pop guns, Binatang, bing tang hu lu, Bobby, Bruce Lee, Brunei, catching guppies in the longkangs, Chelsia Chan, Eastern Theatre in Binatang, Enid Blyton Books, Escapade Sushi, Escapade Sushi in Kuala Belait, Escapade Sushi in Seria, Famous Five and Secret Seven novels, Fancy Gem Biscuits, five stones, Frances Yip, games of cops & robbers, games of hide & seek, Green Mountain Soft Drinks, Haathi Mere Saathi, Haw Flakes, Hong Kong cartoonist Alfonso Wong, hopscotch, Huángméidiào (黃梅調), Ice Ball, Japanese manga since the nineties, Jenny Tseng, Kantongs, Lady Precious Stream, Lam, Lao Fu Zhi, Liu Chia Charn, martial arts, novels by Chiung Yao, Old Master Q, Old Master Q and his buddy Big Potato, Paula Tsui, Pure Nourishing Vegetable Pomade, Rowena Cortes, Sam Fong Cosmetic Co. Ltd, Sam Fong Hoi Tong Powder, Sam Hui, Seria Plaza, snake & ladder board games, Tancho Pomade, Teresa Carpio, Teresa Teng, THe Big Boss, The Chopstick Sisters, the Sam Fong Powder, Tracy Huang, Wan Bao Chuan, White Rabbit Creamy Candy, Wynners, Yao Surong, Yu Yia, 冰糖葫芦, 王澤, 老夫子 |
By admin on July 28, 2012
I was born in Binatang, a small town with a predominantly Foochow population. Anyone growing up in Binatang would almost invariably be able to speak Foochow with an acceptable level of fluency. I am no exception. I am a Hokkien but I too can speak Foochow. My birth certificate and my Malaysian identity card carry [...]
Posted in Bintangor, Memories Are Made Of These, Ramblings, Sarawak, Sibu | Tagged Belle’s Bookshop in Miri, Binatang, Foochow, Foochow idioms, Foochow proverbs, Foochow song YouTube video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvZadErAMnE&feature=related, James Hii Mee Chiong, Sarawak, Sibu, St Francis Xavier Primary School in Kanowit, “160 Foochow Proverbs And Idioms” by Angela Yong, “colourful” and “foul” languages |
By admin on July 25, 2012
“Don’t be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.” – Richard Bach Friendship is something we should treasure in our lives but often due to the increased demands of the ‘real world’, friendship often wanes and [...]
Posted in Bintangor, Down Memory Lane, Memories Are Made Of These, My Life Journey, Ramblings, Sarawak | Tagged Bintangkian Lau Peng Yu reunion, Friendship, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7RPCFfudmU, James Taylor & Carole King - You've Got a Friend, nostalgic times, rekindling of friendship., Reunion, reunion in Bintangor |
By admin on July 12, 2012
July 7 was D-Day for the Bintangkian Lau Peng Yu Reunion. Though I went to bed at almost 1.30 am, I was wide awake by about 6.30 am, after about 5 hours of sleep. As it was still early, I read “The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest” for about 15 minutes before taking a [...]
Posted in Bintangor, Down Memory Lane, Memories Are Made Of These, My Life Journey, Sarawak | Tagged "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest", 'petara', 'tuak', bamboo rice, Bintangkian Lau Peng Yu reunion, Bintangor, Bintangor Basketball Court, Bintangor oranges, Bintangor rojak, Bintulu, ex-Kai Chung Students, express boats, From Bintangor With LOve, Gawai Antu, Gawai Dayak, harvest festival, headhunting days, Iban beauties dressed in traditional Iban attire, Iban Harvest Festival, Iban longhouse, Iban music, indigenous dance, Kai Chung School, Kim Hock Lin Restaurant Bintangor, Malay dance, Ming Kiong Hotel Bintangor, miring ceremony, ngajat, Rejang River, reunion dinner, rice wine, Rumah Panjang Lubok Putan, Sibu, Sin Hai Ching, Sin Hua Ming, SM Kai Chung, SM Kai Chung Alumni Association, the epitome of Iban tradition, the ‘blood and bones’ of the people, Wharf Road Bintangor, wish lanterns, wushu demonstration |
By admin on July 10, 2012
The Bintangkian Lau Peng Yu Reunion is now history but it has been etched into the memory of those who made it to the function. Hats off to the organizing committee for pulling off the best reunion ever. They outdid themselves, creating great memories for all of those who attended the function. I wish to [...]
Posted in Down Memory Lane, Memories Are Made Of These, My Life Journey | Tagged Barbara Streisand’s “The Way We Were”, Bennett Cerf, Bintangor, middle age is when your classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you, SM Kai Chung, the best reunion ever, The Bintangkian Lau Peng Yu Reunion |
By admin on February 11, 2012
Facebook is a great tool for social networking and I’ve enjoyed catching up with old friends. Many people who have had near-death experiences say that they saw their lives flash right before their eyes. Well, this is a bit like how I’ve felt when it comes to my Facebook encounters. Thanks to this site, I’ve [...]
Posted in Down Memory Lane, Memories Are Made Of These | Tagged Bintangkian Lau Peng Yu, face-to-face reunion, Facebook, Facebook encounters, Kai Chung Middle School, near-death experiences, social networking, St Augustine Primary School, virtual "reunions" |
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