Down Memory Lane

Reunion Of Bintangkian “Lau Peng Yu”

It has been said that the best antiques to collect are old friends. The trap of busyness causes us to move with such mindless speed that we’re like the proverbial chicken running around with his head cut off. And as we get caught up in our busyness, we often slowly lose contact with old friends. Time endears but cannot fade ...

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Weekend in Kuching – Food & Reunions

I just got back to Miri this afternoon after spending the last two days in Kuching, savouring Kuching’s good food and meeting up with a few old friends whom I have not seen for decades. My eldest brother Tian and I flew to Kuching on Friday afternoon by Air Asia and we put up at the house of my second ...

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Reunion With My Teacher And Classmates

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 reconnected with people whom I ...

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Remembering My Childhood in Binatang

Childhood is a wonderful time. It is often one of the happiest periods in the life of any person. As I look back at my childhood in Binatang (now known as Bintangor), I am overwhelmed by nostalgia and fond reminiscence of those almost care-free days. And I feel myself being transported back in time to the 1960s and early 1970s. ...

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You Are The Apple Of My Eye (那些年,我們一起追的女孩)

“You Are the Apple of My Eye” has taken the Hong Kong and Taiwanese market by storm recently and looks set to take Southeast Asian audiences by storm as well. If you have loved and lost, attended secondary school, or had puppy love experience, you would feel a pang of nostalgia while watching “You Are The Apple Of My Eye.” ...

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Rolling Stone’s Readers Poll – Ten Worst Songs Of The 90s

Last week, Rolling Stone asked readers to vote for the worst songs of the 1990s. And now the results are out!  1. Aqua – Barbie Girl Topping the list is Aqua’s “Barbie Girl.” The song, written by the Danish dance-pop group Aqua, is an incredibly polarizing song. Hordes of people find the song very offensive for its portrayal of a ...

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Forever Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe was always larger than life. Now she has been immortalized in a 26ft high statue – in her classic skirt-billowing pose from 1955 movie The Seven Year Itch. The long-awaited 26-foot stainless steel and aluminum sculpture by Seward Johnson was unveiled Saturday on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago and will remain on display through the spring of 2012. ...

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Dedicated To My Ex-Colleagues In Brunei

Three and a half years have elapsed since I left Teck Guan Group in Brunei to return to Miri. I spent ten years at Teck Guan so it is with great nostalgia every time I recall my life in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei. And I treasure the farewell card and the farewell gift that my ex-colleagues gave me at ...

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A Tribute To My Teachers

“Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own.” — Nikos Kazantzakis It has been said that a teacher is the flame that lights the path of a child. Teachers shoulder a very important responsibility of shaping ...

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