A Salute to Captain Gary Ng Yew Hong on his 51st Birthday!
Topic: August Birthdays
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO NG YEW HONG who is 51 today, 22 August, 2005.
Gary joined the Merchant Navy in 1972 and in his own words "was nurtured by nature's bountiness and matured under harsh conditions" and "learned the skills of sea-survival and garnered living skills to adapt and to appreciate the beauty of other nationalities who sailed as our shipmates for months on ends. When at sea, the stars and the sea-gulls were our friends and the universe sparkled with mystery and vastness". He stopped sailing as a Captain in 1988 after having traversed almost every corner of the world and took up a shore job with Shell Malaysia. "My land career opened up many new chapters because land-lubbers and sea-farers are two uniquely different breeds of people. Our best friend had always been Johnny Walker but switching to Chinese tea or Teh Tarik was indeed a great effort!" he adds. Gary has worked in Sarawak Shell, Singapore Shell and now Shell Port Dickson and will be eyeing an overseas posting when the opportunity arises. Yew Hong vividly remembers his primary and secondary school years, of having lived in the same kampong with Mak Kai Kin, Tan Long Yong, Richard Goh and Wong Nee Kit; of the times they swam and speared lazing prawns along the banks of the Malacca river and of playing badminton with Ng Joo How, Charlie Song, Andrew Cheng Jew Wei, Chow Nam and Wong Nee Kit. Memories which he will dearly treasure for a long long time.

Pixs below: Gary and wife Jane honeymooning for the umpteenth time in Perth, Australia recently. That's one helluva a big sailor's bear hug!!! Incidentally, your emails to congratulate Gary this week will not be answered as Gary and Jane are honeymooning again at Langkawi - sort of a private Birthday potluck for 2!














Left below: Gary with 4 very lovely daughters, oops! wife Jane Kok (with Public Bank), daughters Joanne, 17, studying at Convent Bukit Nanas, Yvonne, 19, 1st year with Subang Metropolitan College doing Accounts/Finance and Jamie, 16, also at Convent Bukit Nanas. Son Daniel, 14, studies at Victoria Instituition. Right: Gary with Tedin and Kenny Ker who graciously hosted this pre-birthday dinner a week earlier at Fatty Crabs.















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Leong Chew Poon is 51 on 14.08.2005
Topic: August Birthdays
All the Best Wishes to Chew Poon on his Birthday!
Without doubt one of our more obliging, active and dependable friends since school. Chew Poon could always be relied upon whether to join a camping trip, excursion or party or these days for a teh-tarik, dinner gathering or voluntary work for the less fortunate.

As CEO of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA), a non-profit organisation for National Accounting Bodies in the Asia Pacific countries, Chew Poon is a busy person but finds time to pursue his intense interest of seeking "self - actualisation", which in his own words "is a grand way to say I am very interested in trying to understand philosophically man's relationship with religion, God, society and family. How experience, customs and environment shape the way we think and behave so instinctively that we have great difficulty in seeing our own emotional, mental and reactionary 'blind spots'". In between, Chew Poon goes hiking and plays badminton for the exercise and is planning to climb Mt Kinabalu early this September. Anyone interested? Share the same interests? Catch him at 03-2273 6817












Pix Above: Chew Poon with wife Kim Lan who is a dedicated home-maker spending most of her time with the children, fetching and chaperoning them wherever they go. Daughter Siong Quen, age 12 has completed year one as a music student in Chetham's School of Music located in Manchester, England. She specialises in the violin and piano. Although this is a specialist music school, she also has academic studies to contend with - all the way until she completes her 'A' levels with the school. Son Seng Chee, age 18 is studying in Taylor's College, doing Cambridge 'A' levels. He has a passion for writing - mainly stories and poems, writing and participating in dramas, amongst many other interests.


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Happy Birthday Lee Teck Chuan! (13.08.2005)
Topic: August Birthdays
Many Happy Returns of the Day, TC Lee!
During our schooldays some of us would understandably assume that Teck Chuan would perhaps one day become an outstanding photographer on account of his Lee's Photo background. It is obvious these days that the photography is just a hobby for him while he enjoys a career with the Berjaya Group which he has been attached to for sometime, including a 3-year stint in Sydney, Australia. Teck Chuan is currently attached to MiTV which is Berjaya's new pay-TV offering. He will also be taking up a new posting with a Berjaya car sales operation soon. Congratulations, Teck Chuan!

The Lees have two daughters; elder girl Yeing-Yeing is in UPM studying Statistics and younger girl, Yen-Ling is in NUS, Singapore doing Biotech.