Miri my beloved city Famed for its beauty Near the coast of north-eastern Sarawak it lies Bordering the Abode of Peace Brunei. A view of Miri City ( Photo credit 洪雲熙 ) Miri has been touted as Sarawak’s most livable resort city That has indeed become a reality Life here moves at a more relaxed pace  Compared to hectic life big ...

Montreal late autumn In solitude I posed for a timer mode shot.

Form One class photo Six have long left this sad world Still young when they left.

A friend of mine lent me the book “1963 A Slice of Bread and Jam” by Tommy Rhattigan a couple of months ago but because I have so many books on my TBR list, I did not get around to reading it until a couple of days ago. I thought it is a gloomy type of book about abject poverty ...

I was on Facebook when I saw a video featuring the Finger Lift trick. It brought back memories of that night in 1976 when I was in Upper Six D class at Kolej Tun Datuk Tuanku Haji Bujang. I came across the trick in a non-fiction book that I was reading at that time. After sharing the trick with my ...

The Kolej Tun Datuk Tuanku Haji Bujang Year 1975-1976 Reunion held from January 23-25 last year was hailed by those who attended it as the best reunion ever.  And some of the spillovers from that reunion are nothing short of amazing. Fellow college mates and teachers attended the reunion with a sense of nostalgia. And for some, there was also ...

Masuk bilek, tutup pintu, tutup lampu, buka kain, main main. If you can answer the above riddle easily, it means you are most likely in your 50s or 60s now. Yes, I am talking about watching movies at the cinemas. What were you thinking about? Growing up in Binatang, I often tagged along with my parents or my friends to ...

The Kolej Tun Datu Tuanku Haji Bujang Year 1975-1976 Reunion is now history but it has been etched into the memory of those who made it to the function. I am one of the committee members and I take pride in the post-reunion accolades from the participants. Mr Ong Siang Phiaw, for instance, personally texted me, saying that the reunion ...

It has been a long time since I last saw her. About 3 decades ago, to be exact. I was driving along Medical Store Road in Miri in the early 1980s when I saw a roadside stall selling rambutans. I pulled over and parked my car. Alighting from my car, I realised that the woman selling rambutans was the hawker ...

I was invited to the welcoming dinner for Dato Vincent Yeo Siew Hee and Datin Ting Siew Ching in the Tai Pan Room at Grand Palace Hotel tonight. Dato Vincent was my boss slightly over thirty years ago before he migrated to Australia. Dato Vincent Yeo is a self-made multi-millionaire who started as a salesman and did newspaper delivery in ...