Lunching with my schoolmates and teacher

Was at Shaw House Food Republic this afternoon with my ex-teacher and schoolmates. I had the beef soup and rice ($9.80). After lunch, a few of us adjourned to Toast Box for our usual kopi and toasts.
The gentleman in the blue shirt (next to me) was an engineer and the one in the white shirt next to Mr Koh is a medical specialist (still practising) Mr Koh will be flying back to Canada next week.

Had lunch with my school cohorts and teacher

Had lunch with my RI cohorts at City Square Mall this afternoon. On the right hand side is our ex-school teacher. He has been living in Canada for a couple of years.

Lunch with ex- schoolmates and teacher

Had a meal with my former schoolmates and our ex-teacher. He is seated second on the left next to me (standing). He is now 85 years old and is our role model even now as we aged. His recipe for a healthy and long life is "eat whatever you like and keep busy meeting friends". He was RI's discipline master in the 1960s. Currently, he lives in Canada with his wife. We will be lunching again after the Chinese New Year season.

Lunching with my school cohorts

My classmates/schoolmates would make it a point to meet at least once a month. We were from R.I.(Raffles Institution). We left RI in 1963/65 and most went to the universities here and overseas. Most of us are retirees except a few who are still active in their profession.

They retired in Canada

My ex school teacher (Mr Koh) is 83 years old and he lives alone in Canada. The last time I saw him was 2 months ago when he vacationed in Singapore. We, the ex classmates, had lunch with him. He is as fit as a fiddle and walks faster than some of us who are 13 years younger than him.
We were shocked to see him having 5 teaspoons of sugar in his coffee. He told us he loves eating all the unhealthy food like pig's trotters, belly pork etc. We were amaze with Mr Koh.
Today, we had the privilege of dinning with another ex classmate. Like Mr Koh, he too lives in Canada. He is a retired high ranking army office. He, like most of us are 70 years of age. Unlike most of us, he is tough and strong. In the 1960s, he was selected as the "Best Officer Cadet".
We had a nice time together chatting about school days of the 1960s.

Lunch at Plaza Singapura, 27 Jan 2016 with my former classmates and teacher

This afternoon we had the pleasure of the company of Mr Koh Beng Thiam our former chemistry and discipline master for lunch. He flew in from Toronto a few days ago.
I have downloaded the song "If not for you" by Olivia Newton-John for the above video since Mr Koh told me it is one of his favourite songs.
We had lunch at Kopitiam, Plaza Singapura.
After lunch, Dr Raymond Teo invited us for refreshment at "Teddy & Me" which was on level 5.
Thank you Raymond!

2 contrasting classmates from rich background

Both were from rich families. We went to the same primary school. The story isn't about me because I was of a different league. Most of us were from humble background. The period I am talking about was from 1954 to 1959. Singapore was a British colony. It was before Lee Kuan Yew's era. Unlike today, Singapore consisted of slums and poor people. The rich were very rich and the poor were extremely poor living in squatters without proper sanitation or drinking water.
The story is about David and Mike. They were chauffeured in big Cadillacs to school while most of us either cycled or walked to school.Their fathers were filthy rich. David's dad was a footwear manufacturer and exporter while Mike's dad was in the real estate business. These two boys were pampered and each had a majie or servant accompanying them to school.
As they grew up, David dropped out of school and became a thug while Mike did well in his studies and inherited his dad's real estate business.

I met both of them when we were in our forties. David wanted to borrow money from me. He was a gambler and lost his share of his dad's inheritance. On the other hand, when I met Mike ( David,Mike and I had not met each other since we were kids), he invited me to his luxurious house in East Coast.

The last time I heard of David was that he was in prison for cheating. Later, he died of a heart attack (after his release). David'd father would have turned in his grave if he knew what had happened to his favourite son.

As for Mike, he has sold off his business and is now enjoying his retirement.