Ex Tele-ATEC Gathering at Thamara Cafe - Taman Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru.

The Ex. colleagues of Tele Dynamics ATEC Buffet Gathering was held at Thamara Cafe (N1 28.781 E103 39.839) on one of the Sunday night. Everyone paid a small amount of money to enjoy all the foods and drinks for the night.

I was there earlier because of the foods photos...
Some foods were ready on the table about 6.30pm, and the Chicken Chop & Lamb Chop really made my mouth watery...! :)

The foods of the night

They did prepared some vegetables & fried rice for those who are not fancy about the Western food.

The Seafood Fried Rice

The Pasta

Dolly Fish - for the kids, I think...

Chicken Chop

Lamb Chop

The Fresh Salmon Fish

You can chose your own preference like Black Pepper or Mushroom sauce. I took some of everything on the table, and I really enjoyed the foods Very much! Well, you are right! You can have it as much as you can for that night! I had all of it twice! :)

Beside the foods, soft drink and Beer was provided by Thamara Cafe. Again! Drink as much as you can!
What can I say?! Delicious foods accompany with beer & bunch of good friends!

It was a Delightful night with a satisfied environment!

All of them appreciated with the arrangement by Thamara Cafe who provided such a Wonderful night for the Ex. Tele-ATEC colleagues!

* The Cafe is welcome any group who like to have a buffet function in the Cafe. Kindly contact the Cafe for more information.

Thamara Cafe
14, Jalan Indah 16/7,
Taman Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru.
Tel : +6012-7373103 / +6016-7171343
Business hour : 11AM - 10PM (Close on Monday)

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Mid Autumn Festival (2010) at Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, Johor Bahru

This little street was really crowded during the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was also our first visit on the Mid-Autumn Festive Season. We were there around 8pm, the street was full of peoples!

The Lanterns were provided Free. I think it was sponsored by some Chinese Association. Everyone was carrying the Lantern and walking down the street! Nice atmosphere!

The Lanterns were provided Free for the night!

Peoples were celebrate with their family members

Beside Chinese celebrate during the festive season, but no matter what races or religious, they also join the crowd! One Malaysia!

Muslim friends join the celebration!

There were some singing performance along the street. Young and senior peoples were happily perform to the public...

Performances of Tan Hiok Nee Street

Our Japanese friends also joined the celebration by performed the Bon Odori dance...

Bon Odori dance performed by Japanese friends

Cartoon drawing along the street

This Celebration definitely attracted many photographers...

Photographers of the night

Among all, I like to see the children playing with their candles and lanterns!

The scene I like the Most!

We were hanging around the street for about 1 hour 30 minutes, and say bye-bye to the happening street! It was a Meaningful night for us!

Location map of Jalan Tan Hiok Nee (street) of Johor Bahru.

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Chung Ling High School 25th Anniversary Reunion Dinner (1985)

The Chung Ling High School 25th Anniversary Reunion Dinner was held in the School Main Hall at 7pm, 11th September 2010. We arrived on that evening just in time and the Hall was so crowded!  (Every student was provided an event T-Shirt)
Everyone being arranged for the table properly, and total of 45 teachers and 180 students attended for that night! That's excluded their spouse and children. The Hall was Full!

The Hall of Chung Ling High School, Penang

The stage performance was started earlier to Welcome all the guests into the hall.
Every students photos (young & current - old) was projected through the projector, this task was performed by Mr Choong.

Christopher Choong

All the performances were excited! However, our stomach started to call S.O.S. once we found our table. :)

The dinner serve in time and we were Surprised! All dishes were similar to the Hotel standard! Wah! We were so Fortunate! Haha! Too bad I didn't manage to captured any photos of the Delicious dinner! Apologies...

There was a donation to one of the paralyzed student who met an accident and need financial support on the Huge medical fee...felt sorry for him. The donation went one round within the hall and the total amount donated was around RM12K. IMPRESSED!

After a few dishes been served, every students are started chatting around. Especially photos taken...

And the non-stop nice performance on the stage....

Performances of the night

Follow by the Group photo of the night!

The students of Chung Ling High School, year 1985

The dinner continued as usual once the group photo taken, everyone was busy chatting around the hall and suddenly...someone climb up to the stage and started some Ricky Martin action!

The music was getting louder and louder, and the peoples on the stage were getting more and More!

The Karaoke singing session was really bring the Atmosphere of the night! Everyone continuously stepped up on the stage and perform with their Best Voices!

The Karaoke Singing Session of the night!

The Friendship was Marvelously filled up the whole school hall and peoples keep on climb up the stage! That was GREAT! Every songs of that night were definitely related to friendship and fellowship...

Here goes the Pianist - Richard Clayderman look-a-like! :)

The Richard Clayderman look-a-like. Pianist of the night!

And the beers flow rapidly during that session (too bad I was driving that night and not suppose to drink much!). Yeah, that shows everyone was really fortunate to meet each other after 25 years...it was the Golden Moment of the night!
The spirit was getting higher and higher, and the night end with the Joyful, Delightful, of this Wonderful session!

Tiger Beer was keeping the big company through out the night! (Do you notice the Tiger?) Haha!

Friendship!

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*  Chung Ling High School 25th Anniversary Reunion (1985)

Austria -- parliament approves funding for Jewish cemeteries

Jewish cemetery, Eisenstadt, Austria. Photo (c) Ruth Ellen Gruber

The AP reports that the Austrian Parliament has approved €20 million euros for the restoration and upkeep of the more than 60 Jewish cemeteries around the country. As I reported at the time, the funds were initially pledged last December.

The bill foresees annual government payments of €1 million ($1.4 million) into a special fund over the next 20 years. The country's Jewish community will supplement the government's contributions each year through €1 million in donations.

The measure, which takes effect in 2011, also asks local municipalities where such cemeteries are located to maintain them for at least 20 years after they have been restored.

 The Austrian Jewish Community web site has an extensive page listing all the cemeteries and giving their history, size, location, condition and notes on any current or recent restoration efforts.

Chung Ling High School 25th Anniversary Reunion (1985)

The Event was held on 10th & 11th September 2010 at Chung Ling High School for 2 days. It was organized by the group of students from year 1985, 25 years after they left the school.

Chung Ling High School at Penang

History of Chung Ling High School, Penang :-
"In 1915, members of the Union Tan Sin Cheng, Khoo Beng Cheang, Chee Yong Aik, Lim Joo Teik and Khaw Seng Lee and others expressed a resolution to establish a school. It was named “Chung Ling School” at the suggestion of Chee.
The school was inaugurated on February 9, 1917, occupying the upper storey of the Penang Philomathic Union, with an enrolment of 81 and a staff of three. The first principal was Mr Goh Ah Long.
The enrolment had increased to 130 by 1918, and 65 Macalister Road was purchased with the funds raised by the Union members, to be used as classrooms and hostels. Chung Ling High School was formally established on January 20, 1923. The formation of the high school allowed primary school students to continue their lower-secondary studies in the school. Soon the enrolment was again outgrown the classroom capacity, and a shop to the left of the premise was rented. The Lim Trustee later donated funds to build two classrooms at the site. In a 1931 joint-effort, the Chung Ling Old Boys’ Association raised funds for the extension of the classrooms, while the Board of Directors sponsored the modification of the aft corridor into rooms. The government extended assistance in 1932, renovating the lower storey of the left wing into science laboratories, while the lower storey of the right wing was made a library. In addition, shop No. 63 was rented to create additional classrooms..." For more, please click here.

Everyone were gather at the canteen that day around 3pm. Where many of them saw many familiar faces and also many un-familiar faces, because some of them not even meet after school for 25 years! Haha!

The arrival of Mr Lee Lai Hock - cycling from Sungai Petani to Penang.

(I like his spirit Very much!)

After saying 'Hi' to each of them, everyone was searching for their familiar area within the school...

The canteen. Expanded to double size...

The familiar rows of classroom

The familiar back alley of the school

The familiar corridors...

After a while, the school bell rang?! Oh! Games began...(not back to class, ok?)
Those Big Boys suddenly jump into the field and play some Maradona action! This was Really went well with the Theme - Back to School! Then I realized why the ambulance was 'stand-by' beside...it was all because of the Big Boys (43 years old) in the field! Haha!

Luckily, nobody was being rescue by the ambulance even after the game finished. Everyone was Healthy enough! No Heart Attack! :)

Beside the Maradona action, there was also a Tele-match next to the soccer field, matches were play by family members. Where you can find all the joyful moment in the field! I was attracted by the actions within the Tele-match...:)

The non-stop laughing moment brought them back to year 1985...

It was The Rejuvenation Moment! Haha!

Some want to Shake...

But he said : "Hold On!"

Some fall like a kid...

The first day event was went smoothly and felt like riding through the Time Machine! Everyone acted like a teenage and back to year 1985! Haha!

The canteen was open for everyone later, and you can eat and drink as much as you can! Let you taste the foods you had it since 25 years ago...but definitely all the foods standard improved!

The Chung Ling High School 25th Anniversary Reunion (year 1985) event was planed and organized by a group of committee members lead by their Chairman. They started to call and trying hard to contact all students who spread everywhere in the world since few months ago. Without their effort, there will be No Reunion on the day!

Some of the committee members...the heros behind...

Follow by the Reunion Dinner on the next day 11th September 2010 at the school main hall. I will blog about it in my next post.

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*  Chung Ling High School 25th Anniversary Reunion Dinner (1985)

Location map of Chung Ling High School, Penang

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