What do I remember about 1966 ? Well, I started 1966 as a 8 years old and by 6/6/66, I was already nine. What I clearly remember was that I sat for some examinations and wrote the date as 6/6/66 !
In the above picture, my Class Teacher for Standard 3A, Westlands Primary School, Penang was Mrs Ang. On the first day in Standard 3, I remember a shocking incident whereby one of my classmate (Arabi) was chased out of my class and never to return. Why ? I haven't got the foggiest idea.
From the picture, I can still identify quite a few of my 49 Std 3A Classmates, some of which their names escape me :-)
Front Row, L-R
Loh Chiew Hor, Khaw Teik Gim, Me, Lim Weng Chew, Goh Yoon Wah, Tan Kean Teong, Mrs Ang, Lim Ewe Saik, Zainal Abidin, Barney, Leong Kok Wai, ???, Tang Heem Moh
2nd Row, L-R
???, Leow Teow Wah, ???, ???, Lim Kean Song, Khoo Chee Eng, ???, Ang Chuan Hin,??,Sek Wai Mun,???,???,???,???,???,???,Khoo Kay San,???,???,???,???, Seng Hai
Back Row, L-R
???, Hor Chan Wye, ???, Chin Keat Hoe, Akbar, Lim Seng Hin, Ooi Boo Chuan (Deceased, 2006), Khoo Kah Hean,???, Chee Kin Leong, ???, ???, Ibrahim, ???, Ooi Cheng Chye
As far as I can recall, Chiew Hor, Weng Chew, Yoon Wah, Kean Teong, Ewe Saik, Kok Wai , Heem Moh, Teow Wah, Chee Eng, Chuan Hin, Kay San, Chan Wye, Boo Chuan and me eventually went on to Penang Free School in 1970.
Since Standard 2, Goh Yoon Wah was always without fail the 1st Boy and the best that I did was 2nd Boy most of the time :-) AFAIK, he left PFS after Form 3 to join the Technical Institute and eventually qualified as a Civil Engineer. He was with the PDC for quite a while before commencing his own Professional Engineering practice. My Mum used to talk to his Mum and till today, I can still visualise his Mum waiting for him outside Westlands Primary School. An avid chess player, he is one of the earliest Penang player to be rated a National Master.
Sadly, Westlands Primary School is no more due to very low pupil enrollment and was converted to the Westlands Sports Excellence Centre.
3 comments:
Chong Hwa, That was a great website.
I hope it will continue to grow and more info will be added as time goes by. Will try to log in whenever I have the time to see what is updated. Cheers, Tok.
Hi CCH,
Your magical presentation took me to my childhood also :)
Thanks a lot for this :)
With best regards.
Sudip
Great to see the 3A Class. I can only remember Mrs Ang and Sir Tan Chin Cheng. The rest of my other 6 yrs Wstld teachers..no clue at all. Its down Memory Lane and I miss the mamak selling the coconut water with the red syrup..where u can tambah the icy cold water again..and again.
Rgds to all westland visitors
Ong Ba Nee - 1C/2B/3A/4A/5A/6A
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