40 years of NJC and Tahan...part 2

This card was placed on every table. At the end of the dinner I kept it as a momento to remind myself and perhaps others who were there about the date.
Add 10 years to 2009 and the year will be most significant....2019. That will be the 50th Anniversary of NJC and also of our 1st Tahan climb as well.




The Guest of Honour for the evening was Dr Ng Eng Hen, himself an old boy of NJC of the mid-70's.
PM Lee Hsien Loong was unable to make it as he had another official engagement.

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Just before the cutting of the special
Birthday cake. Present Principal Mrs Virginia Cheng thanking G -O-H Dr Ng. Seated was Mr Lim Kim Woon and next to him applauding is PM's wife, Mdm Ho Ching.





Francis Lee and me at his table.

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The sixty -niners posed for a group

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Another group photo

40 years of NJC and G Tahan !

There were 10 of us original 1st Singapore Tahanners. However, at the 40th Dinner celebrations of NJC only 3 of us were able to make it.
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Unk Dicko with Francis Lee and T Jasudason. It was 40 years ago that we stood atop Gunong Tahan after that historic struggle in the thick Malayan jungle.
Today, Francis heads DP Architects a very successful firm and Jasu is currently our Ambassador to Malaysia.
It was pure joy to be re-united again after such a long time...40 years!

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Original 1st batch NJC students and their original teachers. Look closely and you should notice some well-known people.

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Syon, an original PE staff waving to me as I captured the moment.

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The who's who among the original sixty-niners.

The 40th Anniversary Dinner of NJC

I had been advised to come early as parking within the college grounds was limited. NJC is still at its original location in Linden Drive. As I drove into the entrance, I could not resist thinking back and recalling how I was personally involved in any way with NJC back in 1969.
Early in that year, we had begun planning for the Tahan trip. And our plans included offering 6 places for any NJC male students who will be selected after our physical training and trials had been concluded.
Twang Peck Ee, Balbir and myself were always present for the Bt Timah hill climbs and our endurance treks in Mandai, Jurong and elsewhere...to assess the aspiring and hopeful participants, of which more than 120 had been a part of. At the Dinner I met one of these hopefuls,who although he did not make it...still recalled those testing times!
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The original 69 niners with their original 1st founding principal Mr Lim Kim Woon who is in his 70's now.

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Seah Lye Huat autographing Julia's copy of the special Book.
Mr Seah Lye Huat was the 1st PE/CCA head of NJC. We were seated next to each other at our guest table hosted by the bubbly Julia d'Silva of the Project Sweet Sweet who co-ordinated the production of the Commemorative Book on the founding year of NJC.
Lye Huat is featured prominently in the book.
There were original 1st batch students as well as teacing staff present too.