Thursday 12 November 2009

Candle 33: Chang Wai Min



When Wai Min walked into the mall, I recognised her smile instantly. She's one of these people with bright cheerful dispositions that light up a room! She's from the Class of 1985 and was a Shirtliff cheerleader at school.

Wai Min came to Melbourne to study accountancy and stayed on to work, marry and raise a family. She has 6 kids (yes, you read that right) ranging from 15 years to 9 months. She keeps up with BBGS news through this blog and was only too happy to share her memories.

One funny story includes a teacher with strange pronunciation who kept referring to John Marlowe as "John Mah-lau" (monkey in Cantonese)...haha...

Thanks for dropping by at the mini-reunion, Wai Min. Let's do this again soon :-)

Candle 32: Ida Mok

With the large numbers of BBGSians residing in Melbourne, it almost feels like home! Today, I had a mini-reunion with a few of them at Westfield Shopping Centre in Doncaster. We chatted and laughed ourselves silly over a few lattes and sandwiches at Jones the Grocer.



Ida Mok from the Class of 1988 is as effervescent as ever. I remember her as the school photographer and she remembers me as the School Captain who gave her two offence slips! She was quite a comedian in school and that hasn't changed. It was a laugh-a-minute with her around, and the hours just slipped by.

Ida read and practised Law in England before moving to Australia with her family two years ago. She now runs a successful service business from home, while caring for her two boys: Ethan and Caleb. She credits the BBGS for inculcating a sense of integrity and humility, and is now passing on the values to her kids by making them memorise the school song and wash toilets! :-)

She's chosen to focus on bringing up her kids instead of a career because that's what's important for now. Good on you, girl!



Ida struggling valiantly with 2-year old Caleb whom she affectionately calls
Ho-sama (her little terrorist)


Thursday 5 November 2009

Melbourne stopover


In a few hours, I'm boarding a plane (an A380!) to Australia for a double celebration: my cousin's wedding in Adelaide and my god-daughter's baptism in Melbourne.

In addition to the festivities, I'm taking this opportunity to catch up with BBGSians who seem to have congregated en masse in Melbourne.

We'll be meeting for lunch at Doncaster Shopping Centre next Thursday 12 November. Anyone wanna join us? Drop me a line at joannayeoh@gmail.com

Look forward to catching up!


Cheers,
Joanna