Friendships come in all forms - the serious ones like those in the university whom you can discuss and talk about serious issues, some less serious ones whom you simply find it difficult to talk about anything serious. One would be considered blessed if you have friends wherein personal and seemingly trivial issues can be discussed without being laughed at or ridiculed.
I got to know K. Ravi in the early 1980's when we both served as Warrant Officers of the Second Kota Kinabalu Boys Brigade Company under the jurisdiction of Basel Church KK. K. Ravi who came from West Malaysia decided in late 1970's to look for opportunity in KK, Sabah. He started off as an announcer in RTM. Being an ex-BB boy, he was keen to join a church which had a BB company. By divine intervention, he was led to Basel Church KK. Beside BB connection in KK, he found his wife in KK. After the birth of his first child, his family decided to move back to West Malaysia or rather Johor Bahru.
After leaving Sabah some 35 years ago, he recently came back to attend the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of BB first company in Sabah. This celebration was more for boys who are now in their sixties and officers of the First KK Company. The 1st Company was officially launched in year 1967. Both K Ravi and I are not part of that legacy but were invited to join in the celebration.
K. Ravi has been working the the media and the newspapers all his life. He is currently the Press Secretary of the Johor Royalty reporting to the Sultanah.
I got to know K. Ravi in the early 1980's when we both served as Warrant Officers of the Second Kota Kinabalu Boys Brigade Company under the jurisdiction of Basel Church KK. K. Ravi who came from West Malaysia decided in late 1970's to look for opportunity in KK, Sabah. He started off as an announcer in RTM. Being an ex-BB boy, he was keen to join a church which had a BB company. By divine intervention, he was led to Basel Church KK. Beside BB connection in KK, he found his wife in KK. After the birth of his first child, his family decided to move back to West Malaysia or rather Johor Bahru.
After leaving Sabah some 35 years ago, he recently came back to attend the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of BB first company in Sabah. This celebration was more for boys who are now in their sixties and officers of the First KK Company. The 1st Company was officially launched in year 1967. Both K Ravi and I are not part of that legacy but were invited to join in the celebration.
K. Ravi has been working the the media and the newspapers all his life. He is currently the Press Secretary of the Johor Royalty reporting to the Sultanah.
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| Reminiscing and sharing old time in KK during the early 80's in the dinner at Dreamtel.. |
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| At the Dinner at Dreamtel. |
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| Group photo after dinner in Dreamtel. |
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| Dinner at New Gaya Seafood Restaurant. |
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| After Sunday Church Service at |
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A group photo taken in early 1980's when we were Warrant Officers of the 2nd KK BB Company.
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| Chaplian, Captain and Officers of the 2nd KK BB Company. L - R: Blogger, Pastor Yong Tin Jin, Chaplin Rev. Pang Ken Phin, Captain Donald Soh, W/O K. Ravi, Ms. Ho, W/O Liew Yun Fung. |
