A Brief Down Memory Lane in Malacca

In our walk along Jonker Street, my wife was excited to see a familiar place - the Geographer Cafe. It was in this cafe where the Class 70 students of CHIJ Batu Pahat gathered for a drink in their Class Reunion in February 2015.

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Another down memory lane walk was along the riverbank of Malacca River where many bars and pubs are located. Cruise boats which we took during the previous CHIJ BP Class 70 Reunion still ply the Malacca River!

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Bee Chu, my wife's former classmate in CHIJ BP took us for breakfast before we proceeded to driving back to BP on 29.05.2024. Bee Chu had just returned two days earlier from UK after spending two months holidaying with her family in UK and some European countries.

Bee Chu has always been a very generous person. She presented gift items which she bought in her recent Europe trip to both my wife and my MIL.

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On 21.05.2024, just a day before we began our driving tour, a small gathering was held at a cafe in Batu Pahat by some of the ex-convent ‘girls’ of CHIJ. The meet-up was specially organized to welcome two members who were visiting - Eva from the USA and my wife. Bee Chu, a former CHIJ student now residing in Malacca, was unable to join the gathering."

Before the meal, I posed for a group photo with the attendees. This time I did not join in their makan session because I needed to take my MIL to visit her relatives in one of the housing estates in BP.

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Ever since I got to know some of them in their first grand Class 70 reunion on 28.02.2015, I have been invited to join in some of their gatherings, especially whenever our visits happened to coincide with theirs in Batu Pahat or Singapore. 

My wife and I were invited in Singapore to have lunch at the

Westin Singapore at Level 32, Asia Square Tower 2

in June 2016 when we visited Singapore.

CNY Jan 2017.
Notice the difference - we wore glasses in 2016 and 2017
but no longer now! :)

During Chinese New Year in 2017, the group also held a mini reunion in Batu Pahat, and I felt privileged to be invited to join them for their gathering at one of the local restaurants. Being the only male among the lively company of ladies, I couldn’t help but feel a bit like a thorn among the roses - but in the most delightful way! :)