Bukit Panjang English School Class of 1970: Photos

"Blood, Sweat & Tears"

Saturday, 8 November 2008 will always be etched in the memories of the 23 of us and the 4 ex-teachers (Mrs Kanda was a teacher too, in BPES) who showed up at the Staff Centre in the Singapore Polytechnic campus as it was the occasion of the Reunion of the Class of 1970 from our beloved primary school, BPES.

A small core group of us started trying to locate as many 'lost sheep' as we could after our June gathering in preparation for this event slated for November. It was mostly difficult at times, heartbreaking at worst but we did enjoy the occasional joy whenever we managed to track down some long lost pals. Over time, the ingenuity of the human spirit cannot be denied. Separately, small groups of us were meeting up, either on the golf courses or enjoying a carefree afternoon sipping tea or having a cuppa together and reconnecting again.

The organizing team met up a few times to plan the evening proceedings and went away with assigned duties. We wanted to keep the evening light hearted and to allow ample time for people to mix, mingle and catch up. The highlight of the evening was to be a slides show flashback with many photos from our chequered and humble past. Kim Chuan kindly volunteered to put the show together (after all, he's got the most complete dossier on all of us !)

The evening itself turned out to be exactly wonderful as we had hoped it would be - a nostalgic journey down memory lane, filled with many poignant moments shared collectively in laughter and fun as we put the faces to the names we had known some 38 years ago. It was truly memorable and magical, especially during the slides show and personal reflections when our memory cells were working overtime trying to recollect our experiences and memories from years gone by. All went well, except for a small minor hitch through no fault of ours. The room aircon decided to pack up earlier that evening, so we had to improvise with some induced cooling. While that accounted for some 'sweat' and discomfort, the whole atmosphere at the gathering was one of tears of joy to be able to link up with some very dear friends and teachers after so many years being out of touch. We then resolved to press on with our endeavour to track down more lost pals from the Class of 1970, BPES.

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So, what more when we have so many pictures of that evening. Sit back, reminisce and enjoy but don't forget to re-connect with each other......till we meet again....at Freddy's house in January 2009.

Bon

Thanks to Janet, who managed to capture most of us, here are the pictures of our reunion for your viewing pleasure.........