Heart and Soul: Utmost respect for amazing teacher of La Salle Brickfields


(From left) Noel Chow, Victor Nesadurai, Albert Rozario, Mohd Idris Basri and Denis Armstrong in 1959. Photo: Ben Morais

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Teachers play an enormous role in not just teaching but also forming character in their students. The teacher who stood out in my schooling life at La Salle Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, was Denis Armstrong.

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