Forever thankful for special bond


Tong Hooi (in pink, seated) giving red packets to his former pupils during their pre-Chinese New Year meeting at a cafe in Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

A PRE-CHINESE New Year reunion proved to be an excellent opportunity for a septuagenarian and his ex-pupils to catch up on lost time.

Having missed out on their annual gathering for the first time in close to 40 years last year, Lim Tong Hooi, 79, happily exchanged stories with his 10 ‘tiger cubs’ over a sumptuous meal.

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