Alumni from two Melaka schools – Banda Hilir English School (BHES) and Malacca High School (MHS) – gathered for a grand reunion.
Some 136 old boys (and a few old girls) met up with 17 of their former teachers on July 12.
Some of the former students have been friends from Year One to Form Six.
The reunion, themed “Splendid@Seventy” as most are 70 this year, was the seventh in a series of gatherings which began when the alumni turned 50 in 2005.
The alumni of BHES and MHS held their bash at the New Lagoon Restaurant in Kota Syahbandar in Melaka.
A large number flew in from as far as England, Scotland and Australia, while a few came from across the Causeway to join the fellowship of old friends.
Before the sumptuous dinner, the old boys and girls observed a moment of silence for their many friends who had passed away over the years.
Besides the catching up and merry making, there were also speeches by the ex-students and teachers and as well as performances.
Class of 1974 MHS captain Dr Goh Day Way, who flew in from Adelaide, Australia, for the occasion, traced the group’s remarkable journey which began in 1962 when they were just seven.
“We have known each other for 63 years and this is the seventh reunion with the record number of participants at 139,” he said.
Dr Goh thanked the organising committee and a few prominent old boys, who generously sponsored the latest gathering as they did for previous occasions.
Besides specially designed T- shirts, souvenirs given to participants were pouches decorated with the two school badges.
The teachers, now in their mid 80s and early 90s, were presented with Thermos mugs with a citation that read: “Tribute to a Great Teacher who has guided our hands, opened our minds and touched our hearts.”
