CNY Gathering 30 Jan '09

Gong Xi Fa Cai ! Happy Lunar New Year ! Held on the 30th Jan 2009 @ Suntec NUS Guild House from 6pm till late.

Click @ ACS Class 81 Photo Gallery

to those observant eyes, heh heh, yes yes "how come there's a young pretty gorgeous girl in the class of 81 ?" you can call the guys and find out !

we've got head shots of everyone present, so click on to the gallery (link below) and download your individual photos and link it to the group mailing list - this way we can put a name to a face. AND we are undergoing a project to scan Sec 4 year book to get how you look like 20+ years ago and now ;-) (kudos to Gordon who will undertake the scanning).

Alan and Wei Siong will do the field report and write up of who's who, and the what's and how's of the event. You can view the entire gallery by clicking on the gallery link.

And if you are not in these photos - either we missed your photo or you have missed this event; here's how you can get updated ....

ACSS Class 81 Blog (this site)
ACSS Class 81 Group (mailing list)
ACPS Class 77 Blog & Group (Coleman St)

It has been online since 2008 and managed by ourselves (Alan, Wei Siong, Timothy and Fabian) and there is no complaint of spam till date. So get yourself registered, keep in contact, spread the word and keep the class of 81 ALIVE ! We want to plan the BIG ONE in two years (30 years anniversary).

There's also quarterly get-together, and monthly coffee session, so come'on and join us !

Organizing Committee '09 - Wei Siong, Alan, Paramjit, Timothy, Gordon and Fabian





Click @ ACS Class 81 Photo Gallery

Photos are by Fabian

Important Announcement - Chingay Procession Road Closure

Hi Guys,

Looks like the Chingay Procession is on this evening.

Roads are closed from 5pm onwards.

As such for those driving, pls note the roads that you are to AVOID!

Cheers
Alan Fu

E-Invite and RSVP for our gathering

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You are invited to the following event: ACS Class of 1981 Annual Get-Together Date: Friday, January 30, 2009 from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (GMT+0800) Location: NSSU Guild House Suntec Tower 4 Singapore Can you attend this event? Respond Here For more information click here

Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony for the Children of Aids

Now what in the world would that have to do with ACSS class of 81??!! I am sure some of you may ask. Technically speaking ... nothing. In fact, this shud go into a blog entry for ACJS (or ACSJ as it is now called) ... unfortunately ... I do not have a blog for that :(

So to those who were from ACJS, dig up your old memories back to 1977 - a little boy named P George Matthew played the violin with piano accompaniment on Founder's day. Soon after that, he left us and headed to the US.

Today, he is an activist in the area of charity performance in the world of Classical Music. He has been touted as the Bono (U2) or Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) - remember Band Aid or Live Aid? Songs like Do they know it Christmas/Feed the World! I believe that as time pass on ... he may be in the list of Nobel Prize Winners :D

Well comming up this Monday 12 Jan 2009 he will be conducting Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony in this massive orchestra and choir for the Children of Aids.

So guys ... if you like to know more ... do click on
http://www.mahlerforthechildren.org/

For a photo shot of him and an interview with George (in 2007) is here on the NYMagazine (when he did a concert for the children in Sudan):
http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/26039/

Cheers
Alan Fu
PS: George has been in my Facebook friend list for a while now and we have been in touch. I am truly touched by his heart for charity