Wednesday, July 22, 2009
We are on Facebook
Hey guys ... we are now on FACE BOOK ! If you are on FB, then search for the group "ACS Class of 81" and please join us.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Who's up for a run? ... Yes! A marathon, that is!
Yes indeed ... Mr Chan Meng Hui is Singapore's oldest marathoner. And having said that ... puts us ALL to shame!
He is the father of Wei Siong, one of our own in ACS Class of '81. And I wonder, Wei Siong, do u pace yr dad during the 42.142KM ? ;-) 8hrs! Man ... that is endurance. As Erik mentioned, he broke his foot doing the 1/4 marathon 2yrs back ... heh heh ... if he had trained for the "full", would he have broken his leg instead? Or maybe ...broke it in 4 parts. ;-)
Personally, I have tried to run the marathon twice but managed to complete it only once in 1994 - The Singapore Marathon.
For my first try, in 1984, I trained together with some friends. We ran Macritchie, met at stadiums after school, and also participated in the many events organised by the CCs (Community Centers as they were known then). It was great fun. When the day finally arrived, I was so excited. Did the carbo-load and all.
Flag-of was 6am (if memory serves me ..). As we started to run, we hit Nicholl Highway. Suddenly, we heard a loud "kling-klang-klung"! We turned around and saw this guy straddled across the distance marker! He must have ran straight into it. Then someone else shouted "Oi! Kwa char-bor har??!!"
It wasn't long after that, we truned the corner to Mountbatten Rd and soon passed Katong Shopping Center. There I recalled, and old auntie who was pushing a trolley of cardboard box saying "Chiak pah bo tai chi cho!" LOL.
I truly can't recalled where we ran, but I know I arrived at Boundary Road and was approaching the 1/2 mark (Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex?). Legs were still doing well, and I was soaked in sweat. Stil pacing myself I arrived at the 1/2 marathon finish point. As it happened, my friends who were faster had decided to stop and call it a day. When they waved and called out to me, I picked a drink and stopped to chat. I know! BIG MISTAKE! They decided to leave and I decided to continue running ... as I ran, my mind started playing tricks on me :( All the way till I arrived at Up Thompson Rd, I decided that I can't finish the race. I also thought that I had better go back to the 1/2 way mark and collect my souvenier T-shirt!
That's when it happened. I turned around and walked all the way back got my T-shirt. Against shouts from the on-comming runners joking, "Hey! The finish point is that way!", all pointing behind me. It was a horror-movie that never ends each time I tell this story. And, of course, when I arrived at the 1/2 mark, my friends were gone and I had to find my way back home all alone. I was haunted by this decision till 1994 when I did complete the race. - That is a story for another day!
So Uncle Chan ... Way to go! You have my fullest admiration and I'm sure the cohort of ACSS 81 will be cheering you on! You are a shining example of what it means to say, "The Best is Yet To Be!".
Cheers
Alan Fu
He is the father of Wei Siong, one of our own in ACS Class of '81. And I wonder, Wei Siong, do u pace yr dad during the 42.142KM ? ;-) 8hrs! Man ... that is endurance. As Erik mentioned, he broke his foot doing the 1/4 marathon 2yrs back ... heh heh ... if he had trained for the "full", would he have broken his leg instead? Or maybe ...broke it in 4 parts. ;-)
Personally, I have tried to run the marathon twice but managed to complete it only once in 1994 - The Singapore Marathon.
For my first try, in 1984, I trained together with some friends. We ran Macritchie, met at stadiums after school, and also participated in the many events organised by the CCs (Community Centers as they were known then). It was great fun. When the day finally arrived, I was so excited. Did the carbo-load and all.
Flag-of was 6am (if memory serves me ..). As we started to run, we hit Nicholl Highway. Suddenly, we heard a loud "kling-klang-klung"! We turned around and saw this guy straddled across the distance marker! He must have ran straight into it. Then someone else shouted "Oi! Kwa char-bor har??!!"
It wasn't long after that, we truned the corner to Mountbatten Rd and soon passed Katong Shopping Center. There I recalled, and old auntie who was pushing a trolley of cardboard box saying "Chiak pah bo tai chi cho!" LOL.
I truly can't recalled where we ran, but I know I arrived at Boundary Road and was approaching the 1/2 mark (Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex?). Legs were still doing well, and I was soaked in sweat. Stil pacing myself I arrived at the 1/2 marathon finish point. As it happened, my friends who were faster had decided to stop and call it a day. When they waved and called out to me, I picked a drink and stopped to chat. I know! BIG MISTAKE! They decided to leave and I decided to continue running ... as I ran, my mind started playing tricks on me :( All the way till I arrived at Up Thompson Rd, I decided that I can't finish the race. I also thought that I had better go back to the 1/2 way mark and collect my souvenier T-shirt!
That's when it happened. I turned around and walked all the way back got my T-shirt. Against shouts from the on-comming runners joking, "Hey! The finish point is that way!", all pointing behind me. It was a horror-movie that never ends each time I tell this story. And, of course, when I arrived at the 1/2 mark, my friends were gone and I had to find my way back home all alone. I was haunted by this decision till 1994 when I did complete the race. - That is a story for another day!
So Uncle Chan ... Way to go! You have my fullest admiration and I'm sure the cohort of ACSS 81 will be cheering you on! You are a shining example of what it means to say, "The Best is Yet To Be!".
Cheers
Alan Fu
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
ACS OBA Members' Night ... well almost!
I must say that Class of '81 had the the biggest turn-on ... errr turn-out last night! ;-)
It was truly a night to let our hair down and meet a cross-section of old-boys from Class of 58 to the younger generation of the 90s. The President of the OBA, Benson Phua was there and spent some time with us to share his hope of having new-blood to join the association and also ways to keep the OBA current.
Ideas were thrown to get a Web2.0-like interface (ok ok ... cut the jargon ... Facebook-like screens) to update the current http://ACSoba.net ... that way we can connect with other ACSians past and present to enhance the possibilities of generating synergy amongst ourselves.
Well ... all that aside, we had bak-pau, char-siew pau, siew-mai and lor-mai-kai ;-) with Beer to wash it down.
As the evening wore on, Benson was hoping to get another OBA Member's night going towards the year end. He also said that he might 'piggy-back' on our groups gathering venue cum dinner .... so .... watch for it!
How about moving our "annual" gathering to Nov/Dec instead of CNY '10? Or maybe ... how about another gathering in Jan/Feb 2010? So, Fabian ... get yr fingers & mouse moving and create a poll for us ;-)
C ya!
Alan Fu
PS: why "almost"? I think a number of us are not members of the OBA! ha ha! ;-)
It was truly a night to let our hair down and meet a cross-section of old-boys from Class of 58 to the younger generation of the 90s. The President of the OBA, Benson Phua was there and spent some time with us to share his hope of having new-blood to join the association and also ways to keep the OBA current.
Ideas were thrown to get a Web2.0-like interface (ok ok ... cut the jargon ... Facebook-like screens) to update the current http://ACSoba.net ... that way we can connect with other ACSians past and present to enhance the possibilities of generating synergy amongst ourselves.
Well ... all that aside, we had bak-pau, char-siew pau, siew-mai and lor-mai-kai ;-) with Beer to wash it down.
As the evening wore on, Benson was hoping to get another OBA Member's night going towards the year end. He also said that he might 'piggy-back' on our groups gathering venue cum dinner .... so .... watch for it!
How about moving our "annual" gathering to Nov/Dec instead of CNY '10? Or maybe ... how about another gathering in Jan/Feb 2010? So, Fabian ... get yr fingers & mouse moving and create a poll for us ;-)
C ya!
Alan Fu
PS: why "almost"? I think a number of us are not members of the OBA! ha ha! ;-)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Join Us !
We did it again, Paul, Edward and Fabian - hmmmm when are the rest joining us; 60km Eastern Circle over 5 hours ! Great work-out and Great company ! Any one wants to join us !
Click on the photo to see our gallery !
Sunday, June 28, 2009
ACAOBA members' night!
Hey y'all,
Mark this in your diaries ....
You are cordially invited to our ACSOBA Members' Night:
Date: 15 July 2009 (Wednesday)
Time: 7pm
Location: ACS OBA Lounge, ACS (Barker) Pool
Dress Code: Smart Casual or Business
Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Bernie at bernie@acsoba.net by 10 July 2009 so they can arrange for the catering.
For this event it is FOC, so please let us know if you are turning up!
I'm in! Are you?
Cheers
Alan Fu
Mark this in your diaries ....
You are cordially invited to our ACSOBA Members' Night:
Date: 15 July 2009 (Wednesday)
Time: 7pm
Location: ACS OBA Lounge, ACS (Barker) Pool
Dress Code: Smart Casual or Business
Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Bernie at bernie@acsoba.net by 10 July 2009 so they can arrange for the catering.
For this event it is FOC, so please let us know if you are turning up!
I'm in! Are you?
Cheers
Alan Fu
Monday, April 20, 2009
Paul, Edward and Fabian on a Saturday 18th April, 2009 @ 5.30AM joined the JoyRiders at Thomson Longhouse for a "Newbie Ride" that stretch from Longhouse - Upper Thomson - Mandai - Upper Bukit Timah - Bukit Timah - Adam Rd - Longhouse; total one half hours grueling sweat over 34KM !Yeh ! We're ACS ! And we Did It !
For more information about the riders go www.joyriders.sg
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Kiss & Tell ...
Oh well ... how can I resist this temptation .. a tell-all after the night we had a Hooters! The drinks were cool, the atmosphere was electrifying and ALL the Hooter girls - hot and hotter! ;-P
I simply have to add that our "new" found friend in Neja was hot enought to melt some of the other Hooter Girlz! ;-)
In all we were glad to have a total of 13 who turned up that night. It was ad-hoc and yet managed to have a pretty (yes yes ... pun intended!) good time. A few last minute calls and these guys dropped what they were doing and headed straight to Clarke Quay. I know at least one of them called home to say "Honey, I won't be able to make it for dinner tonight. Something's come up!" (yes! got me there .. another pun.)
We had Bufflao platters, Bullalo wings, wine and beer. If that didn't lift our spirits up ... nothing else would. Even though it was past bedtime for some (errr 10pm) we still didn't want to leave the place.
So for those who didn't make the cut to join us the evening of 2 Apr ... I'd like to say we had 2 newcommers (ie never-been-kissed) who joined our gathering, Neja and Paul Sung.
Thank you all for making it happen. ;-)
Now ... by a strange turn of events ... I had an email from "Mad Love" with a subject "Old photos"! Aparently Mad ... or shud I call u Lurrv or just "Honey"? .... had me wondering, even worried ... old photos of my ex? Photos of me in compromising positions? (in my dreams!)
Turned out they are old photos of ACPS 3F, 4F and ACSS 4D. Now ... b4 I reveal who Mad Love is ... it is your guess!
Cheers & till the next time - Bye!
Alan Fu
PS: I will get Fabian to add the ACPS photos on http://colmanst.blogspot.com ok?
I simply have to add that our "new" found friend in Neja was hot enought to melt some of the other Hooter Girlz! ;-)
In all we were glad to have a total of 13 who turned up that night. It was ad-hoc and yet managed to have a pretty (yes yes ... pun intended!) good time. A few last minute calls and these guys dropped what they were doing and headed straight to Clarke Quay. I know at least one of them called home to say "Honey, I won't be able to make it for dinner tonight. Something's come up!" (yes! got me there .. another pun.)
We had Bufflao platters, Bullalo wings, wine and beer. If that didn't lift our spirits up ... nothing else would. Even though it was past bedtime for some (errr 10pm) we still didn't want to leave the place.
So for those who didn't make the cut to join us the evening of 2 Apr ... I'd like to say we had 2 newcommers (ie never-been-kissed) who joined our gathering, Neja and Paul Sung.
Thank you all for making it happen. ;-)
Now ... by a strange turn of events ... I had an email from "Mad Love" with a subject "Old photos"! Aparently Mad ... or shud I call u Lurrv or just "Honey"? .... had me wondering, even worried ... old photos of my ex? Photos of me in compromising positions? (in my dreams!)Turned out they are old photos of ACPS 3F, 4F and ACSS 4D. Now ... b4 I reveal who Mad Love is ... it is your guess!
Cheers & till the next time - Bye!
Alan Fu
PS: I will get Fabian to add the ACPS photos on http://colmanst.blogspot.com ok?
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