Gerawat, Mutang Tagal join Tanjong Lobang College’s first major reunion
KUCHING: In a heartwarming event that radiated nostalgia, more than 60 alumni of Tanjong Lobang College came together after 48 years, rekindling old friendships and memories at the Samudra Hotel here yesterday (Aug 27). Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration, and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala, who was among the attendees, said that the […]
Long-awaited reunion between two buddies
Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated. – Erma Bombeck, American humourist Finally my good friend Carter Ballang Kapong managed to meet me for a long-awaited reunion. We were supposed to gather at BDC Ah Liong Café in early July but […]
Happy reunion after two years ends tragically
KUCHING: Movement restrictions had kept them apart for over two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. So when word finally reached Yusman Basri that his eldest son Azwin, daughter-in-law and his two grandchildren were heading home he was ecstatic, even more so because it was Hari Raya Aidiladha. “When the children come home to celebrate with […]
A more expensive Chinese New Year
When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. — Chinese Proverb HOW many days will your office break off for the Chinese New Year? My niece, who is working in Singapore, told me that her office would be taking a ten-day break. “If there is no mandatory quarantine, I […]
Postpone trip back to longhouse
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan has urged those in Covid-19 red zones to postpone returning to their longhouses during the coming Gawai in an effort to curb potential Covid-19 transmissions. He expressed concern that community immunity was at stake in rural longhouses if people in red zones such as Kuching, […]
Reunion date for Sacred Heart alumni
SIBU: Former students of Sacred Heart Secondary School are gearing up for their school’s annual grand reunion slated for March 28 at Kingwood Hotel here. The Class of ’86 is no exception and has begun reaching out to former classmates. “We have been organising our own class reunion for the past five years, one night […]
