nita, ena n me presenting a mock cheque to pn noriza

thanks to pn noriza, other staff and present students of TMGS for allowing us to be a part of the lauching and cyclethon programs.

The RM60m is better used for education than kacauing nature..!!!!

2009/01/15 RM60m cable car for Bukit Larut planned By : P. Chandra Sagaran IPOH: The state government has approved in principle the construction of a RM60 million cable car system at Bukit Larut in Taiping. (Datuk Nga, could you please give some to TMGS, instead. We really appreciate this, than having you gazaing mother nature!!!) The contract will go to "a company with a good track record" with the assurance that the resort's ecological settings would not be disturbed. (Yeah, rite .. good track record, such a cliche!!!) State Education, Local Government, Housing and Public Transport Committee chairman Nga Kor Ming said the project had the support of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Department of Environment. A visitor will take 11 minutes to reach the 1,250m peak of the resort from the bottom of the mountain, compared with the 30-minute, 13km ride via four-wheel-drive or government Land Rover. "The cable will stretch up between 5 and 6km and will have 26 cable cars in the first phase and 46 cars which can carry 1,000 visitors." Construction will be done by using helicopters. Pilling works will use the latest technology to ensure the fauna and flora are untouched. Nga said: "The company, which has a good track record of operating the Langkawi cable car system for the past five years with a 100 per cent safety record, will make a prospective study and will take about a year to complete the project." The hill is a haven for birds such as the rhinoceros hornbill, large moths and butterflies, beetles, monkeys and Pope's Pit Viper. Other attractions include a playground, watch tower, suspension bridge, camp site and century-old buildings. There is also the 90-year-old Sri Kaliamman Temple. Formerly known as Max-well Hill, Bukit Larut is the oldest hill station in the country dating back to 1884. On another matter, Nga said the state executive council had approved the conversion of a 5.33ha site for the new Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Poi Lam building in Seri Klebang here to replace the school in Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang, which had become congested with 4,000 pupils. The school was built in 1919. The school would only pay RM1 as quit rent. Present yesterday was the chairman of board of governors for the school, Datuk Lim Kok Cheong. sumber: http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/2454544/Article

Hendak seribu day, tak hendak seribu daleh - alahai OG TMGS

Asking for donation or favor for the school, most of the times is pretty easy. We really appreciate OG Teh Lai Choo, now Dr Teh Lay Choo of Penang (more appropriately the Director Of Penang State Health Department), who took some time out from her busy schedule to officiate the cyclethon. OG Teh Lai Choo is from the class of 1970. We also have OG Lim Swee Bin of class of 1980 who alerted my friends and me on the condition of TMGS building and who worked tirelessly to help the school fund. She was with her family at the cyclethon. There are many more like OG Lai Choo and OG Swee Bin. As for my batch, Lean See, Nita, and Ena worked really hard to get the girls of 1981 to contribute in anyway we can for OUR school. Thank God for the net - FB, email, chat, and blog really help us. But then... there are also others who would give all sorts of excuses. Questions like "What had the PIBG done?" and "What had the OG do?" were played like broken records. That does not include - "can you afford to pay my appearance fee?" And not to mention - What had the school done for me... Which brought me to JFK's famous words - ask not what the country can do for you, but what can you do for the country. In this case - Ask not what TMGS can do for you, but can you do for TMGS. I also recall this- if Mohamed can't come to the mountain, then the mountain should come to the mountain.. not that I am equating Prophet Mohamed pbuh with TMGS. But I believe that the OGs should come down and just check out what they can do and how they can help our school. Even if we are already reaching the stars, the moon and what not, I still believe that it's not wrong to once in a while place ourselves back here on earth. Once in a while we need to forget the protocols, the ringgits, and just think of ourselves as students of TMGS - past, present, and future - and help our school when she needs us. Yes, we know that there are OGs who might be facing hardships in life. But what about those who don't? Itulah - hendak seribu daya, tak hendak seribu daleh. PERIOD!!!!

Cyclethon 17 February 2009 - 120 years old the school , not the cyclethon

Today is the day. Nita and Ena came. So did Kak Ana and Swee Bin. First time saw Kak Ana in person... well... all slambe and crazy, salute la Kak Ana, you can still join us on the bike... thought you will be pushing the beca with nita, ena, and me on it..kih3x.... And even saw Akmar (Netball and Hockey player, lupe lak nak tanye y bertongkat) and Anura (the one who always came to school in an army jeep and who has this deep sexy voice). There were also other batches - the class of 1970 who donated the t-shirts (thanx sis), class of 1977, class of 1979, class of 1980, class of can't remember the year, only remember Ms Khoo (kak ana's sport sec and chaperon when she was running here and there with kak junaidah aman (we miss you, kak junaidah) The fun part was the mock cek ceremony... nita, ena, and me - posing sakan when we handed over the check... then to the cycle..all in blue, not the police uniform ...the blue t-shirt... the school should have allowed us to race.. and i bet all the OGs will beat the Gs legs up on the stretcher... we had a beca as guide, that is the trishaw ye, in kes tak tau, as the marker... slow yang amat-amat...but mr ong managed to kayuh dengan penuh semangat... we cycled till we reached the skul... fulamak..g skolah... hari sabtuuuuuuuuuu... gotta be kiddin... dulu kecik2, hari sekolah pun ponteng...sampai buat surat sign sendiri... i bet the teachers semua geleng kepala dulu and wondered apa nak jadi, apa nak jadi... pulak...lagu sm salim in my head now, but yang penting tak kena denda... alamak deja vu lak... we had chear leaders and apa tu, ketuk2 lama tu, don't know the name.. tak kisahlah.. .yang penting we reached the skul and had so much fun... got food lagi... but can't eat a lot - metabolism slow... yeah, rite... mi satu pinggan penuh habis... sedap la tu, if there are other gatherings like this, can make la.. also yang penting, i didn't have to pose maut on my face or butt... semua A OK... but the nicest part... i got to see nita and ena... really miss em so much, and the cyclethon really let us see each other again in person... Thanx TMGS for making this a reality... oh... forget to write... Thoburn really burned the grass during the X-country...if Mrs Choong were here, she would be very proud... take that ena...rumah ape??? ini mesti bekez i was there..heh3x... wish lean see, ai loon, fooi lin, poh cheng, hana, ani, the 2 timahs, and the rest were here... no worries, there is always the next time... And before we went home, pn noriza gave us a tour of the grand old lady... take note of the beam, hope it will not be in the paper... we need cash for that... and acc to pn noriza, anura will donate nippon paint for the school... yippeee... will upload gambaq when nita and ena dah FB em

Cyclethon 17 January 2009

I will definitely try my very, very best to make sure that I will be at Taiping Lake Gardens with my purple helmet for Thoburn and orange pads for olsen (and lots of them, to cushion myself). And camera... as proof that I cycle or walkle... who cares... just join and have fun while helping the alma mater... So, to all of you out there, please come and join us - help TMGS in anyway you can. source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2008/2/15/3516139.html http://www.sheldonbrown.org/images/Rusty_Schwinn.JPEG