Initially, I started this website for only the class of 79 and did not expect it to grow to cater for all the other batches and classes. I have many rewards doing this: besides the technical challenges, it has given to me a jump start towards finding lots of lost classmates and met new ones. With the closure of this website, I strongly believe that there would be a new beginning for all of us. (old things won't go, new things won't come)

Thank you again for your support and patronage all these years.

Warmest wishes from
Ricky Yin
You are always welcome to connect to me via
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ricky.yin
MSN: ricky_yin@hotmail.com

Posted by Ricky Sai Hoi Yin (0) on 21/2/2010 More ...

School in need of a facelift

SK Methodist (ACS) Kampar is nothing near the prestigious institution it used to be. At 107 years old, one would expect the Anglo Chinese School to stand tall and proud, reflecting its glorious past, but what stands in its place today is a dilapidated building in dire need of a facelift.

Relating the school’s state of affairs, the chairman of its board of governors Tham Leong said it was in serious need of repairs.

Founded by the late Reverend W.E. Horley in April 1903, the school once among the best in Perak with over 1,500 pupils in the 1970s, has only 398 pupils now.

The roofs are leaking, the basketball court is filled with potholes and the school hall’s ceiling is unsightly and has large holes due to the wear and tear.

The school’s pothole -riddled basketball court, isn’t as popular with the pupils, these days.
“These are just some of the problems that need fixing,” Tham said, adding that the leaks from the roof were so severe that classrooms on the top floors of two adjacent blocks had to be closed and are now out of bounds to students.

The school is no longer a conducive place for study because of the condition it is in, he said.

“Since it is in such a bad state, parents have been sending their children to other schools.

“Its population has dwindled by more than half in the last 20 years especially with new schools in surrounding areas,” said Tham.

“The irony of it all is the school, at its peak, drew pupils from neighbouring towns like Jeram, Malim Nawar, Temoh, Chenderiang and as far as Gopeng and Tronoh Mines.

“These pupils had to travel a considerable distance to get to the school,” he said.

Notable former pupils of the school include the late Tun Endon Mahmood, first wife of former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin, state Indian Affairs adviser Datuk S. Veerasingam, and JobStreet.com founder and chief executive officer Mark Chang.

“It used to be a top school producing some of the best results in the area and the state.

‘‘Right now, we have to restore the school to its former status before people are convinced and have the confidence to send their children here,” he added.

Pupils have to put up with cracked floors, damaged walls and other building defects in their classrooms. Shouldering the enormous and arduous task of the school’s restoration, Tham and a committee are organising a reunion dinner to raise funds for the school on Oct 31.

Some 500 former students and teachers are expected to attend the dinner themed ‘My Alma Mater Night - 107th Anniversary’ to be held at the school from 6.30pm onwards.

“We need at least RM1mil to restore the entire school, but we’ll see how much we raise and then decide on what needs to be done first.

“Last month, we managed to repair the main staircase and replace the broken sanitary ware and doors of the toilets with RM4,300 donated by a former student,” he said.

Tham noted that the class of 1979 had pledged RM16,000 for the repair of the basketball court, while the class of 1983, had given RM15,000 to renovate the hall.

“But we have yet to find someone who will undertake the roofing work which can easily come up to RM250,000.

“We are also hoping to get a structural engineer to volunteer his services in estimating the cost to build a retaining wall at the back of the school.

“There is no wall there and the hillslope is in danger of collapsing into the classrooms just metres away,” he said.

Tickets for the dinner are priced at RM50 each. Those who donate RM500 or more will be invited to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. For details, call Tham (016-5621200) or committee members Yong Lee Peng (016-5655 297), Amiruddin Abdul Sukor (016-5294 406) and P. Maheswari (016-3370 586).

Posted by Ricky Yin on 28/9/2009 More ...

Thanks
Cheong

Posted by Kah Bik Cheong (1986) on 26/9/2009 More ...

Ab Aziz bin Yusof (class ScA)
Abdul Rane bin Saed (class ArtsA)
Abu Bakar bin Md Abu (class ArtsU)
Agus Salim bin Abdullah (class ArtsA)
Ahmad Sofian bin Abd Rahman (class ArtsA)
Akhtar Jabeed (class ArtsU)
Alimahton binti Ashari (f) (class ArtsA)
Asnah binti Md Yun (f) (class ArtsA)
Asuthy Raghavan (f) (class ArtsR)
Au Tak Wai (class ArtsC)
Aw Poh Sioh (f) (class ArtsU)
Azhar bin Abd Rahman (class ArtsA)
Bahari bin Md Rusdi (class ArtsA)
Cestin Alfred s/o Pickian Pillai (class ArtsU)
Chai Ah Foong (f) (class ArtsC)
Chai Fook Eau (class ScA)
Chai Meng (class ArtsC)
Chai Meng Keong (class ArtsC)
Chai Mow Faa (class ScA)
Chai Ni (class ArtsC)
Chai Yong Seng (class ArtsR)
Chai Yu Lan (f) (class ArtsC)
Chan Kum Leen (f) (class ArtsR)
Chan Pok Chee (F) (class ArtsU)
Chan Soo Peng (f) (class ArtsC)
Chandrashegaran (class ScB)
Chang Kwong Yok (class ScB),last seen in Mambang Di Awan
Chang Mee Fun (Honorary Classmates)
Charanjit Kaur (f) (class ArtsR)
Chau Show Haa (f) (class ArtsC)
Che Om bin Alias (class ArtsU)
Cheah Chee Wah (Honorary Classmates)
Cheah Khee (class ArtsC)
Chee Kim Cheong (class ArtsC)
Cheong Chan Wai (class ScA),last seen in KL
Cheong Tak Choy (class ArtsC)
Cheong Teik Leong (Honorary Classmates)
Chew Chin Keong (class ScB)
Chin Chuen Pow (class ArtsC)
Chin Yin Hong (f) (class ArtsR)
Chin Yue Mun (class ScA)
Chiok Yin Hong (class ScB)
Cho Lip Sang (Honorary Classmates)
Choi Mooi (f) (class ScA)
Chong Chee Khong (class ArtsR)
Chong Lai Ping (f) (class ArtsR)
Chong On Min (class ArtsC)
Chong Teng Kok (class ArtsU)
Chong Wan Seng (class ArtsR)
Chong You Liong (class ArtsC)
Choo Ah Mooi (f) (class ArtsC)
Chooi Kam Lai (f) (class ArtsR)
Chow Kok Leong (class ArtsU)
Chow Weng Choy (class ArtsR)
Chuah Seng Choo (class ArtsA)
Chung Siew Chin (f) (class ScB)
Chung Yet Seng (class ScB)
Danny Fauzy bin Misro (class ArtsA)
Devaraj (class ArtsU)
Douglas Kothalawala (class ScB)
Elajsolan s/o V M Mohan (class ArtsA)
Faridah Binti Md Yusoff (f) (class ArtsA)
Foo Kooh (class ArtsC)
Foong Chee Sam (class ScA)KL
Francis s/o Anthionsamy (class ArtsA)
Francis s/o Avallaisamy (class ArtsA)
G Sekaran Nair (class ArtsR)
Gem Heng Yew (class ScB)
Guarnam Singh (class ArtsU)
Herusan s/o Nagamuthu (class ArtsU)
Ho Foo Khee (class ScB)
Ho Hon Khoon (class ArtsA)
Ho Kwai Chee (f) (class ArtsR)
Ho On Chon (class ArtsU)Perth
Ho Yock Chee (f) (class ScB)
Hoi Hung Chor (class ScA)KL
Hooi Fatt (class ArtsR)
Hooi Fatt Weng (class ArtsC)
Hooi Lai Ping (f) (class ScA)
Husin bin Tak (class ArtsA)
Jaganadham s/o Sunhachallam (class ArtsA)
Kamarulzaman bin Md Din (class ArtsA)
Khong Poh Lang (class ScA)
Khoo Khee Yum (class ArtsR)
Koh Chuan Hock (class ArtsR)
Koh Shu Chin (f) (class ArtsU)
Koit Ghim Bee (f) (class ArtsR)
Koo Kiam Wooi (class ScB)
Koo Kim Leng (f) (class ScA)
Ku Lai Hock (class ArtsU)
Kwok Lai Ying (f) (class ScA)
Lai Lee Leng (f) (class ArtsA)
Lam Fook Loy (class ArtsR)
Lam Kim Fook (class ArtsA)
Lam Poh Leng (f) (class ArtsC)
Lam Seen Leng (f) (class ScB)
Lam Tuck Sang (class ArtsC)
Latchmi M (f) (class ArtsR)
Lau Ban Seng (class ArtsU)
Lee Chee Kong (class ArtsA)
Lee Fong Thai (class ArtsA)
Lee Kok Kee (class ArtsA)
Lee Kow (class ArtsR), last seen in Kampar
Lee On Chye (class ArtsR)
Lee Poh Choo (f) (class ArtsR),last seen in Kampar
Lee Siew Kwan (class ArtsU)
Lee Song Fong (class ArtsC)
Lee Wee Hoo (f) (class ArtsC)
Lee Yoong Fatt (class ScA)
Leong Chee Luan (f) (class ArtsU)
Leong Chick Seng (class ScA)
Leong Kar Choon (class ArtsU)
Leong Kum Pheng (f) (class ScB)
Leong Sup Choy (class ArtsC)
Leong Wei Kong (class ArtsA)
Leong Yee Fa (f) (class ArtsR)
Leyong Mooi Yin (f) (class ArtsC)
Lian Yin Kong (class ArtsA)
Liew Chuan Chee (class ArtsC)
Liew Siew Kiew (f) (class ArtsC)
Liew Soon Kiew (f) (class ArtsU)
Lim Aun Soon (class ScA)
Lim Foong Ying (f) (class ScA)
Lim Kam Choy (class ScB)
Lim Keh Chai (class ScA)
Lin Yan Yan (f) (class ArtsR)
Liu Kok Sung (class ScB)
Lo Meow Yoong (f) (class ArtsC)
Loke Phooi Sum (class ArtsU)
Loke Swee Hoi (class ArtsC)
Looi Bun Cheng (class ArtsC)
Low Chee Yoong (class ArtsC)
Low Tuck Sang (class ScB)
Low Wai Kit (class ArtsA)
M Elamparuthi (class ArtsU)
M Isawsan (class ArtsA)
M Pulandaran (class ScB)
Malek Fuad bin Khalil (class ArtsA)
Manjeet Kaur (f) (class ArtsC)
Manjit Singh (class ScA)
Mariam binti Abd Wahid (f) (class ArtsA)
Mariam binti Maidin (class ArtsA)
Mazenah binti Ghazali (class ArtsU)
Mehar Singh s/o Balwant Singh (class ArtsU)
Mohd Ghaus bin Mukhtar (class ArtsA)
Mohd Mukhlis bin Abd Aziz (class ArtsA)
Mohd Razali bin Abas (class ArtsA)
Mohd Yunus bin Baharom (class ArtsA)
Molly Monteiro (f) (class ArtsU)
Munusamy A (class ArtsA)
Murugaiah s/o Arumugam (class ArtsU)
N Sugukumarah (class ArtsC)
Ng Fatt Kheong (class ScB)
Ng Hon Lin (class ArtsC)
Ng Ket Han (f) (class ScA)
Ng Kok Hing (class ScB)
Ng Kwong Sun (class ArtsA)
Ngeoh Him Yoong (class ScB)
Ong Poh Cheong (class ScB)
Ong Poh Gaik (f) (class ArtsA)
Ooi Kee Poh (class ArtsR)
Pang Kim Sang (class ScA)
Pang Pow Sang (class ArtsR)
Pannirsilvam s/o Kuppusamy (class ArtsU)
Paretam Singh (class ArtsA)
Perema Kumari (f) (class ScA)
Phang Chong Yit (class ArtsC)
Phang Mun Fai (class ScA),last seen in KL
Phoon Kam Peng (f) (class ArtsR)
Phung Chan Shin (class ScB)
Poon Kam Cheong (class ScB)
Sailanatan s/o Podian (class ArtsU)
Salasiah binti Sa'adi (f) (class ArtsU)
Salmiah binti Abd Aziz (class ArtsU)
See Ngan Yong (f) (class ArtsU)
See Tho Lin Wong (f) (class ScA),last seen in Ipoh
Siew Poh Yeng (f) (class ArtsR)
Sin Ah Min (f) (class ArtsR)
Slvester s/o Sandanasamy (class ArtsU)
Solehan bin Abu Bakar (class ArtsA)
Soo Sai Mooi (f) (class ScB)
Supramaniam s/o Raman (class ArtsU)
Susila d/o Manuel (f) (class ArtsR)
Syed Zakaria bin Syed Jaafar (class ArtsU)
T Purosothaman (class ArtsR)
Tan Kean Guan (class ArtsR)
Tan Kee Hok (class ScA)Melbourne
Tan Keng Hong (f) (class ArtsR)
Tan Kien Min (Honorary Classmates)
Tan Siew Kang (f) (class ArtsR)
Tan Siew Ngan (f) (class ArtsR)
Tan Siu Hong (f) (class ScA),last seen in Teluk Intan
Teh Bee Choo (Honorary Classmates)
Teh Kong Lay (class ArtsU)
Tejinder Singh (class ArtsU)
Tham Sow Keun (f) (class ArtsR)
The Kok Meng (class ScB)
Thiang Fatt Hoong (class ArtsU)
Thilagavathy Kandiah (f) (class ScB)
Thomas s/o Anthony Samy (class ArtsU)
Thong Yuk So (class ArtsU)
Tung Yin Leang (class ScB)
Wai Chang (class ArtsC)
Wan Kooi Lin (class ScB),last seen in KL
Wan Meng Kai (class ScB)
Wan Pick Ling (f) (class ScB),last seen in Ipoh
Wong Bee Har (Honorary Classmates)
Wong Chee Kiew (class ArtsC)
Wong Chiew Seng (Honorary Classmates)
Wong Hoe Wai (class ScB)Ipoh
Wong Kam Piew (class ArtsR)
Wong Kok Nam (class ArtsR)
Wong Lai Bee (f) (class ArtsC)
Wong Mei Sin (f) (class ScA)
Wong Mein Kong (class ScA)
Wong Swee Min (class ScA),last seen in Teluk Intan
Wong Sweet Marn (f) (class ArtsR)
Wong Wai Fun (f) (class ArtsU)
Wong Ying Ho (class ScB)
Woo Sow Wai (f) (class ArtsR)
Yap Kwai Lan (f) (class ArtsU)
Yap Lee Chin (f) (class ScA)
Yee Eh Min (class ArtsC)
Yeoh Chong Tai (class ArtsU)
Yeon Ang (f) (class ArtsC)
Yeong Kam Wai (class ArtsA)
Yeong Kee Eng (class ScB)
Yeong Poon Wah (class ArtsA)
Yew Chin Yean (Honorary Classmates)
Yim Khai Chew (Honorary Classmates)
Yip Fong Ngoh (f) (class ArtsR)
Yip Num Thye (class ScB)
Yip Yook Lin (f) (class ArtsC)
Yit Singh s/o Anand Singh (class ArtsA)
Yong Nyuk Sim (f) (class ArtsR),last seen in KL
Yong Sui Meng (class ScB)
Yow Wai Ying (f) (class ArtsC)
Yow Yue Kuan (class ArtsU)
Zakwa bin Chuang (class ArtsU)
Zariah binti Mokhtar (f) (class ArtsA)

Posted by Ricky Sai Hoi Yin (0) on 9/6/2009 More ...

It is with deepest regret that I wish to inform you that my father Mr.M.N.Meyyappan retired science teacher passed away peacefully on Saturday 25th April 2009 at the age of 79.

Leaving behind beloved:
Wife: Alamelu Achi
Children: Meenakshi, Valliammai, Narayanan, Madavi, Thenmalar
Grandchildren: Susheela, Lakshmi, Meyyappan Karthikeyan, Alagumalini, Revathi, Muthu, Thevarayan
Great Grandchildren: Jeganathan, Sanjay
Sons-in-law Ramasamy, Sellappan,
daughter-in-law Umayal,
host of relatives and friends

Cortege leaves 59 Eastern Garden, Kampar, at 3:00PM on Sunday, 26th April,2009 to Kampar Chinese Crematorium, Jalan Kuala Dipang, 31900 Kampar

Contact Numbers: 012 409 6087, 012 248 9534
Nara Meyyappan Class of 1977
Please inform all ex ACS Kampar students that you may know.

Posted by Nara Meyyappan on 27/4/2009 More ...