Behind the scenes, as they always say, there are unsung heroes who have toiled away quietly to make things happen smoothly for everyone. This is never more true in the case of our 2008 reunion.
I may have held the OC title for this year, but the true heroes are those who have worked tirelessly without any complaints for the last six months, despite their busy personal and working lives. Here, I would like to acknowledge each one of them for their contributions:
Stephen YiiStephen helped in so many ways I almost don't know where to begin. He helped to kick start the ticket sales and roped in many people to help contact all the old friends. He organized the donation drive and arranged for the reunion t-shirts. He and his wife worked throughout the reunion night itself on the registration and the fund collection. And most of all, he kept encouraging me whenever I felt disheartened.
Eric PhangEric helped to contact many people to attend the reunion, and worked with Stephen to plan out the donation and the t-shirts. He also manned the registration counter during the night and did not even have a chance to taste the lovely dinner :)
Joseph SiaJoseph helped to contact the Sibu friends, and also kindly agreed to be one of the MC's for the night.
Ivy PuahIvy was the key catalyst in getting so many ladies to attend, contributed in the planning and was also one of the MC's. Despite personal constraints, she made sure she came to support the event.
Thadeus LingThadeus was the main MC for the night. His warm and funny chatter throughout the night kept everyone in stitches and helped set the mood for the evening :)
David KuokDavid helped to arrange the booking of the venue, and was the key contact in making arrangements with Sibu friends like Allan.
Allan NgangAllan was instrumental in ensuring the attendance of a record number of teachers in our gathering. He was also the key contact with the principal of SHS, helping to determine the needs of SHS with regards to the donation drive.
Suhardy BusserahSuhardy was a key supporter throughout the planning and preparation stages, and he was also responsible for getting many friends like Saing, etc to attend the reunion. He was also the photographer for the night.
David HiiDavid kindly contributed RM 200 towards the expenses of the event. He was looking forward to the event, but due to personal constraints had to miss it this year.
John FamJohn contributed RM 100 towards the expenses of the event.
Louis Wong, Vincent Wong, Johnson WongAll three made contributions towards the expenses of the event.
Louis WongLouis helped to contact the friends in Singapore, and also contacted the rugby team gang to attend.
Ing HeeIng Hee played an important role in helping Ivy to contact and encourage the ladies to attend the reunion.
Anthony TingAnthony contributed 23 bottles of wine for the night for everyone's enjoyment.
Lee Chieng MingChieng Ming kindly agreed to be the auditor to account for all the money collected.
Paul TingPaul helped to contact various friends to attend the gathering.
There are probably many more who have also helped in one way or another. To all of you, sincere thanks and appreciation from the bottom of my heart.
I know all of you mentioned above have contributed just for the pure joy of making the event a success, seeing our old friends reunited and sharing the good times once again.
Eric & Ivy sorting out the collections
Stephen, Eric and Ivy hard at work at the registration counter
Ted and Joe planning the MC activities for the night
Few classes at the back of the hall
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