HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!

Today is only the 3rd of January and I’m sure it’s not too late to wish each and everyone of you a happier and healthier 2007.

Access is kind of slow the past week, so blame it on the Taiwan earthquake of 26th Dec for this interruption.

There was a suggestion to have another “smaller” get together (presume it would be just after CNY) next month.  You may want to register your interest in the comments link below and maybe Kok Chan and Kah Thiam can get it organized once again.

Some more photos and Merry Xmas

Sitting by a pool in Penang and enjoying life. So I thought I’d post some more photo from the Reunion for you guys.

Time Out

  hey, pay attention please!

hmm, why didn’t I think of that before? 

  let’s dance

hair/off 

Check this out, we almost got mistaken for aunties

This is a funny link from a Georgian but not one from Taiping. (click here to view).

The blogger thought we were old aunties from St Georges Penang but it looks like we uncles are more tech savvy then our counterparts in the prissy island a few miles away.

Yucks,… not again

I’m still hopeless at this. Anyway, you guys can click on the photo and download the file.

How about this?

Recognize anyone here? Sorry about the few faces which are torn away in the photo – blame it on Tuan Lin (again).

Time to stop NATO (No Action Talk Only)

From the comments of Kele, Chung Leong and Kah Thiam it is obvious that there s frustration all round about the glacial pace of progress in organizing the reunion.

Can I suggest that someone take charge, delegate duties and set deadlines against all delegated tasks? I know that Kok Chan initiated the idea and credit should go to him for that but if the reality is that it is a bitch to have anything done if he is not plugged in to the Net.

I think we should agree that the criteria for the organizer should be that he is :

1. Plugged in on the net, so that we can all be  updated of developments through this blog or through e-mail
2.  Either someone based in Malaysia but in contact with Kok Chan(or whoever else in Taiping with an internet connection )

So any takers? We need some leadership here.

Show us the money

OK guys, so far only 13 of us have signed up/paid for the reunion. Their names are on the right column. I have updated it according to the “Signed up” page and have replaced the “Roll Call” instead. So if you have not signed up or have signed up but you name has not appeared, go to the “Signed Up” page and follow instructions. If you have difficulty doing that just e-mail me at ong@maverick.co.id

Anyone in charge?

Glad to see more of you using this blog for communicating. But apart from Kah Tiam, no one has volunteered for positions. So my suggestion is this: Can Kah Tiam and Alan Leong please take charge as you guys seem to be on the ground and update us on what’s happening and, if possible, who should be doing what?

So who’s doing what?

From the number of hits for this blog it would seem that you guys have begun to visit this blog for information an communication. This is great, but I think everyone is wondering who will be doing what.

So far, all I know is that Tong Kok Chan is the organizer, except that he’s too busy pushing drugs to be on the net and inform us. Alan Leong Wye Loong has been somewhat mysteriously appointed as the whipper, in charge of whipping Kok Chan if things go smoothly.

I think we need to organize ourselves better if we are to have a good time there. many of us will be traveling long distances to get to Taiping so I think if we can organize things well, we’ll have a great time.

Here’s what I suggest:

1. On ground organizer: Tong Kok Chan

2. Overall Organizer: to be filled in but that someone has to be in Malaysia, is in touch with Kok Chan and be ON the net, at least an e-mail.

3. Accomodations: need a name

4. Entertainment: Need someone to compile old photos, stories etc.

5. Documentation: do we want to arrange someone to take photos/videos of the event

6. Updating contacts list: Vincent Chang seems a natural

7. Blog keepers: Ong Hock Chuan and Hwang Woon Yih

Any nominations and any other suggestions?