Back to My Birth Place Padang Serai to Send off Tony Lew Hoy Siong

Life is too short. Tony has left us too sudden I just could not believe it.  He was one of my best buddies during my teenage years.

It has been a long time I have not seen members of the Lew's family I was close to them as if I was one of their family members. I would cycle to their shophouse almost everyday and spent most of my time with them.

Tony's last journey at Jalan Bagan and may his soul rest in peace forever. Exactly at this spot on the left was a wooden shop where I was born 56 years ago.

Here am I with my friends since teenage they were classmates of Tony and I was glad to meet them again.

One of the many wooden houses at Jalan Baling and it is a matter of time these houses would not be seen anymore.

It used to have a huge telecom cable drum made of timber sitting over the drain exactly where these stuff as seen here and it was one of our meeting places in this cowboy town.

Old Lee commonly known as Lau Lee, a Teochew Tai Chow stall that serve delicious food. My late dad used to cater meals from them as there no one to cook for us when we first returned to Padang Serai. Me and my brother Yong Lim spent most of our childhood days in this town.

Wow! the telephone booth is still around I used to try my luck for shillings by pressing the coin release button and sometimes I get lucky.

One of the two hardware shops in Padang Serai the other one was ours but has ceased business for a long time ago. Tan Boon Chang now runs by my primary classmate, Tan Eng Kim.

Next to Kim Eng's house was Hung Meng's. I remember seeing how taugeh (sprouts) is produced at his home.

Mr. Khoon you were the one who helped me get my driving license and that was 1976.

The Sim's 'family a prominent trade name in this town "Aik Hwa". Everyone in this town knows them.

These houses have a lot of nostalgic memories for me, as a kid I used to hang around these areas.

Everyday when we open our shop we will see these shops standing right across us. Theirs are still around where ours has been demolished and developed into new ones. I use these old shops as my reference point to get the orientation of my birth place. One of these old shops were selling Vespa scooters and electrical appliances.

It was really nice to see you again my dear old friends.

Invitation to Guinness Anchor Brewery

Always love to come back here, drink is fresh from the production line.

The place has been revamped and I like it.

 The Tavern of Guinness Anchor Brewery of Malaysia.

 Drink is free flowing all night through but make sure you know the way back after all the nice beers.

Friends from Mutiara Johan Group.

Thanks to SK Tan for the kind invitation .

Mr & Mrs. Chew of UMW

Tan Thong Kai my facebook friend.

Loh and old buddy from TAR College.

Yee another friend from UMW.

Good foods with good friends and good company, what more do you want.

I love Kilkenny and it was all night through with Kilkenny.

 The legendary Or Kow also known as the Guinness Stout.

The old posters during my late dad's time where he would drink his beer and Or Kow in kopitiam which at times I do too.

 Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB)

Sungei Way Brewery

Selangor

GPS : 3.083633,101.62172

Khee Liang & Eugenie Wedding Dinner @ Oriental Pavillion

As we grow older our children have turned adults and one by one they get married. 

Congratulation to Ho Lala & Susan and also Khee Liang & Eugenie.

According to Jo this was one of the best wedding dinner she have attended she really enjoyed the food.

Uncle uncle aunty aunty let's cheer for a happy occasion.

Our table was heavy on the whisky and the ladies happy with the white wine.

Chilled lobster & house made Tofu was fabulous despite the salad cream was a bit too much.

Doubled boiled Coral Shark fin in coconut was my top one favourite for the night

Roasted pigeon was delicious.

Deep fried Cod Fish

Deep fried soft shell crab in money bag (soft dumpling)

Braised baby Abalone on Imperial Bean Curd with brocolli

Steamed Glutinous Rice in Bamboo leaf

The delicious glutinous rice.

Most of my friends from Chew Kooi Association on the same table.....