SJI EVENTS | LUMEN
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Class of ‘ 64
Reunites
It was a grand reunion of sorts . The SJI Homecoming 2012 comprised three days of celebration . The main event saw the St Joseph ’ s Institution Class of ’ 64 , comprising those who graduated from Secondary IV in 1964 and Pre- University II in 1966 , celebrating their reunion at the former SJI ( now Singapore Art Museum , SAM ), at Bras Basah Road , on 31 January 2012 . The day before on 30 January , an 18-hole game of golf was held at Marina Bays Golf Course followed by a visit to Gardens by the Bay on 1 February .
By SJI Homecoming 2012 Homecoming Committee
At the reunion , the Chairman of the Organising Committee , Mr Mah Bow Tan , presented a watercolour painting – ‘ Our SJI ’ done specially by artist Ms Wong Chor Yee for the occasion , to the SJI Principal , Dr Koh Thiam Seng , for display at the present SJI at Malcolm Road . Ms Wong is the wife of Prof Lun Kwok Chan , a member of Class of ’ 64 . The Committee will be donating the proceeds of the Homecoming to the ‘ SJI Class of ’ 64 Homecoming Fund ’ to help needy students at SJI . It is hoped that the fund will grow through future donations in the years to come .
Close to 120 classmates together with their spouses and family members attended the reunion function held at the Oei Tiong Ham Hall ( now the Glass Hall at SAM ). Several of the classmates overseas flew in especially for the event . Former teachers who graced the occasion were Mr Dominic Yip , Mr Eu Siak Hong and Mr Francis Loh . Food served included the famous Waterloo Street Indian Rojak - the favourite fare of Class of ’ 64 students during their time . A four-member SJI band performed at the Queen
Courtyard and marched the attendees into the Hall . Pantuns ( musical Malay poems ), specially written in English by Class of ’ 64 Dr Joe Peters , who introduced Rondalla to Singapore in 1981 , were played by the NUS Rondalla group and sung by members of the Gunong Sayang Association . Another Class of ’ 64 member , Sir Peter Low , served as master of ceremony . SJI Alumni Office provided SJI carrier bags and SJI mementos for the attendees to take home .
Photographs of the Homecoming event will be featured in a 160-page photo book called ‘ Together As Josephians ’ that is dedicated to the Class of ’ 64 . The book will also showcase class photos extracted from the Christian Brothers ’ Annual of various years relevant to Class of ’ 64 , a gallery of portrait photos of members of Class of ’ 64 , and short write-ups and poetries on ‘ those days long gone ’. The book will be available online by mid-March . The event will also be posted on the Class of ’ 64 website : Josephians Of Yesteryear ( http :// josephiansyesteryear . homestead . com / Home . html ).
This page ( top ): Dr Koh receiving painting of ‘ Our SJI ’ from Mr Mah
This page ( left ): The SJI Band Quartet providing a rousing start at the Queen Courtyard
This page ( background ): ‘ Our SJI ’ by Ms Wong Chor Yee