Tuesday, 26 May 2015

BUjang Masuut... remembered him ..in 70s





just to " high light " d' NAMe of a long lost friend...........
was working in BSB soon after retirement.............. 
                    ........ he was so NEar......        
                                       ..... yet.. I could NOt reach.........
only at ... d' ENd .... 
                 ..... read d' front TOpic in 'Brunei Times' ..............








it was early 70s..... he ..better known..... he actually wanted to be called as  A Walter.......
( never questioned ...why...where did he get d' name... n..so...!!!...  really I did NOt know d' story behind d' name until today....... could be I was NOt a very close friend as... he was so popular....with....lots of friends... eeeemm....  especially..with hostel boys...aaahh..)
...so......  I thought .... he was everything..... from zero...ONe .... to hundreds... ah.. countless  numbers... ..... meaning... he was as a leader ....as a booster .....d' class .. crystalizer .. ... n so...on









..... d' year 1973.... aaa ...along time ago.... of coz.... 
                         .............that  was during d' school days ..................... happy times.....
     ........   school days were d' days ...... could not be forgotten ........ were associated with sweet memories ...referring our lives... at that time when we're young.... 
       ..... so our class was.... most repeaters..... so we're NO way to go... so back to school as long as FREE... as long as we were accepted (allowed another year to repeat ) .....at SOAS College... 
d' only high school...a transit college.... before going overseas.... studying abroad ... etc
a lot of things... happened.. but...better to be secretive ..... d' stories....
                               let be all ...............left as years past......
                                few of d' photos.... I would  like to share here.....
                                 I also refer to our life proof school magazine  "SERI BRUNEI 1973 " 
                                   some photos were unknown to my classmates..... only here I publish.....
                                        ......... imagine.......  d' last three years..  still in school.....



(...waittt ......photos coming soon...ok)




















Scottish... Principal..... Mr AL McCorkindale ... 
     ....his last term ...replaced by Mr JR North            
A Walter was directly involved with d' first college's production newspaper.... FLAre... 




Learning at d' college was something unusual comparing nowadays..... too much easy going....
              even  our Economic teacher....  could not control his tongue .... saying.........................
                                                                                      ......Are U..... here for a picnic...... ????



I remembered well......  a long week end holiday...eemmm 31 May....... planning trip to ..  Miri..


d' trip with... d' tutor.... teacher....  in charge d' society... Mr DL Dissanayake


Economic Society...... trip to Miri.... to explore Niah cave.. nn.. friendly games.... matches...
with d' host Economic Society of Kolej Tuanku Dato Haji Bujang... Miri


our trips using own transportation.....
stranded a while at Kuala Baram.......  to take ferry crossing d' river turned out d' next hour.....
                                                                           but ... happy........... to have ...photographs........












this was totally different...... activity...... opportunity to have picnic at Tanjong Batu.. Muara........

after so...called 
.....Geo Economic Survey... ha  ha














 Geographical Society ...with Mr Robert........ a visit to see erosion  at  beach.... Tutong...




SOASC and STPRI.... join Trip - visit to KK Sabah.... to climb Mount Kinabalu............






At d' same time..... seniors.... also took juniors outside tutorial like......
Photographic Society  ...while a practical visit to Kampong Ayer.... 
                                     .....took pictures.....snaps...   right views.....find beautiful scenery.... etc






Economic Society.... study tour
         at many different sites........
  

also associated with other
                            school subject.....
  including General Paper..............



Brunei Airport..... was in fact at that time of d' year....  starting d' project.......





as a Host........
waiting... and.... welcoming d' visitors from.... other colleges..... like...here...from... Miri....
all  round d' clock....... SOASC 's... departments ...  clubs.... were really busy..
                   staff.... did d' jobs............according to d' calendar of d' year......
      like yearly sports..... activities.. games.. matches .....
welfare activities ..... wah...many.....  I involved too much..... too
 so teachers... students..  really enjoying themselves while in this college....
                                                                                                     ..............   ENd






as extracted .... Borneo Bulletin..Saturday, 4 August 2007..


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