Dearest Karu, I played in 1971 December Cricket with you at Ceylon Sports Club. I was a schoolboy with immense respect for you. You were quiet, unassuming and a towering example. Thank You for the example you have set in Sports, Life and your Inspiration to the rest of us.
Since, looking and watching the Living History Project about all these athletic ppl....i can imagine how well that we were taught with good English from Kirby trained teachers in England.We do speak excellent English during those days. Listening to Karu , narrative stories..he speaks very good English from our days , learned in school What happened thru years, when Dr Maharhir ending the English system..???? Now, our grandchildren are below par with other countries???
Woodlands is in the North of Singapore just across JB via the Causeway. The British Naval Base is stretched for several kilometres from Woodlands to Sembawang and the houses which they built still stands to this days. The Malaya/Malaysia Naval Base is also known as KD Malaya among locals.The Navy built several blocks of flats for their staff at Woodlands and they also rented a few blocks of flats in Central Singapore known as Queenstown/ Jalan Rumah Tinggi. As a Navy officer, Mr Karu must be very familiar with these places. God Bless you, Sir.
First of all, some typo correction: the blue house that Kari refers to should be spelt as "Tagore", not "Tagoh". It's either named after an alumnus, an illuminary, of ACS Ipoh or the famous Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore.
I wonder if Karu had ever met or heard of Balwant Singh Sidhu, who was from Kuala Lipis then moved on to Seremban. After schooling, Balwant Singh joined the Army (in the Fifties)and retired as a Major, then emigrated to Perth, Australia. Balwant was a well known and exceptional school and national athlete and held records in the long distance events. He died just over a year ago.
Dearest Karu, I played in 1971 December Cricket with you at Ceylon Sports Club. I was a schoolboy with immense respect for you. You were quiet, unassuming and a towering example. Thank You for the example you have set in Sports, Life and your Inspiration to the rest of us.
You lives a very colourful life, thank you for your contributions for the nation
We must make it into a film on Netflix. such a good and beautiful story👏
Master class about living a good blessed life ! Thank you, Sir !
Since, looking and watching the Living History Project about all these athletic ppl....i can imagine how well that we were taught with good English from Kirby trained teachers in England.We do speak excellent English during those days. Listening to Karu , narrative stories..he speaks very good English from our days , learned in school
What happened thru years, when Dr Maharhir ending the English system..???? Now, our grandchildren are below par with other countries???
My former boss before TLDM SPORT COMPLEX.
A.very.good.sportsmen.since.schoodays.Keep.it.up
oh man you touch my heart
Woodlands is in the North of Singapore just across JB via the Causeway. The British Naval Base is stretched for several kilometres from Woodlands to Sembawang and the houses which they built still stands to this days. The Malaya/Malaysia Naval Base is also known as KD Malaya among locals.The Navy built several blocks of flats for their staff at Woodlands and they also rented a few blocks of flats in Central Singapore known as Queenstown/ Jalan Rumah Tinggi. As a Navy officer, Mr Karu must be very familiar with these places. God Bless you, Sir.
First of all, some typo correction: the blue house that Kari refers to should be spelt as "Tagore", not "Tagoh".
It's either named after an alumnus, an illuminary, of ACS Ipoh or the famous Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore.
I wonder if Karu had ever met or heard of Balwant Singh Sidhu, who was from Kuala Lipis then moved on to Seremban. After schooling, Balwant Singh joined the Army (in the Fifties)and retired as a Major, then emigrated to Perth, Australia. Balwant was a well known and exceptional school and national athlete and held records in the long distance events. He died just over a year ago.
Can we have the old Malaysia back...instead of growing a new one in Melbourne...