St. Joseph's School Alumni Association Papar: December 2009

Pictures taken at St. Joseph's Alumni 26th Anniversary & Reunion Dinner 2009 held at

the Grand Port View Kota Kinabalu on 19 December 2009

Josephians ........Josephians......Josephians.....everywhere

with so much to eat and so much to talk

........ time is a problem - Fr. Coogan seems to say

For us eating is no problem - see we

don't leave any food on our plates

Let me think first - what I am going to say

Don't worry - it will come authomatically - just

smile

I remember - I fell into the river as

I rushed to school - no big deal - I was

a good swimmer

Or if you run out of topics - you can sing

your hearts out

Or concentrate on your food - looks like

they are having KFC - yummy! yummy!

This is the way - it should be done

I agree

True

Well - another option is dancing - as MC - I

know - no function is complete without people

taking to the floor

We are also thinking the same thing

We are ready to go

And the senior citizens lead the way

I am waiting for the next dance - I hope it's

something slow

Trying to remember the dance steps

Hope the next one
will be the Twist

Special Edition on the Official Launching of the St. Joseph's Alumni Association Papar Website this evening, 19 December on the occasion of its 26th Anniversary and Reunion Dinner at the Grand Port View Restaurant, Kota Kinabalu.

Ir. John Anthony, Alumni's President
giving his speech

Good Evening

Welcome to our Alumni’s 26th Anniversary and Reunion Dinner 2009. The theme ‘Together Again‘ is very appropriate because it shows that tonight, we have the opportunity to be together once more. And what does ‘Together’ mean? According to the dictionary, it means ‘Union’ or ‘United’.

It is the most important thing at this moment, our union with each other. Meeting old classmates and friends. And at the same time, enjoying a good dinner. Some Josephians have coined this sayings, ‘Fantastic! Catching three birds with one hand’ Meaning, we have fellowship, a tasty meal and also have them in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

On a more sober note, the Alumni as I have mentioned in my Souvenir Message is currently on a Membership Drive. So don’t miss this chance! By becoming a Life Member, you also have the opportunity to be a permanent part of the Josephian family. Able to further help the Association in making our alma mater, St. Joseph, ‘A school second to none’.

One significant milestone we have reached is that our Alumni is now online. We have our own website. And this was made possible by Mr. Adrian Majaham, our hard working Secretary. A big thank you, to him.It is dedicated to all Josephians. And its objective is to provide information, news and views, etc. of what is happening at the Alumni and outside. If you have any documents, pictures and others related to past or present activities of St. Joseph, kindly extend a copy to the Association. Shortly, our Patron, YB Datuk Hj. Abdul Rahim Ismail's representative, Mr. Albert Tien will officially launch it.

Our warmest thanks also goes to YB Datuk for taking great interest in the activities of the Alumni. To all the Companies, Associations, Principal of St, Joseph, entertainers, singers and dancers including individuals who has been our source of support. Thank you for your generosity.

To Reverend Fr. Coogan from England, ex-Principal of St. Joseph’s Papar, thank you for sharing this precious moment with us.

To the members of the organizing committee under the capable hands of Mr, Thomas Chong and Mr. Stephen Chai repectively, you have done a wonderful job.

Lastly to all Josephians and our supporters, you make it happened. Wishing you, happy reunion 2009 and have a pleasant evening. Thank you

The President’s Message at the soft launching of the blog

This blog is dedicated to the members of the alumni. It is hoped that with the setting up of this site, members will be able to get information regarding the activities of the association etc. online. Please feel free to submit old school photographs, documents etc. including your suggestions or comments. We will publish them. We therefore welcome your visits, the more frequent the better. In conclusion, on behalf of my exco members and myself, I wish all of you a happy harvest festival 2009

Ir. John Anthony
President

Speech Of Guest Of Honour – YB Datuk Hj. Abdul Rahim Ismail
His speech was delivered by Mr. Albert Tien, his representative

Good evening

It is indeed a great disappointment for me not to be able to be with you tonight to renew old friendship and to build new ones. ‘Together Again’ is the right word to describe what is happening here, at this very moment. The unity of all Josephians is a source of strength which is reflected very clearly tonight by your attendance.

It can be used positively to help our Alma Mater, St. Joseph’s School become an educational institution of ‘Excellence’ And the vehicle, helping to achieve this is the Alumni. So by becoming Life Members of this Association, you are in fact, a part of the force to make this, a reality.

A very exciting news and an achievement indeed is what Ir. John Anthony the President of the Association just said. St. Joseph is now online. It has got its own website. With this, the Alumni can reach the world and vice versa. Nearer home, to sustain its continued growth, as I mentioned earlier, Josephians should all become life members of the Association.

And this is again, borne out by the fact that it is not only in the field of academics that St. Joseph’s school has excelled but also in social activities
where it has won prizes in the ‘Kid Witness News Team’, coming in as 2nd Runner up for the 5-minute video under the Malaysian Short Film Contest organised by Panasonic at National Level. And 1st Runner up in the State’s School Choir Competition.

As Josephians, there are so many things that we can be proud of, and I have mentioned only a few tonight. And one of them is paying tribute to Reverend Coogan, former Principal of St.Joseph’s for his invaluable service to the school.

Finally, tonight is yours, to talk not only about your school days but also
to catch up with your classmates and friends on their present situation.

My best wishes to each and everyone of you. Have a relaxing evening.

Thank you