The preparation...

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The organising committee meet at 1pm - 2 hours before the tea-party- with early birds Atan & Nolasco |
Back: Atan, Chandra, Harin, Sukhdev, Anilan, Tian Bey
Front: Nolasco, Sundralingam, Magdelene, Siti Hawa, Lai Sui, Lock Keow, Lalitha, Ainon

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Lalitha, Lee (Mrs Anilan), Ai Nee (Mrs Yow Tian Bey) and Sukhdev all ready for the first arrival |

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Harin's nephew and nieces join into help out with the registration desk |
The arrival...

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They came by car... |

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...they came by train... |

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Many came in groups...having met outside before the event... |

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Soon Siew Lan & family - one of the first to arrive (after Hee Yong, Nolasco and Atan) |

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early bird Nasir...looking around for the rest of his super-heroes |

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the early birds got mobbed by the org committee with hugs and pats even before they can register |
Registration...

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Registration starts smoothly at 2:30pm as the early birds trickle in |

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At this point there are still more committee members present than arriving students |

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then the families start coming in... |

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...and classmates start arriving in bunches... |

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...and at 3pm a queue builds up and reinforcements are called in to help with the registration... |

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...traffic peaked at about 3:15 pm... |

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...and the mingling started on the ground floor itself ...who needs food! |
The meeting of long lost friends...

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Siti Aishah, Vicky, Daljit, Cholan |

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Eng Seng, Daljit, Uthira, Das, Abraham, Reghu, Cholan |

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Kim Chuah, Shee Lai, Kai Foo |

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Mei Chien, Prema, Anilan, Vicknes, Puspa |

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Kim Chuah, Eng Seng, Nasir, Teck Chee, Say Meng, James Wong, Kok Kee |

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Haridass, Anbu Ganesh Kanapathy, Samynathan, Tharmaraj, G Das |

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A cross section of the crowd in the literal "heat" of discussions |

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Ng Eng Im, Son Yuet Yin, Ng Hee Yong |

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Abideen, Zul, Mohd Shariff, Jais, Shee Lai |

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Lay Heng, Mei Chien, Lai Sui, Lock Keow |

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Mr & Mrs (Jenny Ong Lay Leng) Ng Koon Seng, Tang Yin Seng, Ng Eng Im, Li Yuen Ping |

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Halim, Zainudin, Hassan, Jais, Shariff, James Wong, Sukhdev |

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Abideen, Aziz Maulod, Amri, Kamarulzaman, Atan, Roslan ,Mohd Shariff |

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Sumathi, Wong Mei Chien, Wong Lay Heng, Chan Lai Sui |

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Eng Seng, Boon Chee, Chio Wee Meng, Hung Meng, Ting Fong, Eng Im |
Front: Aminah, Mariani & Siti Muslihat
Back: Selviah, Pusiah, Mahani, Ismayati, Zaleha, Halimah, Siti Aishah, Sharifah, Erna & Siti Hawa
Even further back: Teu Hung Meng

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Pusiah & Ainon |

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Mohd Shariff & Abdul Malik |

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Siti Muslihat, Siti Aishah and Dayang Suraiya |
Having defeated Abideen, Arumugam, Sukhdev and Manmohan in the earlier rounds...
...the finalists for the Beard of 1979 are...
Abdul Aziz Maulod and Harinderpal
Tune in for the final hairy showdown in September!

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Mag, Lalitha, Rajasuri (on the phone to Jansi), Harin, Anilan and Kai Foo winding down at 6 pm |
The programme...

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Entertainment Sub-Comm chair and Master of Ceremonies - Chandra "entertains" the crowd |

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Anilan welcomes the Class of 79 and outlines the preparation for the 4th of September reunion |

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NBSS Alumni president Mrs Sugadha Anandan invites the Class of 79 to join the Alumni Association |

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The audience listening attentively to Anilan and Mrs Anandan |

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Anilan and Harin introduce the Organising Committee |

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The organising committee poses for the first group photo of the day |

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The class of 2016 is entertained by the good work of Ainon |

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The class of 1979 is treated to Wonder Woman's Wonder Spread. |

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A visibly emotional Sam takes the class of 79 down memory lane with a heart-felt rendition of "Anak" |
The class photos...

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Sec 4A |
Back: Tharmaraj, Jais Misan, Nor Hisham Hashim, Abd. Razak. Ng Kok Kee & Aw Say Meng Middle: James Wong, Roslan Ahmad, Aw Leng Lea, Jesuthai Jacob, Puspa Rani Ashok, Mohd Nasir Front: Raja Mohd Aris, Marzita, Siti Hawa, Sharifah, Prema & Rajeswary K

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Sec 4AC |
Back: Tan Lee Seng, Phua Eng San (stripes), Foo Kok Hung (pink), Sim Soh Choo (wife of Tang Yin Seng, 4T)
Front: Kang Wee Chye, Bek Yee Heng, Leong Liang Hwa

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Sec 4G |
Standing: Robiah Surati, Mariani Eeban, Sundaralingam, Tan Teck Chee, Haridass, Zainudin Husin,
Kamalrulzaman, Chandramohanan, Teo Yew Wee, Li Yuen Ping, Jenny Ong Lay Leng, Tham Kwan Kam
Front: Nolasco Paul, Raymond Lazar, Toh Beng Hong, Siti Muslihat, Lee Gek Kim, Tan Soo Thian, Toh Lee Lee

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Sec 4H1 |
Back: Arumugam, Abideen, Anbu Ganesh, Asril, Amri, Regu, Hassan
Front: Savitri, Jeyaletchmi, Erna Sumardi, Aminah, Norlida, Selviah

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Sec 4H2 |
Back: Zulkifli, Chandrasekaran, Suresh Pillai, Abraham George, Atan Mohd, Elango
Middle: Redhuwan Haron (4H1), Ismayati Ismail, Halimah Salleh, Siti Aishah Masood, Das, Daljit Singh, Mohd Shariff, Uthirapathy
Front: Mahani Othman, Zaleha Mohd Ali, Magdalene Cheah, Abd Razak Daud, Vasanthi S, Thanalekshimy, Vickneswary, Saroja

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Sec 4ST |
Back: Siva Balan, Lim Kim Chuah, Chiew Boon Chee, Harinderpal Singh, Lim Shee Lai, Cholan, Amardeep Singh
Middle: Chan Lai Sui, Sumathi, Rajasuri, Asha Nair, Lalitha Nair, Chan Kai Foo, Haresh, Anilan
Front: Wong Mei Chien, Wong Lay Heng, Son Yuet Yin, Keh Lock Keow, Susy Matthews, Manjit Kaur, Wee Suet Lin

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Sec 4T |
Back: Mohd Noor, Yeo Tian Bey, Ng Eng Seng, Teo Wee Meng, Teo Hung Meng, Wong Hock Chye,
Manmohan Singh, Tang Yin Seng, Ng Koon Seng Middle: Abd Aziz Maulod, Abd Malek, Chio Wee Meng, Sukhdev Singh, Abd Halim, Norliah Samad,
Siti Norsiah, Ng Eng Im, Ng Hee Yong Front: Ainon Ibrahim, Norliah Ali, Soon Siew Lan, Pusiah Ibrahim, Goh Ting Fong
The Class of 79...

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123 members of the class of 79 in one photo! 127 people turned up all together but some like Hanapiah came too late for this memorable photo.
Zakaria (front row, green shirt) made it just in time for this even though he missed the 4ST photo.
Zul (front center) trying to make himself shorter so that we can still recognise him :)
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