"BACK TO METHODIST SCHOOL NIBONG TEBAL" Carnival, from 11th to 13th of March 2011

Dear Friends!

Our Alumni has decided to proceed with helping our old school (113 years old!) by collaborating with the schools - Primary and Secondary teachers and PTAs together with the Governing Council (representing the Church) to organise a "BACK TO METHODIST SCHOOL NIBONG TEBAL" Carnival, from 11th to 13th of March.

The schools shall organise the carnival games and food fair, etc. The Alumni shall be organising the Dinner at the school on Saturday the 12th. We are also trying to get the necessary approvals and to invite the tertiary institutions (colleges/vocational institutes/universities) to exhibit their products and services at the school.

Friends, we appeal to all of you for HELP. Buy the carnival tickets (RM10 per booklet) and the dinner seats/tables (RM 50/seat,or RM 70/seat, or RM 100/seat).

Spread the word around, find your old friends and family members, visit the school to reminesce and enjoy while you help the school>

The Alumni is also promoting the "Class Adoption Program" where you can contribute RM1500 per year for the class that you pick. This will help to defray the cost of repair and maintenance...

Why are we doing this for the school ? Come and visit the school and you shall be surprised at the dillapidated condition of the school! Students and teachers do not have proper chairs and tables! (rickety plastic chairs of different shapes and colours!)

Yes, we can argue that it is the responsibility of the Church as owners, or it should be the responsibility of the Education Ministry... while the students and teachers suffer! Let us do something for this institution that had been the "beacon of light" for most of us...a "Symbol of Hope" for so many mums and dads with their silent prayer that their kids (the students) will find a better life...a "Sanctuary" for the many under-privileged girls and boys to find friendship...explore new realms of thought...and a place to exercise.

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Tickets for the dinner and coupons for the carnival are available at Penang- Han Foo 0124896089 / Nibong Tebal- Soon Lee 0124762663/ PJ-KL- Steven Seow 0122805387 / Subang Jaya- Bon Liong 0164449299. All other committee members are also reachable for assistance. Rgds.

METHODIST SCHOOL NIBONG TEBAL (MSNTA) YEAR END DINNER

Methodist School Nibong Tebal Alumni (MSNTA) is organizing a get-together as detailed below:

Date: Friday, December 10 2010

Time : 7.00pm to 1.00am

Venue : Lifestyle Karoake , Subang Holiday Villa, Subang Jaya

Type of dinner: Buffet dinner

Price: RM50 per pax/head

Dress Code: Casual smart

All former students of MSNT and their spouses are welcome

Payment: Please make payment by crossed cheque payable to

MSNTA (HLBB a/c 19400050888)

And send to:

Mr. Sim Chew

c/o Lee Swee Seng & Co

Suite 3A-19-1, Level 19 Block 3A

Plaza Sentral ,

Jalan Stesen Sentral 5,

Kuala Lumpur Sentral ,

50470 Kuala Lumpur

Deadline for reservation : Payment to be received by Dec 7 2010

Organizing Committee:

Chairman: Mr. Sim Chew (Yr 1970) Tel 016-2090-168

Committee Members: Kol Sulaiman bin Haji Mohd Salleh (B) ( Yr1963) 013-3908-090

Ms Yeoh Joo Lee (Yr 1978) 0162171-955

Adoption of Classrooms

Dear Friends,

1. Are you aware that our beloved school, Methodist School Nibong Tebal has been in existence since 1898? First it was known as the Anglo-Tamil School. Later in 1903, Mr Gnasagamani changed the name to the Anglo-Chinese School. Thereafter, in mid 1950s it was named Methodist School to accommodate the local students from Standard 5 to Form 3. Then Form 4 and 5 classes were conducted in the 60’s.

2. Over the 112 years, the School had churned out exceptional citizens, BUT the structures / buildings of Methodist School Nibong Tebal have deteriorated badly. Furthermore the tables and chairs are in a deplorable state. The school buildings, furniture and surrounding areas are in a pathetic state too. This is made worse because the School is not a fully-aided school which meant that the government is not responsible for the structures and maintenance as it belongs to the Church.

3. The Methodist School Nibong Tebal Alumni (MSNTA) has decided to assist the school to uplift the state of the current buildings and furniture of 50 classrooms to a reasonable standard as we used to have then. The Alumni has decided to assist the school by:

a. Establishing a Classroom Adoption Committee to plan, organise, manage, monitor and implement the project.

b. Appealing to all ex-students of this noble institution to adopt a classroom, by donating RM1,500.00 per annum. Donors are requested to make payment, by crossed cheque addressed to: MSNTA (HLBB A/C No: 19400050888). The closing date to donate /pay shall be 31st January 2011. Cheques and / bank-in slips are to be sent to:

SULAIMAN BIN HJ MOHD SALLEH

4 JALAN JASA 1

TAMAN JASA

68100 BATU CAVES

SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN

MALAYSIA

(IF YOU WISH TO DONATE, PLEASE USE THE REPLY SLIP IN THE ATTACHMENT)

c. Installing a plaque in each classroom to list the donor, starting 2011.

d. Prioritising the needs of each classroom particularly, tables & chairs and essential renovation works.

e. Selecting / awarding the project to qualified local professionals / entrepreneurs (members of MSNTA) on progress payment basis.

Generous members of MSNTA / ex-students are cordially invited to participate and adopt any number of classrooms; as a sincere recognition of the basic academic foundation as well as the special “esprit-de-corps” that the Methodist School Nibong Tebal had provided to its student since 1898.

Note:

For clarification, please contact Kol Sulaiman bin Hj. Mohd Salleh at 013-3908090 / email

sulaiman_un@yahoo.com

email from Roshenee ...

my name is Roshenee, 15 years old.

I have decided to do my PMR assignment on the history of Methodist school Nibong Tebal.
For your information, I am an ex-student of Methodist Primary School myself. (2001-2006)
The reason i m writing to you is I was wondering whether you could send me the copies of Methodian and Gapura that you have. You have mentioned in your blog that the former principal handed his copies to you so I would greatly appreciate it if you could at least make a copy for me.

Another thing I would like to share is that my mother, Inthumathi Muniandy also studied in that beautiful school.(1964-1972) and her 11 siblings are products of this school too. Among them is Dato' Dr. Subramaniam Muniandy( my uncle)who is a plastic surgeon in Ipoh. ( 1954-1965)

I hope to receive a reply from you soon.
If I complete my assignment successfully, I would be pleased to share the information I have collected with you so that more people realise the greatness of OUR school.

Thank you.
Roshenee......
April 2009

Dear Friends,
If you think you can help Roshenee, please let me know

PERSATUAN ALUMNI SEKOLAH METHODIST NIBONG TEBAL

NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that the First Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Persatuan Alumni Sekolah Methodist Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia (MSNTA) will be held as follows:-
Date :Sunday, 21* March 2010
Time :3.00PM
Venue : Classics ll
Holiday Villa Hotel
No 9 Jalan SS 12l1
475OO Subang Jaya

Remember - Ooi Teng Hoe

Dear Ladies & Gentlemen, 

I have another sad news since our formation of the Alumni. We have our first member who passed away last Saturday evening due to heart attack.

For those who may not remember, he is the gentleman who had sponsored the bus from Nibong Tebal to Holiday Villa Subang Jaya and back the next morning ferrying many of our teachers and friends to attend the launching of the Methodist School Nibong Tebal Alumni & Dinner on 29 December 2007.

Although I did not get to know him personally, but I have the greatest respect on his character – he reacted quickly to whatever he heard from friends but he was also a sporting gentleman to apologise if he was informed of the actual scenario.

The funeral service shall be held this Wednesday (17 December 2008) at 10.30am at the following address:-

112, Jalan Rajawali

Taman Berjaya

14300 Nibong Tebal

Seberang Perai

Tel: 04 593 3300 

Warmest regards,

Amin

Amin's Report December 9th 2008

Ex Primary School Headmaster

During the last Eidil Fitri vacation (October 1-5), I made a surprise visit to Mr Tan Teik Hock’s house. He was excited and teary eyed to see me, but I must say, that I was the one caught by surprise!  The sight of the former elegant HM, who is now reduced to a frail senior citizen, living in a very simple detached home with his (formerly vivacious) wife and without any children of his own, simply stumped me! I began to understand the pain of loneliness!

He is having weak legs which are normal for many people pushing 78 years old. As such, he sleeps on the ground floor. He is also afflicted with nervous disorder which is a more sensitive problem.

I summoned our Abdul Halim (GM of Holiday Villa Subang), who was also on vacation, to quickly come over and add more cheer to the elderly couple. I passed him a set of the latest DVD on the “Alumni Launch2008” plus the remake of “Tribute to our Teachers 1998”, but to our surprise, they do not have a PC or a DVD/VCD player. We promised to get him one, and he gave away to me all his collection of the Methodist Primary School magazines (Gapura and The Methodian).

(Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to organize the DVD player but only managed to catch Mr & Mrs Khor (former Miss Yee) at their home before they left for a tour of China that same evening. I also passed them the set of DVDs)

Yesterday, on the 8th of December, Abdul Halim and Yong Han Foo visited Mr & Mrs Tan Teik Hock and passed them a new DVD/VCD player. Yet another surprise – their television is a very old set that is not capable to receive the video. So, I have already pre-approved a budget from the Alumni for Yong Han Foo to purchase a 21-inch new TV and fix it at their residence by this weekend, latest. I trust all members will support my decision on this.

Chin Pick Yee & Peter Lim

Many of the close buddies of Pick Yee attended the wedding reception of her son at the Eastin Hotel on the 23rd of November . This was a special occasion for the 1970 batch (including the undersigned) as both the sophisticated couple, Pick Yee and Peter Lim Siew Hwaik, has long migrated to Canada. This was followed by a gathering of the ex classmates at Holiday Villa Subang (where-else) on the 2nd of December. 

At this gathering, our Cikgu Ismail (famous for his punches) made a surprise entrance.  Apparently he had been residing at our Tommy Hng’s residence for a few days, while his wife was attending a residence training program in KL. Most of the guys (me, included) felt so miserable looking at the 72-year-old teacher, ever so slim and fit in his dungarees (reminiscent of James Dean)! Uncannily, Sim Chew(the event coordinator) arranged for another ex classmate, Khor Kai Tong to speak on “Longetivity”. 

Remembering Sabee Mohd

I have been informed that Sabee Mohd who used to be with us in the primary school passed away, yesterday morning(8TH OF December) in KL. Burial was done in Penang.

For those of you who can’t remember too well, he was a lanky kid who was passionate and noisy on the soccer field. After school hours, he would work at the ‘mamak’-restaurant owned by Kol. Suleiman’s father.

I believe he left us after Standard 6(1965) and continued his studies in Penang. He was later employed as a technician at the airport services in Bayan Lepas. 

With his passing, that makes it the second person after Vadiveloo, who passed away a few years ago.

Warmest regards,

Amin