meeting of former students and teachers after more than 30 years

on father's day, seven teachers and five of their former students gathered at the house of one of the students. the date had been picked much earlier and when we realised it was father's day, it was too late to make a change. a lot more former students of ours could not make it because they had to spend the time with their families.

we started with tea - kueh kueh from bangawan solo and cut fruit - followed by wine drinking. the red and white wines were specially picked for the occasion. he has an air-conditioned wine cellar with a whole range of wine and other types of liquor.

we were given a tour of the palatial house. there is a lot of water within the house. there is a 25 metre swimming pool and a large koi pond. in his game room sits a brand new billiard table. his family room for karaoke singing and movie watching is larger than my combined living room and dining room. outside the game room is a full-size tennis court when you can also play basketball.

as with old friends who have not met for a long time, we sat around and talked a lot about 'the good old days'. in the evening, we had catered peranakan food for dinner. after dinner, it was again time to relive the days of yore. we chatted till about 10.00 p.m, spending nearly seven hours in this wonderful house.