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This Web Page is about the Victoria Institution and the Victorians who have passed through it, remembering its traditions,
honouring the past, and keeping in touch. Dedicated to all true blue Victorians around the globe. The opinions expressed in
the articles, interviews and memoirs are not necessarily those of the pagekeepers. Please inform us of any inaccuracies or errors.



A Mat Salleh Girl in the V.I. and Of Brasso and broken hearts



The Visit of Oz
by Koh TC
(Oct 27)


Ananda Kumarasiri
Ex-envoy pens Buddha book
(Oct 1)


Chan Bing Fai
Old Subjects, New Angles
(Sep 1)


Ah Fatt
in the VI Pool
(Jul 26)


Toh Boon Huah
Last of the VI Pillars
(Jul 1)

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    2010 REUNION DINNER IN MELBOURNE
    DATE: FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST 2010
    VENUE: TO BE CONFIRMED

    This is the first announcement with regular updates to follow in coming months. To facilitate planning kindly contact any of the committee members below. The main reason for this notice, a year in advance, is that we are making a drive to attract VIOS from overseas to join us. Our counterparts in Sydney are having theirs a week earlier on Friday 20th August 2010.

    ORGANISING COMMITTEE

    David Yee Sek Kum (1962) - davidsyee@optusnet.com.au
    Ph: +61 413882329
    Choo Min Hsiung (1960) - minchoo@bigpond.net.au
    Ph: +61 417759671
    Kuan Beng Teik (1963) - teikuan@gmail.com
    Ph: +61 418969358
    Lawrence Chee Yue Poy (1964) - cheelawrence@yahoo.com.au
    Ph: +61 412829257
    Ho(Quah) Chooi Hom (1962) - chooihon@optusnet.com.au
    Ph: +61 418562088
    Ho Yik Chee (1962) - yikchee@optusnet.com.au
    Ph: +613 95614305

    OLD VICTORIAN'S LITERARY WORKS AVAILABLE



    (1) Echoes of Silence by Chuah Guat Eng (1994, republished 2009).

    The novel is being sold at USD30 on Amazon (where more information, including excerpts from reviews, can be found). The local selling price is RM45, and the novel should be available in major bookshops (e.g. MPH, Kinokuniya, Borders) in KL.Those living in Malaysia who are unable to find the book can contact Guat Eng directly at guat@hologramspublishing.com, guateng7@gmail.com, or through Facebook. Arrangements will be made to post the book to buyers at the local price postage-free. Those living abroad are encouraged to order through Amazon.

    (2) The Old House and Other Stories by Chuah Guat Eng.



    The book is not available on Amazon because current stocks are very limited. The local selling price is RM28, and the book should be available in major bookshops (e.g. MPH, Kinokuniya, Borders) in KL. Arrangements will be made to post the book to buyers at the local price--postage-free for destinations within Malaysia, plus postage to destinations outside Malaysia.

    Chuah Guat Eng was born in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan in 1943. She received her early education at Methodist Girls’ School, Klang and Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur. She read English Literature at University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur and German Literature at Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich. Most of her working life has been spent in the corporate world.  Echoes of Silence, first published in 1994, is her first novel. Other published literary works are Tales from the Baram River (2001), a collection of Sarawak folk tales retold for children, and The Old House and Other Stories (2008), a collection of short stories written and published in various publications and anthologies between 1992 and 2002. In 2008, she received her PhD from the National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), Bangi for her thesis, From Conflict to Insight: A Zen-based Reading Procedure for the Analysis of Fiction. She works part-time as a corporate communications consultant and occasionally runs lecture courses at universities. She is currently working on her second novel.


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    Created: 7 March 1995.
    Last update: 13 November 2009.

    PageKeepers:
    Dr. Alan Teh atkh99@yahoo.co.uk
    Ooi Boon Kheng ooibk@pop.jaring.my
    Chung Chee Min cmchung@excite.com