tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post115037801811307019..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Akan Datang (Coming Soon) – The Return of the BritbratsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-55807541514938438702009-09-26T15:49:10.756+08:002009-09-26T15:49:10.756+08:00Chun See,
Don't mean to be pedantic but the B...Chun See,<br /><br />Don't mean to be pedantic but the Beatles song should be "In My Life" and not "Places I Remember"<br /><br />The 1st few lines of "In My Life" goes...<br /><br />There are places I remember,<br />All my life, though some have changed,<br />Some forever not for better,<br />Some have gone and some remain<br /><br />All these places have their moments<br />With lovers and friends<br />I can still recall<br />Some are dead and some are living<br />In my life, I've loved them all<br /><br />......Siew Minnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-62047841448324840542009-05-20T05:04:34.721+08:002009-05-20T05:04:34.721+08:00Hey great site! I am a BritBrat and was very luck...Hey great site! I am a BritBrat and was very lucky to have spent 2 tours in Singapore (1964-66 & 1968-71) and to this day keep in contact with mates I lived with in Singapore and went to school with. Not to mention as team mates in Gillman Barracudas Swimming Club.<br /><br />I have been on holiday to Singapore four time snow and everytime I go (last one being 2 years ago) I never find any Singaporeans who knew of our existance. Even visiting the now Internation School, Gillman, they ask me what the crossed rifles on the main building are! they dont know. Makes me very sad because my childhood was spent in Singapore and I love this place dearly.<br /><br />We tried to find our old Amah but couldnt, which is a great shame, how we would love to find her again. <br /><br />perhaps there could be someway of forming a club?<br /><br />If anyones interested in Singapore I think it would be great<br /><br />Derek BellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1152373540297503932006-07-08T23:45:00.000+08:002006-07-08T23:45:00.000+08:00There are a lot of us britbrats about, and we all ...There are a lot of us britbrats about, and we all have fond memories of our lives in Singapore. We have started to have regular reunions now, complete with old photos, autograph books and memories of the smells and tastes of old Singapore.<BR/>LynneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1151459237506116482006-06-28T09:47:00.000+08:002006-06-28T09:47:00.000+08:00Places I Remember (inspired by the Beatles Song of...<I>Places I Remember (inspired by the Beatles Song of the same title; an idea stolen from my friend Toycon, a twenty-something yuppie who enjoys old songs).</I><BR/><BR/>Chun see damn evil! Yuppie??? Hardly! Just a guy born in the wrong decade, the decade that taste forgot.Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827377754670097973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1150869462571752182006-06-21T13:57:00.000+08:002006-06-21T13:57:00.000+08:00Though I do not understand the game, but the story...Though I do not understand the game, but the story of school rivalies by Anonymous is indeed interesting, revealing and colourful. Any more stories from other sources?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1150779737374037152006-06-20T13:02:00.000+08:002006-06-20T13:02:00.000+08:00Thanks to Anonymous RI boy for sharing the 2 stori...Thanks to Anonymous RI boy for sharing the 2 stories. I was from NJC69. Too bad we didn't play against St John's. Otherwise, we would probably still be holding the record.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I am still in contact with 2 old friends who were on that NJC rugby team. One is in New York another still in Spore. I am also in contact with our teacher in charge of rugby. He has quite a story to tell about our match against ACS.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1150709786151199182006-06-19T17:36:00.000+08:002006-06-19T17:36:00.000+08:00Reminds me so much of the days when we had "body c...Reminds me so much of the days when we had "body contac" with the Bribrats. In the 60s our Inter-School Competition for certain sports like rugby involved the expatriate schools in Singapore.<BR/><BR/>There are 2 "tales" that I can relate to.<BR/><BR/>The first was in 1969 when my school RI met St John's Comprehensive in the s-finals of the Juniors Rugby 7-A-Side Competition held at the old People Association Ground at Kallang. RI lost to St John's by a score (not worth describing) but our friends from St Andrews (SAINTS) did the honour to "hamtam" them in the finals. There's a record of this game on Tom O'Brien web site; in one of the school annual report. Shortly after, St John's was banned from the 15-A-Side that year because the MOE found that the physique of a typical British kid of 15 years was equivalent to a young adult. Thus size for size, the Singaporeans were out-sized.<BR/><BR/>The next game was against Singapore American School (SAS) in which RI won the 1971 15 A-Side in in the seniors game but lost the following year (my last year of pre-U). In the 7-A-Side Competition in 1972, SAINTS beat SAS by a big score at the Padang.<BR/>By 1973, MOE banned the expatriate schools from the game. I do not know whetehr today, this ban is still in force.<BR/><BR/>I wonder just why did MOE came up with the policy? <BR/><BR/>PS: O I forgot, in 1969 NJC lost by 103-0 to RI played at NJC home ground at BUkit Timah Road. This was an all-time high score until someone just broke the score this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1150688068170282242006-06-19T11:34:00.000+08:002006-06-19T11:34:00.000+08:00Victor, what I meant was, I mentioned about the Gi...Victor, what I meant was, I mentioned about the Gillman Pool before in the earlier blog, but unable to provide photos then.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1150630783757049912006-06-18T19:39:00.000+08:002006-06-18T19:39:00.000+08:00Hi Chun See, er... I couldn't find the Gillman poo...Hi Chun See, er... I couldn't find the Gillman pool photo in the link that you provided.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.com