NEW DATE FOR BBGS OGA LUNCH

6 MARCH 2010 (SATURDAY)

Dear fellow BBGSians,

GOOD NEWS! We have a new date for the OGA Lunch that was postponed from 9 January. Please mark your calendar and join us on 6 March 2010—same venue, at Royal Selangor Club, Dataran Merdeka.

Another GOOD NEWS – our teachers are joining us! In fact, they have booked three tables.

However, Selangor Club allows us to book a maximum of 12 tables only. So it’s first come, first served. Strictly no walk-ins.

Come and have fun with old friends and hear about the roll-out of activities for the year (our Annual Dinner is tentatively set for August 2010).

More importantly, find out how you can be a part of all this – IT’S YOUR OGA!


DATE:
6 March 2010, Saturday

TIME:
12.30 pm - 3.30 pm (registration starts at 12.00pm )

VENUE:
Bamboo Grove Chinese Restaurant (halal),
Royal Selangor Club, Dataran Merdeka

COST:
RM25 nett (no inflation here!)

SEATING:
Unless you have booked a table, it is free seating for individuals

PARKING:
Basement at Dataran or metered parking bays along the road



TO BOOK AND PAY FOR YOUR LUNCH TICKETS

RSVP: By email to bbgsoga@gmail.com or to pohlan@tmimalaysia.com.my Or call Poh Lan at 012 631 2343 to book your place.

Payment: By cheque made payable to Bukit Bintang Girls’ School Old Girls’ Association by 25 February 2010 to confirm your place.

Mail to c/o 33-B-2, Block C2 Dataran Prima,
Jalan PJU 1/39, 47301 Petaling Jaya or

Bank into EON Bank Account No. 2044 1000 55514
Please email your scanned deposit slip to bbgsoga@gmail.com
or fax to 6203 4458.

Kindly state your name and purpose of payment as
we are unable to identify you otherwise.

NOTE: REFUND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PAID EARLIER BUT ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND

If you have paid previously but are unable to attend the lunch on the new date, please inform us before 20 Feb 2010 and we will refund your money in full two weeks after the lunch event. Your place will be given to those on the waiting list after 20 Feb if we do not hear from you by then.


On Behalf of BBGS OGA
Kwan Poh Lan (Committee Member)

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear BBGSians,

In view of the current situation of worsening arsons and protests in KL, the BBGS OGA New Year lunch to be held at Selangor Club, Dataran Merdeka, on 9 Jan will be postponed until things have cooled down.

We are disappointed that after all the preparations that we can't have the reunion that we were looking forward to this weekend - especially when the response was better than we had expected and there was so much excitement shown by those who confirmed they were coming.

We would like to assure all who have paid that the show will go on and we will inform you when we are able to fix another date and venue. We will reimburse those who can't make it on the new date.

Nisi Dominus Frustra

Phang Sow Yoong
President
BBGS Old Girls' Association
HP: 012-292 1460

BBGSOGA NEW YEAR BASH

Dear BBGSians

We had a ball of a time on 4 August 2009, reliving those wonderful schoolgirl days, walking down memory lane with our friends, teachers and all who were part of life at BBGS! What a grand reunion that was at Pavilion--the very premises of our alma mater!

We certainly made news! But more importantly, we came together not only to reignite the BBGS spirit but also for a good cause – the launch of the Elena Cooke Education Fund.
With such great aspirations launched and the bonds of friendships renewed, the BBGS OGA aims to keep our flag flying high. There will certainly be more opportunities for us to meet in 2010 and to get our plans to give back to society off the ground.

So, join us for tea and hear the roll out of BBGS OGA Activities 2010. We would also love to hear how you would like to be part of these activities.

Date : January 9, 2010 (Saturday)
Time : 1.00 – 4.00 pm
Venue : Bamboo Grove Chinese Restaurant (1st Floor)
Royal Selangor Club at Dataran Merdeka
Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur.
Cost : RM 25 per pax.

RSVP: bbgsoga@gmail.com or call Patricia (019 6683038)/Poh Lan (012 6312343)

Notes:
Please park at basement of Dataran or at metered parking bays along the road.
Please make prior payment by cheque in favour of Bukit Bintang Girls’ School Old Girls’ Association and mail to Unit 507 Block D, Phileo Damansara 1, No 9 Jalan 16/11, 46350 PJ or bank in directly to EON Bank (2044100055514) and email (patricia@patlin.com.my) or fax ( 03-76600460) your bank-in slip to us.

Nisi Dominus Frustra
Without God All Is In Vain

Not yet an OGA member? Sign up. You can download the form at : bbgsoga.blogspot.com

Payback Time for BBGS Girls

From left to right: BBGSOGA Adviser Ms Moey Yoke Lai, President Phang Sow Yoong,
Vice President Lee Yin Ling, Hon Secretary Aimee Liew, Asst Secretary Wong Kim Lin,
Social Secretary SS Patricia, Sports Secretary Claudia Chan,
Committee Members Kwan Poh Lan and Liew Lai Ying
(not in the photo Treasurer Cheah Swee Peng)

The message was clear at the EGM-cum-Hari Raya Tea held on 10 October at the Methodist College Kuala Lumpur: it is time for BBGS girls to pay back to society what they have gained from their alma mater.

After singing the school song, BBSOGA President Ms Phang Sow Yoong outlined the roadmap which includes setting up an infrastructure for the alumnae and Elena Cooke Education Fund, running a membership drive to recruit 2,000 life members, compiling a choral speaking handbook, recruiting “stockists” to be based in various parts of Malaysia and overseas to sell BBGS souvenirs and launching a publicity campaign to solicit funds from corporations.

“However, we must first go back to our former BBGS students to ask them to contribute to the Elena Cooke Education Fund. There is no gold or glory in joining the BBGSOGA. Being a member gives us an opportunity to repay our debt to BBGS and to give back to society,” said Phang who urged alumnae to contribute their expertise and time, and be the “jigsaw pieces” in the big picture.

BBGSOGA Adviser Ms Moey Yoke Lai exhorted the alumnae to go forth and do whatever was in our power to be “a mighty force for good”.

She cited as examples our founding “mothers” Ms Betty Langlands, Ms Bessie Maclay, Ms Eva Prouse, Ms Mary Glasgow, Ms Green and Ms Elena Cooke who had given the best years of their lives, some even till their last breath, for the good of the school they had so lovingly set up and developed.

Ms Moey retold the story of how Ms Prouse and Ms Glasgow had stayed behind to protect the school during World War II instead of evacuating early. When they finally left, they still managed to be of service to others in the ship which they were travelling. Ms Prouse eventually died in a Japanese internment camp. Ms Cooke was a medical student in Hong Kong during World War II where she helped out as an auxiliary nurse. Once, her nerves of steel emboldened her to defy the orders of a Japanese soldier.

The examples of such courage against all odds was brought up to illustrate the fact that BBGS old girls are called upon to be a shining example of BBGS values wherever we may be, whether it be in serving the underprivileged, fighting for justice, standing up against corruption or even simply extending financial help or a listening ear.

To put it in Ms Moey’s words, “What can we do to help our society so that we can be a mighty force for good?”

Later, the chairman of the working committee, Lim Kit Wan, presented the accounts of the Back2BBGS event in August. This was followed by a spirited Q & A session that proved that BBGS girls can be feisty within a working democracy.

An election was then conducted to replace the EXCO members who resigned at the last EGM on 16 October. The present committee is as follows:

President : Phang Sow Yoong
Vice President : Lee Yin Ling
Honorary Secretary : Aimee Liew
Assistant Secretary : Wong Kim Lin
Treasurer : Cheah Swee Peng
Social Secretary : SS Patricia
Sports Secretary : Claudia Chan
Committee Member : Kwan Poh Lan
Committee Member : Liew Lai Ying
Auditor : Loo Mi Li
Auditor : Foong Mei Lin


It is heartwarming that the new committee comprises five former school captains, one vice-captain, two senior lawyers and BBGSians from various industries—all wishing to
repay their debt to their alma mater.

After a resolution to copyright the BBGS school badge, the alumnae proceeded to fellowship over Hari Raya Tea and buy souvenirs to remind them of their beloved BBGS.

Report submitted by Lim Yuet Suan, School Captain 1984

EGM-cum-Hari Raya Tea on 10.10.09

Dear BBGS Alumnae,

It has been more than a month since we held our mega reunion at Pavilion on 4 August 2009. We were overjoyed as we caught up with our former schoolmates and teachers again. Emotion ran high when we lined up to welcome our former headmistress, Miss Elena M Cooke, as guest-of-honour for the morning event.

For those who missed the “mother of all reunions”, please join us for our EGM-cum-Hari Raya Tea at 2pm on 10 October 2009 (Sat). You can sign on the spot and become immediate BBGSOGA member by paying RM3 (for 2009 only) or RM200 for life membership.

BBGS is alive! Having benefited from a great school with great values, let us now join hands and play our part in nation building. Nisi Dominus Frustra!

BBGS we pledge to thee

Our love and toil in the years to be

When we are grown and take our place

As loyal women with our race.

Phang Sow Yoong 

President 

BBGS Old Girls’ Association 

HP: 012-292 1460 

Email: syphang@gmail.com

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Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Bukit Bintang Girls School åOld Girls’ Association (the “OGA”) will be held at;

TIME: 2.00pm

DATE: 10 October 2009 (Sat)

PLACE: Methodist College Kuala Lumpur,

Off Jalan Tun Sambathan 4, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur

AGENDA

1. To consider and to receive the interim accounts in respect of the “Back to BBGS” event held on August 4, 2009.

2. To elect :

2.1 a Vice-President;

2.2 an Honorary Secretary;

2.3 an Assistant Secretary;

2.4 a Sports Secretary;

2.5 a Social Secretary;

2.6 an Honorary Treasurer;

2.7 an ordinary committee member;

Provided that upon the coming into effect of the amendments to the Constitution as passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 16, 2009, the Sports Secretary and Social Secretary shall be redesignated as ordinary committee members.

3. To appoint two auditors for BBGS OGA who will also audit the accounts in respect of the BACK2BBGS event held on 4 August 2009.

4. To register the BBGS Alumni emblem as copyright of the Bukit Bintang Girls’ School Old Girls’ Association (or BBGS Alumni as it shall be known).

Phang Sow Yoong

President

Kuala Lumpur

18 September 2009

Enclosure

1. Emblem of BBGS Alumni

BBGS Ethos

Souvenirs to Keep BBGS Memories Alive

Photo courtesy of Rosemarie Peng


If you missed buying these souvenirs during the BACK2BBGS Event held at Pavilion on 4 August, you will be able to buy them at the EGM-cum-Hari Raya Tea on 10.10.09. Watch out for our value packs and special offers!