MAHSOPA ANNUAL DINNER ON 7th MAY 2011

25th. April 2011

20 tables sold to date with option with another 2 tables available for sale. With last moment bookings, we maybe able to reach our maximum number of tables. So, try to get more of our former MHS students to attend.

Below is the proposed Menu for the MAHSOPA 2011Annual Dinner.

PROPOSED MAHSOPA 2011 ANNUAL DINNER MENU

Appetizer

Two Treasures

Main Course

Szechuan Hot & Sour Soup

Deep Fried Red Snapper with Sweet & Sour Sauce

Buttered Prawn

Braised ‘Tau Kan” with Seasonal Vegetable

Fried Rice with Anchovies

Dessert

Chilled Longan with Honey Sea Coconut

Beverage
Chinese Tea (free flow)

Towel and Peanuts

23rd. April 2011

2 weeks to go to the MAHSOPA 2011 Annual Dinner at Kelab Golf Negara Subang 7th. May 2011.

To date, 16 tables have been sold or sponsored by former Malacca High School students. MAHSOPA is targetting at least 20 tables and with a bit of effort, this target can be reached.

Parties interested to attend or have not booked their tickets are advised to contact admin@mahsopa.net.

Instead of a buffet dinner style now, MAHSOPA has changed it to a sit-in dinner instead. Live show entertainment will be held during the dinner.

21st. February 2011

Prices for MAHSOPA Annual Dinner 2011 on 7th. May 2011 at Kelab Golf Negara Subang at 8.00pm are as follows:-
Individual : RM 70.00 only.
A Table of Ten : RM 700.00 only.

The tickets will be ready for sales from mid March 2011. Advance bookings for tickets and tables can be booked viaadmin@mahsopa.net or from all MAHSOPA Committee members.

MAHSOPA looks forward to your participation.

10th. February 2011

The MAHSOPA AGM will be held at Kelab Golf Negara Subang at 7.00pm on 7th. May 2011. All members are invited to attend this Annual General Meeting.

After the AGM, members and non-members will be able to attend MAHSOPA Annual Dinner.

The buffet dinner tickets will be sold to all former Malacca High School students. Price will be announced at a later date.

Bulk booking of dinner tables can also be made by former pupils of various years.

email us at : admin@mahsopa.net

We hope to see members and fellow Malacca High pupils to attend the AGM and Annual Dinner in force.

MAHSOPA Committee
2009 - 2010

MCKK HERITAGE BUILDING IN DEPLORABLE STATE

Checks begin on termite woes at MCKK

2011/04/11

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KUALA KANGSAR: The Education Ministry, Perak Works Department and Taiping Heritage Department yesterday inspected the termite-infested century-old Malay College Kuala Kangsar.

Several ministry and department officers were sent to check the condition of the school building and its safety, and to find solutions to save the landmark building.

The New Sunday Times reported that the school's Greco-Roman building and hostel -- fondly referred to as the Big School -- had been declared unsafe for habitation. The affected main block houses 10 dormitories.

The officers were seen walking together, taking notes and taking photographs accompanied by school head Anand Baharuddin.

However, they declined to comment on their findings after a three-hour inspection.

It was learnt the team was sent to verify the reports regarding the school's termite-infested condition, as highlighted by the New Sunday Times.

It is believed the officers found the problem not irredeemable and measures would be taken to repair the affected school buildings.

Perak Education and Higher Learning Committee chairman Datuk Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid said the state government had appealed for a RM1.5 million allocation from the ministry for MCKK to eradicate its termite infestation problem.

He advised parents not to worry as the school had taken the necessary precautions to ensure students' safety.

The iconic Big School and its hostel were closed since the start of the school year after termites damaged its wooden roofs, ceilings and floors.

The block was deemed unsafe for habitation and at least 100 students housed within five dormitories were evacuated to other hostel blocks.

Subsequent inspection by a pest control company revealed that almost the entire Big School, which has 21 dormitories accommodating about 500 students, was badly infested.

Even the school's iconic grand old raintree, fondly known as the Big Tree, appeared to be dying as a result of the termite attack.

The Big School building was officially declared a national heritage in March 2009.

MCKK, established in 1905, is a premier boarding school with a famous alumni that include Perak's ruler Sultan Azlan Shah and Umno founder the late Datuk Onn Jaafar.

MALAY COLLEGE KUALA KANGSAR HERITAGE BUILDING UNDER TERMITE THREAT

Mighty MCKK falls to humble termites

2011/04/11

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The dormitories at Malay College Kuala Kangsar are empty and in a sorry state.

THE old boys are furious at what the termite-infested Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) has become. They cannot bear to see the heritage Big School building fall apart, as reported in this paper two days ago.

The anxiety is real. Even the swift response from Education director-general Datuk Abdul Ghafar Mahmud yesterday that the matter would be rectified immediately would do little to ease the exasperation.

Said one of the old boys, Federal Court judge Datuk Abdull Hamid Embong, a member of the school board, in a text message: "It is a heritage building and the government must save it. Historical significance too important to ignore. Even Queen Elizabeth and Emperor Hirohito visited it a few years ago. I wonder what they would say if they come to know that the Big School is left to rot, that our heritage has become a meal to the humble termites."

Another, Azizul Kallahan, executive chairman of communications consultants Spencer Azizul, called in to express his deepest concern about the state of affairs and said he would rally support to set things right.

Indeed, the alarm bells have sounded. First, it was the school's declining achievements. Now even the physical structure is crumbling away at MCKK.

And something must be done fast to save the century-old fully-residential school that has produced the cream of the country's who's who.

The Big School, the landmark hostel section that looks so majestic from the outside, is crumbling and creaky on the inside after being eaten away by termites.

It is now unoccupied, the students having been moved out of the dormitories for safety reasons.

This actually has made it worse because the desolation has turned the whole section into a horrible scene: an abandoned ghostly building waiting to fall to pieces.

News about the termite infestation has been around for a while and it was not until I saw the situation for myself that I realised how bad it was and how seriously the school has sunk.

This was last Tuesday when, together with four old boys from the Class of '71, I set out on a sentimental journey to Kuala Kangsar to see for myself the sad state of my alma mater.

No matter how jovial and upbeat T.K., Vic, Zin and Azhair have always been and no matter how many times they have visited MCKK the past two years, we couldn't hold back our tears when we saw the deterioration that had taken place, particularly at the Big School.

Some dormitories were empty and in a very sorry state. Parts of the ceiling and floorboards were rotting away, having been eaten by the pests.

What used to be Dorms 7 to 16 were dark and empty, with dust gathering all over the place. The balconies were unkempt and the Roman pillars very rough at the edges with signs of the termite trail. The common rooms and the sick bay on the lower floor were also not there anymore.

This was the place we grew up in and we stood there gasping at what had become of it.

No doubts at all, something has got to be done to save this heritage.

The reactions are understandable. Another old boy, Datuk Mohd Shukri Hussin, executive director of CIMB Group, said he found it hard to understand why the pest problem was not addressed earlier.

"Why must the matter come to a head like this until students had to be moved out?"

I also detected a lot of anger from retired diplomat Datuk Salim Has-him. Among other things, this was what he said in his email to me: "Read the story. Yes, alarming and heart-wrenching, its like your soul is gutted to the core. What happened to our Big School, perhaps, is not an isolated case. There are many other iconic buildings that could be in the same state of affairs.

"It is reflective of the national mind, to put it mildly, of how much such things are valued. That we do not possess the culture to recognise these national heritage is simply mindless. We continue to build new complexes and new symbols for the nation and yet neglect the ones that we already have. Where is the balance in our milieu of things?

"If the government is not able to consider providing the appropriate funds to restore the decaying buildings, perhaps the alumni would come forward to contribute to the restoration work. Mind you, it is not only the Big School which requires repairs, but generally the whole school complex is in such deplorable condition.

"When was your last visit to the school? I was there about eight months ago and decided to walk around the campus. Never mind that things have changed so much after 42 years but just imagine that the library is relocated at the far end of the school?

"I went to look for old school magazines and was told that none is available and all are pushed into what is called cabinets? I could not find any single magazine which I thought could remind me of the years I spent at that famous MCKK... what a shame."

I think he has said it all.

CM pledges to help HSOBA

By MARTIN CARVALHO and CINDY TAN
malacca@thestar.com.my

MALACCA: Former student and Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam has pledged to help the Malacca High School Old Boys Association (HSOBA) following plans by the education authorities here to acquire its clubhouse.

Mohd Ali, who studied at Malacca High School between 1961 and 1967, said he was unaware of the dispute between the school authorities and HSOBA over the use of the clubhouse.

“I will ask the Malacca Education Department for a full report on the matter as I was unaware that HSOBA members had been prevented from using their clubhouse,” he told reporters at his office in Ayer Keroh yesterday.

He added he would personally assist HSOBA, as best as he can, to resolve the issue over the proposed acquisition of the clubhouse.

“The state would be willing to offer them a place on Pulau Melaka.

“I am willing to help them raise the necessary funds through a fundraising dinner,” he said.

When contacted, HSOBA president Manual Gomez said he was glad that Mohd Ali, a HSOBA member, had agreed to look into their plight.

“I am happy that the Chief Minister has agreed to help us.

“We are not against the acquisition but worried that HSOBA would be left out in the streets without a proper clubhouse once it is acquired,“ he said.

He added that the Melaka Tengah Land Office had also agreed to defer the acquisition evaluation exercise fixed on Jan 18 to Feb 9 following an appeal by HSOBA.

Malacca High School, the second oldest school in Malaysia, was established in 1826.

HSOBA, which has 18,000 members, was formed in 1921 with MCA founder Tun Tan Cheng Lock, a former student, appointed its first president.

Problems arose between HSOBA and the school authorities in 2006 when members had difficulty using the clubhouse which is located within the school.

Current MHS School authority trying to acquire HSOBA land and building

WEBMASTER: EMAIL US YOUR OPINION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOUR VIEWS CAN BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

RECENTLY, MELAKA STATE GOVERNMENT HAS INTENTION TO RE-LOCATE BHES AND SFI AT BANDARHILIR TO PULAU MELAKA BUT OLD PUPILS OF SFI WAS AGAINST THE PROPOSED RE-LOCATION. THEY RECEIVED 1000 EMAILS AGAINST THE IDEA WITHIN 5 DAYS VIA FACEBOOK.THE RE-LOCATION HAS NOW BEEN SHELVED DUE TO THE OPPOSITION.

WE, AS MHS ALUMNI MEMBERS, SHOULD MAKE OUR VOICE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR WITH ONE VOICE AND DETERMINATION. HSOBA HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 90 YEARS BUT THE CURRENT SCHOOL AUTHORITY WHICH HAS THIS IDEA, IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.

WHY CAN'T THE CURRENT SCHOOL AUTHORITY WORKS TOGETHER WITH OUR FORMER PUPILS ALUMNI AS ONE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MALACCA HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS

KINDLY EMAIL THIS eNEWSLETTER TO YOUR CLASSMATES AND SCHOOLMATES SO THAT THEIR VIEWS CAN BE RECORDED. EMAILTO:admin@mahsopa.net

MAHSOPA MELAKA NIGHT CRUISE

The above Melaka Night Cruise was held in Melaka on 20th. November 2010 with minimum participation from members and non-members of MAHSOPA.

On the committee level, Tan Sri Abdul Rahman and wife together with their domestic helper attended while the cruise co-ordinator, Kang and wife graced the event.

A Malacca-based Malacca High School former pupil, Mr. Ong together with his wife and son, supported the event. They met Mr. Kang and wife at the Aldy Hotel Bistro at about 7.00pm

Despite the lack of participants, our small group boarded the cruise boats at about 8.30pm with other visitors from various parts of Malaysia. Being the year end school holidays, the cruise was well patronised.

The night cruise began up the Melaka river by passing through the Stadthuys area, Riverside, Chan Koon Cheng bridge and Kampung Pantai. It continued onto Kampung Jawa, old central market and the newly constructed Hang Tuah bridge near to the former Cathay cinema.

After passing Hang Tuah bridge, it goes up river into Kampung Morten, Majestic Hotel and reached Taman Rempah before turning back to the river mouth.

Overall, it was a pleasant journey and the full moon lit up the night sky. The lights and murals including the water fountain at Dataran Munshi Abdullah at the end of Jalan Pasar Baru were some highlights of the Melaka River Night Cruise.

It was a pity that more members and their families were not keen to take part in this outing.

MALAYSIAN TAX TALK CANCELLED

The planned talk on "Malaysian Tax" on this coming Saturday morning on 27th. November 2010, has been cancelled.

The lack of response from members in confirming their attendances was the primary reason for canceling this T-talk.

We want to receive feedback from members on what topics they are interested to attend before we organise future talks. Some time and effort was done by the organiser(s) and as members, we should be responsive and take part in any of these scheduled talks and events.