Meeting former neighbours

September 22 8:32am

Kelvin Ong (whom I have been in contact with through Facebook) and Andrew Kok used to be my neighbours when we were staying in Bourke Street, North Wollongong. They were staying at the First Floor while I stayed in Second Floor.

It is through Facebook that Kelvin told me Andrew lives in KK as well. Kelvin gave me Andrew’s handphone and last week I called Andrew but he’s on his way to Lahad Datu for work.

This morning when he came back from Lahad Datu, he called. He stayed quite near my place, just across the Lintas Highway at Taman Bunga Raja.

Tonight Andrew fetched me and we met up with Kelvin at Yen Ai, Lintas Plaza for a drink and talked about old times for two hours. Funny thing was when we arrived, I found out that three of us were all wearing a black top. What a coincidence!

Since both of them are working outstation during weekdays, we have to meet up for dinner another time during the weekend.

Potbless Dinner at Dr. Peter Ong's house on 9 June 2007

Jun 25, 2007, 8:51 pm

I met Dr. Peter Ong the night before at a get together of ex-OCFers. I 'knew' him before because he was one of my late dad's doctor in QEH when dad was suffering from colon cancer in 1998.

But tonight I had the priviledge to be one of the guests at his house (which is very near mine, just across from Lintas Highway at Taman Bunga Raya). Dr. Peter Ong and his beloved wife Susie are really humble people. It is really an honour of finally knowing him personally. He has a great sense of humour.

His wife is a very good cook. I had the best chicken pie tonight since coming back from Down Under. Never tasted one as good as those ones I had in Australia yonks ago. Talking about pie, Dr. Peter Ong used to work in a pie factory when he was studying in Melbourne and he went on to tell us how the pies were done before transported to the supermarkets/shops. Mrs. Ong also made a lot of other food like sausage bread, potato salad, vege salad, muffins, etc and allowed us to take away but the pie is the one I would remember for a long time to come. Even thinking about it now makes me salivates! Yum yum.

Lily Tan, Fah Lee, Eunice Lo and mum also contributed to the potbless. Food glorious food! Just reminded us all the great potbless we had during our OCF days.