2025 Chuah Chow Peng Sportsman of the Year, 1970 Captain of Gilbert House The perennial sportsman - there wasn’t a sport Chow Peng didn’t play @ SGI. Football, Hockey, Basketball, Badminton you name it, he played it. On the track, he ran sprints: 100m, 200m, 400m - both individual & team. His under 15 school record for 100m, still remains unbroken after 55 years. He wasn’t just a sportsman - he was, and still is, an icon of SGI 1970. It’s hard to think of Taiping, without thinking of Chow Peng.	1969 Cheah Eng Seng Cheah Eng Seng was one of only two Georgians chosen for the prestigious Royal Military College in 1969 - a proud moment for SGI and for us, his friends. In the photo, he holds the standard-issue SLR rifle, heavy and powerful, the pride of the Malaysian Armed Forces then. Some, seeing the James Dean poster beside him, joked he was a rebel without a cause. Today, that “rebel” is a Pastor, guiding his flock towards salvation.	1965 Standard 6A These 12 year olds went on to varied careers, but all share the bond of those early school life to this day. A facinating feature of this class is: Two pastors have come from this class - Rev Tan Wee Li (standing last row 4th from right), a celebrated speaker and former President of the Methodist Foundation, New England, USA, and Pastor Cheah Eng Seng (standing last row 4th from left), now leading Setia Alam Community Church, Selangor. Two Shepherds from One Classroom.
1970 Taiping Eight classmates, two guitars - and every one of them could play. Front L: Chong Beng, Beng Guan, Cheng Yan, the late Paul Lau, Ban Guan, Soo Keong. Back L: Yeap Min, Tony Kwa. All were self-taught, learning chords and tunes by ear. What began as casual strumming became a shared passion, with music binding their friendship as tightly as their school days did.	1972 Maxwell Hills Form 6 This is a group of Form 6 students on a couple of days trip to the Maxwells Hill. During the staycation, at the Bungalow they had rented, the first night saw boys on one side of the hall, girls on the other. Someone began telling ghost stories from the old bungalows, and soon others joined in. The tales grew so chilling that, by the end, no one dared walk back to their rooms. Instead, everyone stayed put, curling up where they sat and drifting off to sleep together till morning light.	1970 Taiping AV Association In 1970, the SGI Audio Visual Association - led by President Yee Choy Kai and guided by advisor Mr. Sant Singh - turned the school hall into a cinema for just 25 cents a ticket. Members also ran a small stall outside the hall, selling titbits and drinks to the students. Screenings of classics like The Guns of Navarone and Georgy Girl became exciting events, adding some sparkle to student life.
1969 Taiping Kem Maju Day Camp at Kem Maju, near the Burmese Pool - between 1st Taiping Scouts with Convent Girl Guides & Rangers. Participants from SGI 1970 were 5 boys seated in the 2nd row from the right to left: Yeap Min, Cheng Yan, Beng Guan, Cheong Seng and Ong Chin San	1964 / 1965 Boy cubs with primary school HM, Mr H E Augustin	1964-Stilt Walking Champs Ten-year-old beaming faces tell it all! From left, Lee Jin Hoe, Chong Cheng Yan, Chuah Chow Peng, Koo Soo Keong, Boo Chee Seng, James Chin Kuang Yam, Ng See Kook, Danny Leong Moon Loong, Hoong Sek Chee, and Ong Kok Wah proudly show off their simple stationery prizes after winning a thrilling stilt-walking team race. Such was the sweet innocence of early youth, where even a small win could spark immense excitement. Pure joy of victory!
1968 Form 3A Class Teacher: Mr. Albert Joseph	1968 Form 3B Class teacher: Mr James Saw Chin Bee	1965 Std 6A Photo No. 11
1970 Form 5Sc1 Photo No. 12	1970 Burmese Pool Photo No. 14	1964 Std 5A Class Teacher, Mrs Yee Shin Chong
1970-Josie & Gang Photo No. 15	1970 - Group Photo Photo No. 17	1965 - Standard 6A Class teacher, Mr James Saw Chin Bee
1963 - Standard 4A & 4B Photo No. 20