tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post111637222195746190..comments2024-03-27T15:32:06.627+08:00Comments on Sarawakiana@2: Sibu People Series: Brother Albinus Ensuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-86933221279271969392015-04-17T06:16:03.629+08:002015-04-17T06:16:03.629+08:00I left Sacred Heart School in Sibu, Sarawak, Malay...I left Sacred Heart School in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia at the end of 1981 to study 2 years high school, then 6 years university to become a medical doctor in Australia. Career-wise since then I have mainly worked in the field of anesthesia, intensive care & emergency medicine with the recent goal to essentially offer Rural Generalist relieving service in rural Australia. I also do active research medically & non-medically. My interactions with the 'very strict' influential Brother Albinus had shaped my life in good & bad manners with some emotional scars from psychologically doing certain wrong thing in life but overall becoing a stronger person, family man and Christian. God bless Brother Albinus soul. Rest In Peace. J Ting, 08:15 am Friday 17 April 2015 BrisbaneJohn Tinghttps://jycting.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-31912912936849531442013-08-16T00:53:40.342+08:002013-08-16T00:53:40.342+08:00I dont think that is true because Bro Albinus'...I dont think that is true because Bro Albinus' favourite teachers are all ladies1!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-44679443245276789622013-08-13T13:29:50.095+08:002013-08-13T13:29:50.095+08:00Indeed , an intelligent Principal would always wri...Indeed , an intelligent Principal would always write inspiring words in his/her students' testimonials. That piece of paper is often a springboard for the student to do well in the future. Good words usually inspire a child positively. I wish more Principals are adept in the writing of testimonials. Some just scribble a few words, others just write a few simple words thus "dismissing" the student forever...It is a sad time for many heads and most of their students who need an encouraging word, and a helping had.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-600136014238626182013-08-12T19:26:40.760+08:002013-08-12T19:26:40.760+08:00brother albinus fid write nice things in my testim...brother albinus fid write nice things in my testimonial. He wrote "he has shown his intellectual abilities and an aptitude for serious study.: that was written few months before he reired!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-82163989234005675912013-08-12T11:14:39.398+08:002013-08-12T11:14:39.398+08:00I think the brothers went to see every English mov...I think the brothers went to see every English movie which were shown. They would go after an early dinner. When Brother Albinus bought his car (the car might have been a mission car though),the brothers all went by car and we could tell that they were in the cinema!! I am sure the Zenith Mint Cinema was happy to have the loyal patronage of the brothers.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-64940618068280521892013-08-12T10:05:39.121+08:002013-08-12T10:05:39.121+08:00Thank you for commenting.Thank you for commenting.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-56895735110083461752013-08-12T10:04:19.927+08:002013-08-12T10:04:19.927+08:00There were whispers that Bro Albinus did not like ...There were whispers that Bro Albinus did not like women. But I would testify for him that HE knew a good woman teacher from a poor, uncooperative one. He was a good judge of character...hooom, hooom...hooom,Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-48142837156697357862013-08-12T08:24:09.164+08:002013-08-12T08:24:09.164+08:00Thanks for the comment.Thanks for the comment.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-89493185458264366212013-08-11T18:05:40.650+08:002013-08-11T18:05:40.650+08:00U have so many comments, what can I add as I am MS...U have so many comments, what can I add as I am MSS as you. My Dad knew him well. Of the 9 of us, only Joseph was taught by him, Joseph is a lawyers and remembers him well.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-35342113520988984062013-08-11T17:58:05.316+08:002013-08-11T17:58:05.316+08:00Yes indeed. All the brothers SMOKED..only very dis...Yes indeed. All the brothers SMOKED..only very discreetly. Because my uncle, and some of the boarders had to clean up the Mission House..I knew all along...But because I was young, and well Ang Mohs and every adult could smoke, it was not an issue with me. Only when I became a school teacher did I have to make a difference between Authority and Subservience, Non Smoking Rules etc...and all those terms, like Negotiable s, Non negotiables....Today the schools just put up a sign.."Non Smoking Zone"..and that's it. And immediately after school, you see those boys in green trousers light up!! It is something you want to laugh and cry at the same time.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-60213691169715894832013-08-11T17:54:06.986+08:002013-08-11T17:54:06.986+08:00The School and Mission moved to Oya in 1967-1968. ...The School and Mission moved to Oya in 1967-1968. I am not sure if my uncle Lau Ing Pew already retired then because my grandmother could no longer walk to the mission. She would have to call a trishaw. And I believe that my uncle would come to town to meet her if necessary. My grandmother did not know how to use the black telephone in those days. We also did not have a telephone.<br /><br />Any phone calls had to be made in Ta Fong Aerated Company Office, where another uncle, Lau Pang Kwong was CEO.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-88138253803691332232013-08-11T16:15:28.874+08:002013-08-11T16:15:28.874+08:00Good boys are timid and don't make headlines. ...Good boys are timid and don't make headlines. Bad guys make money and make headlines according to a revered writer. Some dropouts are good like Bill Gates..some just cannot make it, so they have to find an alternative. The fastest way is to find that first bucket of gold by hook or by crook..many young men cannot wait...you can guess the rest.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-32396506578933888692013-08-11T16:13:39.400+08:002013-08-11T16:13:39.400+08:00Pai yang is every where..not necessarily from Sacr...Pai yang is every where..not necessarily from Sacred Heart. Sibu generally has bad press reviews at the moment. Sad to say.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-3559822168411923822013-08-11T16:07:41.997+08:002013-08-11T16:07:41.997+08:00i believe so because nowadays there are so many pa...i believe so because nowadays there are so many pai yian, droputs from school!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-79832870108460675672013-08-11T14:10:32.158+08:002013-08-11T14:10:32.158+08:00Do you mean after that more Sacred Heart's boy...Do you mean after that more Sacred Heart's boys became pai yian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-14966962917632084602013-08-11T13:32:33.990+08:002013-08-11T13:32:33.990+08:00Exactly like Brother Albinus and the other brother...Exactly like Brother Albinus and the other brother who like to smoke but I never knew Brp Albinus smoked until many dacades later When my school mate came back from US (he is a PR there) and told me abouit it in the cafe of Lime Tree Hotel close to midnight just last year!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-1769904380960905372013-08-11T13:29:22.500+08:002013-08-11T13:29:22.500+08:00Ya, in those days before we have western food like...Ya, in those days before we have western food like KFC, Sugar Bun, MacDonald. I remember when Sugar opened in Sibu, Brother Hilary gave two of us some money to buy burger. The Brothers must have missed their home without western food in those early days!!<br /><br />I remember the priest at the Sacred Heart Churh and their cuisine. I saw that in 1970s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-62158800823077982702013-08-11T12:18:27.188+08:002013-08-11T12:18:27.188+08:001. It is good he corrected the "wrong". ...1. It is good he corrected the "wrong". very correctly requested, and very well addressed by Brother Albinus. No need to go through committee meeting too. I can imagine his power at that time.<br />2. That was very sharp of him. I wish I have a pengetua like that years later. The student Committee's money was all spent in eating, eating, and other non-educational activities by committee members and chairperson of the committee and advisors..and a lot of teaching staff knew about this. But no one stopped them. In the end the Majlis Pelajar's great savings were Zero, and Even Minus in the bank...Money EATEN literally. Brother Albinus was right in a way. Really admirable.<br />3. Yes,good of the student to be obedient in school. I would take off the earring in school, and wear it at home..Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, give unto God, what is God's. It is like smoking. Many addicts can smoke outside school gates like chimneys, but in school, they control. Everyone is happy. But in the end, one must remember one's health. It is one's choice. God Almighty is All Seeing. Amen.<br />Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-59110549807708219312013-08-10T23:53:48.015+08:002013-08-10T23:53:48.015+08:00I could not find it. Thanks anyway.I could not find it. Thanks anyway.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-16876416868860210572013-08-10T23:53:20.351+08:002013-08-10T23:53:20.351+08:00I heard that too.I heard that too.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-82105000666031476062013-08-10T23:52:50.848+08:002013-08-10T23:52:50.848+08:00That was really good of him. Praise God.That was really good of him. Praise God.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-62481865022430096352013-08-10T23:52:21.138+08:002013-08-10T23:52:21.138+08:00That's very very good of him. I also experienc...That's very very good of him. I also experienced a personal touch of his when I supervised SHS for examns. I was pregnant then and he smiled saying that I was a tough lady and did not complain about the hot air in the school. No airconditioning in those days. The Art exam was in the afternoon also. My assistant and I arranged and rearranged the art display for still life until both of us were satisfied. It was so hot!!Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-4847353819331239892013-08-10T23:49:18.111+08:002013-08-10T23:49:18.111+08:00Yes he was good with that. When I was still a stud...Yes he was good with that. When I was still a student, I heard from several people that he was very concerned that boarders should have really proper food. SHS should be like a good home , quiet for studies. To him education was the most important for people from poor background. May be that was mainly because he too came from very poor background. I understood that in those days completely. And I agreed with him that some kids needed some beating!!Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-79222738368091933002013-08-10T13:49:58.203+08:002013-08-10T13:49:58.203+08:00After Bro Albinus retired and left Sacred Heart, I...After Bro Albinus retired and left Sacred Heart, I heard an elderly Fppchow lady exclaimed:"Mo Abai, Sibu pai yian muan li muan say" translated as "No more Brother Albinus, Sibu ganster getting more and more"!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-88358918604908156022013-08-10T12:50:42.384+08:002013-08-10T12:50:42.384+08:00One very good thing about Bro Albinus is that he o...One very good thing about Bro Albinus is that he opened up classroom and library for students to study inj a quiet place after school (2pm - 4pm) and 7pm to 945 pm. Every night he would supervise. My schoolmate was telling me that his father was from Belaga and rented a room for the 4 brothers and sisters. there were hardly any space in the room for him to study! Thankfully Bro Albinus has the sense to offer a quiet place for him to study. he is now and engineer!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com