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  Calling all Alumni of ACS Ipoh! Keep the 3rd of August 2013 free…..for a “an unforgettable evening of fun, laughter and friendship”. This get-together will be held at the Kinta Riverfront Hotel, from 6.30pm-12am. Those interested can contact: Ms Lim (05-2532882); Mr Looi (012-5151116); Mr Hum (012-3360770); Mr Lau (017-8820608); OR book online at [...]

Nostalgic  flash back in Ipoh ACS – The little park in the site of the current Carpentry Shed  1953 by IpohBornKid Prior to the erection of the Carpentry Shed, there was a little park of green grass with a middle line of trees, one of which was a frangipani tree of nearly 12 feet tall.  [...]

We received these interesting pictures from Ralph Khaw (from Perth, Australia). He also emailed us a short explanation for the above pictures: “I can’t remember the date of the singout organised in MGS , involving students from MGS,ACS,SMI. I played a small part as a member of Choir. The teacher singing is Eddie Chin,teacher of [...]

Calling all alumni of ACS Kampar!!! When did THIS happen? Are YOU in there somewhere….? For those of you who recognise the uniform, yes….this is indeed part of the ACS Kampar school band!

We thank Howard Tang Hoy Wah (from Falim, Perak) for this picture. Howard now lives in the US, and was formerly a student of ACS Ipoh. He was also well connected to the Wesley Methodist Church – his brother, Tang Kin Wah, once served as a Methodist Pastor before he too left for the States. This picture was [...]

Here’s another little sharing by IpohBornKid, about a school trip to Penang with his friends! This picture was taken in the 1950s where Mr Quah Kuan Teik took a bus load of ACS boys to Penang.  It was a most memorable trip and of course, we gave the old boy heaps but he remained firm [...]

For those who have been waiting patiently, here is UV’s Episode 8 of ‘Schooling in Ipoh’!   Episode 8: Schooling in Ipoh Life in Lower Six quickly went by.  Soon we became the seniors and new Lower Six students were coming in.  Many of those, especially those from MGS Ipoh were my friends from MYF [...]

We thank Ignatius Chew for these pictures – taken at the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) Ipoh, in the 1930s. Perhaps Ignatius or any of the other ‘Old Salts’ (as they call themselves) could tell us MORE?    Looking forward to your comments! We did better than just comments for AP(at)IpohBornKid sent us the following picture and [...]

It is said that the main building of the Angle Chinese School (ACS) was ‘erected and opened in 1914′. It was also said to have a ‘landmark, Edwardian-style building’ which stood ‘parallel to Lahat Road’. Interestingly, this building was designed by C H LaBrooy! (for more on ACS, click here) This picture here was sent [...]

Here’s the 2nd Episode from UV-Valiant Knight.    Episode 2   The Central Mental Hospital, TR. This picture was taken in 1952; the Writer’s mother is seated next to the Matron (an English Lady).    Aerial view of the ACS School, Ipoh   Transferring to another location is usually traumatic for some people.  I had to [...]