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 The Covid-19 pandemic may have caused severe disruption
to the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe, but
it did not prevent ACSians abroad to find ways and means
to celebrate the 135th ACS Founder’s Day without flouting
safety management measures. Besides the celebrations in
Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland as reported below,
there were also other smaller groups of ACSians abroad, and
in Singapore as well, gathering to celebrate their beloved alma
mater’s birthday.
 Although the past year was fraught with Covid-19 challenges,
we went on social media to determine the number of
ACSians living in New Zealand and to gauge the interest
for a gathering to celebrate our 135th ACS Founder’s Day.
Out of the woodwork, came over 20 positive replies. With
New Zealand at a more relaxed level 1, we decided to
meet for dinner on February 27. But alas, community
cases emerged that week and as Auckland went back into
lockdown, we had no choice but to postpone the dinner.
Thankfully, we were able to meet on March 20 three weeks
later. While we span five decades of ACS from the 60s to the
last decade, we had a great time chatting with each other
over a good meal. Some had met up earlier at a nearby pub
for a pre-dinner tipple and of course, after dinner, we went
outside of the restaurant (so as not to scare the other diners)
to sing the school anthem.
All in all, it was a wonderful evening.
Colin Koh
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