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 2018 marks 40 years since the Class of
‘78 left secondary school at Barker Road.
40 is a very significant number --- rain fell
for 40 days and 40 nights before a new
world dawned, the Israelites wandered
in the Judean desert for 40 years before
God led them into the promised land, Jesus
fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before
God pronounced him as His beloved son.
Good things follow 40! So too have the
alumni of the Class of 78 gone through
their testing and trials in the last 40 years
and we look forward to the future with
great expectation.
To mark our “coming of age”, the Class of
‘78 held celebrations over 4 consecutive
days recently. Due to work, mission and
other commitments, some were able to
attend only one, others took day
 off to
enjoy (& relive) the old camaraderie, some
even flew in all the way from Australia to
be with us! We also took this opportunity
to honour our teachers by having them as
our guests for dinner and entertainment.
The celebrations began on the evening of
July 26 with some of our Meniscus Support
Group holding futsal games at a private
futsal court at Tagore Lane.
The next day, some of us crossed the
causeway by a chartered mini bus for
a relaxing game of golf and stayover.
Non-golfers and family also came along
to support at the 19th hole. It’s never too
early to induct young ACSians!
 On July 28, we had dinner at the Fullerton
Hotel. Our crowd started arriving by 6 pm
to catch the NDP Preview aerial and water
display from the balcony of our suites at
the Fullerton Hotel. After dinner we were
treated to fireworks display, and the party
continued late into the night.
On the final day, we wound down our
celebrations with a simple get together at
an F&B outlet in Sentosa owned by one
of our cohort.
One celebration for each decade of
friendship. “Senior citizen” is just a phrase,
age is only a number. We are ACS old
boys … with young hearts.
Lim King
For and on behalf of The Organizing
Committee
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