SIANG JIN’S recollection of spots around the old school brings to mind these two old Angsana trees. Who still remembers them? They stand at the junction of Victoria Green Road and Mandalay Road, and are still very sturdy and strong. During certain times of the year, such as in March and April, the trees would shed their tiny flowers and the roads would be carpeted in yellow. The yellow flowers of Cheng Beng. Like the Westlands School buildings, they would have many tales to tell of young boys waiting beneath the leafy boughs for their parents or transport (no Bas Sekolah in those days, just private taxis or trishaws) to pick them up after school had dismissed. Did you wait here too?
-- Quah Seng Sun
