Treasure trove of teachers

Thomas Khor along the corridor at WPS, 12 March 2018:
Remember the walk (some say “swagger”) and posture?

WHEN WE met the former teachers Thomas Khor, Hwang Hong Shi and Liew Chen Tong on 12 March 2018, we quickly realised one thing: They are a treasure trove of information on the school. On the other hand, we, former students, could recall much much less.

Hwang Hong Shi, we know from his Facebook entries, has a lot of pictures on scouting. As a young man, he was deeply involved in the movement and at Westlands Primary he was a teacher of the former Raja of Perlis, the late HRH Syed Putra Ibni Syed Hassan Jamalullail.

Thomas Khor was very happy that the meeting jolted his memory of the old days. He spoke about hiking with the scouts and being active in badminton. One of us said, “The most we recall about you are your posture and the way you walked”. And he jokingly replied that it is a habit that is, at his age, potentially hazardous -- he doesn’t see what he is stepping on!

Liew Chen Tong, who taught us Mandarin, recalled vividly the WW2 days and what his family had to do to evade the Japanese.

We intend to interview them and others, and source more photos, to make the contents of this website even richer.