Ragin Cajuns Malaysia

Ragin Cajuns from Dallas

2009-07-05T12:28:00.000+08:00

RaginCajun - Singapore Chapter Get Together

2009-04-25T20:29:00.003+08:00

* The Singapore Ragin Cajun had a small get together last nite at t.s & michelle's residence.

Attendees were Utah Phang, Sia and Gan, Yen Fong, Boon Lai and Lee San, Yeo, Chiu & KaiPeng and virtual guests Miss Han & Phang from Dallas.

Menu of the nite: Guacamole & Chip, Vietnamese Vermicelli, Redbean & Rice, Chocolate Cake

Visitor from Fiji Island

2009-04-09T20:18:00.004+08:00

Met "Champion" Ong (zfm@unwired.com.fj ) aka Ataka (member of the Spring 83 painting crew) who was in KL for a short holiday. Ong, now a timber consultant has being working and settling down in Papua New Guinea and Fiji Island since mid 80’s after graduating with an Accounting degree from USL.

* pic are t.s., benny "FeiLo" Lim, Tham. and Champion Ong.

Coffee@original Old Town, Ipoh

2008-12-08T13:48:00.002+08:00

Stopping by Ipoh to have the "original" old town coffee with "big" Tham and On Koon.

Talent Who Never Came Home

2008-06-11T18:01:00.002+08:00

On my last visit to US, I did a detour to New Orleans to have a first hand look at the devastation caused by Katrina. I called and met up with Alan Tan @ New Orleans Airport before heading to my next destination. Alan who hailed from KL is married to a N.O. native and has being living in Kenner outside New Orleans since graduated from USL in the mid 80's. Alan and Marie have 2 college going sons.

432 East Main Street - Found!

2008-04-24T23:04:00.001+08:00

Thanks to Gan Kim-Teck former MIA pieman (http://www.linkedin.com/profile?goback=%2Econ&viewProfile=&key=12377199&jsstate=.conbro_0_*51_false_*2_1800) who alerted me that our Towkay Sia (another MIA domino pizza delivery man) and Lingam(unknown now a professor in Singapore) have recently started a blog dedicated to former gang members associated at 432 East Main Street a.k.a “white house” during the 80’s.

You may visit them at http://usleastmain.blogspot.com/

Recent USL Photos

2008-04-04T16:02:00.005+08:00

From: cassia@singnet.com.sg
To: ragincajun.malaysia@gmail.com
Date: Apr 4, 2008 4:02 PM

Subject: USL Photo

Hi Han,

I went back to visit USL two weeks ago. I took a lot of photographs. If any of our friends interested, you are welcome to visit my space. The link below will get you there.

http://alexsia8010.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!519444B35757EEB2!181?authkey=PAu4XKj6sRY$

Regards

Alex Sia Siak Yong(Class84)
Winnie Gan Geok Toh(Class84)
Singapore

Hello and Welcome On Board

2007-07-24T17:16:00.000+08:00

Fellow Alumni,
For those who have recently attended the July 7th “Gala” dinner in KL, I am sure you have a lot to catch up with your college mates especially those whom you have lost touch with for the past 20 over years. For those who have missed out on the event, I am sure there will be one organize yearly from now on if the response is good. In short, I would like to thank Mohd Zahari Zain again for taking the “trouble” to organize it despite the fact that he almost has to cancel due to poor and slow initial response.

At the Gala Dinner, the UL@Lafayette Alumni Malaysia Chapter was born though without the official birth certificate (registration) yet. A few individuals were also “kena” arrowed to be in the committee to jump start and hold the alumni fort.
A blog site has been created at http://ragincajun-malaysia.blogspot.com/ to capture some of the pass memories and future events. It will also serves as a forum for future alumni information sharing and dissemination.

Some time were spent digging thru some of the 80’s L’Acadien (year book) and relevant info and pictures had been extracted to kick start the site. Please email us if you find any inaccurate info published and we will make the necessary correction.

For Comments
To make the site meaningful, you may want to chip in with your thoughts in the comment section of the blog entries; guest book, etc. REMEMBER to Sign off your name and NO anonymous please.

Moving forward, we need content to make the site meaningful and alive! No content No “cerita”.
For blog entry to share:
Please include entry title and picture (picture tells a thousand words) if possible, approximate time the event occurs, etc

Alumni Directory (see our partial list at blog under “Directory”)
Name, year of graduation, major, email address, residence city, contact number and brief write-up of you, etc.

Please help to spread the word and forward to fellow alumni whom you know and currently not in the Alumni Directory.

Welcome on board and happy blogging.

On Behalf of the 2007 committee,

t.s. han(cmp85) a.ka. affandi
ragincajun.malaysia@gmail.com

UL@Lafayette Alumni Reunion - Impiana Hotel, KL

2007-07-07T20:30:00.001+08:00

I can’t believe that life has passed us by so fast. How can it be that we left ULL aka USL more than two decades ago? Meeting one another up at this reunion tells us one thing - time flashes by very quickly.

We all have indeed changed and grown (shapes & sizes too!) not to mention that some of us have grey hair, and of course there are some who left with little hair. I speak for the ladies - Thank God, we have hair coloring.

Through this gathering, we sensed a feeling of being connected with one another as we shared a common past where our paths once crossed. We forged new relationship with our university friends whom we have lost touch decades ago.

This reunion provides us an excellent opportunity to network with one another as many of us have branched out working in diversified industries. We are proud of the Raging Cajun spirit in our ULL alumni where many of them are also movers and shakers in their professional fields. We are happy for our alumni’s accomplishments and achievements.

We were evoked with memories we shared during our university days. We reminisced the good old days of studying, cramming for exams, partying, tight budget travels, funny dormitory/apartment tales, part time jobs, project papers, etc, etc. Who can forget the 24-hour Doughnut Shop, which provided us with tasty doughnuts and aromatic coffee to keep us up for the last minute all-night-marathon study? Or can anyone recall the frying salted fish episode in the dormitory and the comments received from other dormitory residents? Umm… quite a tale!

We also noted that there were many ULL alumni couples at the reunion party. Yes, we found our life partners while studying really hard. We exchanged notes about the welfare of our families and that there are quite a number of our kids attending college now.

And to remind us that we have truly Grown Up - no more “play play as in ULL days” - here are the 15 signs (copied & adapted from the internet):

You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
You hear your favorite song on an elevator.
You watch the Weather Channel.
You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up.
"You're the one calling the police because those damn kids next door won't turn down the stereo.
You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonalds leftovers.
Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
You no longer take naps from noon to 6 PM.
Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff.
"You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work(betul?).

You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you.

In short, we had so much fun and laughter at this reunion that we want to organize the next reunion soon. Please share your ideas with us so that we can look forward to another reunion party to be remembered for.

So, please spread the word around, member-get-member, start your recruitment process NOW!

by Tsui Ling

The Architect of The Nite!

2007-07-07T20:00:00.000+08:00

The Organizer: Mohamed Zahari Zain of Class90. Inset picture was the smaller version of him taken from 85/86’s L’Acadien!!!

Once a "TaiKo" always a "TaiKo"

2007-07-07T19:30:00.000+08:00

20+ years later, no more afro hairdo. "Feiloh" Yow now a towkay in KL and Chi On Koon okchi8@gmail.com , businessman residing in Ipoh Timur.

Fresh Cajun Supplies

2007-06-30T14:34:00.000+08:00

Some old friend recently brought back some fresh Cajun supplies while visiting us from the States. Jambalaya mix; Gumbo mix; Dirty rice and Cajun mixed nuts, yumyum! FYI, you may get frozen crawfish from Ikea food section. Those who crazy about Cajuns’ Popeye Fried Chickens (Crawfish Popcorn and Redbean & Rice not in the menu), you can get it at Terminal One of Changi airport.

Walk of Fame@Martin Hall

2007-06-07T10:27:00.000+08:00

jstan@technip.com wrote:

the next time u visit UL, pls make a visit at Martin Hall, they even hv the names of graduates engrave on tile pasted on the floor.

i am not sure is for all or only the ones in honor list picture was taken by my sis who visited UL recently

Panties Raid

2004-07-25T20:30:00.000+08:00

Any one would like to share their annual dorm "panties raid" experience.......

The Super "Laude" - Summa Cum Laude

1986-07-16T14:40:00.000+08:00

This entry is dedicated to the super "laude" holders:
1. Wong Kar Seng(EE85): A 4-pointer is currently working in Egypt according to his spouse, Carrie Ooi ( carriegoi@yahoo.com )
2. Lim Yet Mee PHD (Biz85): Lecturer at Unitar(?)
3. Pang Kong Yau(Civil84): "Towkay" in KL
4. Yap Kai Beng(Civil86): Klang residence
5. Siapa lagi????

Lagniappe Day

1986-07-15T10:04:00.000+08:00

Annual lagniappe day? Crawfish boils...

Picture extracted from 86's L'Acadien

Who were the cajun chicks???

ISC - 1986

1986-07-15T09:59:00.000+08:00

Front: Sec Posypathy Jay Paspupathy; VP Sia Daniel Ling; Pres Tan Hock Soon; Trea Ling Hua Kher;
Back: Shantanu Gupta, Calvin Leung, Man Keung Tse, Lee Ah Boon, Lawrence Lee, Heraclis Heracleous, ISC Advisor Susan Weishar

Campus Cop

1986-01-15T10:08:00.000+08:00

Dun mess with them!!! These were the gatekeepers who withhold your transcripts if you dun settle all your traffic fines….even after your graduation..

Badminton Club - 1985

1985-07-11T11:53:00.000+08:00

MSA - 1985

1985-07-11T00:59:00.000+08:00

Front Row: Ayob Hashim, Pres; Nor Asman Hussein, VP; Zadaria Yaakub, Sec; Ong Bee Lee, Tan Lai Kee.

2nd Row: Mohamed Firouz Asnan; Syvester San; Mohd Tajuddin Tahir; Ahmad Zabidi Mohd Aris; Lee See Chaun

Thanksgiving

1984-11-24T03:12:00.000+08:00

International Students queueing up at the Campus Church for free turkey lunch on Thanksgiving day.

Halloween - Ring2??

1984-10-31T22:20:00.000+08:00

Halloween party 84

"White House"@East Main

1984-07-12T11:54:00.000+08:00

Akan Datang by Lau Siow Ling ( siowling@silverglobe.com )

Dorm "Jaga" - Yap Siong Choon

1984-07-12T10:55:00.000+08:00

Another “TaiKo”/ring leader, Yap Siong Choon ( syap@dot.ca.gov ) who used to work as dormitory "jaga" that come with free food and free stay. He was involved in one of the longest marathon courting love affair at USL and had eventually succeeded and married Bee Eng. They have 2 teenage children and currently residing in L.A.

Watch out for Yap the next time when you are on California highway LA metropolitan area. He drives a yellow DOT pickup with yellow siren (see pic) working as transportation engineer with the Department of Transportation (DOT) of California.

International Student Council - 1984

1984-07-11T11:42:00.000+08:00

International Student Council - 1984 elected officials from Malaysia are:
Lee See Chuan, VP;
Stevenson Lim, president limstrs@aol.com Caltrans's Engineer for City of L.A. currently residing in Pasedena California.
and Leong Kok Khoon, treasurer.

MSA - 1984

1984-07-11T11:40:00.000+08:00

Malaysian Student Association - 1984

First Row: Lee Ah Boon, Tan Yew Hock, Khou Beng Chew, Tan Soo Hock and Chooi Fatt Fook.

Second Row: Phang Poy Leong, Liu Teck Chai, Loo Seow Beng, Tang Kuok Tiing, Lim Kok Tiong, and Ling Kher Hwa.

USL Badminton Club - 1984

1984-07-11T11:35:00.000+08:00

The USL badminton club members back in 80’s were predominantly from Malaysia.

Computer Room

1984-03-10T16:26:00.000+08:00

Remember those days where we spent endless nites at the computer room! Pyramid 90X at Conference Center and Multics Systems at Stephens Hall. The guy look familiar and I believe he is Chew something….

Mardi Gras - New Orleans

1984-02-12T11:53:00.000+08:00

My "idol" Kenneth Thuang Ah Ngau (kt@hytc.com) hailed from Triang, Pahang now a successful CPA running his own accounting firm in L.A. Picture taken with “Boy George” in New Orleans during 1984 Mardi Gras.

Acadian Bakery@Johnston Street

1983-07-12T14:12:00.000+08:00

Thru’ introduction from the Donut Man Alan Pang (now CPA residing in L.A.) a group of Malaysians started working at the Acadian Bakery on Johnston Street during the Summer of 1983. The pioneer Cajun Pie crew a.k.a “Pie Loh” consists of few local black “kids” and a few Malaysians mostly on either “FaMo” or Solo scholarship. The initial days were fun and I recalled Mok’s one-hand egg cracking skill and dough rolling technique thru his training at home(family was in the “Pao” business in Sugai Buloh) were a jaw dropping eyes opener for the locals and the boss.
We did such an efficient job during the initial months that the owner Bill decided to fire the locals and let us “sub” the whole pie making job. His utilities bill was probably halved since we usually finished the work in half the time taken previously by the locals.

The pie crew’s roles & responsibilities were:
- The mixer: prepare the dough from flour, grease and shortening etc.
- The dough roller: prepare the dough for the pie maker
- The pie maker: making the pie from coconut, fig, apple or pineapple, etc. filling
- The forker: poking holes on the pies so that the pies could breathe in the oven to prevent them from exploding.

- The "general worker" - side kicker with no specific role

The first generation(Ver 1.0) “Pie Loh” :
1. Gan Kim Teck - MIA?
2. Lee Soo On - MIA in NJ or NY?
3. T.S. (Affandi) hantiewsiew@gmail.com - hunting "heads" for a living and 50% goofing off in cyberspace currently residing in the “little red dot” under the "foreign talent scheme". Aspire to be a casino croupier in his next career move.
4. “Forker” Jiunn Tan jstan@technip.com - successful oil and gas engineer residing in a posh mansion in Klang but no where as compare to Istana “Z”
5. Mok KamTsui wun_mok@hotmail.com - software consultant and part time fisherman(leisure) residing in Dallas
6. Small Tham wctham@elken.com.my – graduated with some “laude” pangkat, now CIO residing in KL
7. Big Tham thamkomsan@maybank.com.my - banker in Ipoh
8. Freddie (Chooi Fatt Fook) fchooi@gmail.com – private financier residing in KL
9. "Speedy & longhair" Tiong from Sitiawan - MIA

10… anybody else???

Second Generation(please add on....)

The Oven team?....

The Exterminator - "Roach Man"

1983-07-12T13:25:00.000+08:00

Pest Control – The “Roach” Man
There was a team of pest busters a.k.a. “roach man” used to go around the campus dorms to spray pest insecticide. I was told back then they used to shit “green” poo because of the toxin?? The more hour they log in with their pest job the darker their poo.

The crews were:
1. Loh Hon Siong(?) - MIA?
2. Joseph Tan – MIA?
3. Tan Lai Kee – Very good in basketball – MIA??
4. Anybody else?

Domino's Pizza Drivers

1983-04-12T21:01:00.000+08:00

This blog dedicated to fellow alumni who once work at the Domino Pizza Chain.
The delivery drivers were:
1. Yeo Hock Chai ( yeohc@surbana.com ) architect in Singapore
2. Gopal Velu: gopalvelu@hotmail.com a diehard Intel employee currently residing in Arizona.
3. Mike Low: MIA in Hong Kong maybe?
4. Seah: Businessman in Singapore
5. Ong Ku???
6. who else?

The Rocker

1983-03-13T11:21:00.000+08:00

This entry is dedicated to our Malay rocker frens who play the DeepPurple, Scorpion songs.... Where are you guys???

Campus Painters

1983-03-12T14:00:00.000+08:00

Part of the campus maintenance extended workforce, the student painters on a min wage of US$2.65/hr were require to paint and upkeep the campus dormitories. The most enjoying and motivating assignment was when we were tasked to paint the female dormitory. Per campus rule, painters were required to shout deliberately softly “man on the hall” before entering the girls’ dormitory hallway. You bet the surprises we had encountered with the girls!

The roles consist of the supervisor (talker); roller and the trimmer (most difficult job):

The Spring83 crews were:
1. Supervisor: Baskaran, a qualified CPA MIA after hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
2. Dr. Silva - professor at UKM
3. Santhi ( santhirapalan.selvadurai@atosorigin.com ) IT Biz Development Manager in KL
4. Tan Teck Huat: MIA
5. Ong, the accountant who gone MIA in Papua New Guinea since 90’s
6. Tham ( wctham@elken.com.my ) - CIO in KL
7. T.S. (Affandi ) hantiewsiew@gmail.com
8. Suresh(from India): MIA in Silicon Valley since 1985
9. Who else??

Laundromat: recycle your coin?

1983-01-12T21:55:00.000+08:00

Have you ever try to "recycle" your quarters? It doesn't take us long to figure out which laundromat in town allow us to pull out the inserted quarters(using scotch tape) after the washing started. So is the coke machine....

This place also make your size XL t-shirt to size s if you don't pay attention to the timer and tempeture setting.