Visiting the Alma Mater after Three Decades

As of January this year, the Tunku Kurshiah College (Kolej Tunku Kurshiah) is no longer in Seremban. This boarding school for girls has been moved to a new campus in Bandar Enstek/Nilai. (The campus in Seremban will house another school). Although change is inevitable, we hope the new TKC campus will be an even better learning environment for the girls involved.

Back after more than 3 decades!

After seven years (1964-1970) of being educated there, a group of us visited our alma mater not so recently, me for the first time after more than three decades! The buildings are the same, though not so familiar anymore. They seem to be smaller (or rather we had grown taller, wider and older/wiser?). Some have been spruced up, some renovated, a few added.

TKC for us, had come full circle, because one of us - Tengku Azuan is the Principal then, and she had mooted the idea of a reunion at our alma mater. It was certainly a trip down memory lane ... Alma mater in Latin is 'nourishing mother' so I guess we were being nourished during our life in TKC, with a quite wholesome education.

The School block and a familiar though rather
older tree (CNB)

Visiting the dorms/rooms we used to live in brought back lots of happy memories. It's funny how the past seems pretty rosy now. We were young then and eager to learn and forge friendships. Friendships that have lasted many long years ...

With NH at the Red House block (SHJ) 

We went into the Dining Hall where we had been nourished on nasi kawah, gulai kawah, soggy papayas, bruised bananas, etc. ... I did enjoy the food then, really, and old photos of my 'chubby' self during the lower secondary school years, testify to this.

The Dining Hall seems bigger now to cater for more students

We walked by the Sick Bay where we remember the formidable Matrons who nursed us back to health. But you do not really want to have to be admitted into the Sick Bay in the first place!

The spruced-up Sick Bay (CNB) 

Before leaving, we went into The Hall where we had assembled every morning, where we had sat for our exams, and also where we were entertained - by weekend movies and flings, and the occasional parties. And there and then we had our own little gig on stage - dancing the cha cha, etc. ... rekindling memories of our dancing learning days.

The Hall seen from the Dining Hall corridor. We did not have
the covered walkway then. (CNB)

Farewell to TKC in Seremban, and hello to TKC in Bandar Enstek/Nilai.
P.S. Thank you, Ku We for the lovely lunch spread at the Principal's, I mean, your house.