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5 and current, past and future families. We were joined on the evening by the Australian Ambassador to Jakarta Mr Bill Farmer and his wife, Elaine. Mr Farmer was invited to the function by Mr Nick Wagg - our OGG representative in Indonesia. The evening commenced somewhat slowly but I was reassured that it was only the congestion of traffic which delayed people. We were pleased to have received about six RSVPs from young OGGs living in Indonesia; however, by the end of the evening we had 15 – it was fantastic to see such a richness of friendship. A wonderful evening of camaraderie, laughter and reminiscence all enjoyed in the delightful garden setting of the Ceria Room at the Shangri-La Hotel.
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Alas, our South-East Asia visit was over bar the journey back to Melbourne – many, many friendships had been renewed while many more had been made. Geelong Grammar is an Australian School but the influence and partnership which our South-East Asian families and students bring to us, is a richness which we appreciate and value. Elizabeth Pont Director of Community Relations
6 1. Our high-spirited OGG pictured at the Principal’s Reception in Jakarta. 2. L to R: Geraldine Cheng & Swee Choo Yeoh at the Principal’s Singapore Reception. 3. Elaine and Bill Farmer (Australian Ambassador to Indonesia) were guests at the Principal’s Reception in Jakarta. 4. Chiou-Fong Thong (Ga’85), Tawfik Ismail (FB’71), U-En Ng (Cu’92) are the organisers of the weekly Bangkok lunches. 5. Pictured in the foyer of the magnificent Shangri- La Hotel Hong Kong. L to R: Elizabeth Pont, Beau Kwok (P’71), Stephen Meek, Dodo Hau, Christine Meek and Angelia Mellier. 6. At the OGGAsia Dinner in Bangkok were from L to R: (back) Kevin Kang (M’90), Paul Ng (FB’88) and Siew Kee Lee (M’88) and front: Roland Wu (P’93), Ella Wong and Paul Tan (Cu’88).
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