Capstone Media Services: A Glance of Tawau in the Old days (ePub)

This is a true story depicting the good old days when life is so simple.

A story of a boy Bryan who was sent by the parents to a boarding house at age seven.

Due to lack of modern facilities such as clean water and electricity, he had to be sent home just after several months due to sickness. He recuperated for a year before he was sent to Sandakan to study at St Marys school. In spite of the many relatives he had, none could give him the proper upbringing. He had to struggle day in and day out.

Finally, he had to return to Sebatik Island to be with his parents. At age twelve, he returned to his old school at Holy Trinity School Tawau North Borneo and make the best of his life to improve his studies. Bryan was not a brilliant student but he has his wits to survive. Two years in Sandakan has made him a tough boy and was able to look after himself. Back to Holy Trinity School began the stories of life in the boarding house.

He finished his high school in 1963 and entered the business stint for three years. In 1967 he left the company and entered the teaching career and got a diploma in the education field.

He taught in SMK Abdullah Semporna for one year. When he got married, he was transferred to SMK Kuhara Tawau. He taught in SMK Kuhara from 1970 to 1982. In 1983 he was transferred to SRK St Patrick to be the headmaster and served the school till 1998 upon his retirement.

Now the retiree spent most of his time taking part in activities of the Sabah Government Pensioner Association and to write memoirs of yesteryear.

Bryan Paul Lai PPN, ADK,