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On 18 May 2019, students of Junior 3, According to Mr Chong, the origins of our
Senior 2 and Senior 3 received the pri- ancestors can be touched, seen through eyes, spo-
vilege of being given the chance to attending a cul- ken and even be eaten during Chinese festive sea-
tural lecture by Mr Chong Keat Aun. This special sons. Chinese local dialects are widely used in our
arrangement has been made possible by our belo- daily lives, and a variety of local Chinese cuisines
ved Mr Ng Sui Thye, the Geography Teacher. are within easy reach. Many students were very
positive when being asked about their dialects of
Mr Chong Keat Aun, an important figure origin. Some had even tried to share the story of
to the local scene of culture, heritage preservati- their ancestors’ language with the audience.
on, who is also an avid lover of Chinese dialect
folksongs in Malaysia. Mr Chong began his talk One of the highlights of the day was when
with the introduction of a video show, in which Mr Chong invited a student from Senior 2 to read
he had been invited by the China Central Televi- out loud a poem in Cantonese, which was from a
sion to share stories about folklore and folksongs folk song. It was a pitch-perfect performance that
of Malaysian Chinese. It was a truly touching and had immediately gained a good praise from Mr.
enlightening presentation of history about our fore Chong, together with a wonderful round of applau-
founders as well. se from the floor.
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