Pacific Internet Reunion Gathering

Date:  Jan 12, 2013

Nicholas Lee was the CEO of Pacific Internet.  He is one of the great leader that we respect very much.  

  Nick: "Ken, let's try to have a gathering before I go back."

  Ken: "Who you want to invite?"

  Nick: "Everyone who is interested to meet me."

  Ken: "OK!"

And there, I launched the WhatsApp and Facebook Chat and invited people I knew who knew Nick.  I may left out a few there and here.  But I am glad that almost 30+ people show up at Hock Koon's place on that day.

Of course Nick is happy to see every one and get to know what everyone is up to nowadays.

These are the early birds.  

There are plenty of food.

I cooked my famous Pen Cai (盆菜).

More sushi.  Fruit punch, etc.  

Every one is talking to every one.

Nick gets to take photos with the girls.  As usual.

Of course every one will take photos.

Let's take a photo here.  come come come… Thanks the host!

This is the finale photo (some people have left early, too bad).  But every one was having lots of liquor, lots of fun.  Lots of memories.

I can still remember, when we fight very hard for bringing in customers into Pacific Internet, and build the strongest and most stable systems and network up against our rivals - SingNet.  Those were the days where we work so hard every single day to build the business.  The company went to Nasdaq, and expands into 7 countries.  Those were the days where all great visions and dreams come through.  We all were very proud to be trained under Pacific Internet.  We are sad to hear that the "consumer" part of the Pacific Internet is closing down.  It is a great memory deep inside our heart.

Pacific Internet 万岁！

Sorry for those who who miss it because they do not read facebook messages in time.

Sorry for those who is after Nick Lee era.  This gathering is organised specially for Nick.  For people who knew Nick.

Sorry for those who we knew Nick but we have miss you out.  Sorry.

Sorry for those who was sick.  We offer you guys to come and quarantine at the Balcony area, you also don't want to come.  HAHAHAHA LOL.

The Internet Pioneers - Reunion

Date: Mar 9, 2011

Back in the old days, after the "TechNet" era, this is the team of systems engineers in Pacific Internet.  It was those days where we build fantastic modem pools to cater to 100K+ users, where we offer a single email domain @pacific.net.sg to users, where we handle 1/3 of the national caching servers farm (buying parts from Sim Lim Square) that shocks the US/European caching scientist, where we build solid web services and run one of the finest IRC services in Singapore.  Photo took back in 1996.

After 15 later, we have a reunion dinner that day.  And surprisingly we are looks the same after all these years.  Somehow the organizer (JC) unable to contact Soo Khim, so, Soo Khim is not with us that night.  Kok Hoou who is the real pioneer since TechNet days are with us (the one beside me).

We have a great meal at this West Coast Cozy Restaurant who has great Curry Fish head.  After eating the first pot, we ordered the 2nd pot, as it tasted so good.

And almost at the end of the dinner, our boss Hock Koon (Left 1) finally showed up.

We chit chat of old, new and future.  Have to continue our chat at the Starbucks and chit chat until they close shop.  Until the security guard come and telling us when the main carpark door will be closing.  It was a great night, and lots of memory has be reminded that day.

Where are they now:

Wong Kok Hoou now is in M1 making a difference there.

Stacy Chua - She went back to NUS and still stuck in NUS.

Tan Jin Siong - still in PacNet (of course, the ANC-Pacific Internet merger PacNet).  In fact it is his 15 years in PacNet that day.

Lawrence Goh - doing volunteering job counseling the married, the divorce, the young, etc.

Chan JC - back to PacNet and still stuck there with Jin Siong.

Ivan Leong - back to PacNet and still stuck there with Jin Siong.

Hock Koon & myself are together trying to make a difference in Indonesia/Malaysia/Singapore/Thailand network.

There will be more meetings to come.  Our dear CEO Nicholas Lee will be in town for 2 weeks Mar 17.  So, I think there will be at least a few gatherings too.