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The Last Assembly at RI Bras Basah Road We, old Rafflesians, always cherish the school songs we sang at the Thursday assemblies as well as the weekly music lessons we received during the lower secondary classes. Sec 3B Science had our music lessons every Wednesday before recess at the School Hall together with other Sec 3 classes. The lessons were taught by Mr George Sobreilo the asst Principal and sometimes by Mr David Lim, the Inspector of Schools for Music sent by the Ministry of Education. The School published a yellow coloured notebook which had a list of more than 150 songs and we all had to buy this RI songbook like a textbook. We sang those songs in turn during assembly and at every event. We had to sit on the floor of the school hall which was quite disconcerting because we wore white shorts and invariably these shorts would be dirty with dust. Many of us were from poor families and cannot afford to have uniforms laundered every day, so we came to school with d...

Class Photo Sec 3B Science. Form Teacher Mr Charanjit Singh In 1966, 44 boys wearing school uniforms of white shirts and short pants with the school badge of their famous school, Raffles Institution, affixed to their left breast pocket started their ninth year of education. This was the Secondary 3B Science class. Fifty-four years have passed and these ex-Rafflesians are still reminiscing the many schoolboy pranks and exploits in that infamous class, gleefully sharing with each other, now 68 to 70 years old,  their grandfathers' stories. This blog is an attempt to capture all our memories, many of which are still vividly etched in our minds. Wang Swee Chuang shared a song to express his sentiments. It is song by Love Affair, 'Bringing on Back the Good Times' (click on title). Recalling the good times would be a major aim of this Blog. 1966 was to be a year of hope for the nascent state of Singapore. Just the year before, on 9 August 1965 Singapore was unceremoniou...