This photograph was taken by our son Paul.

Please do read the article written by Wan Ahmad Hulaimi a prominent Malaysian journalist. He despatched this as a Bernama article. Press this link:  http://www.antonnicholas.org.uk/malaysianews.htm   ( Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in response to a question informed Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, that the Bernama Agency receives more than 16 million “hits” every month.)

As one can observe this is a party of late-comers. Delicious food was beginning to get scarce. The lesson behind this is come early. ( Yours truly needed to learn this lesson too)

The gathering await in anticipation, for their numbers to be picked out of the bucket by a Malaysian Minister "have we won the free gift of a Proton car or a fully paid up return flight Malaysian Airlines ticket--- to fly free to Malaysia.

Paul graduated with an Honours Degree in his Mathematics tripos from Christ's College, University of Cambridge, 1st July 2005. Paul is pictured with his parents, his sister Jannine and our adopted family member Valerie who is positioned on the extreme left. Our fresh breaking news in 2009 is that Paul will be receiving  his MA from Cambridge, March 2009, and his MSc from Imperial College, London. He was also awarded a distinction (a first) for his MSc. His graduation ceremony, for his MSc, will take place in the Royal Albert Hall in May 2009. On 17th July 2009 Paul conveyed the thrilling news to us that he had passed his final Actuarial Paper. Today 24th July 2009 his name was published in the London Times, page 68 stating he is now a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. Well done Paul! You can relax now and enjoy your profession as a fully qualified Actuary. You commenced your Actuarial course, September 2005 and qualified today, July, 2009. We share your joy

The further breaking news is that our daughter Jannine has been given a conditional offer at St. John's College, Cambridge, to read for a BA Honours degree in Law commencing October 2009.

One of the reasons she opted for this College was to follow in the footsteps of her grand Uncle Benedict Ponniah, (Did Malaya miss out on an elite Malaysian becoming Secretary General of the United Nations) Press Link: A Queens Scholar, in the same prime league as the renowned Seniors Mr & Mrs Lee Kuan Yew. (The first Prime Minister of modern Singapore).

The conditions are steep for Jannine, she needs to get a minimum mark of 90% for her A level subjects. You can read further by pressing this Link:          

Do browse through and read what delivered Valerie of all her painful nasty lumps. For when she joined our family she was in harrowing despair  do press This link: It might surprise you once you start reading it." On Friday, 16^th January 1999, we were in Valerie’s house in Claygate, Surrey. At 11-15 pm  we were about to leave for London, we went to say goodnight to Valerie’s Mum Vera Meilton . It was during this momentous moment she looked directly at us and told us in a rather sweet indirect fashion,--- “please take care of my only daughter”. The final words she uttered to us were “All you need is Jesus.” We than prayed and anointed Vera with Holy oil and dedicated her to the sweet Presence of Jesus.  6 days later she died peacefully at Kingston General Hospital, with Valerie holding her hands.