The Author's Life Story in Photos
 James at 6 months in Seremban, Malaysia. Must be my destiny, was given a koala bear as a present ... I left Malaysia for further studies in Sydney Australia in 1977 at 19 yrs of age I have been very blessed to live in the beautiful Eastern Suburbs of Sydney with its magnificent beaches, parks, innner city life & superb food |
 Dad & mum in 1958 Dad was a succesful businessman & mum a teacher at a Chinese school. Dad represented the country in soccer, played cricket at state level and was even offered the role of Town Mayor, which he declined |
 Dad & mum wih me in the Lake Gardens of Seremban, Malaysia 1958 |
 Sisters Jiuan, Ling, me & David with Dad & Mum  Baby Mikey came along when I was 11 yrs old. David, Ling, Mikey, Jiuan & me with Dad and Mum, 1969 |
 15 - 16 yrs old, we were lifeguards (from boys Catholic school) asked to accompany our sister school girls from Convent Seremban, (Irish Catholic girls school) to Port Dickson. Mee Wah, my brother David, Ruby, me, Vera & Kok Leng. Vera was a sweet, gentle and pretty girl who went on to become runner up in the Miss Malaysia contest. Sadly, Vera lost her battle with cancer in her late thirties |
Food is one of my great passion, enjoying local cusine in Cairo, Egypt 2009.  Tiger King Prawns in Langkawi Island, Penang (Malaysia has the best food !) In the mid 70's ... good old days of shoulder long hair, bell bottoms, boys platform shoes, John Travolta & Olivia Newton John ... Saturday Night Fever, discos, ice and roller blade skating, Bee Gees, Led Zeppelin, The Carpenters, Commodores - Lionel Ritchie, Hush & Sherbert in Australia, Boys perm their hair ... afro african style. Little house on the Prairie, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Hogan's Heroes, In the 60's .... Astroboy, Road Runner ... beep beep, Marine Boy, The Twilight Zone, The Flintstones, Herman and The Munster family |
 our terrace house in Hose Rd, Seremban. David and I were in Form 5 (Year 10) Jiuan, me, baby Mikey, David & Ling (aka Megan) |
 April 2011, enjoying mud crab with noodles in Chinese - Vietnamese Restaurant in Darra, Brisbane (with sis Ling aka Megan & gorgeous niece Chelsea) |
 1977, Bowral NSW Australia. Me (second right on top row) and brother David (last right - middle row) Year 12 HSC at Chevalier College |
 niece Chelsea, me and baby sis Ling (aka Megan) April 2011  |
  Graduation at University of NSW '81 Early working life as management B. Comm (Accounting & Finance) consultant in KL, home in Seremban |
 My professional work includes roles as Systems / Business Analyst, Project Manager, Program Director. This pic was for my work presenting a conference in Beijing China for an American software company. |
 My 50th birthday at Coogee Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2008 Jiuan, me, baby sis Ling & David (baby brother Mickey - 40 yrs lives in Kent, England with his lively English wife Beverley and sons Joseph & Henry .. could not make it to a memorable celebrations ... where I had some 60 friends & family, 2 friends came down from Brisbane .. we go back to Primary School days |
 2010, I spent 3 months travelling .. Spain, Portugal & Egypt plus as always with a few weeks in Malaysia visiting rellatives / friends & Kent, UK staying at baby brother Mikey's place 2009 - I also spent 3 months travelling Israel, Turkey & Greece |
2010 - with baby brother Mikey in Toledo, Spain   April 2011, Friends from Stepping Out Christian Social Group at Royal National Park Sutherland, Sydney. Ruth (wearing white shirt) started this group 3 years ago and has done an excellent job of bringing so many people together |
I dropped in at my friend Angie's place before my first 2.7 km ocean swim from Malabar Bay to Little Bay No 410 out of 600 swimmers in the Stockland Challenge to raise funds for disadvantaged kids Cute Toby (2 yr old son of my friends Angie and her partner Gary)   Me with baby Sasha and her brother Toby. Gorgeous kids of my friends Angie and Gary. I was so blessed to carry Sasha in my arms at the Prince of Wales maternity ward the day she was born |