On the 20th September, 2025 at 6.00pm a section of the Cinnamon Coffee House at One World Hotel, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, was reserved for XCKL’s 40th annual dinner.
Some 100 over ex-Xaverians, with their guests and friends congregated for the occasion.
Among the attendees were our Lasallian Brothers, namely, Dato’ Brother Paul Ho Kok Chee FSC, Brother Andrew Loke Yew Wah FSC, Brother Butch Alcudia FSC, Brother Mico De Leon FSC, Brother Peter Troung FSC, Brother Joseph Bau FSC and our senior members, Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Syed Jalaludin Bin Syed Salim, past Vice Chancellor of University Putra Malaysia and past Chairman of Bank Rakyat, Tan Sri Dato’ Kamaruzzaman Bin Shariff, the 5th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Dato’ Yew Cheng Hoe, a former world-class Malaysian Badminton player, Yeoh Jin Hoe, a very successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, C. Y. Chin, a former Managing Director of Maxis Malaysia, Datuk Ng Meng Poh (Adrian), Group Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer of a public listed company, Ms Fritzie De Vera, Vice President for Lasallian Mission of De La Salle University, Manila, Phillipines, and other Lasallian alumni under the Malaysian Federation of Lasallian Alumni Associations (“MFOLSA”).
We have a High Court Judge, Justice Dr. Choong Yeow Choy with his classmates from year of 1984 in our alma mater were in full attendance.
It is interesting to note that a few Xaverians, who have not met up with some of their classmates, since leaving our alma mater, met up at this dinner. It was an occasion of catching with one member saying ”How come we never bump into each other except at our club annual dinner?”
One of our Xaverian members, Betty Chew, contributed a cake to celebrate her guest, Tan Sri Augustine Ong Soon Hock’s 91st birthday. Tan Sri Ong, a student of St Francis Institution, Melaka and past president of MFOLSA, is also a distinguished member of innovation in the Malaysian palm oil industry.
Many attendees were seen enjoying their wagyu beef and lobsters apart from the variety of spread of dishes.
All in all, the dinner was an enjoyable event especially when our Honorable Justice Dr. Choong Yeow Choy and his lively schoolmates initiated the bellowing out of our unforgettable and beloved alma mater song.
XCKL’s 40th Annual Dinner ended with fond memories of our respective alma mater in celebrating Xaverian fellowship.
