Today's the 192nd anniversary of the
Penang Free School. Only eight years to go before my
alma mater reaches its bicentenary year. Founded in 1816, it is the oldest English-medium school in South-East Asia. Although
Bahasa Malaysia is now the language of instruction for many subjects, both teachers and students normally converse in the English language if they can still help it.
Instead of putting up a picture of the present school, I think it's more meaningful to show the former premises in Farquhar Street, George Town. The school moved out from here in 1927 and it's now being used appropriately enough as the Penang Museum.
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