PFS 1816

I wonder whose car this belonged to. It was parked right next to me this morning. Or rather, my car was parked right next to it. Normally, I wouldn't give a second thought to the registration number of any car in the building or on the roads but something made me glance at this one.

Was it so coincidental that the number plate showed PFS 1816? PFS is, of course, the Penang Free School, my alma mater and 1816 was the year that the school was founded. Then, I noticed the school's crest on the number plate.

Surely, this car must belong to an Old Free, one who had gone to great lengths to obtain this registration number, one who is terribly proud of his roots. I wondered who he might be, because when I went to collect my car a few hours later, PFS 1816 was gone.