SS Quah's Anything Goes

The 21st of October  is one of those dates on which quite a number of important events took place, spread across different parts of the worl...

Since 1948, the Prefects of Penang Free School have attended an annual commemorative service at the grave of Robert Sparke Hutchings in the ...

Every year, I tell myself that this shall be the last time I attend the annual Robert Sparke Hutchings commemorative service at his grave in...

I have always been interested in the early history of the three old English schools in the former Straits Settlements, namely, Penang Free S...

Let me begin with some irrelevance. I was just thinking that, since the oldest participant in our Penang Free School heritage walk last Satu...

There is something about October that excites me every year, and it always revolves around Penang Free School. When October comes around, th...

Calling all Old Frees... If you are free on 03 October 2026, come join the PFS Heritage Walkabout & Quiz from 9:30am to noon at your alm...

The past few weeks have been rather surreal for me. Looking back, quite a lot has happened in a relatively short space of time, and I am sti...

My alma mater , Penang Free School, will celebrate its 210th anniversary in October this year. Not on the 21st of October, though, as that d...

I nearly did a double take when I saw a Bernama Lifestyle article yesterday announcing that Penang Free School would be celebrating its 210...