Thought it was about time I added my tuppence to the wonderfully varied and rich group of people and memories so readily evoked by a 10 minute visit to this site (well, it was going to be 10 minutes - I'm at hour 3 now and counting!)

We arrived in early 1971 (Dad, Mum, me and younger brother Dean). We lived in an amazing house at 1H Jalan Bunga Hinai - the weekly street parties at a different house in the street each time were just AMAZING. When our time came to leave later on in 1973, I had experienced so much and agree with a a comment I see many times in here - they certainly were the best school days of my life.

It paid to make friends quickly - kids came and went with scary regularity. I wish I had been a little older when I left so I could have fostered the discipline I needed to remain in contact with so many great, great people I met there. But as we all know, there was always a new school to attend and new friends to make. Ahhhh, the trials and tribulations of being a RAAF brat.

Wayne Stewart
19 July 2013