Sat 24 Feb 2007
SK Montfort Batu Pahat / Montfort School Batu Pahat
Posted by philip under School Alumni[118] Comments
Visited my primary school (everyone calls it Montfort School) just the other day, it still looks almost the same, with a bit of changes, but its very very clean! The paint looks fresh, no rubbish around, just so so well kept!
Now let’s take a walk.
When you are at the gate, you see this, the main sign board. Familiar? When I was studying there, that did not exist 
If you zoom in, Montfort boys, remember this? We had this on the white shirts we wore.
Walk a bit more, you see this block. The first class used to be 1 Biru (in the afternoon) and 4 Biru (in the morning).
Let’s walk closer, here’s the classroom. Look, they use plastic chairs now, we used to have wooden ones. Some got really shaky after a while, remember that?
Now, looking up at the door pole… hey!, it’s no longer called 1 Biru, it’s now 1 Bijak and 5 Bijak.
Ok, let’s turn left now, this is the canteen. This is where we buy our makan during recess time. (or after school)
Looking at the tables and benches, I think they are the same ones right? The ones that we used since the 1980s!
Now, going back to the corridor along the old 1 biru, noticed that part of it has been ‘cemented’. These drains were where we had our brushing teeth exercise! Anyone remember that? Colgate Cup and all….
Walking down, it’s the teacher’s room! It used to have the swinging door thingy, but not sure if it’s still there, since the doors are closed when this photo is taken.
Zoom in again, is that the original tag? I was too young to remember.
Then walking ahead, this used to be the Dental Clinic! Arrghh.. I was always terrified of the nurse inside!!!! She had this reddish tinted lens on her big big glasses. Macam evil women in cartoons. haha…. Wonder what it is used for now.
Next to the dental clinic was the toilet! Look, same same or not? haha…
Now turning left, it’s the school office! The headmaster used to be Mr Long. Wonder who is the headmaster or headmistress now…
The front of the office, where we all used to stand for the assembly.
Next to the office used to be 3 Biru and 6 Biru. Now it seems to be locked, maybe it’s no longer used as a classroom?
Right in front of the old 6 biru is this block. It was not there during my time I think. Wonder what it is used for. Hmmm…
Then between the new block and the canteen is the field! The field used to look bigger right? Now it looks so small. Hmmm, we must have grown bigger and taller.
So, that’s a quick journey back to Montfort Primary School. Do you have any stories to tell about your experiences there? You can drop your comments below, or at the new Forum.
The Montfort School School Forum Discussion Thread is here.
The school looks so clean, I think we got to thank the pakcik who was cleaning up when I was visiting. The few places in BP that believe in having regular maintenance! Everything last so long and looks so clean.
Hmm.. if you are an old Montfort boy, and have extra cash, maybe you can call up the office and see if you can help! I think they will appreciate it.
February 24th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
oOO i went to st henry, and me and my buddies used to sneak to monfort to buy food at their canteen
February 25th, 2007 at 3:04 am
I remember there is a church (St. Henry?) next to Monfort School. Is it still there?
March 1st, 2007 at 1:38 pm
laksa used to be 20 cents at montfort
March 9th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
wow.. changed so much.. MR LONG SEE HORR.. with the rotan (“BEND DOWN BEND DOWN”)
March 10th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Ah… Montfort… so many fond memories. Mr. Long was the headmaster until the end of my term in 3 Biru. That was when they changed the name of the classes… they were known henceforth as Adil, Bijaksana, Cerdas, and Dedikasi, I think.
Came upon your site while googling for the new BP Mall my brother was telling me about. Can’t believe so many shopping complexes sprouted just within a year when I was last back in BP.
March 11th, 2007 at 9:47 am
haha
i’m sure montfort boys sure remember these 3 words, Biru, Hijau and Kuning..
March 12th, 2007 at 2:16 am
yah……biru, hijau, kuning……
was i in biru class?
need to go dig up my old montfort stuff…..if my mum hasn’t gotten rid of them yet.
remember Mr Long……good teacher…..a lot of respect for him.
also Mr Niap….he instilled in me the pride of speaking eloquently and with correct pronunciation….has come in useful.
still remember the funny thing about the bell rings when ‘rehat’ time over…..need to stand still like a statue for the first bell….then can only move after second bell!
u know….i think i was the bell-ringer for some time…haha….the button was in the pejabat…
March 12th, 2007 at 9:40 am
kev you were budak biru from std 1 to 6 lah… me i was budak hijau from std 1 to 6.
mr niap was THE english teacher that made a difference(and his bloody black and white snake) but too bad lah.. my glammer go lown the drain oleli.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
i thought mr niap’s white snake was actually called white milk…. too young to imagine any innuendos….didnt he used to tell the story of a guy name carter or something like that?….
March 13th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Yesterday i got a call from my old classmate in Montfort. It was a wonderful surprise. Looking at those pictures, makes me realized that it’s quite a while since I have left BP in 1992. Mr Long has never been tired picking up rubbish along the school compound everyday. Mrs Yong always hit me with his “Rotan”. Cikgu Mariam, Miss Ng, Cikgu Zaitun and my friend’s mother who used to be the school clerk is actually the wife of Mr Radin.
It’s glad to see the school back for all this years since now i am working in Penang.
March 16th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
I can still remember the school song! I don’t know if there are changes to it, but this is what I sang from darjah satu to darjah enam.
Montfort bergerak maju
Ke arah yang dituju
Usaha hendaklah perlu
Kejayaan …………..?
Membaca, menulis, mengira
Asas yang mesti ada
Bersih, cekap dan jiwa
Nilai seorang warga
Monfort yang ternama
Tetap disanjungi
Di sini kami bersama
Ingatan kekal abadi
Ingatan kekal abadi!!
April 7th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Well, I was a prefect at 6 kunning, As Prefect mostly only from Biru Class & Hijau Class.
Untill today I don’t know why teacher pick me as a prefect. he…. he.. Friends out there still remember me? Currently, I am in Batu Pahat, working as Executive in Main Board company. Because too busy for years I almost lost all the old friends contact.
When I saw all the message here kinda of warming. You guys keep up the effort
June 14th, 2007 at 12:55 am
I was just wondering if anyone remembered the 20-cents laksa from the Montfort, and with another 5 or 10-cents, you get half a tau-kee. Tasted so good then.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Paul,
The food in Montfort were absolute delight! I remembered I only brought 20cents to school everyday, and like you, I like to get the Laksa on the cute little porcelain bowl.
Remember how we have to queue by the door with a low-board blocking it? The canteen auntie will be at the other side of the door taking your order and giving you the food.
I also love the flat cracker thing that they sometimes sell before the end of rehat, which will be sprinkled with some sorta black sweet sauce too.
I think Mr. Long is a great and noble headmaster and a very kind person. He always stayed behind after school to make sure every student waiting outside the school were back home before he went back himself. And he will always walk around picking up the litter himself.
It wasn’t until I was old enough to realize how caring and dedicated he was to his student and the school. Really admire and respect him for that.
June 16th, 2007 at 12:30 am
Paul & Kevzz,
How could Montfort students of that period ever forget about the famous laksa from the canteen auntie? It was 1988 when I was primary 1. Not sure whether it was my apetite increased or canteen auntie raised the price, but I remember paying from 20c to almost $1 for a bowl of laksa.
My fav. line during recess: “Auntie, auntie.. Laksa jik-koh($1), tau-kee neng-tiao(2 pieces), hiam-jio(chilli) zhuei-zhuei(more more)”!
That’s the most i paid in standard six. I can’t remember the cracker with the black sauce, but I do remember the white turnip and the sweet and hot black sauce. Bellisimo!!
September 23rd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
The headmaster now is Mr.Yeo.He is very very strict hahaha….
September 24th, 2007 at 10:48 am
my dad used to be the penyelia petang at montfort..i was still in TIGS at that time, in form3 if i’m not mistaken..now i’m 21..6 years passed quietly..if anyone still remember him, he’s Cikgu Salleh Hudin..garang and loving all in one person..that’s him.. =) he retired there at the age 56..
September 30th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Oh yeah.. I remembered your dad Cikgu Salleh Hudin ! He is really a nice person..
October 4th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
hi guys..im a ex-montfort student currently at SMKJKA batu pahat..Form 3 …i graduate my primary school at 2004…when i was there…the headmister is MR.Idris Bin Hj Selamat…Now Should Be Chinese Called Mr.Yeo…that day i went back to montfort…i was wearing my school uniform,Smka Uniform…i was “halau” by Mr.Yeo…He Just keep calling me dont come here..get out…haaa..unlucky man..
October 20th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Man, the basketball court no longer there!
lotsa things had changed. last time there’s kindergarten also! Miss Lim if not mistaken. i used to scolded by her for eating too much ice cream. Haha!
Whenever it rains, i would run out with friends and play around in the rain. lucky enough we could catch fishes and tadpoles at the field.
i hardly remember Monfort Anthem in malay version. i only remember a version which taught by Mr. Tan Ah Beng when i were a scout. sounds like this….
O Ye Sons of Monfort School,
Ever grateful.. blah blah and true…
thats all i can remember.
I’m sure ex-Monfort boys will still saw Cikgu Zaba around in bp as i saw him always. Remembered that he used to taught me before olahraga until i had an accident and broke my shoulder at primary 4 (yr 1993 if not mistaken)
Mr. Kau.. is he a teacher from Monfort or Highschool? i’d mixed up. i only remember he caned me once and counting to 20. JT! you the one who wrote my name in list and i got caned. but i did whacked your backside too after that. haha.
i really miss those days i study in Monfort..
Pepsi cola 1 2 3!
Zero lion (if not wrong… jumping rope joined using rubber band)
Pai Kah (jumping around with a leg)
Police and Thief!
and so much MORE!
Friends out there graduated in yr 1995 (primary 6) still there?
December 2nd, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Hi , i came across ur blog , and read some of ur comments , there was Mr Niap (teacher), could i know his english name . I am also a Niap Clan
thanks
December 2nd, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Hi Wendy,
His name is Andrew Niap. The last time I saw him was when I was in Primary 6.
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:14 am
Philip quoted [The last time I saw him was when I was in Primary 6.]
Not too long for you Philip.
Mr. Niap was my Std. 6 classteacher in 1970. That was the year I last saw him………
Would be good to receive some updates ’bout him.
December 12th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
any of you remember that really fun but stupid game we used to play using the badminton courts behind the canteen aunties’s house?…. was it called “masuk” or “golok”??? also, there was another more ‘violent’ game i think called ciku or duku or something… the whole purpose of the game is to throw a tennis ball as hard as you can at your so-called friends, …hahaaa.. inflict as much pain as possible and then run for your life before that particular friend picks the tennis ball up and “hantam” you back… i remember going home all the time with an imprint of the stupid tennis ball on the back of my white uniform. stupid, but a whole lot of fun…
December 14th, 2007 at 9:19 am
The best duku ball would be the one soaked in muddy water or masuk longkang version. I wonder if you people played ’rounders’ back then, using a stick (most probably the leg of a broken chair) and a tennis ball. Its like softball only more fun and less restrictions.
December 16th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
walau ehh….
alot of good picture memory come back….
December 26th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
I was from studying in Montfort from 1976-1980. I remembered playing police & thief during recess and also jumping across the drain behind the school. Once, someone fell into the drain and got to be sent to Mr Long’s office. At time we played hamtam bola (throwing the tennis ball at another person)…that was thrilling.
During my time Mr Koh is the vice principal….his son Eric is my classmates…that must be very long ago. Should attempt to visit the school one of these days and bring the kidos along.
December 29th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
The school feild use to be the chopping ball game ..making chop on your white school uniform…daily activity
January 6th, 2008 at 5:51 am
I was a student there long, long time ago in the 60′s.
Mr. Long was only a young, regular teacher who taught us Arts.
The pictures here are very much different from what I remember. There were just two plain white painted blocks of buildings in the L-shape, and not the dark color shown here.
Bro. James was the HM and Bro. Mark was my Std 6 teacher. He really showed concern for me because I was from a rubber estate. I was also a prefect for a couple of years. I was always the last one to go home because my kereta-sekolah only picked me up on the last trip. Bro. Mark would always come out after having his lunch at his residence across from the church to see whether I was still waiting there.
I guess Bro. Mark must be in a better place now. If by any chance that he is still living, I want him to know that I have done well and am now a full professor in the U.S. I knew you cared for me, Bro. Mark, and may God bless your soul.
January 14th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Too bad, Montfort changed her motto from “Do whatever you do” to current “Ilmu Amal Bakti”. When did it changed? Which new principal changed it after Mr Long? It seems to lost that “Montfort” feeling. By the way I am from the 1979 class of Std 6Biru.
January 16th, 2008 at 2:12 am
Boys are boys.. all the games:
police and thief – which i had contributed a few shirts for the game due to all the chasing and snatching as i was always the thief
duku – a game i will try my best to avoid, although sometimes kena ambushed.. as my mum will skin me alive (well, nearly a few times) for having such horrible stain on my white shirt and shoe.. but thanks to her also, after finishing all her “standard protocol” on me, i will always appear sparkling white the next day, just like those “white horse prince”. unlike some of my friends still wearing brown shoes.. haha
remember we still play those indoor games like “rubber band”, “eraser”, “bingo”, “cepek” (bottle caps), those card games (on bikes, tanks, planes etc), board games like monopoly, scrabble, chess during the Ko-kurikulum lesson and recess time..
Besides friends, all the games had been always with us, accompany us for the whole primary school life..
Mr Long See Hor left the school in 1994, during my last few months of primary 6. Correct me if the spelling is wrong, as i always remember his name in hokkien.. Opps*
I’m sure most of us will remember the scene of Mr Long washing and brushing the toilet all by himself.
Yup, when i was in primary 6, he did attend once for my arts lesson as a relief teacher, and of course the whole class claim that we never bring this bring that, and mr long went to the “book shop” (where we usually buy 1 piece of art paper for 10 cents), took whatever required materials and distribute among us in the class, and we were playing around happily with all the free resources (water colour, crayons) haha..
He was replaced by Tuan Haji Salikin bin Tarimin.
Didnt have much impression on him as I was busy preparing myself with new uniforms, new school bag, new pencil case, new white shoe, my 1st spec, everything new for a new school, new environment, new teachers and entering new phase of my life..
SEKOLAH TINGGI BATU PAHAT..
very excited with the new school lehh..
well . .
Indeed, going through another exciting and interesting life in the new school..
January 31st, 2008 at 10:04 pm
ya,ya
March 10th, 2008 at 11:36 am
love montfort forever
March 10th, 2008 at 11:37 am
i love montfort
April 2nd, 2008 at 5:05 pm
was there from 1974-1979. Well Mr.Long will be forever the same. Matthew’s mom is no longer manning the canteen. I still see Andrew Niap once a while in church(st henry still there). No contact at all from those guys back then. met 1 of them during cny but can hardly recognise him. well he can’t recognise me also. time changes people. take care.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Today my high jump Get second t.t.t.t.t.t 3.7.2008
August 21st, 2008 at 9:44 am
i was in montfort’s std one 1969 & was born in the year of the tiger. i remembered my class teacher was a lady whom drove a volkswagen beetle n lived in the high rise flats next to the old shell petroleum depot by jalan pantai. in reminiscence, images of our early days teachers as astute and dedicated mentors shaping the minds n aspirations of young boys in their formative years in the montfort spirit, invoke that pride of being once a part of an era of pure joy and innocence. now as mature men, the seven seas and the seven continents are our playing fields – “do whatever you do”
September 28th, 2008 at 7:58 am
im a year 6 pupil there now in 2008,nothing have changed.The new headmaster is Mr Yeo Keng Guan,ive just finished UPSR and there are new gardens at the field
November 16th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
leave montfortdays b4……….so miss the school…..love the school 4ever
November 19th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Hi, I was a student from 1976 (kindy) to 1982 and reading all th eremarks above and seeing the pics brought tears to my eyes. I used to live on Jalan Dagang right opposite the other main entrance into High School and used to spend a lot of time in Montfort after hours. Just managed to get in contact with Matthew on Facebook whose parents ran the canteen.
Also caught up with Mrs Yong whose son Lionel was my classmate althorugh those years in Montfort. Lionel sister lives in Perth (which is where I live) and last month both Lionel and Mrs Yong visited her and I managed to have them all over for dinner. What a humbling experience that was seeing her again.
December 15th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
TAUHID………………………………………………………………………………
December 18th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
When did I typed TAUHID?
December 18th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
if any1 here can get Mr.Long to put in his “Long” story here that will be very fantastic..
Don’t you guys agree with me..
Maybe he is now busy with his Rotary club again..
Cheers
January 3rd, 2009 at 4:41 pm
aku pemain bola sepak yg paling TERER kt montfort!
psuedo fc and montfort 4 ever! period!
February 4th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Hi,iam so happy to get into High School.^^
February 19th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
hey i am in standard 6. but u hav to go back to sk montfort!! there is a cool sort of fountain
February 19th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
hey wait a minute… classes ar not called 6 biru… its called 6a
March 6th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
hahaha..my skool!!montfort MY SKOOL!!anybody here graduated in 1998??i saw a name “peixin”..i hope ur my rival lim pei xin from 2 biru, 3 adil to 6 adil..really miss my frens!hehe..i sempat jumpa mr long just 4 a year only..std 1..then he retired..who taught us to brush our teeth?i cant hardly remember..but anyways, i really like pn.nahidah(music)..she has a very nice voice..oh..really miss montfort!!
April 18th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
huh! i graduate from Monfort in 1990…can’t remember got school song meh? mmm….. i forgotten or…..confuse
April 18th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Nope….Mr. Long (period) …. he dun like ppl calling his full name coz in hokkien means something else. Mr. Long still active with Rotary Club….after all this years, he still wear that same old fade blue shirt and black trousers..until now still same hair style. He’s currently active in MLM, Amway…last i heard he also work as part time ROM ….daftar kahwin for non malay
May 25th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I was in Class 6 Biru in 1981..anyone remember me?? The guy from the estate?? Cikgu Badar was our class teacher back then..very garang!! I’ve got some class pics which I’ll post later coz they’re all back home in BP where it’s kept preciously.I’m in JB now. Still can recall some names..Eric,Gabriel,Kahar,Glen,Paul..etc..wait till I get the pics, I’ve written the names of all my classmates at the back. Sure would be nice if we can arrange a reunion
June 1st, 2009 at 8:23 pm
i now at 6A,
now Montfort all change…
the school field change…
the school canteen change…
now the school all change already…
June 7th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
i’m now form 2
miss the school so much…
who is the head master…
July 13th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
lol i’m in standard 6 not 6 bijak now!!!lol is 6a i’m so happy to be in 6a. although pn faridah is very… but she is just good to us
July 13th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
lou han yang is a very very very… dwarf and also like an ape too
July 13th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
so scary!!!!!!!!!!! tomorrow is UPPM 3 i … just scare
July 13th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
lol
July 13th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
someone may know whats yeow mean but some don’t
July 13th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
class is called 6biru but now not!?! do u knoe ng guo sheng? u may not knoe this
July 13th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
i hope to be in high school…..but is it difficult to?
July 17th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
oy u all kno how to post here ah?
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:25 pm
eh!! hello man!!…
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:27 pm
So Bryan and Guek u r all here eh>?? haha….lols zzz…now then i noe… wth..i tried tis web b4 but,…no response now finally can wor?> haha so fellow classmates, we can chat here!!^^
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:29 pm
anybody here?? any response??
July 24th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Lets surf new sk montfort blog. publish by me.
skmontfortbatupahat.blogspot.com
tq
July 26th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
no reply!!
July 30th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
zzz….ng….dun like tis …
August 19th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
what do i remember most about this school?
- mr.long
- mrs yong with her white ruler
- duku, masuk masuk, rubber band
- challenging each other to jump over the drain behind the school
- catching belalang
- famous phrase “office” whenever u get caught
- volleyball, special game for only the std 6
- and of course, the 20 sen laksa
August 25th, 2009 at 6:12 am
Ade jual ke laksa berharga 20 sen…dimana ada jual saya nak beli untuk juadah berbuka puasa petang ini.Sepuluh pinggan baru RM1.00 weh..weh…untung aku!.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
kalau 20sen….sepuluh pinggan ialah RM2.00….kamu dah kira salah
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:03 pm
anybody!! please help me. i didn’t tease pn. faridah names. why am i the unlucky one. i only know 2 person who can hack. but tell me. i won’t tell anybody. eddy you are smart. you can definetly figure out the person. please someone help me.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Berita baik untuk bekas pelajar SK Montfort yang berminat untuk menyertai Lawatan Sambil Belajar ke Terengganu pada 9-11 Oktober 2009. Sila hubungi Cikgu Nurul Hafeeza (0197218939). Ada 15 kekosongan . Yuran RM 150. Tarikh tutup penyertaan : 3 September 2009 (jam 1.00 pm). Harap maklum. Terima kasih.
Jgn lupa layari blog Sk Montfort yg memberikan maklumat terkini tentang kehidupan di Montfort. http://skmontfortbatupahat.blogspot.com
September 8th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
hi all….this the place where we play like no tomorrow~~
September 11th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
I tought Monfort was a dull school [I studied at LPS(1)] until I read all the comments here. Keep it up guys….
September 12th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I’m Nicky Pountney the smallest boy at my class.Monfort have make me a strong and tuogh person.
September 17th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
UPSR over *woot* i guess us standard 6 get take some R&R
September 21st, 2009 at 1:43 am
Hello all , Its been ages since my last visit to Batu Pahat. I remember the days when listening to Mr Niap secite the entire volume of “John Carter and the man from mars” after our final exams .. Anyway Hope someday I will be back to rekindle the fond memories … all the way from UK…
September 24th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Thanks to SK Montfort. Now I am extremely happy to be in High School Batu Pahat.
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
now,much have change to sk montfort…thanks to my teachers,..i get 5a for my upsr,..this year..
December 17th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Wow, montfort. saya rasa ada sekolah kat singapore yang same name dengan sekolah awak..sekolah menengah montfort di mana ye…
December 26th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Good old Monfort school. Studied there fm 66 to 76 – Bro James, Bro Mark, Mr Long etc etc. Good days.
December 26th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Wish to get in touch with some old friends
January 4th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Kevin,
Where are you now, met your brother Collin in Singapore a few years back. I am Vernon’s classmate. My email is colintan(at)gmail.com
January 27th, 2010 at 3:18 am
welcome 2010!!!
time for a change!!! , narakobama step aside, now the interlectuals of montfort boys school will rule the world with knowledge, peace and friendship !!!
February 4th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
I was in Montfort from Kindergarten (1976) to Std 6 (1982). Thanks for the photos that bring back so much memories. I don’t think the school has changed much but one thing for sure it looks very clean with nice fresh paint. The school canteen still look pretty much the same. And yes the classroom chairs were wooden once and the tables look new although the design remains the same. The thing I remembered most is the 20ct laksa and how we “penggang” the cuttle fish stick using the fire under the big pot of laksa soup. As kids we never think how carcinogenic that can be but those were the days.
February 11th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Hi im Ahmad Akmal i used 2 be in this school for 2 years. Last year i was in 6c
now im in smk Dato Syed Esa now im in 1P1 the 1st class XP i like it there but some ppl bully me i see there alot of changes 2 the school……bye 
February 14th, 2010 at 7:57 am
salam 1 malaysia untuk sk monfort…….cantiklah sekolah awk………saya dari sk tengku mariam
February 21st, 2010 at 2:40 pm
saya dengar cerita ada budak masuk hospital haritu cbb jatuh……
x silap saya nama dia hakim anak doktor di hospital pantai……..
February 28th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Oh my old school look same but color not same now so much pretty i miss my old school T.T and my old friend
March 9th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
1984 – monfort kindergarden (Ms lim)
1985~1990 – 1 biru~6 biru (Mr. Long, Cikgu Nahidah, En. Salleh, Mrs. Wong and etc)
* Used to be the bell ringer (standard six)
U see, at that time there was this bell which operates manually to indicate the exchange of period. I’m responsible for that
I remember the 1st ring (in the morning) is for everyone to freeze (yeah u imagine that), 2nd ring means everyone can start moving and it’s time to start class.. If u dun freeze, prefect and Mr Long will invite u to drink coffee in his room or u are force to stand infront of the ‘pejabat’.. I kinna enjoy the responsibility… I can make fun of others easily..
* Masuk / duku / police n thief / eraser are the best game really..
* No money? U can ask from Mr long for Meal Coupon… It’s really nice of him.. and it’s for free!! except u can’t buy snack or ice-cream with it..
* Everytime I see Mr. Long, i’ll try to avoid him.. not because i’m scared of him but i’m scare he might ask me to pick up rubbish (cause u need to walk all the way back to the school to find a dustbin)
* Ya I remember the laksa for 20 cent in bowl and 50 cents in a bigger plate.. The mengkuang with black sauce are my favourite too.. and not forgetting the chocolate icecream which has 2 stick joined together.. everytime has to ask aunty to split it into half.. so I only need to pay 0.20 cent for it…
* Chinese class on friday from 12:15pm~1:00pm?? I always skip that class..
* I remember the susu chocolate too.. i envy my class mate who buy 2-3 dozen of milk..
* Yeah not forgetting my friend TGC.. a rich kid.. why rich? hehe
u see, he own a bicycle and I think his moms wouldn’t let him ride to school so end-up his driver would drive him and his bicycle to school.. then he ride his bicycle in the school compound.. end of the day, the driver will come and pick him and his bicycle back.. talking of good life..
* I remember a friend of mine who met an accident that change his life then.. he used to be the fastest runner, bright in maths but the accident change him in terms of mentality and physically.. such a pity..
Well I’m son will start his standard 1 next year in (yeah nice guess) Monfort too.. but I know alot has changed…
March 16th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
need some one up date the new montfort after renovations…
March 23rd, 2010 at 9:18 am
Dear all,
Mr Long Ser Hor had passed away at Sunday afternoon. Currently in Batu Pahat and will be sent to Pagoh Thursday morning. Details check with the local newspaper.
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:11 pm
i am very sad to know about mr long passing away.
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:39 pm
i pay my last respect to mr long yesterday night. there are some monfort student but not as many as i expected. he is a great hm whom will be remembered by all of us.
March 26th, 2010 at 9:30 am
To all Monfort Boys Batu Pahat, the ashes of the late Mr Long Ser Hor is located at Kuan Yin Temple at Jalan Zabedah (Same place with Shan Chong). Do pay a visit when you are convinient
April 1st, 2010 at 7:50 pm
i was in montfort at 2003-2008. love montfort till death! haha..but i don’t like the headmaster that time mr yeo keng guan. argh..gigit dia gigit! now, i’m happy at high school.kk bye.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Sad to hear about Mr Long. Was only talking about him a couple of days ago. May he rest in peace.
Colin (tan), I’ll be in touch with you soon
April 5th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Thanxs to all da teachers, ,
Amin, Anwar, Asyraf and to be Ahmad Firdaus parents,,
Monfort Best!!
April 5th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Thnxs 2 al da teachers…
Montfort best..
Amin, Anwar, Asyraf parents…
April 7th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
so sad to hear that mr long had passed away…though it has been many years back, i still remember him well…he is someone that i really respected & he is a good man! May he rest in peace.
thanks guys for all the fond memories….it really take be back to those days…by the way, i m ron, tee.k.h & i finished my primary 6 somewhere in 1979..but sad to say, i ve not been in touched with any of my school frens…well hope to bump into some of them one of this day..till then cheers
April 21st, 2010 at 6:47 pm
wow!!!!
really miz this school!!!
not change a lot…
just the paint…
maby a few year ago its white n blue..
maby….
i can’t remember much..
i strt school at here from 2000 until 2003…
waaaaaa……………….
really miz at this school la………………………
always makan nasi lemak at there…hehe….
miz at my sains n bm teacher….
miz aida n cikgu razak….
always got rotan from cikgu razak…..hehehe…
after i out from this school i has lost contect with anyone from my friends here……..
hope can find some 1 that i know…
lim soo hean, andeka putra…my best friend from year 1 until 3…
April 29th, 2010 at 1:04 am
Its been so lone already since I left Monfort. I will never forget Monfort and it will be in my memory forever. Some of my friends who i still remember but lost contact since I left for Penang and Australia. They are:
Christino Andew Benedict Castello
Titus Fernandez
Jerry Ng Say Heng
Kim Kar Heng
Yeoh Say Liang
Lan Boon Wee
Teo Lin Choon
Sandy Ng
and there are more and I cant write them all out because there are a lot I still remember even it has been years already and also the teachers who taught me also: Cikgu Ramah, Cikgu Zaitun, Cikgu Badar…etc Thanks for this site and it brought back a lot of memories. THANKS..:)
May 6th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Sad that the school condition seems to be deteriorated. Lack of maintenance. Anyone still remember the lyric of ‘Holy boys of Montfort School’?
May 31st, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Wow, I miss the school days ..Any photos of Sek Ren Keb Convent Batu Pahat?I remember the morning session classes have to share with the afternoon session..We used to have merah, kuning, hijau and biru..after that, in the year 1995, they changed it to maju, k….., harapan and bistari. and the toilets are so far away from standard 3/6 classrooms
June 29th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
now in 2008 the clas has changed to A,B,C,D.
July 10th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
The late Mr Long taught me Mathematics in Standard 4 and was my form teacher in Standard 5. This was in 1968
He was a great story teller. All of us would stay riveted with his stories and the acting that goes with it. The story telling was a treat when we could finish the class lessons early.
He was a teacher who held high ideals and really had a great passion for teaching. A kind man RIP
July 18th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
hard to leave montfort… terlalu banyak kenangan manis yg x dpt dilupakan.thanks to all montfort that teach me since i yr 1.goodbye……………
July 20th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Oh ye sons of Montfort School
ever grateful be and true
to your alma mater dear
for her loving care of you
Keep your filial piety
…
Ever jealous of her name
Ever mindful of her claim
Hark her bugle sound aloud
Rise her sons and play your part
..
..
~End~
July 20th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
anyone who can complete the song – please do.
i was from class of 1980. guess i am the oldest to post here.
unfortunately, many of the good teachers i had were transferred out.
I am glad that montfort boys are now able to continue on to High School. mine was the 2nd batch to go to SMKA.
i hope some one can post the picture of the grey church next to montfort. it was a place where we had most of our plays and activities.
we had a cub’s den – that was between the toilet and the headmaster’s office. not sure if the wooden shack is still there.
there’s two badminton courts right in front near the main gate.
the field still looks the same. remember how we used to play in the rain in the soggy wet field and our white short sleeve shirts turning brown almost immediately. then of course playing with a tennis ball which we will catch and throw at each other leaving tennis ball marks on the shirts !
those were the days. and yes, the chairs were made of wood. wish i could have 1 or 2 for my son.
cheerios and take care all.
July 20th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Oh ye sons of Montfort School
Ever grateful be and true
To your alma mater dear
For her loving care of you
Keep your filial piety
Burning bright your whole life through
Ever jealous of her name
Ever mindful of her claim
Hark her bugle sound aloud
Rise her sons and play your part
..
..
~End~
p/s during my time, only the cubs get to learn and sing this song. we also got to learn the state song. perhaps the current cubmaster can help out ?
July 20th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Oh ye sons of Montfort School
Ever grateful be and true
To your alma mater dear
For her loving care of you
Keep your faithful piety
Burning bright your whole life through
Ever jealous of her name
Ever mindful of her claim
Hark! Her bugle sounds aloud
Rise her sons and play your part
With a song upon your lips
And a courage in your heart
See her banner in the breeze
Freely flutters high and smart
Feel in your surging pride
When your maters colours ride.
~end~
got this from a Brother St Gabriel school. guess all Brother St. Gabriel schools have identical song though some has 5 verses etc.
maybe someone can teach the new students the song as the tempo is very lively and instill a sense of pride.
July 21st, 2010 at 3:32 pm
just to share the 70s when i was there.
in the picture of the field above, behind the goal post used to be lalang. that big tree was not there (i think) anyway, there was definitely no fence – just lalang. to the right, – no fence either, was the forest and a small drain.
as cubs, we used to cross over that small drain and trek upwards to a disused swimming pool that was close to the reservoir next to SMKA. i think this area is now a residential area – forgot what the name of the estate. we use to do this trek once in a while.
there is another trek – from the outside – we would walk past – on the other side of the fence of the teachers’ room. we did this trek only once – i remembered although the teacher – a cikgu Ibrahim said he had done it twice before. anyway, the trek leads past some kampung, a waterfall and lead us all the way up the radio tower on top of the hill – you can see the radio aerial in the first photo – to the right. i remembered leaving the school at about 730 and reaching that hill at around 12noon and we only stayed there for about 15 – 30 minutes and then walking back again !! lol. there was no space to stop cause it was a road leading to the radio station and we cannot go in anyway so just took some photos and left.
i know this is hard to believe but lets see if i can find my photos …
July 21st, 2010 at 4:14 pm
just a comment on the photos -
first photo – the gates used to be black in colour and not sliding. there is a smaller gate on the (left) side of the photo. the main gate is opened for teachers’ cars who would park their cars on the 2 badminton courts on the right.
the road beyond the gates were normal path with stones so if you cycle, which i did, it can be quite dangerous. we also used to have our assembly in the canteen on the left. there were 2 parts to the canteen – the part with table and benches and the other part – nearer the headmaster’s office – did not have any benches. it was enough for us to form 2 column per class for the 3 classes of each session – bit crowded but manageable.
and yes – the big sign above the gate in the first photo was not there.
July 21st, 2010 at 4:20 pm
picture no. 6 – canteen
there was only one railing – parallel to the opening, so you can only enter from one side and exit the other.
i remember as prefects, we had to do crowd control so that not too many students goes in an crowd, but there were a few rails that were broken so students would sneak in through the broken rails. of course there were those who would climb over the rail.
the part nearer to the left (in the picture) was where they sold drinks and fruits. then the bottled titbits like biscuits, hacks, and other sweets, then the other end was the laksa and mee siam.
i remembered once i bought a stick of jambu and mr long (bless his soul) came along and he pluck one jambu out – i almost cried cause i saved my money for that stick of jambu and he then told me to follow him and he showed the jambu – there was an insect hole – and got a replacement jambu for me. i can never forget that incident.
July 21st, 2010 at 4:45 pm
picture 8 –
yeah – the drains were covered up. i recalled a classmate tripping over the drain once during recess time. hard to believe one can trip over a small drain but must remember we were all much smaller then.
there used to be a connecting path between this block and the canteen that was covered. but the path measured about 5 feet across ? and was built sometime in late 70s – after i was in the school. i remembered when i first entered the school, the covered path was not there and we had to run to and from the canteen whenever it rained.
July 21st, 2010 at 4:53 pm
picture 12 – the toilet
yup – guess it had not changed over the years. but i guess with the dental room on the left, there is no exit there anymore so the picture shows the only door in and out of the toilet. i recalled the toilet for the teachers or females are on the right … ??
during my time, there was no dental clinic in the school. we had to go to Sekolah Bandar (i think) along Jalan Masjid. not sure if the school is still there.
remembered we used to jump off the staircase while waiting for our turn to see the dentist – sprained my ankle in 2 consecutive years !
July 21st, 2010 at 5:07 pm
picture 14 -
it would seem that there is a building to the right of the headmaster’s office. during my time, there was a covered path to the toilet from the headmaster’s office and there was a railing on one side. we would all park our bicycles on the grass at the railing (ie the other side of the railing) and there was a wooden shed which had 2 rooms – one is a cubs’ den and the other was a gardener’s shed. guess this wooden shed is not there anymore.
anyway, the railing also served as where naughty students or students who talked during assembly will stand – i know – i stood there twice.
to the left was 6Biru, then 6Hijau then 6Kuning (cannot remember the sequence) then 5 biru, 5 hijau, 5 kuning then an extra room which is used for art class or jawi class.
there used to be a gate on the side of the headmaster’s office facing 6 biru which Mr Long used to stretch his hand in to press the button for the bell that you see on the left column.
and i definitely know there was no way a car could have parked there. seeing the blue car parked there seems blasphemous.
dont recall there being a cemented platform on the right with a rostrum.
July 22nd, 2010 at 4:34 pm
OOHHHH….TMS is better..