PETALING JAYA: Students, parents, staff and alumni of the 122-year-old SMK Convent Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur can breathe easy, now that the government has extended the land lease for 60 years.President of the Convent Bukit Nanas alumni Marina Yong, told FMT how relieved she was to hear the good news as she had been deeply troubled by earlier reports that the land lease had not been renewed.“I was shocked when I first received the news that the land lease was not yet renewed.
“That’s such an awful thing to do to the students who have been dealing with the whole added stress of the Covid-19 pandemic,” Yong said. Prominent alumni include former international trade and industry minister Rafidah Aziz, lawyer Ambiga Sreenevasan, activist Ivy Josiah, former national gymnast Dr Farrah Hani Imran, and singer and actress Adibah Noor among others.Jun Ishak, vice-president of the Convent Bukit Nanas alumni said her fondest memories as a student there were of the times she spent roaming about the school’s grounds, soaking in its beautiful architecture.
“Unlike many other schools, I remember that when it rained, it would get so cold and we would wear our sweaters and vests in school,” gushed the 40-year-old, who was also quite the school athlete during her time there.Yong said she vividly remembers the utter joy of standing on the balcony with her friends and watching the monkeys play in the forest right across.
Besides performing well academically, the two women remarked that students of Convent Bukit Nanas also excelled in sports.
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