Born in 1943 in Sandakan, Sabah, Bryan Paul Lai is a respected Sabahan elder whose life bridges generations of historical change. Educated at Holy Trinity School (Tawau) and St. Mary’s School (Sandakan), his formative years were shaped by the post-war era and the values of discipline, faith, and resilience. He now resides in Kota Kinabalu with his family.Mr. Lai began his career in business before entering the teaching profession in 1967. Over three decades, he served at SMK Abdull...

A brief Biodata of Bryan Paul LaiBorn in 1943 during the second world war in Sandakan Studied in Holy Trinity School in 1950 Studied in St Marys School in Sandakan in 1952 Studied back in Holy Trinity School in 1954 till 1963 Entered Teachers training College in 1967 till 1968 Teaching in SMK Abdullah in 1969 Teaching in SMK Kuhara in 1970 Become a headmaster in St Patrick School Tawau in 1983 till I retired in 1998 at St Patricks School TawauActivities before retirement. Th...

My main point of writing this book is to depict all the happenings in Tawau from 1963 during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation, the youth movement in Tawau, the Jaycees, and how I was involved working toward my career till I retired in 1998.

I wrote this book in dedication to my mother Gabriela Remedia Lobos, who had been steadfast in her principle of dedication to her husband and her children. Particularly in those turbulent years during the Second World War, from 1941 to 1945, when her husband was detained by the Japanese because of his involvement in the underground in the State of North Borneo in 1943, she was confronted with an uphill task of defending her faithfulness to the man that she had married.