PART 1---ROLV REISSIGER CELEBRATED HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY AT SUFFOLK HOUSE IN PENANG

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SUFFOLK HOUSE WAS BUILT ON VAST PEPPER ESTATE AND OWNED BY CAPTAIN FRANCIS LIGHT (1740-1794) THE FOUNDER OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND WHICH BECAME PENANG AND 'PEARL OF THE ORIENT'!

Captain Francis Light lived here with the woman he loved Martina Rozells, half Portuguese and half Siamese and reputed to be adopted daughter of Sultan of Kedah. He bequeathed his entire pepper plantation and estate to her but Light's executors betrayed her and transferred to themselves.

In 1805 the house was sold to William Philips (1769-1850)  and he finalised Suffolk House in its present form. In 1818 Sir Stamford Raffles stayed here as guest and discussed the founding of Singapore. It evolved over the years and was a most gracious mansion before becoming a school and falling into ruin. 

In 2007 it rose phoenix-like to become the finest Anglo-Indian mansion outside India thanks to Penang State Government, HSBC Bank and Penang Heritage Trust.

Ten years later Rolv Reissiger celebrated his 50th birthday here! With new bride Mrs Reissiger and some 70 friends. Some may know Mrs Reissiger as Dato Nancy Yeoh our PR queen!

SUFFOLK HOUSE IS RESTORED TO BECOME THE FINEST ANGLO INDIAN MANSION OUTSIDE INDIA. THAT'S ALEX QUAY AND AMY CHONG

 ORIGINAL RAINTREES

 ALEX QUAY AND AMY CHONG

GRAND AND MAJESTIC

 SCENIC BRIDGE

 THE GARDEN RESEMBLES THOSE IN SUFFOLK, ENGLAND

 ENTRANCE FEE IS RM 20

 VERY ELEGANT AND COLONIAL

 ENTRANCE AND THE CHINESE NEW YEAR MOOD IS STILL ON!

 FOYER

 I CAN IMAGINE BALLS HELD HERE

 A TOUCH OF OLDE ENGLANDE

  

 THAT'S ME LAH

 BACK VIEW

 NEW ANNEXE

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IN FULL REGALIA

 FIRST FLOOR

 IS THIS A GHOST FROM THE PAST? COULD SHE BE MARTINA ROZELLS THE WIFE OF CAPTAIN FRANCIS LIGHT?

 ALMOST DONE 

 STYLISH BALCONY

 STYLISH ALEX QUAY

 ALEX QUAY, AMY CHONG AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 ALEX QUAY AND AMY CHONG

 STYLISH OR NOT?

 SERENE

 ALEX QUAY WAITING FOR STENGAH

 SEEMS ELENA IS HUMAN AFTER ALL, PITY

 THE MAIN DINING HALL

 FAT FROG

 CUTE CHERUB

 DARLING ANGEL

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE LOOKING SPLENDID

 NOW DATO KEE HUA CHEE LOOKS LIKE A GHOST FROM THE PAST!

 NOW MORE SOLID

 HAVE STYLE WILL GO FAR

 AMY CHONG LURKING BEHIND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 GUESTS BEGIN TO ARRIVE AND THE DRESS CODE IS ROARING 1920S AL CAPONE STYLE

 DATO JULIE LIM IS BEST DRESSED AS USUAL IN FLAPPER COSTUME

 VIP AT LEFT IS A HEAD TALLER THAN ALL

 IMPECCABLY DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION

 GRACE CHEN AND GAL PAL 

 DEBONAIR

 DATO JULIE LIM AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE WERE BEST DRESSED COUPLE

 HAPPY HAPPY

 WELL MATCHED AS BOTH VERY DE TALL

  

 CHICAGO, CHICAGO

 DREW PHILIPS AND WIFE AMEE PHILIPS, PENANG'S TOP JEWELLER

 AMEE PHILIPS WEARS REAL PEARLS SINCE SHE HAS MILLIONS OF THEM BEING A JEWELLER

 MINGLING

 DATIN ANNIE CHIN ADDS BRILLIANT POP OF COLOR

 IF THIS DAME AIN'T SEXY, I DUNNO MEANING OF THE WORD

 BLUE AND WHITE IN COLOR

 ALEXANDER QUAY AND HIS HAREM

 DATO SAMSUL AND DATIN SU FALAK

 BRANDON, ROLV REISSIGER AND PASCAL

 HOT AND SEXY

 ALEX QUAY FEELING BASHFUL

 BETTER 

 NO SMILES OK

 ALL SMILES OK

 SEXY---AMEE PHILIPS, DATIN YONG MAYLENE, DATIN ANNIE CHIN, DATO JULIE LIM AND DATIN WINNIE LOO

 SULTRY

 SHIMMERY

DATO SHAMSUL FALAK, DATIN SU FALAK, Y.A.M TUNKU DARA TUNKU DARA TAN SRI NAQIAH TUANKU JAAFAR AND BROTHER TUNKU LAKSAMANA NEGRI SEMBILAN TUNKU NAQUIYUDDIN TUANKU JAAFR, TUNKU MUDZAFFAR TUNKU MUSTAPHA

 ROLV REISSIGERM DATO STEVE DAY, BILL LEWIS AND DATIN SU DAY JOIN IN

 DATIN SU DAY AND AMY CHONG

 BILL LEWIS AND TUNKU DARA 

 DATO STEVE DAY AND TUNKU NAQUIYUDDIN 

 2 DASHING GENTLEMEN

 LOVELY LADIES

 TUNKU NAQUIYUDDIN WITH AMY CHONG AND ALEX QUAY

 SAILOR HERO

 BLAST FROM THE PAST

 SEXY SIRENS 

 ROLV REISSIGER THE VIKING TOWERS OVER THEM ALL

 MRS AND MR VOON AND DATIN WINNIE LOO

 DATO PETER YONG AND DATO RICHARD TEO