Happy Malaysia Day 2015

It has been a long while since I last updated this blog and I was glad to be able to meet up old friends again from my class and also our seniors. This meeting was initiated by Datuk Mohammad Lan Allani with the assistance from Sahat andd Wan Iskandar. Though all of us are residing in Klang Valley except for Sahat from KK we do not seems to see each others at all, probably everyone has his own commitment and family to take care.

I remember Mat Lan as a prominent sport man where he ran, played hockey, tennis and many more in the school. It was timely that Sahat was in town to organise this dinner and it was nice to catch up with Allias, Captain Mahmood and Rashid again. We had a wonderful dinner and thank you Datuk for the treat. We shall meet again.

The Gathering at Kulim to Welcome Tami Back Home.

The once upon a time school boys and girls of Sultan Badlishah School of the 70's.

Registration at lobby of Seri Malaysia Hotel.

He had a lot share and everyone too has a lot to tell....

Sukunaselan the big boy.

Thambo with the ladies..

This man in purple came all the way from Sabah to meet up with his friends...Bravo! Bakar Tahir, it was so nice to see you in person. Of course Haji Zambri too.

Little princess of Capt Mahamood.

The friendship was rekindled making everyone near and reachable.

Abdul Rashid & Nasir were there too.

Daud, Nuriah Hussin, Habibah chatting about old wonderful times.

Bukhori came from Alor Setar is in the Agricultural Industry where Allias Ishak in the banking world.

Everyone was busy catching up old times and also recollecting what might have forgotten. While Siti Aishah Mohd Noor, the organiser taking pictures of the event.

Halim in green promoting trips Hajj pilgrimage to friends.

Habibah is one the co-organisers, if you need to know who's is who in Kulim you might want to know her first. Well done Habibah.

Mohd Nasir Isa also came from Alor Setar and it was nice to see him again.

Bakar (teaching industry in Sabah), Haji Halim Salleh, Capt Mahamood and Khalid Shariff  (one year our senior).

Another Alias Ishak but this one spells with one "l" less.

Nordin Abdullah, a humorous chap and a wonderful friend.

He has a lot to share for a good laugh.

After many years away, his Bahasa is still in tact and with another 3 months in Malaysia he should be fluent.

Sukunaselan giving his share of talk.

The smoking section. No more smoking in school toilet like the schooldays.

Alan Tan Kheng Kear was a popular badminton player during the school days.

Narimah Ahmad works in Saudi Arab (one year our senior).

We have qualms of what race or religion we come from, we meet in the name and spirit of old  Malaysia just like we were in school. And we hope Malaysia can return to such state.

Teh Tarik with Tami @ Kelab Golf Titiwangsa PDRM

An extract of a 1975 photograph of Geography Society where we shared in facebook.

He has a lot of friends and relatives to meet and intend to meet all of them if it's possible.

A group photo @ KGT.

It was only teh tarik and I actually forget about food, probably I got carried away while going down the memory lanes. Sorry about that my friends.

The person in light blue tee shirt is Tami's cousin, Ali where he took care of Tami's accommodation and other logistics.

Abdul Rashid, nephew of our primary school Disciplinary Teacher, Mr. Ghafor. This chap has a lot of interesting stories to tell.

Faizul & Anuar sharing and going through old photos where many old memories were recollected.



Whenever Thinakaran is around we are assured of good photography and thank a million we really appreciate this. Thanks to Mohd Sabri & wife for coming to this gathering too.



Mohd Faizul drove all the way from Kuantan to meet an old friend and I had the opportunity to play golf with him before the Teh Tarik. Good to see you Faizul.

Meeting Tami After 36 Years @ Kelab Shah Alam

Thinakaran has a lot to share with Tami.



Tami has been away for a long time, he is now residing in Toronto, Canada. He is back specially to meet old friends.



It was a last minute arrangement just with a couple of phone calls we were able to gather for a lunch.



Me, Rashid & Tami meeting for the first time after our disapperance.



Professor Abdul Rahman eventually came even though he was having a hectic schedule.

Some Malaysian food for our long lost pal.

School Boys & Girls of 1975 Somewhere in Kulim, Kedah

This is another priceless photo as I carefully look at it and I can see familiar faces which I used to see during those years in Sultan Badlishah School. I see Tan Kim Eng from Padang Serai, late Rohizan (Badak) and for the girls I know Habibah who is now actively involving in the reconnecting of this old friendship. Now that most of us have gone our separate ways and lead our own destiny I wish everyone all the best in whatever things you are doing.

Another Gem Found from Mohd Nasir Isa

L to R (back) : Zamri Shamsuddin, Ambri Luman, Kamarulzaman Hashim, Arbiat Boro, Raymond Ekok Uging, Setaed L to R : Mohd Nasir Isa, Kassim Paham, Bakar Tahir & JJ Matajam

This is a gem from Nasir Mohd Isa. Thanks to him for sharing this old photo which was taken in 1973. It was Hari Raya 1973 where the boys were smartly dressed for the occasion. Six of the boys were from Sabah.

Netball Team of 1975

Cikgu Faridah Mohd Noor, Rosna Yahaya, Latifah Abdul Karim, Narimah Ahmad, Latifah Abdul Karim, Fatimah Sarman, Norsiah Mahmud, Salbiah Kassim, Mrs Chong.

These were the champions of netball players of Sultan Badlishah School. They were good.

Volleyball Team of 1975

This was the team representing the school in 1975, I remember we managed to play a few matches in the inter school competition until the last match with one of the schools in Baling.

The main player of this team was none other than Ong Tiek Hwa, he was the main spiker and did most of the attacking role. He is now teaching in Badlishah School. Due to my height constraint, I was always in the setting position and making sure that I could feed the spikers accurately. Whenever, the team managed a good attack, we would yell "char siew". Diving for save, digging, overhand or underhand serving, blocking and dipping were parts of the fun in this game.

Back Row R-L : Ronald Koh Wah Heng & Yeoh Cheang Tiek ... the rest I cannot remember. 

Front row : Sim Kong Aik, Sin Tai Lim, Teacher, Ong Tiek Hwa, Chew Eu Jin & Tan Teow Chow.

Mini Gathering to Meet an Old Pal - Wong Kok Choo

The chance to meet up Wong Kok Choo (seated on the right) at last has been materialized. I received a call on a Sunday morning while I was at a market doing my usual chore. I managed to gather a few more schoolmates for this special meeting. Thanks to Tan Kean Hooi, Ho Tick Choong and Yeoh Cheang Tiek for attending this mini gathering.

 We were young and we were at Maxwell Hill, Taiping in 1974.

And this photo was taken at Penang Esplanade during a school excursion.

We talked and talked and were very happy to meet up again after 36 years since we left school.

 

Our family members were there too to share and compare notes of our lives. We shall meet again.