Alhamdulillah, all thanks to God. Since I've started keeping back in touch with my old 'A' level collegemates, we have had a number of little reunions, some of it 'ngeteh' session. For the record, 'ngeteh' is our word for a drinking session... no, not beer, nothing like that, at least not anymore. It's just the usual rounds of harmless and non-intoxicating (in its usual sense although some might argue otherwise) teh tarik, coffee and such made meaningful when done by old friends who mostly got to know each other some 21 years ago and only recently started to meet again.
Earlier tonight we had one such 'ngeteh' session at the Viccudha (I hope I spelt this right) restaurant just around 200 metres or so from what used to be our old college. I'm so glad I could come to this one after missing a previous recent meet in Seremban which is just too far away for me to go to when I have a still-recovering wife and a newborn baby to attend too.
OK. I went to this 'ngeteh' session thinking I don't have to take pictures anymore as I've taken a number in the last few meets and featured it at my blogspots. Then it dawned on me, regardless of how many meets we have had, each and every one is unique in itself and deserved to be shared at least for the sake of prosperity for everyone. However I only took 3 pictures and 2 of it quite similar in position and composition. Luckily our friend Shukor @ Utoi took more using his camera phone and quickly posted it on Facebook. So I nicked some to feature it along with the last 2 pictures taken by me ya. Do have a look...
This one must have been taken before I arrived. It seems Rashes @ Nik Rashidi (on the right) came straight from his office somewhere mid-town Kuala Lumpur to catch this meet and Mirul @ Amirul (on the left) obliged by being one of the early birds.
Utoi @ Shukor (in red) has to come earlier, that is by 8 pm because he's the one suggesting this meet. The guy works in Pulau Pinang (I don't like to use the Anglicised word Penang) and is having some sort of training workshop in town.
I don't know when Topek @ Taufiq Khalid (left) came. Funny enough, he is a partner in a lawyer firm of which Mirul is now a temporary employee, he said. Yep, Topek, Mirul and Rashes used to stay in the same dorm as me while Utoi was in the same class...
That's me in the middle, arriving at around 9.30 pm. A few minutes later Nam @ Tajul Aznam (in black) came into the picture...
Luckily Utoi took these pictures. Otherwise I won't have a single picture with me in it...
Then came Adik (on the right). Hmm... his real name is Shamsul Rizal or something like that right? He also used to stay in the same dorm as us in 51 C. Have a look at the article...
Have a look also at these old articles...
While I'm at it, might as well also put these following links too as Utoi and me came from the class. And he was also involved in staging the same drama...
This is a sample of Nam's famous nuts, the kacang salut hehe! It seems he has been doing a brisk business with this. Mat Dag @ Nizam plays the hand model. He actually ordered 10 packets for this meet! I can't remember whether Mat Dag came before Adik or later...
Anyway, we all had a good time recalling the good old days while sharing our latest developments, career, family and personal-wise. It seems that a number of us have not been "paying our water bills". Be carefull, too much water retention up the head and you can suffer from encaphilitis, hehe!
(Aku pun main bantai daaa. Yang aku tau satu jenis encaphilits yang kepala jadi kembang beso semacam tu je... still double meaning aaa. Kepala mana yang kembang tu, hehe...)
Here, let me recall again the names or rather nicknames of those who attended... minus Rashes who had to return earlier to his home in Kelang. Counter clockwise from the most right is Adik followed by Mirul, Topek, Nam, Utoi and Mat Dag. You might also like to read articles on our collegemates previous meets. Here are the links, good night! :]
An A Level ad-hoc reunion at Pelita Jalan Ampang...
A reunion which lasted well into the wee hours...
3rd A Level Batch 7 reunion / Hari Raya festive do in Bangi...
Early October, after returning from a raya trip back to Muar I visited again the town of Masjid Tanah, Melaka where lies and old mosque which gives the place its name...
The words Masjid Tanah literally means the "soil mosque"... or mosque made from soil. Yes, this mosque was originally built using soil as its the main ingredient. This could be attested by a 'window' inside the mosque showing an untouched part from those days...
For me it is a very peaceful and tranquil place...
While this mosque is still used by some to conduct their prayers, nowadays it is kept mostly for history and prosperity. If I'm not mistaken it has been gazetted as a heritage building. Prayers now are mostly done at the main mosque in another part of town...
Here, let me present the following pictures without any more explanations ya. To know more about the mosque you can read the old article titled Asal usul nama (Origin of the name) Masjid Tanah in the blogspot SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART) . Cheers! :]
