ATTENDING THE WEDDING OF WAN NADHIRAH ISMID

The first wedding reception after the fasting month was of an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti, Ms. Wan Nadhirah Ismid. The event was held at Eko Botani, somewhere near Nusajaya, and I was already familiar with the wedding venue after attending a few recpetions there.

Puan Waheeda, an ex-colleague of
SMK Mutiara Rini

the father and younger sister of the
bride

Thank you Nadhirah for inviting me. Wishing you and your husband a happy married life filled with love and sunshine.

THE 8TH DAY OF EID 1444H

Two ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti who are married to each other, Mr. Azizul Azman and Pn. Amirah Razali came visiting this afternoon, accompanied by their 3 children. They came in a bigger group last year with other siblings. We are expecting more members in the family coming for Eid next year.

About 2 hours after that, a bigger group of relatives - from Batu Pahat, Muar and Johor Bahru came in three cars. Guess Eid would be the time for people to get reunited after not seeing each other for a long time.

22 more days to go...

THE 7TH DAY OF EID 1444H

After 6 years teaching in SMK Dato' Jaafar, finally the very first group of students of the school made their first visit to my house for Eid. They were Mr. Aiman, Mr. Hazim and Mr. Lukman, while the other one, Mr. Najmi, was from other school. These 3 students left SDJ for Technic School after their PT3 Exam.

These are all still studying in local universities after their SPM examination. Hoping to see them again for more Eid visits in the future.

The last group Eid visitors arrived in the evening. An ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti, Mr. Syazwan Shavarein, accompanied by his wife, parents, grandmother, and three siblings. By next year, there will be one more new member in the family when Eid comes. The more, the merrier.

23 more days...

THE 6TH DAY OF EID 1444H

The one and only Eid visitor today was an ex-student of Asrama Semai Bakti Felda, Mr. Solihin Ramli.

It was just a short visit as he had to rush for another Eid photo shoot job. We will need to meet again to discuss about our possible travel plan for the next school holiday.

24 more days  to go...

THE 5TH DAY OF EID 1444H

Today, another ex-classmate of Budiman [of SMS Muar], Mr. Abdul Razak Sapian, and his wife and three children came visiting for Eid. This should be the second time of the family from Selangor to come over during the festive season. Three other sibling were already making their way home as they had to start work the next day.

A reunion with an ex-classmate of my primary school friend happened later in the evening. Mr. Mohd. Akhbar Yahya was my schoolmate at Sekolah Temenggong Abdul Rahman 2 [known as STAR(2)] and we were finally reunited after 42 long years. He is now residing in Sungai Petani and was in town to visit his mother for Eid. It was an hour 15 minutes reunion at McDonald's but we hope to see each other again soon.

25 more days to go...

THE 4TH DAY OF EID 1444H

I welcomed a friend of UPM TESL class Puan Suhana Abd. Jamal. of 1993 for their Eid visit in the evening. She was accompanied by her husband, daughters, sons and two nieces this time. The family will be leaving Johot Bahru for Sungai Petani tomorrow.

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The next group of visitors arrived in the evening comprised of for ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti: Mr. Haiqal, Mr. Haziq, Mr. Afig and Miss Siti Nabihah, who are all working already now. They brought pizzas too.

26 more days to go...

 

THE 3RD DAY OF EID 1444H

 A reunion happened with an ex-classmate of Budiman class [of SMS Muar], Mr. Rahim Jamian. The last time we met was when had our class reunion in Subang Jaya many years ago. Too bad I could not invite him to my house for Eid as I had to rush for my acupuncture treatment at a clinic. And it was also a very short meeting just to say "hi" and "bye" but sure was a meaningful one.

Hope to see my friend some other time in the future so we could get ourselves updated with more details.

THE 2ND DAY OF EID 1444H

The first group of visitors to arrive was the family of Dr. Hayati Ismail, a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993. She went home to her hometown in Kota Tinggi and they had been the regular well-wishers for Eid annually.

The next big family to arrive was ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti, Dr. Harith Ismail and Dr. Hasif Ismail, with their mother, 3 other siblings, wives and children. They also had been the regular visitors for Eid, which started many years back and hope the tradition would still continue.

There were actually other groups of visitors but we did not take photos.

28 more days to go...

 

THE 1ST DAY OF EID 1444H

Eid Ul-Fitr is here again. As usual, my first Eid photo was taken with the people at the "surau" [the smaller version of a mosque] after the Eid prayer in the morning.

The second Eid photo was taken when three siblings who were my ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti came visiting in the evening. Mr. Solleh and Mr. Zahari came with their spouses and kids while this could be the last time for Mr. Syahir to come without a partner.

I must say it was a long and tiring day but it was customary and it was a relief that the first day of Eid was over. And 29 more days to go...

THE CAKE THAT TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY FROM KAJANG

 

19TH APRIL 2023 ~ Another parcel was left at the front door by the delivery man today. The kind soul who had made the cake send it to me all the way from Kajang was a friend of UPM TESL class of 1993, Puan Rozida Mohd. Ramli.

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THE COOKIES BASKET FROM EX-COLLEAGUES

Another Eid cookies basket was delivered to my house this morning. This time the basket came from my Chinese ex-colleagues of SMK Mutiara Rini.

Thanks a lot my friends for the kind thought and generosity. May our friendship last forever.

EID COOKIES FROM A FARAWAY FRIEND

 17TH APRIL 2023 ~ I got my Eid cookies from a friend who is currently residing in Jitra, Kedah and that was made possible as there was a middle man, or a middle woman to be more precise, in school.

Thanks a lot Puan Fauziah Abdul Rahim, a friend of UPM TESL class of 1993, for your kind thought and generosity. May you and your family be blessed in this month of Ramadhan, Syawal and throughout the year.

SPOT THE ERROR 194

Guess what "DESPOD" actually is?

Thanks Puan Suhaida Ahmad Sulikin for the feed.

According to her, "DESPOD" is "DASHBOARD".

This reminded me of the terms "creole" and "pidgin" that I came across in my Sociolinguistics class long time ago.

 

THE MUST-VISIT PLACE IN KUNDASANG - DESA DAIRY FARM

  27TH FEBRUARY 2023   ~ It was still raining when we arrived in Kundasang but we still had to go with the plan. The entrance tickets to Desa Dairy Farm had been bought earlier online and there was already a queue of vehicles forming at the gate when we arrived.

It was unfortunate as the weather was unkind. Consequently, every visitor had to stay indoor at the farm.

 People were crowding the glass window where they could observe the cows being milked mechanically. Everyone looked curious and interested but they had no other activities to do in the heavy rain outside actually. Social distancing was a non-existence here.

Despite the rain, we went to this barn nearby where people could feed the calves with either grass or milk [and they had to pay for the food].

the praying room is here

In the other section, people could see the packaging process of the fresh milk.

The visit to Desa Dairy Farm would not be complete without buying its signature milk gelato and it was tasty.

I did not get to be photographed with cows and mountains in the background, as if I was in New Zealand, like what other people had done but it was alright. There will be a next time, hopefully.

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