THE 7TH DAY OF EID 1447H

Mr. Raja Mohd. Hilmi and his family members came visiting for Eid today. I only taught him English for tuition classes when he was in form 3 and 5, but he seems to be the only one who I am is still keeping in touch now [after he came visiting today]. The last time I saw him during Eid was back in 2017 [READ HERE]. Nine years ago, he had only two children but now there are already four.

I might be seeing him and his other family members next week in Seremban, and hopefully that will happen.

THE 2ND DAY OF EID 1447H

   22ND MARCH 2026    ~ The very first visitors for Eid this year were two ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti, Mr. Sharmin and Mr. Sharudin Mazlan. They came with other family members, their mother and nephew, and Mr. Sharmin's wife and kids. This is like a regular annual get together for us, and hopefully they will still come to visit next year and the following year after that.

The next group of people who arrived for Eid visit was Puan Hayati Ismail, a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993, together with her husband and daughter. They are now the residents of Putrajaya who go back to Kota Tinggi to celebrate Eid with their relatives. The other sons, now that they have grown to be young adults, did not follow the parents like they used to.

Puan Hayati and Mr. Faizam are also the regular Eid visitors who drop by almost every year. I got to thank both of them for the kind gestures and may we celebrate Eid together for many more years to come.

THE 6TH DAY OF EID 1447H

Mr. Mohd. Arif and Puan Nurul Ain, who are both ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti, and are husband-and-wife couple, came visiting for Eid today. Their three boys tagged along. The eldest is already 13 years old. The last time they came visiting, the children were smaller and much younger.

It was a pleasure to see the family again and hope they will make a comeback next year and many more years to come.

THE 5TH DAY OF EID 1447H

The first guests of the day were Mr. Ahmad Fadillah Mohd. Aris, my ex-Budiman classmate of SMS Muar, and his wife and two daughters. They were here for Eid and stopped by to visit me for Eid before going back home to Kepala Batas, Penang.

They were still interested to visit my backyard garden under the hot afternoon sun.

The second group that came in the afternoon was Puan Humairah Harun who was accompanied by her husband and four children. Humairah is an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti [SPM batch 2004, I think] and I taught her English when she was in Form 1 and 2.

It is always a pleasure to see old friends and ex-students once in a while, and Eid is one of the best times to get reconnected.

THE 4TH DAY OF EID 1447H

 

The regular Eid visitors who came to visit were four siblings ex-students [of SMK Taman Universiti] with their family members. They had been visiting since they were in school and I thought they would stop coming when their father passed away 3 years ago, but I was wrong.

Thanks to Mr. Harith, Mr. Hasif, Ms. Nurul Naziha, Mr. Hussin [an ex-student who got married to Ms. Naziha] and Ms. Nadira who were here with their mother, two other siblings, spouses and their children. The number of the members had increased this year actually.

Hope to see the whole group again for Eid next year.

ATTENDING A WEDDING RECEPTION ON THE THIRD DAY OF EID

I attended the wedding reception of the son of Mr. Azmi and Pn. Izzati Syafinaz Abullah, held at their house in Taman Pulai Indah. Puan Izzati is an ex-colleague of SMK Taman Universiti. The groom, Mr. Faris, who was still a toddler at that time 30 years ago, used to tag along his mother when she came to school.

It was the third day of Eid and I had started my optional 6-day Fasting so I did not eat at the reception. However, the mother of the groom packed some food for me to break fast, to my delight.

Thank you Puan Izzati and Mr. Azmi for inviting me. Hope to be invited again for similar event for their other children in the future.

 

THE LAST BATCH OF RAMADHAN/EID GIFTS ARRIVED

On the last week of Ramadhan, the last batch of gifts arrived, sent my friends of UPM TESL Class of 1993.

#1: From Puan Sharon Taty Mokhtar

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