THE 3RD DAY OF EID 1443H

T E A M   # 1

The family of three ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti came for the Eid visit this afternoon. We have been family friends for quite some time but guess time and work have separated us. Mr. Sharmin Mazlan and Puan Sharina Mazlan are now both residing in Kuala Lumpur and Klang, respectively. Meanwhile, the other sibling plans to come visit me later with his other schoolmate.

When you are the teacher for a few siblings in the family, the relationship sometimes extends beyond the school compound. You get to know your students' family and become family friends.

T E A M   # 2

    The second family to arrive in the evening was of Puan Hanna Sheikh Mokhtar, from Kuala Lumpur, a friend of UPM TESL class of 1993. She was in town to visit her husband's uncle which happens to stay nearby so she [finally] took the opportunity to drop by. She had been visiting her uncle regularly during Eid but only this time she had made her way to my house. And I hope she will continue doing this for many more years to come.

T E A M   # 3

Thirty minutes after Puan Hanna and her family had left, another UPM TESL friend, Puan Rozainah Abdul Latif and her husband arrived. Too bad or else there could be some sort of a mini gathering for our TESL group for Eid. She also handed over the Eid greeting card for me to reply to mine posted to her house before this.

Puan Rozainah and her husband are also the regular visitors for Eid as her in-law's house is located nearby, in Kampung Melayu.

That was the third gathering that happened on the third day of Eid and there are 26 more days to see more people this time.