ANOTHER FAREWELL GATHERING - AT THE TROVE

24th MARCH 2021 ~ Another farewell gathering was organized by Form 6 teachers [of SMK Dato' Jaafar] at the Trove after school this afternoon. The hi-tea session was to bid farewell to Mr. Mohd. Salleh Sairan and Tuan Haji Abd. Karim Masiran who will be transferred to their new schools when the school reopens in April. Another Form 6 teacher, Puan Juliah Hamid who went to another school last year was also invited to join the event.

 

There was still a session where the Principal and the three guests of honour were invited to say a few words and luckily everyone delivered a brief speech.

The food was good and I skipped dinner for the evening. How we have missed going our for hi-tea in hotels where we could eat as much as possible and spend long hours at the dining table with friends.

CLASS OF 2019 GRADUATION CEREMONY AT THE TROVE

14th SEPTEMBER 2019 ~ The Graduation Ceremony for the fifth and sixth formers of SMK Dato Jaafar was held at the Trove Hotel this morning. This has become a formal annual event for most school these days.

The event had been rebranded to Appreciation Event but still it was to appreciate the time the students had to be in school before they spread their wings and fly away.

series of speeches

The guest of honour who was invited for the ceremony was Superintendent Mohd. Afzanizam Yahaya, the Deputy Chief of the Malaysia Royal Police of Johor Bahru South Division.

giving away the scrolls

people on the stage

brunch time

Just in case you are wondering, we teachers had to pay for our food to attend this event. There is no more free lunch.

form six students emceeing the event

a few of the students' performances

the VIP was about to leave

the fifth formers

the sixth formers

the teachers

It was another successful event organized by the committee members who had been working real hard. Congratulations to everyone who had made this day a memorable one. We will see each other again in the next graduation event next year.

A FAREWELL GATHERING FOR THE JOHOR STATE EDUCATION DIRECTOR

A professional dialogue session with the Johor State Education Director cum a farewell gathering for his upcoming retirement was held by the Johor Bahru District Education Office (PPDJB) today at Trove Hotel. We had to pay on our own to attend (or rather, asked to attend) this session, if you are wondering if it was free.

Many of us were already there before 11:00 a.m. but we started to eat lunch after 2:00 p.m.

NOTE TO SELF: For my retirement gathering (if there is any), my speech will be very, very short. Oh, I don't have a lot of things to share anyway.

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*FOOTNOTE: Trove Hotel was known as Selesa Hotel before this. I guess there is a new management taking over the premise.