OE1978 Teh Tarik Session Ipoh 27 February 2016

The proposed date to meet up over tea at Ipoh came. I drove from to KL to Ipoh excitedly that Saturday morning. This was my first visit to the Casuarina@Meru Hotel. I was told the Cucur Udang and Mee Goreng are really good.

The scheduled time to meet was 4.00 PM. I arrived at the hotel by 4.15 PM. The parking lot was almost filled up. Turned out there was a function at the convention center and the Perak FC football team was also there.

I made my way to the restaurant and found some of the guys were already there. A few others have not arrive yet. Two guys informed they could not come. The latest to arrive was Ishak Sulaiman from Taiping.

The ones who were there for the The Tarik (other than myself) were: Shaheri, Dr Noor Azmi, Dzulhanan, Mohamad Shah, Syed Sharifuddin, Ramli, Khairul Anuar, Nazari, Hanafiah, Basir, Azman Hussein, Ishak Sulaiman.

As usual, we spent the afternoon talking of stories of old friends, the good, old school days and some new developments around Ipoh.

Since a few of the guys had to drive back home to Kuala Kangsar, Taiping and Bandar Baru(near Parit Buntar), we bade our farewells by 7.00 PM. Until the next time.

Brother-in-Law Yeop Ishak Passed Away 1 Feb 2016

Thursday, 28 January 2016 - Received messages from my nephew, Shaiful Ishar, that his father is in critical condition. He urged that all relatives and siblings to come over to visit his father. I had just returned from Johore Bahru that evening when I got the message. My sister Eliza and brother Mahathir would go first the next morning. I informed Shaiful that I will make the trip to Sungai Petani on Saturday.

Saturday 30 January 2016 - My wife and I left KL to Sungai Petani, Kedah that morning. We stopped at Kampar to attend a kenduri of a son of my wife's cousin. We continued our journey after the kenduri.

We arrived Sungai Petani about 5.30 PM. I had lost my way looking for my niece's house. Even the mobile phone map could not locate it. By 6.30 PM, we check-in into a the first hotel that we found. I received a message from my niece that Yeop Ishak was to return to his own house with my sister.

After bath, we went to the house at Jalan Sungai Layar. Yeop Ishak was happy to see me and my wife. Sister Eliza said that he had been asking for me since yesterday. My old sister El-Aisha looked sad and tired. Old Yeop was really in a bad condition. We stayed for a while, everyone took turns to chat with old Yeop and offered our prayers. My wife and I returned to our hotel by 10.30 PM.

Sunday 31 January 2016 - After breakfast, we check-out from the hotel and went visit Yeop Ishak again. His condition did not improve. By 11.00 AM, sister Eliza, brother Mahathir and I bade our final farewell to Yeop. All of us had to return to KL.

In the early hours (2.00 AM) on 1 February 2016, Shaiful sent a message to inform that his father had passed away. The burial would take place in the morning. Yeop Ishak had colon cancer when he died.
He was 82 years old.
May Allah grant my eldest sister El-Aisha the strength and the will to survive. Blessed with the presence of her adult children and grand children.

OE1978 Classmates Gathering, Taiping 23 January 2016

It was suggested that we organised a gathering at Taiping on the 23 January 2016. The proposed venue was the Flemington Hotel and we were to meet there for dinner.

I arrived at the Hotel by 6.00 PM. After I got into my room, I took a short rest and a shower. Ban Heng was kind enough to made the dinner reservations. There were 14 of us who could make it for this gathering. Our former School Senior Assistant, Mr Thong was also present (Mr Thong is the father of our mate, Thong Chee Meng).

The guys who attended (other than myself) were - Teo Teck Boo, Azhar Hamid, Hasmi, Lim Meng Yew, Karunamurthy, Leong Kok Wai, Heng Gaul,Thong Chee Meng, Teik Eng, Ooi Ban Heng, Ong Seong Hock, Chin Chee Seong, Quah Tee Ho.

Someone suggested that each of us were to introduced ourselves and to tell what everyone had gone through since we left school. Teck Boo took the honour to start first. Then, one by one, stood up to share his individual story.

Mr Thong was happy to see us all. He appreciated very much that we still remember him. He reminded us to help support the School in any whichever way we can.

After dinner, we went up to the roof-top bar by the pool, to continue our chit-chat over drinks. By 12.45 AM, we decided to adjourn. Until the next gathering.