On 17 December 2016 Saturday, I drove to Selama to attend my schoolmate's son's wedding kenduri.
It was a beautiful, sunny day and traffic flow was smooth along the PLUS Highway to the North from Kuala Lumpur.
I exited the Highway at the recently completed interchange at Alor Pongsu. From here, I headed towards Kubu Gajah, then, to Selama. The roads were the normal country road. It passes through several villages and plantation estates.
Upon reaching Selama town, I stopped for a toilet break at the Petronas fuel station and to buy a can of coffee drink. I continued my journey to Sungai Bayor which is about 10 KM from Selama. The journey brought back some sweet memories of my last trip to the small town many years ago in the 1980s. My dad, who was a Medical Assistant, was posted to the Government Clinic (Kelinik Desa) at Sungai Bayor for three years until his final retirement.
I arrived at Sungai Bayor and found the location of the kenduri easily. It was located by the main road near the town. After I parked my car at a safe spot, I walked to the venue. I found Mohamad Noor and he welcomed me to join the buffet table. Another schoolmate was already there, Jamaee and his wife. I joined Jamaee for the lunch and we chatted away of our old buddies. He mentioned that another OE, Azmi, was also present but he had to leave for awhile for some errand.
Azmi did come by to join us afterwards. I have not met Azmi since 1978 and was really glad to be able to meet him. Later, Hanafiah and his wife arrive and joined us at our table.
Mohamad Noor invited us to his house which is a few meters away from the wedding function. At his house, we were served tea, kuih and fried Koay Teow.
Azmi and Hanafiah had to leave by 4.00 PM. By which time, I received a phone call from another OE, Zoulkifli. He had just arrive Sungai Bayor and asking for the location. I described the directions to Mohamad Noor's house. Zoul found us and joined us for tea.
By 5.00 PM, Zoul and I made our leave. We thanked Mohamad Noor for his hospitality and bade him farewell.
Zoul had to go to Kulim while I drove to Taiping for an over-night stay. I would return to KL the following morning.
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