MEETING OF FRIENDS

You know how it is when old acquaintences meet. Meeting between friends is always an opportunity for frank exchange. In my case, it always turned up more like a meeting of siblings - perhaps even more. Recently, I have  had a couple of get together/meeting with acquaintences, old and new which in a way made me feel so connected still in spite of how time have rolled by.

Ojai, Mai, Rose, Kak Mah, Jet, Sham and Nidar

 At Sham's @ 20/3/10. Yours Truly Was The Photographer.

Meeting with the Class of  '65 have always been spurred on when Mai is in town. Ever since Sham had set up home in Shah Alam, we have been gathering there. Topics of discussion abound depending on the "sponsor". For example, Rose with her political views and her never ending scholastic persuit, Mai with her  public concern over cancer, Jet's interlude with the IT design thing when her bird flew backwards instead of forward, Kak Mah's inter-cultural matters and course updating each other on our score of grand children.. Needless to say some of them are still to get over their children! The best topic is always our experience in College especially of Ms Larech, the matron  with her "coconut tree" remark of Sham. We had taken it in jest. Sometimes, I did wonder if it was not just her lackadaisical attitude towards us, not really caring who we really were then. 

 Lately, Yan called for a get together at the Lake Club and we managed to gather more than a  dozen of us with Mai coming all the way from Kuantan and Tim from Seremban. The rest are living in various places within the Klang Valley. Yan is still in active public service where the retirement age happens to be much, much older...at 65, I believe. 

Reminiscence of the "High Table"

Yan seemed to have a hell of a time reminising over each and every dorm mate of hers in Yellow House plus a few others. Now that's what I call an elephant's memory. So the roll call continued like this...has anyone  met Sariah?  How's Atek? Anyone in contact with Animah? Oh, Ailin  couldn't make it ....father's birthday. Sham had to make a last minute ditch to Nilai. Rose too....prior engagement. Ceni has passed on some time back, al-Fatihah. How about Che Endah, Rehan, Chon, Norsiah, Fred,  Faridah Sheik Ahmad .....and the list went on and on.

FR : Me,  Nordi, Yan, Min, and Ani , 
BR : Tim,Ojai, Azam, Amnah, Jam, Nidar, Mai and Manja
 @ 9/7/10

I was glad though that Amnah could make it.  Jam had kindly given her the lift from home. It saved me from having to explain  her failing eyes and pass on her long message to Yan.  Anyway, Yan just couldn't take no for an answer and she made sure transport was of no issue. 

Children, education and  public services seemed to dominate the discussions at my end of the table. I don't think we stopped talking at all. Fortunately, being a Friday, there was not too many patrons at the Orchid Room.

We sure look forward to another meeting next year as promised by Yan. Insyaallah.