Very interesting comments on the cancellation of the proposed re-Union. I take it positively and truly support the idea as proposed by Bone. Whoever is being entrusted with the responsibility of organizing the event surely needs the fullest support from us all.
If I may, I would like to propose Bone to lead the organizing committee. Of course we have to wait for him to come back from performing the Haj.
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Assalamualikum w,w
I just received a message from Jabbar that the Reunion is cancelled
definitely due to lukewarm response from members. Moreover, many members
are going to Mecca. What a pity because the pro tem committee members have
been planning for a number of months. They work tirelessly and selflessly
just to make the Reunion a reality.
I congratulate my dear friends who are in the committee such as
Ridzuan,Aziz Harun, Dato' Razali, Jabbar, Ismal Ibrahim, Dato' Azlan, Hj
Lan Chik, Hj Ali Othman, Syed Hamzah, Ir. Hj. Wan Husin Embong, Omar
Suhaimi, Mohd Yunos, Ir. Dr. Hj. A. Halim Sham and other members who have
met, planned and decided for the programme.
However, as the saying goes, "Alang-alang menyelok pekasam biarlah sampai
ke pangkal lengan" so please do not ever give up your prophetic struggle
to make the Reunion a success. Only Allah knows who among us in days to
come will be called by Allah to depart from this world without meeting our
classmates, form mates and hostel mates whom they miss one another since
the last 37 years or less.
So I would like to suggest another date for the Reunion Batch 73, that is
Christmas holiday that falls on Saturday. Those from Kelantan,Terengganu
and Kedah would be able to go too and/or they could take another day off
on Sunday 26 December 2010. Moreover, members' children are still enjoying
their long school holidays and members could also apply for their end of
year leaves as well.
Nevertheless, members please plan your holidays, availability,
accessibility, trips and other commitments so that the date is reserved
for the Reunion. If we fail to plan we fail the Reunion. However, we can
not expect 100% attendance.
Please ponder on the date and give feedback so that we could meet in the
Reunion.
Abdul Rahim Ibrahim
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Saudara Rahim,
Terima kasih atas tunjuk minat sebentar tadi. Pihak Pengelola mengalu-alukan kehadiran saudara bersama Ahmad dan Yusof. Majlis akan bermula selepas solat isyak, sekitar 8:30 malam dan waktu berakhir agak sukar untuk ditetapkan, memandangkan ramai di kalangan kita yang tak berjumpa hampir 37 tahun, mungkin ada yang nak lepak-lepak sembang panjang sambil menghirup teh tarik kurang manis di kedai mamak.
Ada juga yang kata hotel pun dah pandai buat teh tarik sekarang, kalau gitu tak perlu beredar ke mana-mana, terus saja menikmati teh tarik kurang manis di tempat yang sama.
Dengan lain perkataan, titik akhirnya sukar ditentukan, ia mengikut keadaan semasa.
Lagi sekali terima kasih dan kita jumpa nanti, insyaAllah.
Ridzuan bin Jusoh
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Dear Sdra Abd Rahim @"C/P",
What a refreshing thought. That's the spirit. All is not lost. I do hope that it will happen within this year as the idea of holding this reunion (mooted by Jabbar when we traveled to Ipoh in March to attend STAR sports day) is to celebrate our reaching 55 years of age. We still have about 9-10 weeks before X-mas/new year holidays. I hope many among us will echo Rahim's call and say yes to this event.
Some have not met each other for 37 years. It is a good enough reason why we should go ahead with this event. There will also the possibility of touching base with Miss Pearly Visvanathan, Miss Foong, Miss Chiam, Miss Naranjan Kaur, Miss Manoharan Paul, Pak Lau, TTL, Sarjit Singh, Jerome Andrew David, Camillo Michael Gomes, Ustaz Md Yusoff, etc.. etc..
Can u imagine the Crossroad band with Lan Chik on drums, Kamarsah guitar, yours truly bass and YB Yeh sings "Man of Many Faces" or Band Ansor with Ansor on lead and Zainuddin Orgi singing. What about Lan Chik playing school song on piano and Jabbar strumming & singing Anak Nya Lima. Of course Mat Salleh with tambourines in hand singing Smoke on the Water? Well, if we all can say yes... a lot of things can happen.
TQ,
Omar Suhaimi
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Assalamualaikum wr wb Saudara Omar Suhaimi, Saudara Rahim et al,
I read your postings with enthusiasm. Indeed that was the high hope we had all along when we were planning the aborted event. We really wanted it to be a meaningful gathering of as many of us as we could possibly get. Of course we could have had all those acts as suggested by Omar !! It would have been the greatest gathering we've ever had. It would have been utopia !!! But as we all know too well at our age, utopia is as elusive as a rainbow. We can go on chasing it but we'll never get there. The pot of gold remains in our dreams. And we go on dreaming.
Please forgive me, I am not trying to dampen your spirit. But let me put to you a simple question. What difference would it make if the event is planned for 5th November 2010 or 25th December 2010 or as Y Bhg Dato' Razali put it, early next year, IF our attitude REMAINS?
We can adjust the date to be at a most "suitable" time for most, i.e. during end of year holiday period, after our friends have returned from Makkah, or a calmer period (again, quoting Y Bhg Dato' Razali ....).
As I see it, the Organisers (excluding me this time....) will go through the same stumbling blocks and end up frustrated as what we have just gone through.
What I would suggest is a paradigm shift. Please, for our old time sake, let's BE COMMITTED, for once in our lifetime. Is that too much to ask for?
Once again I'm sorry for having expressed my opinion in the foregoing, but at the same time I wish the "Organisers" of the about-to-be-held event all the best in their endeavour. I assure you all that I'll give you my fullest support.
Bangunlah wahai teman-temanku.......still remember the lyrics?
Wassalam.
Che Wan, your friend forever.
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Asasalamualaikum Sdr. Ridzuan; Thanks for your effort. I am always looking forward to meeting old friends again. STAR did provide opportunity for me to transform my life. Please continue with the project, and you will always get my support.
Salam.
Hassan
(Professor Dato' Dr Hassan Said)
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Dear 55 year olds and some younger ones,
We have gone for a very long time, more than 35 years, without meeting some of us. We are already into the group where our days are more or less numbered. The reunion is certainly required/welcomed, if not by all, at least by most of us. The recent proposed event did not come through due to a number of factors.
1) Shifting of dates have made organising difficult and pressed for time.
2) Due to new dates and short notices, and the fact that most of us are busy with our own engagements have resulted in the money supposed to be creditted did not come in at the sort of speed expected.
The organisers are thus put in a dilemma.
a) Not enough money for the reunion with less than 1 month to the reunion date.
b) The impression given to the organisers that not many are interested in the reunion.
The learning point here is that this event involves many people scattered all over the country, who are not easily contactable, not in regular contact. it is very difficult to organise at short notice.
We started OK but when we start changing the dates and venue, the notice started to become very short.
What I would like to suggest is that we redo the whole thing with some modification.
1) We do not go on the basis of pay to come. We go on the basis of contribution to the event. Anybody who can afford can contribute more. There is no fixed contribution amount. Everybody is invited but must confirm attendance so that we do not waste. InsyaAllah, I am sure most of us can afford and are generous enough to contribute to make this event a reality.
2) We collect the contributions early / upfront. Contributions can be made from now until the event itself.
3) The nature of the event, venue and the date can be decided later but sufficient notice should be given so that people can plan. I would suggest a minimum notice period of 2 months.
4) There should not be any postphonement. The event must go on irregardless of the number attending. If we do not have enough number to make it grand, we invite the current teachers, students or even anak yatim.
5) If after collection, event tak jadi-jadi jugak, just contribute the proceed to anak2 yatim. All contributors must be aware and made aware of this potential eventuality.
Hope the organisers will give another chance for this event / reunion to come to fruition.
Thank you.
Syed Hamzah
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I agreed with Syed Hamzah’s proposal.
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