HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALAYSIA - ON THIS DAY I SOLD KACANG PUTIH SHIRTLESS

Happy 48th Malaya and Happy 43rd Malaysia!

I wish my beloved country continual harmony and prosperity - the only land that I've always yearned to return to whenever I had been away.

On this day, I was without a shirt outside the main entrance of the Merdeka Stadium selling kacang putih (dry fried peanuts) for 10 Malaysian cents (approximately one quarter of an american dime) a pack - normal price then was half what I charged. I thought these nuts being "goreng-ed" (dry fried) by meself had to command a better price as they tasted so good.

I was shoo-ed away a couple of times by the police before I decided to settle at the scoreboard entrance for the day. Since that day, I had been unfailingly conducting my peanuts business every Merdeka Football tournament season but selling inside the stadium at the VI stands...until I was roped into joining the Royal Military College by my fellow Methodist Boys' School senior OP Ronald Tan.

From the outside I still heard Tunku Abdul Rahman proclaiming Merdeka proudly seven times.

MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!

RMC Class of 65 40th Anniversary - More Pics 2...

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Puteri Puteri (1)...

Puteri Puteri (2)...

Puteri Puteri (3)...

Puteri Puteri (4)...

Khalid on guard duty over the Puteri Puteri...

Zainal Abidin emphasised a point to John, Adnan and Ariff...

RMC Class of 65 40th Anniversary - More Pics 1...

Jamil chats with Malek (back to camera) while Tahir lurks in background and Puteri-Puteri feed at table...

Norhizam, Shaharuddin, Ghuzal and Rahim talking with food in their mouths...

Nordin, Ariff, Zainal Yen with Ahmad (back to camera)....

Ahmad, Nordin and Ariff with Zainal Yen (back to camera)...

Adnan (right), Mat Ngah (hand in pocket) and Ghuzal (pink shirt) listening attentively to Latif Taha's yarn...

Malek distracted while Rahim swat a fly...Latif Adlin and Zakaria chatting in background...

RMC CLASS OF 65 CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY

At the Morib Impian hotel last Sunday. 25 of us turned up, many with our families.

It was a superb gathering for all of us as many have not met since some 2 or 3 decades ago.

The group pic (click on pic to enlarge) is captioned:

Back row from right: Lt. Kol. (r) Zainal Yen, Noordin Ali, Dr. K.J. John (in maroon shirt), Mej. (r) Ahmad Ghuzal Tahir (behind left of John), Brig. Jen (r) Dato’ Jamil Tahir (with moustache), Norhizam Hashim, Mohd. Tahir Ayob, Ariff Yusof (with glasses), Lt. Kol. (r) Shaharudin Othman.
Middle row from right: Muhamad Ngah, Ahmad Abdullah, Dr. Adnan Ahmad, Latif Adlin, Zainal Abidin Din, Abd Rahim Naim (behind left of Zainal Abidin), Zakaria Md Shah (hands in pockets), Dato’ Abd Malek Abd Hamid, Datuk Dr. Khalid Kadir.
Front row from right (squatting): Hanifah Yoong Yin Fah, Abd Latif Taha.
Also attended but not in picture: Dr. Lee Boon Leong, Dr. Richard Lim Siong Kow, Dato’ Tok Muda Halim Ibrahim, Dato’ Azman Abd Rashid.