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

2005-08-30T16:57:00.000-07:00

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...

2005-08-24T01:53:00.000-07:00

(click images to get higher resolution)

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...

2005-08-24T00:38:00.000-07:00

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

2005-08-22T21:39:00.000-07:00

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.

Google Earth - Now we can fly!

2005-07-10T18:17:00.000-07:00

go download it at GOOGLE EARTH for free.

now i can fly to anywhere in the earth, swoop down to any building and see all the roads, buildings, as if i'm a pilot whether from 10 miles up or from 500 feet up...."shot" these KL north and KL south pics above.

this fantastic tool also allows me to save the map in whatever zoomed format for my use....

the more established cities/countries have more detailed features as i would imagine the satellite owners wouldn't be that much interested in batang kali as they would king's cross station...

i checked out the flats i used to live in in sussex gardens in london in 1969...they are still there!

the features allow you to tilt the mappings which makes the mountains and buildings three dimensional...

cool, cool, cool!!!

OPs 65 Gather

2005-07-10T05:24:00.000-07:00

At OP Zakaria Ismail's kenduri for his son's wedding at the Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur last night.

Look at the proud parents and the radiant pengantin baru.

Congratulations to you all...Zak "Bachok", you were indeed a proud and happy man last night.

Look at the 17 youngmen...what a handsome lot.

Try to name all of them by posting comments to this post.

Thanks to Tech One Now

2005-06-25T05:48:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Tech One Now, where you can find out all about IT-related technology, news, events and what's happening in this fast-changing world, I now know how to post pics without using Picasa.

This pic is Nozie having a tryst with her dentist.

Datuk Halim Hj. Ibrahim's daughter's wedding

2005-06-24T22:14:00.000-07:00

It was good catching up with each other. Thanks Halim for the opportunity to get the OP65 group together and congrats to the lovely couple who were the stars for the weekend.

Click HERE for pics.

2005-06-24T22:12:00.000-07:00

Aaliyah & Dada in Kuantan

2005-06-24T22:10:00.000-07:00

Aaliyah, brother and Mum Nozie in Kuantan

2005-06-24T22:08:00.000-07:00

H coy room mates

2005-06-24T22:06:00.001-07:00

The roses amongst the thorns

2005-06-24T22:06:00.000-07:00

Khamis holding court...Latif Taha and son visible

2005-06-24T22:02:00.000-07:00

From r. Khamis Awal, Datuk Azman Rashid and busyboy Zakaria Ismail

2005-06-24T22:01:00.000-07:00

Datuk Nor Azman and Mat Tahir

2005-06-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

Zainal Yan, Tsan Pin & Zainal Abidin

2005-06-24T21:57:00.000-07:00

KakYom, Mrs. Zainal Abidin & Nozie

2005-06-24T21:55:00.000-07:00

Latif busy in Kuantan

2005-06-24T21:52:00.000-07:00

The beauty and the beast

Life is a Transitional Journey

2005-06-24T20:12:00.000-07:00

Much of what we are about escape our own wildest imagination.

The journey here is insignificant compared to what we will discover.

This is a log about what had happened, what will happen...here...in this mortal realm.

Maybe we will learn much from each other, given whatever our present lives' priorities and objectives.

Be guided by our conscience and have faith is all I ask.