This is Ena Yaacob.
I first met this lady in 1991, at PPP/ITM Shah Alam, where we were in the same English Accel class. First impression, was she is tall :) and she hung out mostly with Noreen (BCN121), as they were from the same school, BBGS KL, during that Accel semester.
At the end of that Accel semester, our class presented a play titled 'Mai' - Mother. She played the lead actress ... the heroine la kiranya ... Jeni played the mother ... Fariza played the evil character ... Hassanal (Jones) played the hero. Macam biasa, tragic ending. Directed by Ajak, and yours truly was the sound man (sound manager).
I always thought she was down to earth, and her giggly nervous laugh. Trademark dia oo ... then got to know her ayah is the Admiral of Lumut Naval base ... VVIP of Royal Malaysian Navy. Nasib baik den tak nakal2 dengan dia,ahaks.
In 92, a bunch of us had a trip to Pangkor, and on the last day, before balik KL, we went to visit her parents place at tbe Lumut naval base. It was on a hill. I remembered seeing her collection of Seventeen magazines at the book shelves. Banyak tu :) We were so honored to receive her family's gracious hospitality.
Upon finishing PPP/ITM, she went to Syracuse.
Balik from Syracuse, she worked for a while in business development at a local firm. During this time, I learned a new term from her - MBA. As she was busy travelling with business delegations during her employment, she met quite a few MBAs.
Sham - her beloved hubby who is from the University of Bristol (with a UK accent) deserves a mention. I went to their nikah ceremony, and they were lovely in white. I remembered the look on Sham's face selesai akad nikah. During the hotel reception, I remembered the story of how they met, as told by Hanz (IU9), a simple 'I've been watching you watching me' thing that happened during a hotel dinner.
After the wedding, dia pindah ikut Sham ke USA sebab Sham kerja di sana as a consultant. The first few years we had email exchanges ;) which I treasured. 'Made in Cancun' will always be remembered ;) They have 2 boys - a Tar Heel and a Tiger.
Thank you for the Skins cap Ena :)
My best wishes for your now and future!
* Dedicated to her 49th birthday and coming back trip this October 2022
