A Lady Name Ena

This is Ena Yaacob.

Ena now and then sama je :D

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 younger hero, while Adrian played the adult 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!

she selalu sang this song during the karaoke sessions with ... :D

* Dedicated to her 49th birthday and coming back trip this October 2022

The Calculus Affair

 I had to take calculus during my PPP years, and I sucked at it. There I said it :P  

One of my clear memories of calculus is the story below ..

One of my roommates, let's call him Man, is a genius. Dude scores la in his studies suffice to say. And we took the same calculus classes, and he did well, and I barely passed, one of the reasons why I changed my major from Statistics to Management Information Systems later.

On the second calculus course we took together, there was a monthly test. And it was on a Monday. So good old me on whole of Sunday, spent practicing for the test. And, Man was out on a date. Later in the evening, after Maghrib, he came back. He was mumbling, saying that he didn't practice for the next day test and felt he will not do well. What he did for the next few hours, was, and am not kidding, he sat on his bunk bed, READING the chapters on which the test was based, using the big red Calculus textbook. Yes, no practice, no scribbling. He would read a bit, ponder for a while, and continue. 

The next day, we took the test, and when the results came out, oh well, I barely passed and he ACED it. 

Life ain't fair :P

picture from here

Ps / the picture is just an illustration 

Dali and Ice Ice Baby

 Ingat lagu tu? Ice ice baby ... nyanyian Vanilla Ice ... bila dengar lagu ini, mesti ingat member Taman Paroi Jaya, Seremban, si Dali.

Cerita begini, masa itu sekitar penghujung tahun 1990, selepas SPM 90, lepak di rumah di Paroi Jaya (PJ), menunggu result. Lagu tu tengah hot kt radio masa tu. Kebetulan, beberapa hari sebelum, ada borak dengan Dali dan dia kata dia ada kaset album Vanilla yang ada lagu tu, "To The Extreme"

So, I walked to rumah dia from my rumah kedai house. Sampai kt gate rumah dia, called him out. Dia keluar, bawa kaset album. Cassette case warna hitam, EMI, original ok. So tanya la dia beli kt mana. Dia kata kat kedai muzik di GF Wisma Punca Emas, memang kedai tu popular masa tu. 

Dia kata .. " Aku masuk kedai tu, tanya amoi tentang lagu tu .. dia terus cari kaset album tu, and terus bungkus. Terkejut den, aku terus bayar la .." hahahaha .... a funny story for me ... mesti Dali stunned at that time.

Oh well, yo VIP let's kick it :D

the original video :D

Wan and In The Still Of Night

Saya ingat seorang rakan di KPP, gadis dari Assam Kumbang, Perak. Salah satu kenangan manis pengalaman Shah Alam. Namanya Wan Noor Halizan Wan Zan. 

 Berkaca mata, dengan spek yg saya lihat terlalu besar untuk wajahnya yang bermata sepet. Gaya seorang nerd. Amat minat dengan Gone With The Wind dan U2. 

Conversations we had and the moments we shared, walaupun sekejap saya tidak lupakan.

Yang saya tidak lupakan ialah nyanyian beliau sebagai penyanyi utama, satu malam di hutan Sekayu Terengganu.

Tahun 1993, sekitar awal tahun, sebagai president IU Computer Club, saya n ajk2, menganjurkan lawatan ke Terengganu - camping di hutan lipur Sekayu, dan melawat stesen janakuasa Sultan Nasiruddin Shah, utk melihat sistem IT yang menjalankan stesen.

Malam terakhir, as usual, ada campfire,  sesi hiburan dan makanan.

Sesi hiburan merupakan persembahan setiap kumpulan, sketsa. Setelah habis persembahan-persembahan, suasana santai. Tiba2 ...

" Eh, Wan, u nyanyi la ...Kita org backup .. ok, Pet? " ... Not sure siapa yg cakap tu..

" Sure .. go ahead " 

Dan terus a quartet sang ... Wan penyanyi, dan Ainu Husna, was one of the three backups.

Lagu 'In The Still Of The Night' Boyz II Men, versi accapella.

Habis penyanyi, tepukan gemuruh untuk mereka. And I said, "En Vogue everyone!" ...

:)  

I still remember her singing the words ... Tidak lantang, tetapi I remember.

And each time I hear or think of the song, I remember that night in Sekayu ...

In The Still Of Night (live)  - Boyz II Mean

Things I Saw Masa KPP Vol 1

 Ha, my first August post .. this type of post is the things I saw during my time in KPP IU10 years yg I still remember  .... and yes, there will be more ... :D

1. Azran doing the long jump during the college sports day .. 1991

Yes, he did ... the hair was flying ... :)

2. Amran walking to the academic campus  from the library

There is a field between the library and academic building  when we students  generally walk through. Dude walks with a lost look each time I see him around there ... :)

3. Fuad Shazly Salleh duduk depan

Each time there is a general function in college, most of us students would sit around mid to the back area ... but good old Fuad would sit there right there at the front. Much respect. Once I asked him about it, he said, that is just the way he is :) oh, and that briefcase he carries masa mula2 dulu.

latest pic

4. Amar and the yellow bike wheel

Amar brought his bike to campus and cycled to and from sek 18 and sek 17. Remembered seeing him cycling a few times, as was passing him bye riding in the bus. That rear yellow covered wheel of the bike he rode is firmly etched in my mind.

5. VI and his CONS

The look on VI's face as he showed us roomies his new fresh black CONS that his arwah dad bought for him. I think that was my first sneakerhead experience :)

might look like this, tapi his one had the word CONS at the heel ... cannot find the picture though ..

Usually, 5, as today is Ajak's birthday (50), I put in one more ....

6. Ajak and Wong Fei Hung 

Jet Li gained his fame via Once Upon A Time in China movie series. One time, me, Razman and him watched a clip of one of the movies at KPP, in a board room after class. I remembered him saying that he prefers to watch the Wong Fei Hung movies without subtitle as he would enjoy it better. Of course la, as he was fluent in Mandarin ... duhh.

end of Vol 1 :D

A Girl Name Ella

 One of my IU10 memories 

Around late 1993 ... typo ... 1991

I know a girl named Azlin. Initially, most of us called her Azlin... well, the boys anyway ... typically, when I see her around the academic, she would just hang around, in her baju kurung, beg and clutching the folder in front, her slightly frizzy long hair tied by at the back. Just like that.

Until, ...

One night, most of the gang I was hanging out with were chilling .. when Azlin appeared as well ... blue jeans, white shirt, and the hair was not ikat and flowing freely ... someone blurted out, " .. woo mcm Ella .. " .. she laughed it off ... and the next day, the hair was not ikat again ... and Azlin became Ella :D ...

Yang pasti, me and her are 'Aku Budak Minang' :D ... kira okaylah tu ...

Layar Impian - lagu Ella yg den suka

JBW 187 Dalam Ingatan ...

 JBW 187 .... Kereta Proton Knight hitam ...

Masa tahun 1991, mid year I think ... baru je lulus lesen memandu on the third attempt ... so habis kelas, I was telling my two lady friends ... let's call them S n A,  about it. 

A: " ok.. then u drive us back to Sek 18 la ... both of us ..."

Me: " can2 .... jom"

Went to the car park dekat blok flat sek 17 outside PPP. The black car was there.

Masuk keta, A front passenger side, S duduk belakang.

It was a whirlwind ride ... hahaha...

Sampai kt parking luar asrama di Sek 18 ... I think they had the time of lives ... :D

S: " I dont think I want to ride when you drive again .. "

A: *speechless*

All and all .... would never forget that experience .... :D 

Today (11/7) is A's birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY :D

not the actual car ... contoh sahaja ....

her song