tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post5101657317190431709..comments2024-01-27T19:41:05.143+08:00Comments on Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: Tuesdays With BapakNURAINA A SAMADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-26668305278307958622007-11-24T18:28:00.000+08:002007-11-24T18:28:00.000+08:00aiseh, saya lambat.but ahhh...cruising down the me...aiseh, saya lambat.<BR/><BR/>but ahhh...cruising down the memory lane. we've just gotta love it, dont we? <BR/><BR/>personally, nothing beats the good old days and sometimes i cant help but to look back with a broad smile on my face, no matter how bitter it could be. it was the time we first learned life, as the real deal business. thats just priceless i tells ya, priceless!Kerp (Ph.D)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08187993712816646804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-58353367417243357452007-11-22T15:53:00.000+08:002007-11-22T15:53:00.000+08:00Salam...For your info, Pak Kassim was hospitalized...Salam...<BR/><BR/>For your info, Pak Kassim was hospitalized last week due to his hernia operation..<BR/><BR/>Hesmel Faznee FaisalThe Eugenisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190750727072320944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-6340092121867592492007-11-22T08:45:00.000+08:002007-11-22T08:45:00.000+08:00Naluri cafe is in Sek. 9, Shah Alam. Ok, probably ...Naluri cafe is in Sek. 9, Shah Alam. Ok, probably pelanduk dua serupa :)Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980392661124362939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-13184149122755360232007-11-21T21:55:00.000+08:002007-11-21T21:55:00.000+08:00dhahran : thank you. I'm touched by your remarks.t...dhahran : thank you. I'm touched by your remarks.<BR/><BR/>take care.<BR/><BR/><BR/>HUssin: Yes, of course. I know of Dr Abbas. His daughter,Fatimah was arwah Kak Eda's classmate.<BR/>Dr Abbas' family home is along jalan dato abu bakar/jalan 16/6. the first house.<BR/><BR/>my, my.... what a small world. you are fatimah's brother-in-law.<BR/><BR/>i feel so melancholic now...reminiscing our school days.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-59738920368661225642007-11-21T21:48:00.000+08:002007-11-21T21:48:00.000+08:00athene,in my time we had brownies (for girls) and ...athene,<BR/><BR/>in my time we had brownies (for girls) and cubs (for boys) in primary school. Then in secondary school, we had girl guides and boys scouts.<BR/><BR/>i think over the years, when the medium of instruction was Bahasa Malaysia, it became simply pengakap.<BR/><BR/>very schools in my time, had police cadet.<BR/><BR/>in my time...to be a girl guide was really cool because all the cool and hip girls were in the movement. considered quite happening.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-4244542829238170352007-11-21T21:14:00.000+08:002007-11-21T21:14:00.000+08:00Hi Nuraina,Do you remember Dr Abbas Alias who live...Hi Nuraina,<BR/><BR/>Do you remember Dr Abbas Alias who lived in the area? I think one of her daughters was your school mate or your batch, Siti Fathimah now a doctor in Melaka. I think she was quite close to your late sis.<BR/>I married Dr Siti's younger sister and still goes there once in a while as my brother in law still lives in the old house.Hussinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713243581483252057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-6949322259100347002007-11-21T20:36:00.000+08:002007-11-21T20:36:00.000+08:00Hi Nuraina,Its always good to read your TWB... its...Hi Nuraina,<BR/>Its always good to read your TWB... its becoming a sort of panacea for homesickness and this one really brought the nostalgia of the good ol' days... looking forward to the next TWB and salam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-18770300094108997892007-11-21T18:29:00.000+08:002007-11-21T18:29:00.000+08:00ash,i remember the 'ging gang goolie' song...! mus...ash,<BR/><BR/>i remember the 'ging gang goolie' song...! must be from the brownies days too. i was 1st a brownie then, get this a scout! <BR/><BR/>in the ole school only bebudak baik masuk girlguides, kids like me were instantly rejected! all the other cadets were very clique' oriented, so that leaves only scout. but we sure had a blast! cuma we didn't get to go on many camping trips. <BR/><BR/>there was this ratio thing for each outing, boy 60% : girl 40%, and since there 5 times more girl to boys, only a handful of us got to go on each trip! apa punya rule la...Faten Rafiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164085457322747101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-44393459704815419312007-11-21T17:54:00.000+08:002007-11-21T17:54:00.000+08:00bailey: i suppose, there are places we all, at som...bailey: i suppose, there are places we all, at some point in our lives, would want to re-visit.<BR/><BR/>thanks for visiting..<BR/><BR/>Doc: oh dear...Naluri? i am trying to remember what i did last friday?<BR/><BR/>Doc,...i think (i am quite sure) i was not there....<BR/><BR/>(where is naluri cafe, may i ask?)NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-91559330571284567752007-11-21T17:50:00.000+08:002007-11-21T17:50:00.000+08:00awang goneng (wan hulaimi):thanks...just curious. ...awang goneng (wan hulaimi):<BR/><BR/>thanks...just curious. as you know, section 14 was where residents (in that part of PJ) went shopping -- to the supermarket, to the wet market -- and makan-makan (medan selera).<BR/><BR/>woww...Mekyam is a veteran, then.<BR/>and aint she cool!<BR/><BR/>by the way, hulaimi, rocky says "hi"..NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-24321634971643225402007-11-21T17:19:00.000+08:002007-11-21T17:19:00.000+08:00Kak Ena,Was it you at Naluri Cafe last friday? Seg...Kak Ena,<BR/>Was it you at Naluri Cafe last friday? Segan nak tegur :)Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980392661124362939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-26322007481701019212007-11-21T15:39:00.000+08:002007-11-21T15:39:00.000+08:00i guess everyone did that, visiting old places tha...i guess everyone did that, visiting old places that brings nice memories.<BR/><BR/>i did it too. most of the time. =)Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09847435152251276706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-50937703217251792982007-11-21T15:21:00.000+08:002007-11-21T15:21:00.000+08:00Hiya Noorianerr,Yes, the Kelinik was opposite Meda...Hiya Noorianerr,<BR/><BR/>Yes, the Kelinik was opposite Medan Selera, opposite the goreng pisang seller. One afternoon, after a heavy rain, I went home to see all my books soaked. The guttering was blocked by leaves (it was autumn then in Section 14 ;¬) and the wasser in my little pad was a few inches above Tangga Bradley). I could never go out to clear the leaves in the open space outside my back door in case Miss Kuah (a stern nurse and my rent collector) thought I was trying to take a peek at her nurses, and perhaps at her and her patients too.<BR/><BR/>May I say hello to the erudite Mekyam (a valued contributor to my MalaysiaNet days): I always thought Happy Wanderer sounded a bit Teutonic. Now you've confirmed it, thanks! Now I shall have to release you from the 'gok'. (Sorry, a private joke between us, nothing Teutonic, just Platonic.).Awang Gonenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893937987435850954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-74388207941893649962007-11-21T13:58:00.000+08:002007-11-21T13:58:00.000+08:00mior:well...tak lah aneh or pelik kak ena dok ber-...mior:<BR/><BR/>well...tak lah aneh or pelik kak ena dok ber-round-round laman lama, ek?<BR/><BR/>macam therapeutic, kan?<BR/><BR/>or kita ni, masochist? we get pleasure out of the pain of seeing our past? hahaaa.<BR/><BR/><BR/>anyway, no, mior, you never told me you were kamal's neighbour in USJ?<BR/><BR/>woww...talk about the world being so small?<BR/><BR/>jangan-lah macam stranger, ya?<BR/><BR/>salam to Yan and your lovely girls.<BR/>and also HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to you and Yan! May there be many many many more years of bliss and wonderfulness! <BR/>lama tak blog-hop, just dapat tahu and i will go to your blog soonest!NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-92116026188550857722007-11-21T13:51:00.000+08:002007-11-21T13:51:00.000+08:00abang med,forgot to say...we were all brownies and...abang med,<BR/><BR/>forgot to say...<BR/>we were all brownies and then girl guides, kan? <BR/><BR/>woww.... i remember ging gang goolie.<BR/>there's another one : oh wanna wanna wanna watcha, wawa, ayaya yippi ayayaaaa, ayaya yippi ayayaaa, ayaa ayaaa....(or something like that)<BR/><BR/>could it be that these campfire songs are in the maori or hawaiian language?NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-57535992332506372762007-11-21T13:20:00.000+08:002007-11-21T13:20:00.000+08:00Mekyam,what a gem you are. Mekyam!thank you for th...Mekyam,<BR/><BR/>what a gem you are. Mekyam!<BR/><BR/>thank you for the deutsch version....<BR/><BR/>buat susah payah sahaja. walaupun letih dan penat, tetap ada masa untuk TWB.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-21233651805954970072007-11-21T13:14:00.001+08:002007-11-21T13:14:00.001+08:00bru99,i am glad i am not alone.thank you for remin...bru99,<BR/><BR/>i am glad i am not alone.<BR/><BR/>thank you for reminding me that going down memory lane is a very normal thing.<BR/><BR/>thanks for visiting.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-12124063243188811512007-11-21T13:14:00.000+08:002007-11-21T13:14:00.000+08:00ash wednesday (Abang Med):heheheh....trust you get...ash wednesday (Abang Med):<BR/><BR/>heheheh....trust you get numbers right!<BR/>as i get older, i keep having to try harder to remember dates. i often end up trying to remember my age at that particular time so i can figure out the year. sigh....<BR/><BR/>i wanted to mention the personalities but had to skip it becos ...i could remember only a few. anyway, there were also -- writer-journalist-turned-politician Alias Ali and Rahim Kajai's son Salim Kajai..<BR/><BR/>i remember othman wok.. Lily was my age, i think.<BR/>Othman's wife (Che Dah -- i think that was her name) used to drop by ..Che Dah and Mak were colleagues in Utusan Melayu.<BR/><BR/>I cannot pass by the roads without going teary-eyed.<BR/><BR/>sigh....NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-40859692555803295772007-11-21T13:09:00.000+08:002007-11-21T13:09:00.000+08:00Kak Ena,I too always drive through old neighbourho...Kak Ena,<BR/>I too always drive through old neighbourhood. Although we really could not call USJ3 old neighbourhood, kan? Don't know why? Btw, have I ever told you that I used to stay opposite your brother Kamal's house there?<BR/>And Akai tape recorder... my bapak also owned one too. Because of that, my brothers and I felt oh so modern and high tech. Naturally we gloat to our friends.Mior Azharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09808339339676265815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-18943121539827824272007-11-21T11:32:00.000+08:002007-11-21T11:32:00.000+08:00Dear Ena,Love this entry to bits. Will be back to ...Dear Ena,<BR/><BR/>Love this entry to bits. Will be back to tumpang sesudu dua. Right now just too knackered... <BR/><BR/>But this pembetulan cannot wait... allow me to smatter in a bit of Deutsch.<BR/><BR/>Entschuldigung! Aber Ich muss einige Leute hier korriegiren.<BR/><BR/>"The Happy Wanderer" ist nicht "a boy scout song" oder "a girl guide song". <BR/><BR/>Es ist eines populaeres German song ("Der fröhliche Wanderer" or "Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann") by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller and was written shortly after World War II.<BR/><BR/>Here's the original version:<BR/><BR/>Der fröhliche Wanderer<BR/><BR/>Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann<BR/>Und mir steckt's auch im Blut<BR/>D'rum wand're ich froh so lang ich kann<BR/>Und schwenke meinen Hut<BR/>Faleri falera faleri falera ha ha ha ha ha ha<BR/>Faleri falera<BR/>Und schwenke meinen Hut<BR/>Das Wandern schafft stets frische Lust<BR/>Erhält das Herz gesund<BR/>Frei atmet draußen meine Brust<BR/>Froh singet stets mein Mund<BR/>Faleri falera faleri falera ha ha ha ha ha ha<BR/>Faleri falera<BR/>Froh singet stets mein Mund<BR/><BR/>Warum singt Dir das Vögelein<BR/>So freudevoll sein Lied<BR/>Weil's nimmer hockt Land aus Land ein<BR/>Durch and're Fluren zieht<BR/>Faleri falera faleri falera ha ha ha ha ha ha<BR/>Faleri falera<BR/>Durch and're Fluren zieht<BR/><BR/>Was murmelt's Bächlein dort und rauscht,<BR/>So lustig hin durch's Rohr,<BR/>Weil's frei sich regt, mit Wonne lauscht<BR/>Ihm dein empfänglich Ohr.<BR/>Faleri falera faleri falera ha ha ha ha ha ha<BR/>Faleri falera<BR/>Ihm dein empfänglich Ohr.<BR/><BR/>D'rum trag ich Ränzlein und den Stab<BR/>Weit in die Welt hinein<BR/>Und werde bis an's kühle Grab<BR/>Ein Wanderbursche sein<BR/>Faleri falera faleri falera ha ha ha ha ha ha<BR/>Faleri falera<BR/>Ein Wanderbursche sein<BR/><BR/>The lyrics of the English version was written by Antonia Ridge and copyright © 1954 by Bosworth & Co., Ltd.<BR/><BR/>***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-87059001680273740522007-11-21T08:46:00.000+08:002007-11-21T08:46:00.000+08:00Salam NurainaI have always thought it only me that...Salam Nuraina<BR/><BR/>I have always thought it only me that go through the "down the old memory lane" bit, ah hah now I know everybody at our age are doing it also....its good to know, that you have others who shared their memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-49140592483315229832007-11-21T08:31:00.000+08:002007-11-21T08:31:00.000+08:00First, a small correction.We moved to Jalan Lembah...First, a small correction.<BR/><BR/>We moved to Jalan Lembah in 1962, I'm positive of that. I was in Std 6 then, and I remember studying for the Std 6 Exam with my very good friend and rival, George Aubrey Lopez, at the Jalan Lembah house. (George and I frequently studied together, despite our being rivals). And I clearly remember using Bapak's typewriter to type out the exam timetable.<BR/><BR/>We moved in 1962, without doubt.<BR/><BR/>About our neighbours in Jalan Sentosa:<BR/><BR/>The late sasterawan Awam Sarkam (Wahab Mohamad) lived across the road, in Jalan 3/57D. Pak Wahab's son, Ahmad, was my classmate in Std 6.<BR/><BR/>I walked to the road opposite (Jalan 3/57C) for agama and Quran lessons with Ustaz Dahlan - the same Ustaz Dahlan who was the bane of khalwat offenders in the 60s. <BR/><BR/>Some trivia: Ustaz Dahlan (not sure if he is still alive) is/was Datuk Ahmad Fuaad Dahlan's father. Datuk Ahmad Fuaad was the MD of MAS before Datuk Idris Jala took over. Fuaad was my classmate in primary school, and Idris was my colleague when we were in Shell. Small world, huh? <BR/><BR/>Now get this - Idris is a blues guitarist as well, and has written many songs. We (Idris and I) recorded a number of Idris's compositions in his home studio many years ago, long before he became a nationally recognizable personality.<BR/><BR/>Other people in the neighbourhood: (Tan Sri) Dol Ramli of Radio Malaya lived down the road, at the corner of Jalan Sentosa and Jalan RIDA.<BR/><BR/>Othman Wok (former Minister of Social Affairs, Singapore) had relatives two doors away. Whenever he visited, he'd bring his three daughters (Safia, Dahlia and Lily) along, and I'd sneak a peek.<BR/> <BR/>The corner house opposite ours (No 14 Jalan Sentosa) had a bunch of boys, who always seemed to be forever singing and having lots of fun. One of them, Zainal aka Billy, was an Elvis look-alike. Zainal's brother is (music producer) Johari Teh.<BR/><BR/>Not so close, but still within the neighbourhood, lived Boy and Wan of the once-popular band, Carefree.<BR/><BR/>As commentor Tom mentioned, <I>The Happy Wanderer</I> is a popular Scout song. Kak Ton must be familiar with it as she was a Girl Guide in those days. She knows tons of campfire songs. If I'm not mistaken, Kak Ton once camped overnight at Kuen Cheng Girls' School for a jamboree of some sort.<BR/><BR/>Here's a nonsensical campfire song Kak Ton taught us that I can still remember:<BR/> <BR/><I>Ging gang gooli gooli gooli watcha<BR/>Ging gang goo, ging gang goo,<BR/>Ging gang gooli gooli gooli watcha<BR/>Ging gang goo, ging gang goo,<BR/>Hayla, oh hayla shayla, oh hayla shayla hayla hoo<BR/>Hayla, oh hayla shayla, oh hayla shayla hayla hoo<BR/>Shally-wally, shally-wally, Shally-wally, shally-wally,<BR/>Oompah, oompah, oompah</I>Abu Rabu @ Ash Wednesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824518122009000289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-90795764672613629522007-11-21T08:13:00.000+08:002007-11-21T08:13:00.000+08:00Tom"Happy Wanderer" is a Girl Guide's song too.I ...Tom<BR/><BR/>"Happy Wanderer" is a Girl Guide's song too.<BR/><BR/>I know it because I was a Girl Guide. We sang it all the time, especially during camping around a campfire.<BR/><BR/>OOhhh I'm feeling so nostalgic now. :(maria a samad (kak ton)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08806908975023136019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-3894780880579707622007-11-21T08:02:00.000+08:002007-11-21T08:02:00.000+08:00kak ton:oh yes, i remember Raja (H)...handsome dia...kak ton:<BR/><BR/>oh yes, i remember Raja (H)...handsome dia, kan? <BR/>oh..abang ucok.. yes. abang med said he was a damn good guitarist.<BR/><BR/>sorry....i often get the exact year wrong. i usually try to remember when i was in jalan sentosa (like whether i was still in kindergarten or already in primary school)....just to get the year right.<BR/>looks like i cannot even get that right. hahaaa..NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-23539241807379766782007-11-21T07:59:00.000+08:002007-11-21T07:59:00.000+08:00awang goneng (Hulaimi),Hey you...thanks for visiti...awang goneng (Hulaimi),<BR/><BR/>Hey you...<BR/>thanks for visiting, Hulaimi. i am most honoured. <BR/><BR/>you know we all just love you! and you know we love your wit and sense of humour. priceless!<BR/><BR/>GUiT simply had to come out as a book-lah...<BR/>and what a book!<BR/> <BR/><BR/>er, hulaimi.... that maternity clinic you mentioned, was it in front of the market?<BR/><BR/>tNURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.com