A Friendly Commentary

by Illa

Fujie, how's your daughter? Dah sembuh ke demam? Hope she's better now. Tapi more important, hope to see u again soon!

Kamsiah, thanks for arranging and Naziri, tq tolong angkut kita orang to KL. Selesa sangat. Also tak akan lupa pi shopping kat Amcorp Mall... Dekat tak, jauh pun tak.. puas excercisela jalan dgn kasut 'high-heeled'! Kamsiah, dah okayke kaki you?

Zaim, meeting you again has changed my misconceptions of you! You ni, betul2 terbalik kut. Masa kat Sains Perlis dulu.. serious, matured, memang Illa takut habis tengok airmuka you yg 'stern' tu. Last Saturday, you nampak boyish and very approachable. So glad we meet again.

Shimah , thanks for the beautiful gift and the kuih you brought. Wish I had been as thoughtful as you. Excited sangat nak jumpa semua orang, tak terfikir pasal gift.. Best sangat bila you, Fyzah and Roslina mai awai kat bilik hotel (Room 203) kita orang.. Terjerit, tergelak, tertawa macam masih budak sekolah...!

Zauri , Hussin , Hassan .. Selama ni memang Illa tak terbayang boleh bertegur sapa dgn you all. Tak pernah duk sekelas pun. Fujie pernah mention yg Zauri is very friendly and nice... tapi masa tu, Illa fikir most boys are friendly with Fujie but not to the rest of us yg tak pandai mix around ni!!

... But 30 years certainly bridged all the gaps and brought us all closer together..

Adnan , Illa memang tertunggu-tunggu nak jumpa Adnan. Honestly, Illa memang tak ingat sangat Adnan masa kat Sains Perlis dulu. Tapi bila dah selalu e-mail, rasa rapat pulak. Kamsiah pulak habaq yg Adnan dan Sudin sekarang berjambang lebat. Suspense jugaklah macamanala rupa kau orang ni.. Nasib baik hampa dua, cukuq lincin masa reunion hari tu. Berani sikitla Illa nak tegur kau orang.

Noriah , Halijah .. terkilan pulak rasanya tak sempat sembang panjang dgn hampa dua. Halijah, you mengajar satu sekolah dgn Cikgu Saayah ke? Mana foto2 dari album Cikgu Saayah? Teringin nak tengok..

Khushairi , so sorry to hear about your missus. Masa last jumpa dia, she was so cheerful and healthy. Illa doakan Allah pulihkan penyakitnya dan panjangkan umur nya.

Aizuddin , tq for ferrying kita orang utk sessi "Teh Tarik" kat kedai mamak malam tu. Memang betul2 gentleman. Habis sessi, hantaq kita orang balik ke hotel pulak.. Alamak, kalau anak kita orang tak berderet, memang boleh terpikat!! Just joking Aizuddin.. jangan marah ye!

Norshah , harap tak terlambat Illa nak ucapkan "Selamat Bertunang" dan selamat membina hidup baru. Apapun jangan lupakan anak-anak. By the way, berapa orang anak dgn Shah dulu? Illa ingat last Illa jumpa Norshah semasa kita sama2 bawak anak ke Klinik Dr. (?) di Tmn. Tun, KL. Jadi rasanya, anak sulung kita lebihkurang sebaya la.. And tq belanja semua orang kat kedai mamak malam tu..!! Semoga murah rezeki selalu..

Usop , Rahman , Wahab , Hadzeri .. rasanya terlalu singkat pertemuan semasa reunion malam tu. Tak dpt nak berbual dan bertanya khabar berita sepenuhnya.

... Illa harapkan kita dpt buat reunion khas utk batch kita shj suatu masa nanti..

Hisham , best betul dpt jumpa you semula. Tapi terasa singkat sangat dpt berbual dgn you. Illa betul2 mengharap kita semua dpt reunite sekali lagi. Satu permintaan.. kalau boleh, Hisham designkanla satu jersey ("long-sleeved" so that ladies pun boleh pakai), khas utk batch kita. Illa tengok T-shirt Asputra yg on sale malam tu, tak menarik langsung! Costnya, Hisham tetapkanlah... Just utk kenangan kita semua, macam Hisham pernah buat masa kita Form 2 (?) dulu...

Ramlan , memang Illa tak dpt cam langsung masa you mintak teka, mula2 jumpa mlm tu... Apa "clue" you bagi malam tu? Classmate kita yg paling cute?! Tentulah Hilman yg Illa ingat! Kalau you bagi clue.. "yg paling kuat mengusik dan nakal".. gerenti Illa dpt teka!! Tapi, Illa setuju apa yg Ramlan katakan that those yg dah puas nakal masa muda akan berubah baik in later years.. And yes.. dah hensem sekarang ni..!!

Chuck , lama tak jumpa sejak tinggalkan USM. Masih cool n steady macam dulu. Rupa pun tak berubah langsung. Dengaq you accident teruk some time ago. Tapi malam reunion tu, nampak seperti pulih sepenuhnya.. syukur alhamdullillah.. Masih boleh lead the clan macam dulu (Monitor class 4 Sc 2.. Che Ya asst. monitor!).

Rosmina , wah.. memang benar bagai dikata, berseri dan bergaya sungguh you sekarang ni. Illa masih ingat kita duduk satu dorm dulu, bersama adik arwah Surizah, Zahirah (junior),...dormates yg lain Illa tak berapa ingat. Kita siap bergambar sakan masa tu. Maybe, I'll get Zahirah to send the photos to us by e-mail. Hm.. pasti nostalgia nanti..

Suresh , Kamal , tak sangka you both boleh kenal and tegur Illa malam tu... Happynya! Suresh siap introduce to his missus! Hope to see both of you again some time in the near future..

Azli , thank you, dropped-by my pharmacy hari tu. Maaflah had to cut short your visit. Jamu drinks pun tak ada, terribly sorry. Illa memang respect Azli make the effort jumpa most of our batch. Keep up the good work and keep in touch!

Ong , why only remember Cahaya Iman?! Jealousla macam ni..!! Hope you remember the rest of us (Laila, Roslina, Fauziah, Hafidzah, Jasimah, Kamsiah and Noriah - all sitting at the same dinner table) next time around!

Last but not least, Zamri .. Yes, I suppose I was closest to you during our schooldays, aside from Lawrence, Lutfi, Sharifuddin and, hm.. come to think of it.. Ramlan.. (!) (among the boys in our class). We lost contact numerous times after leaving school, but I hope this time around we'll not lose touch again..

.. To those of you yg ada mention nak drop-by my pharmacy in Ipoh, I welcome you..

.. Till we all meet again someday, take good care of yourselves.

Salam mesra, ILLA.