St Gabriel's 1979

1979.... sure was a long time ago... 30 years to be exact.....

How the time has flown? What has happened to our friends, classmates, teachers, headmaster? So many questions, and yet not many answers.

Then, out of the blue, a friend called me and told me of this site... bebudakmelayu.ning.com..... sign up, he told me....our friends are there...

True enough, when I signed up..... who do i see? Zulkarnain, one of my best mates in class. Hasni, now a Lt Col (wow...) Raja Shahrum (our fav singer).. Kamarudin (who remembered me so well, even my uncle and the camera that he borrowed). Heck, how did these guys get to be where they are now.... Kamarudin, a Professor....wow.... double wow...

Then friends who are now in Australia. Derek, whom I bumped into 10 years ago..... thank goodness I am still in contact. Quickly I sent out the invitations, and so many others joined in. Yet there are still so many others who have yet to join.

Come on you guys..... why the indifference? Life is too short to complain about the web design, the people who are in there.... and what other excuses...

Does it matter if the design is lousy? It is the contents and the people who are in there that matters.

Does it matter if most of the members are Melayu? They were our classmates, schoolmates then. Now they are our friends, our comrade in time of need. Why are we still looking at them through eyes based on colour, creed, race, religion..... sigh...

I cannot give up... the next time round there is a gathering, I shall have to call them up personally, and push them to attend. It may not be my loss, but I do not want to regret by giving up. Further, I could not possibly enjoy myself much, knowing at the back of my mind that there are still others who are around who could also be part of this gathering.