Saturday, February 20, 2010

One Special Note


Saturday, February 20, 2010




Assalamualaikum and Greetings To One and All



As I Was Browsing Through
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A special note to Mr M Sockalingam (MS), former Managing Director of Oxford University Press/Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn Bhd... The content of this blog is dedicated to you.

When the four of us (MS, GKI, JI, AMB) met at Subang National Golf Club a couple of weeks ago, we talked about the good old days (of our involvement) with OUP/PFB. Though we were aware that GKI is a very new hand at Oxford Fajar (what OUP/PFB is now known as) we just kept on asking and answering questions at will. We wanted to know what each of us is doing now. We also talked about what we were doing earlier before coming into PFB/OUP. We had a good hour or so to go in depth regarding those matters. We never really had that kind of an opportunity to do so those days. Perhaps we were just too busy to be able to behave in this manner when we worked then! Whatever maybe the reason I thought that meeting was a very meaningful one.

Actually that was not just the reason why I am 'blogging' this special note to you MS. A few days ago I was trying to relocate some near forgotten records. While doing some 'tidying up' of my collection of books and magazines I came across a number of old Ministry of Education publications (Educational Journal). Browsing through the pages an article carrying your name caught my attention. It was entitled, "The Problems of Textbook Evaluation". It must have been written when you were the Pengarah of Biro Buku Teks. Do you remember that one? Or, perhaps you have written one too many to remember. Anyway I am publishing it down here . . . to refresh some fond memories (my own) as well . . . yours sincerely was in charge of the Translation Department for the MoE Educational Journal at that time.


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STOP PRESS

And, MS are you aware of the following? Have a look . . . and later . . . at bottom of blog* . . . see whether you can recall this . . .


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STOP PRESS

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[L->R: AMB, MAB,MS]

{1983 Ming Court Beach Hotel, Port Dickson}



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[L --> R: MS, AFY, AMB, CHK, MBS, MBB, AAR, Edes]
{1985 Merlin Inn, Fraser's Hill}


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[L-> R: AFY, AM, MS, RA, Edes, AMB, YKH,MBB,CHK]

{1988 Merlin Inn Desaru, Johore}



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[L -> R: AFY, MS, AMB]
{1991 Malacca Village Resort}


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{1993 Malacca Village Resort}

*The above photocopied piece of writing was given to me by one cousin of mine . . . Lt Colonel (Rtd) Basri Omar, an alumnus of STAR Ipoh. He never had the opportunity to be a student of yours but knew you from other earlier seniors. The article about you was written by one Abdul Hamid bin Mohd Nor, a STARIAN 1957-63 (he was your student) and presently a Company Secretary. This is a testimony of what your former students think of you.

Though I was never a STARIAN but a VICTORIAN . . . I am just as proud as they are . . . (but at a slightly different level) . . . ie of having been able to associate myself with a Managing Director of your calibre . . .at OUP/PFB.


Kudos MS.











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