Kamil's Auspicious Day

Greetings To All



When Old Friends Meet



The scene : 
At one Community Centre

The place : 
Sungai Buloh, Klang, Selangor

The event : 
A wedding reception

The wedded couple: 
Kamil Azahar Othman and Azian Abdul Kadir

It was Sunday, 24 November 2013.  A large crowd had gathered at the local community centre since midday.

A wedding reception was on going at the hall there.

Yours sincerely was among the guests invited to grace the event.

The bridegroom, Kamil Azahar Othman and the bride, Azian Abdul Kadir were the newly married couple.

The Newly Wedded Couple 

Kamil Azahar Othman and Azian Abdul Kadir

Kamil and Azian looked very happy . . . and, yes indeed . . . they should be. Everyone present were very happy for them too.

On The Bridal Dais

Kamil and Azian

(during the 'bersanding' ceremony) 

Well . . . so much for the couple's special occasion.

What turned out to be the surprise and extra joy for me was meeting old friends . . . former colleagues and office mates . . . there at Kamil's wedding.

Kamil was an ex-office mate of mine. I had known him since the early eighties.

We were together serving a renown publishing house  then . . .  OUP/PFB , until the time most of us either left to pursue new avenues or went on retirement.

It has been almost 14 years now since yours sincerely retired from work at the Press. 

Truthfully speaking, I have had no opportunity to meet up with old OUP/PFB friends for that long a period of time too.

But . . . on Kamil's auspicious day . . . the ever dramatic 'missing you missing me' spell seemed to have been broken!

Finger Pointing?

Left to Right:

Dolah, Zali, Hashim, writer, Khalid, Ishak, Christopher

(Nothing of that sort. Dolah was merely relating d incident when n how Chris was locked in d office then . . . )

Couldn't Recognise Who?

Left to Right:

Zali, writer, Hashim, Khalid, Ishak

That's Him . . . Chris

Left to right:

Dolah, Zali, writer, Hashim, Khalid, Ishak, Christopher

(Zali pointing to Christopher . . . )

Chris . . . d MJ of OUP/PFB?

Left to Right:

Dolah, Zali, writer, Hashim

(Writer being reassured by Dolah and others . . . that's really Chris!)

Where's The MJ Look?

Left to Right:

Hashim, Zali, Ishak, Khalid, Christopher, writer

(Sorry Chris  . . . couldn't recognise you earlier. You've change quite a bit. Especially d hairstyle. Anyway glad to see you MJ . . . )

Yes, I know U, PS

Left to Right:

Hashim, Khalid, Ishak, Paul, writer

(U no problem Paul. I'll recognise U for a thousand years.  Still looking young n healthy . . . my good friend. )

Today . . . old friends had gathered and had savoured every moment of the meeting.

Thorn* Among The Roses

Left to Right:

Jackie, writer, Guat Yeong, Kim Kee, Linda, Jenny

*(. . . an old one that is . . . )

The Whole Gang . . . 

Having A Nice Time . . . 

Like in d old days . . . 

To top it all . . . the 'get together' was never planned. It just happened. 

Perhaps out of mere remembrance and fond thoughts of each other . . . amongst these old friends.

That Was Funny 

Left to Right:

Andrea, Angela, writer

(Andrea n Angie laughing it out at an old but famous OUP/PFB joke. Remember d band orchestration thing?)

Lend Me Your Ears

( Who was actually doing d listening? Angie or d writer? Seemed like both of them are talking at d same time! Andrea was d unfortunate third party having to absorb all d talking . . . ) 

Pact Signing  

(Angie looked on while writer wrote something there  . . . hopefully decent remarks . . .)

Photo-shoot For Book Covers 

Left to Right:

Angie, Linda, writer, Andrea

( Linda was saying . . . yeah . . .  I remember (me n AMB) . . . we had taken shots of children at d National Zoo for our books covers then. Also d studio shots at SS2 PJ for our OALDCE . . . )

The "Bunga Telur"

(Angie telling Linda how that was made. That's ok Angie. Do enlighten her. She designed books . . . not "bunga telur". Andrea n writer looked on curiously.)

And, perhaps . . .  it could just have happened out of plain goodwill . . . God knows!

Are You Aware . . .  

(Writer updating Chris on some personal info . . .  while Chom n Paul have their own thing to share.)

Thank You Everyone

(Kamil n wife going round greeting old friends.)

Those Were The Days

(PFB/OUP's own MJ . . . Chris sharing jokes with writer, Misnan n Chom . . . reminiscing stage acts of old . . . showing off talents etc.) 

After So long

(Writer n Paul listening to Chris telling what he does now. Surprisingly . . . nothing of d MJ thing! "Tak boleh cari makan," says d all time 'PFB/OUP' dance king!) 

Suggestion

(. . . d TV programme "Kilauan Emas" is for singing only. Should there be a "Kilauan Emas" competition for dancing, you must enter Chris. Sure win one . . . )

Ex-Queen

( but then . . . d ex-queen of "West Side Story" fame is here also . . . talk with respect, man . . . hehe)

Whatever was the case . . . I appreciated very much the meeting with all of you . . . friends close to my heart.

One For The Road

(. . . d gang posed for a group photo-shoot before saying "till we meet again" . . . )

Congrats to Kamil & Azian . . . of course.

And . . . last but not least a big thank you to Chom (Kesuma @ KAO clan) for being a very hospitable host . . . and a long time clique.  

     

Again . . . all's well that ends well.

bamuda
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Jodoh Kamil

Assalamualaikum dan Selamat Sejahtera



Kalau Jodoh Tidak Ke Mana 

Rabu 13 November 2013. Kira-kira jam 8:30 malam. Terdengar suara seseorang memberi salam di hadapan rumah penulis.

Penulis ketika itu sedang makan malam bersama keluarga. 

Suara orang lelaki yang memberi salam itu terus kedengaran.

Satu kali, dua kali . . . masuk kali ketiga penulis terus menjawab salam itu dari kejauhan meja makan.

Sambil itu penulis meminta Halim, anak penulis yang berada di rumah ketika itu, menjengah ke ruang hadapan untuk memastikan siapa gerangan yang memberi salam itu.

Seketika kemudian . . .  terdengar Halim berteriak," Pakcik Kamil, bah."

"Kamil? . . . Biar betul Lim! "

Penulis berkata demikian kerana Kamil sudah lama tidak datang ke rumah. Lagi pun . . . waktu begini Kamil memang tak akan datang . . . tanpa diundang.

"Ya, bah . . . Pakcik Kamil, kawan ofis abah dulu. . . Halim kenallah."

Penulis dengan pantas berhenti makan. Basuh tangan dan terus ke ruang hadapan rumah.

Dalam hati tertanya-tanya apa pula berita sedih yang dibawa Kamil kali ini .

Dulu, kira-kira dua tahun yang lalu . . . penulis pernah mendapat suatu berita yang menyedihkan melalui panggilan telefon . . . berhubungan keluarga Kamil.

Berita disampaikan oleh Cikgu Dolah, bapa saudara Kamil. Tentang kematian isteri Kamil. Zalikha telah meninggal dunia.

Allahyarhamah Zalikha memang penulis kenal baik. 

Selain pernah berkongsi hidup dengan Kamil sebagai isterinya . . . Zalikha juga pernah menjadi rakan sepejabat penulis ketika berkhidmat di syarikat penerbitan OUP/PFB sekitar tahun-tahun 1980-an. 

Berbalik kepada kisah Kamil singgah di rumah penulis malam itu . . . sebaik pintu dibuka oleh Halim . . . Kamil pun kami pelawa masuk.

Penulis dapat melihat Kamil memegang satu envelope panjang berwarna putih. Secara spontan penulis bergurau begini:

" Ha Mil, macam surat saman je tu."

"Memang nak saman ni," jawab Kamil. "Itu pasal saya datang jugak malam ni. Saya kata rumah AMB ni kena pergi sendiri gak," sambung Kamil.

"Terima kasihlah ingat kami Mil."

Penulis kemudiannya bergurau terus mengusik Kamil.

" Mil, ini saman anak ke bapak kahwin?" 

Kamil berterus terang berkata," Ha ah, bapak budak lah . . . "

Tepat pulak terkaan aku. Tembakan rambang mengena sasaran rupanya!  

"Alhamdulillah Mil . . . kalau dah jodoh tak ke mana."

Kamil terus menerangkan bahawa bakal isterinya yang baru ini orang sekampung dengan beliau:

"Dia seorang guru . . . tapi umur kami bezalah . . . " 

"Takpe. Ini perkara biasa dalam situasi begini Mil . . . in shaa Allah semuanya nanti baik saja," kata penulis meyakinkan kawan lama ni.

Sudah jodoh ditentukan Allah SWT.

Sesudah itu kami berbual hal-hal lain sehingga larut waktu.

Penulis berjanji  akan hadir di majlis resepsi perkahwinan Kamil nanti . . .

. . . dan penulis bersyukur kepada Allah SWT yang telah mengizinkan kami menepati janji itu pada hari Ahad 24 November 2013 . . . di Dewan Komuniti, Sungai Buloh, Kelang, Selangor . . . 

. . . suatu peristiwa yang benar-benar istimewa buat sepasang insan . . . masing-masingnya bernama Kamil dan Azian. 

Ramai kawan-kawan lama sepejabat dulu turut hadir memeriahkan majlis resepsi tersebut. 

Terima kasih Mil kerana sudi mengundang kami ke majlis yang gilang gemilang itu. 

Kami doakan Kamil dan Azian terus berbahagia menempuh hidup sebagai pasangan suami isteri yang sentiasa kamil dan mematuhi kehendak Allah SWT. Amin.    

bamuda 

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