Hello,Dato Laksamana.

**MHS Cadet Gerak Khas 1973***

It was an intresting week.
In between time jiggling,alhamdullilah I managed to handle all,reasonably well.
Obviously,the ooohhhhhhhhhhh..ummmppp..and wahhhhhh...you all in in the same week.

In the middle of smsing and inter-emailing with regards to Siti Aisyah's collection campaign.Out of the blue,I recieved a call from Dato Laksamana Kamarulzaman Badrulzaman.Commander-In-Chief Wilayah 1,basee in Lumut

Approach was friendly,respect is been given.
A few peck of yester wisdom if I may say,to recall who is who.
Well,....Dato Laksamana a pack of good laughter over the phone is wounderful to hear your voice sir.
Let me refresh the memory of all,
Dato Laksamana Kamarulzaman Badrulzaman,was in MHS circa 1972-74.Was at MHS hostel all along till left for RMC.
A bright student I must say.
Left MHS together with Srd.Rosli Md.Tan,Dato Dr.Razak and Dr.Rani (twins),Rtd.Major Jamil Md.Nor,Shari Karim for Royal Military College in 1975 and has been in service since (off course) with galore with TLDM.

Syabas Dato Laksamana.
Jes' a quest Dato?
How does a suBmarine looks like,Dato Laksamana?
I wonder ?????

One of his enquiry,was weather I have collection of any photos of the MHS era.Thus,digging up my attic I found this photo.

Well here you are.
Could you recall whose who in the photo ?

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Updates:

Back: Frm.Right to left.

Razak,?,Halim Yackob,Ariffin Kadir,Jalamuddin Abu Bakar,Nasaruddin,?,?,?,?,?,?,Jamal Nasir,Khalid,Rani (Twins),Zamani Osman,Sallehuddin,

Middle Row: frm Right to Left:

Kharuddin Abu Hassan(Cpt.Hook),Jasni Sulaiman (Skang),Mansor Ridzuan,?,Nasir Md.Jani,Ghazali,?,Willmie,Yazid Alias,Yusof Basir,Minhad,Ibrahim Tamby Chik,Yazid Kassim,Roslan(Stoi),?

2nd.Middle:frm.Right to Left:

Juwara Dollah,Lim Boon Leong,??,Kamarulzaman Badrulzaman,Ghani Minhat,KM Yackob,Ghani Idrus,?,Zailani Alias,?.Shari Karim.

NCO's :?,Ridzuan (Arab),Jani,?,Mr.Patrick Tan,KM Razak,??,Ismail,Abu Ismail.

Give Him A Round Hat.

**Srd.Faud Alimon and Family**

It was a tedious planning.Alhamdullilah all went well.
In the middle of the pre planning discussion,come a know figure to me
since Form 3.
Srd.Foud Alimon came all the way from Melaka together with whole his family to attend the 2nd.planning stage of the Majlis at Shah Alam which
ends at 1 am.
Captain Dato Rahim and us were humbled by the presence of his families members.

The sprite de corp shown by him,shows a bondage of a person between to once his long lost friends shown "what a man ought to be rather what one wants to be".

Give him a round of applauds guys for the jorney made.
So do all Bro.Moklis,Bro.Nur Ismail,Bro.Malik Dole and many other.

Shayid.Wa Kullama bil Insan.

Bak pepatah orang tua-tua
'manusia mati mennggalkan Nama'

We are Back........Boys.

Guys,so sorry the blog has to be change again,due to technical factors.
Wordpress is a bit complicated and time consuming to handle.
I am rather used to blogspot format.

It is much more user friendly and with lots of extra.
Thus I have to import all the previous article from word press.
I'm sorry,some of the previous commet made could not be retrive,thus been delete for ever.

You would notice, all the posting are published today.
In matter of fact I could nor retrive the actual date of the article.
It was publish ranging from March 2007 till date.
However,you could read the comment made and retrive the actual date of the article at the site http://www.classmonitor.wordpress.com but it will remain domain and inactive.

Further,the name Berita Dari Kawan is more appropriate and enviromental friendly.

At least it hopes to keeps us a fresh with news updates and keeps our bondage built over the years intact.

Happy Reading and Selamat Berpuasa.

Class Monitor

Salam Muhibbah.....Boys Where Are You......

This is the first entree on this blog.

It is meant as a tool to communicate,to retrack,to retrieve to keep in tact, the bondage built over the years which has been built since the class of 1971-1976 at the Malacca High School.

The ideas sprang up in mist of time to accomodate the 200th.yrs of MHS anniversery this year.Some of us left as early as 1976 to persuits life best intrest.Some of us was in MHS or ABC hostel or at home since stepping into the shore of MHS.

Some of us never leave Malacca since the day he was born or some of us are thousand miles away from home to quest the venture of life since leaving MHS in 1976.

Over the collectable years,we quest,we strive,we persuit,we strike at whats life has rewarded us accordingly to our bright stars.Some are brighter than others,some shines over the clouded moon,some shines over 'moon-river' and some doesn't shines at all despite all the ambitious plan one have in mind.

It is a blog not to shown our true colors and the reward that we have attain over the years.

It is merely a one stop centre for all ex-Malacca High School guys,to ponder,to interreact and to retrives the golden memories and friendship we build upon since leaving the ground of Malacca High School after Malaysian Certificate of Education(MCE) in 1976.Be it either Arts or Science stream.Be it, either you got a 1st.,2nd,3rd, or 4th.grade.

We begin to understand grading does not limits our social compartment but is merely a tool to help us achieved what we desire in life.

Lets us used what ever balance we had in life sharing our thoughts together via this humble blog to develop a string of social bondage among us.Thanking the teachers whom had taught us while we we still in our dippers trying to understand why

x + y = xy got to do with living and how to live?

the blog adminstration could be contacted at :

mhs76monitor@gmail.com

Any contribution articles or past photos of is much appreciated.

Lets persuit the balance of life given to us sharing our thought leading the path to our late comers as a useful reference point.

Pertemuan - Prof.Ajmal

Sweet Communion(Written on the occasion of a gathering of High School
students, MHSMCE`76 December 1, 2001)

Today like yesterday I saw in a haze
The edgeless furrows left by the past.
They are the remains of a different age-
Sometimes appearing within wispy grasps,
Sometimes amidst nebulous horizons
That fade between sky and sea.

There are those who see fractious yesterday,
As fragments of unfettered memories-
They fail to see such moments
Present an eternity-
To tutored minds that fleet by time-
Memories are malingering fingers
That coax to the fore sunken thoughts.

Memories are sometimes tumults
That shake the heart with violent emotions,
Or buoy it with a measured, insouciant rhythm.
They are reminders that chime a tune
That is both sad and pleasing all at once.

But those who fear Nostalgia are like birds
Spooked by sounds as inconsequential as rustling
leaves.
And those who care less have forgotten
The sweetness of Communion.

Yesterday holds a myriad of images
For those who care to remember.
Today, my friends, shed the cloaks you have donned
Through ages,
And return to who you were,
As we knew you,
In memory and salutation of Friendship.


Ajmal M. Razak Al-Aidrusclearstone1@yahoo.com

Pertemuan
Pertemuan berlaku
dipenjuru mata ku
yang unggu lalu membiru

Pertemuan bertemu
dipenjuru dada mu
yang kaku lalu sayu

Khatijah Hashim
-Antologi Sajak Terkumpul 1960'an and 70'an

Semarakkan Panji-Panji Kita.

Terima Kasih sekali lagi Srd.Faud Alimon diatas kesudian saudara mengirim foto diatas.

Yes,we are the discipline lot,aren't we.
Me,I am Mr.Clumsy.
I could recall Srd.Annuar Md.Nor our Sarge Cadet Gerak Khas leading 'Trooping the Colors' at one of the school annual function.
Yes,it was the celebration of 150th.High School Anniversary in 1976.

Yeap... 1826 terdirinya Melaka High School.
Ishak Hj.Kassim now a Prof.Madya with Uitm,Shah Alam is in the first row.I cant recall all names but 2 row from the back is Allahyarham Sani.Stayed in ABC Hostel,Room 2 if I am not mistaken and hails from Alor Gajah.
Yeap,Srd.Faud Alimon 4th.row from the back.
It was a big occassion on the 150th.anniversary of MHS.
The grand open ceremony was carried out in style.
The TYT Allahyarham Tun Aziz officiate the opening ceremony.
I contribute together with Juwara Dollah on 'Pasukan Paluan Kompang'a contribution by the Kelab Bahasa Malaysia.It takes a couple of weeks to practice.Cikgu Abu of Semabok neighbour or Dr.Aminuddin was the leader.

Since I did mention the name TYT Allahyarham Tun Abd.Aziz,his eldest son Prefect Mustapha Kamal Tun Abd.Aziz,a ruggby player was my senior by a year.
Good man Mus,honest, very jovial and easy to get along with the school boys.
All I could recallof Mus is his husky and firm voice......'eh........line up...line up...lineup...'
We were only county school boys. There's no 'aires' about it.

Plain,simple ordinary school boys of MALACCA HIGH SCHOOL.

'You can take a boy out of the country but you cannot take the country out of the country boy'
- Lynnard Skynnard

Track 'All I Could do Is Write on a Song'
Album : Pronounce L Y N N A R D S K Y N N A R D

Gugurnya Seorang Shahid -Allahyarham Yusof Sulaiman

Jasamu dikenang Sahabatku!
Putra-Puteri mu berjaya sahabatku,Kami Sedia Membantu.......
Nisan dan pena mu saudaraku membuktikan bahawa kami bersamamu


Poppies (Bunga Poppy)

From blood, from pus that rots in the soil,
from skeletons that have lost their lives,
snatched by weapons,
the result of war maniacs who kill love,
the red flowers bloom beautifully, requesting to be adored.

Those who live on are remnants of life, full of sufferings,
wizened, bent, deformed, maimed and blind,
war in retrospect is full of horrors;
they remember now, in bitterness, in solitude.

Others lost children, husbands and sweethearts,
lost their sources of support, their livelihood,
they live in starvation,
thousands widowed, thousands disappointed,
thousands tormented;
millions of orphans live on, and beg.

The war maniacs have killed all love!
war raged and found profit in colonial lands!
war raged and killed babies in their cradles!
war raged, and destroyed cultural values

Poppies are the flowers of fallen soldiers,
flowers drenched red with blood, full of horrors,
we hate war, full of killing!
we cry for a never-ending peace!

Dato Usman Awang@Tongkat Warrant
1955

(Translated by Adibah Amin)

Terkuburnya Seorang Rakan -Srd.Annuar Johari

Kami bersama-sama mu anak-anak ku,hanya kalian perlu dilakukan ialah mengangkat telephone itu....Insyallah yang berat sama dipikul,yang ringan sama dijinjing.
Tanda Simpati,Tanda Kasih,Tanda Eratnya Kita Yang Tidak Ternilai.Srd.Rosman Ibrahim bersama balu Allahyarham Annuar Johari
Bersama-sama ahli keluarga allahyarham Annuar Johari id pusaranya di Cheras Batu 9


Ke Makam Bonda

Kami mengunjungi pusara bonda,
Sunyi pagi disinari suria,
Wangi berseri puspa kemboja,
Menyambut kami mewakili bonda.

Tegak kami di makam sepi,
Lalang-lalang tinggi berdiri,
Dua nisan terkapar mati,
Hanya papan dimakan bumi.

Dalalm kenangan kami melihat,
Mesra kasih bonda menatap,
Sedang lena dalam rahap,
Dua tangan kaku berdakap.

Bibir bonda bersih lesu,
Pernah dulu mengucupi dahiku,
Kini kurasakan kasihnya lagi,
Meski jauh dibatasi bumi.

Nisan batu kami tegakkan,
Tiada lagi lalang memanjang,
Ada doa kami pohonkan,
Air mawar kami siramkan.

Senyum kemboja menghantar kami,
Meninggalkan makam sepi sendiri,
Damailah bonda dalam pengabdian,
Insan kerdil mengadap Tuhan.

Begitulah bakti kami berikan,
Tiada sama bonda melahirkan,
Kasih bonda tiada sempadan,
Kemuncak murni kemuliaan insan.

-Dato Usman Awang @ Tongkat Warrant

Allahyarham Md.Yusof Bin Sulaiman (1958 -2006)

'The Pen Is Mighter than the sword'.
Itu adalah kata-kata hikmah orang-orang bijak pandai.Ma'afkan akan ketulian saya akan perjuangan Srd.seangkatan kita ini.Sungguh saya tidak mengikuti perkembangan rakan taulan saya ini semenjak meninggal MHS pada 1976.
Yusof yang saya kenal memang seorang yang agak pendiam dan bijak,Pembahas yang natural.malan kami bertemu di peringkat akhir Pertandinggan Bahas antara Form diimana kelasnya Form 4 Sci I diwakili oleh Dr.Razak(Skg.Dato)dan kembarnya Dr.Rani dan beliau sendiri dan kelas saya Form 4 Arts 1 diwakili oleh saya sendiri,Srd.Juwara Dollah dan Srd.A.Rahim Dolmat selaku Ketua Pembahas.
Pemain bola,hanya satu-satu pemain bola yang saya kenal yang sanggup membeli Majallah Bola 'Shoot'keluaran setiap hari Khamis.'The Knowledgeable Footballer'.

Email yang dikirimkan oleh seorang rakan berkenaan dengan Allahyarham benar-benar mengoncang minda saya seharian.

Mungkinkah ianya Suatu Perjuangan Yang Belum Selesai?
Article tersebut diemail oleh Srd.Rosman kepada saya.Ianya untuk kita merenong sejenak akan sumbangan kita kepada semesta.
Adakah ianya selari dengan Habul Mina'nas Habulum Innallah?

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Belasungkawan Untuk Mohd Yusof Sulaiman

Mon | Jul 17, 06 | 03:17:36 PM Oleh Taufek Yahya KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Julai (Hrkh) - Bagi para pembaca mingguan Harakah di awal dekad 1990-an, nama Mohd Yusof Sulaiman bukanlah asing bagi mereka. Tulisannya mudah difahami dan isu yang dibawa olehnya saban minggu menarik perhatian untuk dibaca. Mereka yang jahil ekonomi pun mampu mengikuti tulisan Yusof yang penuh fakta. Beliau tidak pernah menyukarkan pembaca kolumnya dengan teori-teori ekonomi yang berat-berat. Malah perbincangan sesetengah topik ekonomi yang pada asasnya berat, boleh menjadi ringan jika diulas oleh Yusof. Itulah kelebihan Yusof Sulaiman, anak kelahiran Melaka, graduan ITM dan menimba pengalaman awal bekerja dengan beberapa syarikat konglomerat termasuk bertaraf sogoshosha di Kuala Lumpur. Para petugas Harakah memang mengenali manusia bertubuh gempal, rendah dan rendang, berkaca mata tebal, berkumis dan berjanggut dan masih mempertahankan gaya rambut ‘sikat tepi’ pelajar sekolah dekad 70-an dan 80-an. Dia akan datang ke Harakah pada setiap kali deadline, selalunya tepat jam 6.00 petang secara senyap-senyap, membaca akhbar dan kemudiannya menghadap monitor komputer untuk menyiapkan kolumnya. Tulisannya padat, tatabahasanya lengkap, aliran ideanya lancar persis seorang editor ekonomi sebuah akhbar. Pada hemat penulis, dia adalah segelintir kolumnis yang jarang memeningkan kepala editor. Tulisannya bukan sahaja diikuti pembaca Harakah di kampung-kampung dan bandar, ahli biasa dan pemimpin parti, malah diikuti oleh pakar ekonomi di menara gading. Dalam satu forum ekonomi anjuran persatuan induk mahasiswa di UKM Bangi, Yusof mendapat pengiktirafan Dr Jomo Kwame Sundram, profesor ekonomi Universiti Malaya yang kini menjawat Pen. Setiausaha Agung (Ekonomi) Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB). Dr Jomo yang bersama Yusof menjadi panel jemputan forum ekonomi itu memuji tulisan Yusof dalam Harakah yang dianggapnya berupaya mengulas isu-isu ekonomi kontemporari secara berkesan. Sikap Yusof yang pendiam boleh berubah sekelip mata. Kadang-kadang beliau boleh ketawa besar apabila mendengar perkara-perkara yang melucukannya. Rakan-rakan mengenalinya sebagai seorang yang cepat mesra walaupun pendiam. Perasaan simpatinya kepada musibah yang melanda rakan-rakan cukup mendalam. Satu perkara yang melucukan tentang Yusof adalah dia tidak pandai memandu kereta sendiri. Walaupun mampu berkereta, memandu bukanlah aktiviti yang disukainya. Dia lebih suka menyewa teksi ataupun menaiki bas untuk ke sana-sini. Pernah dia bersungut tidak mahu gambarnya diletakkan di kolum tulisannya di Harakah. “Bukan takut, tapi malu kalau ada pembaca Harakah yang perasan bila aku naik bas mini,” katanya diikuti ketawa besar. Beliau mengambil keputusan untuk berhenti kerja dan memulakan perniagaan. Sejak itu, tulisan Yusof mahupun kelibatnya tidak lagi kelihatan di Harakah. Kesibukan mengurus perniagaan menghambat masanya yang berharga. “Sibuk sangat, tak ada masa nak tulis,” katanya ketika dipujuk untuk kembali menulis. Malangnya Yusof tidak berapa menyerlah dalam apa juga perniagaan yang diceburinya. Mungkin itu salah satu kelemahannya yang ketara. Tetapi manusia mana yang tidak punyai kelemahan. Dalam kegagalannya itu, Yusof sebenarnya berjaya mengasaskan beberapa bidang baru urusniaga yang menjadi ikutan pengusaha Islam kemudian daripadanya. Yusoflah peniaga Melayu Islam pertama di Malaysia yang membawa kurma Rotab terus daripada Iran. Sebelum daripada itu, umat Islam negara ini hanya mengenali kurma kering yang diimport daripada Mesir, Saudi dan lain-lain negara Timur Tengah. Kebanjiran kurma segar (rotab) daripada Iran, hasil usaha Yusof, memeriahkan lagi bulan Ramadhan al-Mubarak. Ketika menjadi pengurus Kointrade Sdn. Bhd., sebuah anak syarikat milik Koperasi al-Hilal (M) Berhad, Yusof merintis peluang niaga dengan rakan-rakan niaga dari negara-negara Timur Tengah, Indonesia dan Turki. Tidak semua usaha niaga yang dirintisnya berjaya, tidak kurang juga yang memberikan imej negatif kepada peribadinya. Namun keberaniannya menjalinkan usahasama dengan rakan-rakan niaga dunia Islam boleh dijadikan contoh. Kejayaan juga kegagalannya, wajar dijadikan pengajaran berguna dan sempadan kepada mereka yang ingin menceburkan diri di bidang perniagaan antarabangsa. Berita pemergian Mohd Yusof Sulaiman pada petang Ahad, 16 Julai 2006 di pejabatnya di Taman Seri Gombak memeranjatkan rakan-rakannya. Jenazahnya di bawa pulang ke negeri asalnya Melaka dan dikebumikan di kampung halamannya di Bachang. Semoga roh Allahyarham ditempatkan bersama golongan orang-orang yang saleh.
AL-FATIHAH UNTUK MOHD YUSOF SULAIMAN.

Form 5 Arts 2 -MHS 1976

hmm...we might not end up a Tun or a Dato' beginning of our names but lets we have self-assurance ourself that we are:

'A Reasonable,Responsible And Hard Working Citizen of Malaysia'