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"Befriend a thousand, love just
one." Malay proverb.
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A NOTE ON FRIENDS
After having served the
university for about 30 years, I realized something quite interesting
a few years ago, during the time I was
really (really) ill. During that 3-month bedridden period,
only ONE person from the university came to visit me. He even brought me examination scripts
to mark... haha, c'est la vie.
I have still not given up
on USM. more importantly on making
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1000 Friends |
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Recent
Rendezvous |
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2009
14 Dec
2008: En route to the graduation ceremony at Adelaide University, our first visit to oz was
welcomed at its port of entry, Perth, by a Pontian friend
who happens to be the Consulate General there.
More...
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"Surprised my name isn't on the (this) list :-)"
wrote Zurina Criswell on 5 Feb 2008. That line should define
what friend is...
And to help define
Long-Lost, Zurina continued, "I have been
back to Penang twice since the first email I sent you in
2003. Went back the first time in February 2004, and then
March 2007."
I guess my friends are a
strange lot. Said Zurina further,
"Penang has definitely changed - its too
congested, and crowded. I definitely feel myself a stranger
there..."
as she links up with more strange friends.
"...regards to Haidar".
Evoking more images- Haidar, Zaidee, Brenda, Maryam,
DD, Mr Foo Kok Toon... those who slogged together for
Arkitek Mutiara in 1980's.
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Kuala Terenganu, 29
December 2007:
Met up with Dr A Halim, Dr Sulaiman & Dato' Wan
Albakri.
More |
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I'm listing
them here sort of "alphabetically" as I remember
them. |
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A Odell Richardson: Mr
A, one fine man who introduced me to Bronx; he wanted to
live in Oceania.
A Facebook Found! Thx for
keepin in touch
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Abu Bakar Hassan:
Wrestling on the rainy wet school field.
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Adrienne Pearson.
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Coulbourne,
Ron: Taught at PUO, Kuantan. |
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David Jaffurs: Mushroom
hunting in Maryland, etc. during RISD vacations. |
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David Bradford: Natural
Children's Book Illustrator- narrated about how the
world became colorful. |
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Don Flagg. Architect of
thoughts and minds and historical fragments. |
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George York: Inflatable
architecture, Geodesic Hot Air Balloons with Paul
Stumpf.
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Hazel Vee Mahoney; Dean
Shores, MA. |
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James Fox. Priest,
iconography watercolorist. Last heard in CA, now NJ. |
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Jamie Ehrenclou: Not
many can handle BMW Motorbikes. |
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Kim Maura Barry.
Sculptor, last heard somewhere in MA with a studio
in her yard. |
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Madeline Sorel.
NYC-Born and bred, graphic designer. |
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Nader Tehrani. Never
met in RISD, but classmate at AA Graduate School,
London. Found! |
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Puk Lekavanij:
Soft-spoken Thaiman. Tik Chinwala, Puk's friend.
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Robert Steiner:
Somewhere in Switzerland according to Fred Selby. Found! |
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Shahin Barzin:
Iranian Watch-Face Designer. Found! |
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Shiu-Tong Wong: RISD
roomate, finally a landlord of his Boston's
Chinatown apartment. Patricia. |
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Tom & Mary: Old
Landing Road, Baltimore.
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Wasma'a Chorbachi:
Ceramic painter. Found!
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Yutaka Takase, same
graduating class, MIT. Found! |
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As I build up this list, there
are many whom I just have not heard
from, and I may never will...
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