tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post7333639672385184219..comments2023-11-30T00:11:27.068+00:00Comments on Anak si Hamid: Poppyanak si-hamidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-16756626172229572812013-12-03T10:16:54.090+00:002013-12-03T10:16:54.090+00:00Dear Anonymous 30 Nov 1054 am,
Bless you for the ...Dear Anonymous 30 Nov 1054 am,<br /><br />Bless you for the dedication. It reminded me of those old days when we used to write (not text!) requests for songs to Radio Singapore, both the Malay and English sections - and then await with bated breath for the response!!!<br /><br />Madam Cikgu thank you very much.anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-56403208702760111522013-12-03T10:13:18.102+00:002013-12-03T10:13:18.102+00:00Dear Anak md deris,
Thank you and welcome to the ...Dear Anak md deris,<br /><br />Thank you and welcome to the club!<br /><br />As for that sad case of Siti Aishah, yes I was there in London at more or less the same time; although when she was about to begin her studies in London in 1968, I had already graduated and started my career as a Che'Gu in S'pore. When I finally managed to save the dosh for my postgrad study at London Univ I was already a mature(??) 30-year-old in 1974.<br /><br />BUT, I do remember this Malaysian Chinese girl ( who was studying Librarianship) who came to join me at my table in the Refectory inviting me to a 'forum' organised by a Society made up of Singapore and Malaysian students. She also asked if I could contact my former lecturer from S'pore Univ to come and give a talk! I must admit I was quite shocked - she seemed to know more about me than I did of her!<br /><br />I think by that time, after my experiences of living and working in S'pore; and of what was going on in Malaysia I was a bit more street-wise than Siti Aishah. After all, she was just 24 when she got mixed up in this "radicalism" of S'pore/Malaysian students in the late 60s and 70s. I have had other overtures from such "radicals"- in London, Colchester - and from 'sweet' Christian evangelists, both British and at that time, non-Malay S'poreans/Malaysians. What 'saved' me from all the above predators was the way my parents brought me up. It was not strictly religious but they taught me not to listen and be taken in by strangers and to "look before I leap". And when all seems difficult and painful I must turn to just One, to Allah. It was all very basic and uncomplicated.<br /><br />Furthermore, I have no appetite for getting involved in groups and associations, be they religious or secular - in socialising so to speak. "Like father, like daughter". I have this built-in instinct of always being a 'square peg in a round hole', in fact any holes of any shape or size. It doesn't make me a nice person but it made my life simple and peaceful.<br /><br />Watch for my next posting - in a couple of days'time.<br /><br /> anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-63411127314016756202013-12-03T09:47:47.525+00:002013-12-03T09:47:47.525+00:00Dear cannonkapit,
Thank you.
I think by the 60s,...Dear cannonkapit,<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />I think by the 60s, with Independence, Poppy Day became defunct. Also the opium poppy is not of the same variety as the common poppy.<br /><br />But ask your parents (if they lived in S'pore) if they recalled when kas-kas or poppy seeds were banned together with that lovely song "Puff the Magic Dragon". All signs of 'yellow culture'.anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-9697538245944795082013-12-03T09:44:02.636+00:002013-12-03T09:44:02.636+00:00Firstly apologies to cannonkapit, Anak md deris an...Firstly apologies to cannonkapit, Anak md deris and Anon 30 Nov 1054am for my tardy posting of your comments and the slow reply. <br /><br />I appreciate them all very much.My only excuse is, my laptop and health have not been in good nick.anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-34768316530830892712013-11-30T10:54:03.003+00:002013-11-30T10:54:03.003+00:00dedicated to Madam Cikgu:
In Your Silence ......
...dedicated to Madam Cikgu:<br /><br />In Your Silence ......<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLwHE6poDf0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-27997825786287972112013-11-29T03:59:04.513+00:002013-11-29T03:59:04.513+00:00Count me in Mdm.
On different subject, I wonder i...Count me in Mdm. <br />On different subject, I wonder if you know this allegedly enslaved lady Ms Siti Aishah? She is about your age and was in London too. Please share with us what happened back then that could totally brain washed a young intelligent woman ? <br />Anak md deris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-8784598923157494942013-11-27T10:40:15.215+00:002013-11-27T10:40:15.215+00:00Wow it was a poppy! A pretty flower that turns poi...Wow it was a poppy! A pretty flower that turns poisonous drugs in the early 70s.<br /><br />Can't remember if I had a paper poppy during my primary school days back in the early 60s.cannonkapithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743021676361557639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-21014535239137746102013-11-21T17:23:08.322+00:002013-11-21T17:23:08.322+00:00Thank you koolmokcikZ,
That makes three of us!
R...Thank you koolmokcikZ,<br /><br />That makes three of us!<br /><br />Remember that song "Where have all the flowers gone"?anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-34053378553094195202013-11-21T01:37:36.579+00:002013-11-21T01:37:36.579+00:00nice dream. am sharing itnice dream. am sharing itkoolmokcikZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08432832592942482359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-19855451922477891902013-11-18T12:47:55.695+00:002013-11-18T12:47:55.695+00:00Thank you Anon.
I think we need another "Tot...Thank you Anon.<br /><br />I think we need another "Total Population of Malaysia minus two" votes. The two are just you and I!<br /><br />This country is not UNITED and will never be GREAT as in United Kingdom and Great Britain. Thanks to the Malarabs and the Ingrate-Opportunists. anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-6506807451171013162013-11-17T16:25:19.637+00:002013-11-17T16:25:19.637+00:00Yes fully support a bunga raya donation campaign f...Yes fully support a bunga raya donation campaign for minggu pahlawan!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com