Placing the ring at her future step mother finger.

The cake says it all.
The sibling.

3M function.
To day is a special occasion for my family. My sister decided to end her bachelor life in a very simple ceremony which I called 3M. You might be wondering why I called it 3M. Initially I was informed somebody is coming to 'merisek' my sister. Later it turned out it was more that. It was actualy 3 in 1 ie 'merisek' 'melamar' and 'meminang'. As they say, never delay a good thing. It was very touching indeed to witness one her future step daughter placing the ring on my sister's finger. It was a good start for the family. I pray for they all to have wonderful future.

History of Malaysia Airlines - part II-

New generation of pure jet aircraft.Change of Logo when Singapore left Malaysia.

The Comet.
Malayan Airways became Malaysian Airlines Limited with the formation of Malaysia in 1963. The name changed again to Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA) when the Government of Malaysia and Singapore jointly acquired majority control of Malaysian Airways Limited. Many new destinations were added such as Perth, Sydney, Taipei,Tokyo, Madras and Colombo. The airlines expanded rapidly as Singapore became an important hub in the aviation traffic between Sydney and London.

History of Malaysia Airlines-Part I-

Twin engined Airspeed Consul.

The pioneering ladies of the sky.

Early destinations.

The "winged tiger"

MALAYAN AIRWAYS.

Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) was incorporated on 12th. October 1937 by three companies, Straits Steamship Company of Singapore, Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool and Imperial Airways after getting approval from the government of Colonial Straits Settlement.

It took another ten years before the inaugural flight from Singapore to Penang via Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh could be mounted on 2nd. April 1947. This longest delay was attributed to second world war which had enveloped the region then.Malayan Airways logo consist of winged tiger. The first aircraft used was a twin engined Airspeed Consul, a five seater plane. During the first year of operation, 20 seater DC-3 aeroplane was added to the fleet, legacy of surplus second world war transport aircraft. Destinations like Batavia (Jakarta), Palembang, Medan and Saigon (Ho Chi Minch City) were added.More aircraft were added, the fleet now consist of Beaver aircraft, DC-4 Skymaster, Vicounts and Bristol Brittania while destinations like Hong Kong, Jesselton (Kota Kinabalu) and Bangkok were added.Malayan Airways came into the jet age in 1962 with the introduction of 5 Comets IVs aircraft.

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Subang Jaya.
Sponsored banner from one of the IPTS.
Another sponsored banner from one of the IPTS.
One of the thousands PMR candidate.

PMR 2008.

This week my youngest daughter is taking her PMR exam. During my time in 1969 it was known as SRP or LCE. As I recalled it was an important examination to determine which stream you would be in form four. If you get good result you would have more choices or else you have to be in arts stream.

Many of us did well in the exam but due to limited facility there was only one pure science class. As a result many had to leave SDAR to pursue their ambition in technical field. Almost 40 Sdarians left to join RMC and Technical Institutes in KL and Penang. We lost many potential student but many of them did very well in their chosen field.

To all taking examinations this year, best of luck. There are ample scopes for whatever your chosen field.

The Bird House.
I saw this strange looking structure in kampong Sungai Karang, Beserah. It looked like a house but it has no window. It has a staircase with a solitary door at the side. What could it be. When I enquired around I was told it is a bird house. What! a house for birds. Must be some lucky birds compared to some unfortunate human neighbours who only live in dilapidated wooden house. I was told the bird nest can fetch between 4-5K per kilogram. You can read more about this industry at http://burunglayang-layang.blogspot.com/