Meanwhile Ezman was also offered a permanent post as a financial clerk W 17 at the Kedah State Secretariat . Due to our insistence, he reluctantly accepted the offer although deep in his heart, I believed that he wanted to accept the offer from UITM. It was hard for Ezman to accept our argument that he should give priority to his career opportunity rather than to pursue for a higher qualification without the assurance of a career at the end of the day.
Our argument was that he should grasp the career opportunity that come first on his lap while he should also pursue his study for a degree through distance learning from any recognized university. For an advancement towards a professional degree, a degree of Bachelor of Accounting would be a better choice as compared to Bachelor of Business Study (Finance).
I searched high and low for the best choice of a distance learning programmes offered by the various higher learning institutions. Unanimously we settled for the Open University of Malaysia which offered the most flexible and practical study programmes for a working adult. Ezman then started his quest for a degree in Bachelor of Accounting with Honours in 2007.
It was a day of rejoice for our family when Ezman was conferred the degree of Bachelor of Accounting with Honours (BAC) by the Open University of Malaysia (OUM) at its 11th. Convocation on Saturday, 10th. December 2011 at Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre. It was in fact a day of gratefulness for the whole family as we strived together to assist Ezman in obtaining his mission in tandem with our family motto: “Coming together, sharing together, working together and succeeding together”.
To achieve our spirit of togetherness, I booked in advance four deluxe rooms at the Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur with the sincere hope that all my immediate family members would be together to share the momentous occasion. Apart from that, the Merdeka Hall was only a walking distance of 5 minutes from our hotel. However, we are just the planner, but only Allah decides. My wish to have a full attendance did not materialized because my daughter in law, Marini could not join the family because of her tight work schedule with Air Asia in Alor Setar. However we were very pleased that Mr. Farly could join us and in fact he was a source of enjoyment for the grand children.
Nevertheless I was grateful to Allah because the entire family from both sides has contributed immensely to make Ezman’s convocation a very memorable remembrance for our family. On Thursday, 8 December 2011, on our way down to Kuala Lumpur, Pak Tam @ Nari gave us a treat of our favourite Nasi Bryani Tanam at Ipoh. The next day on our way to PWTC, my youngest sister Za treated us to a tasty breakfast at her quarters in Putrajaya.
Breakfast at Za's Putrajaya Quarters
Grateful to the blessing of the Almighty,
For the last quarter of a century,
Today is no more a choice but your duty,
To search for a competent sweet lady,
Competent to fulfill the needs of your belly,
Competent to satisfy the ideals of your family,
So we wish you a very happy birthday, Mr. Farly,
Don’t waste your time, please start early.
From Bin Saad family
Friday, 9 December 2011
Engrossed in choosing the menu
Adli handing over Bin Saad's birthday present to Pak Farly
Discussing who should unwrap the present
Farly reading the connotation to Adli
It was all O.K. for the grand children with the Japanese Restaurant
Enjoying the Japanese dishes
The dishes were promptly wiped out. I was wrong when
I assumed Mr. Farly was satisfied with the Japanese menu
when he finished his plate of rice in a zippy
Alia trying her tempura
Ezman handing his mortarboard to Afique
Nuraisyah handing our shared souvenir to her Ami Chik
Afique with the mortarboard on his head
Ezman overcame with emotions when we presented him with
our congratulatory message: Together we congratulate Ezman for
"Coming together, sharing together, working together and succeeding together”.
"Never forget your humble academic beginning , for winners never quit andquitters never win."
Waiting for the post convocation family photograph
at studio adjacent to the Japanese Restaurant
Post convocation family photograph without Marini and Adli who was soundly asleep in the hotel room.
On the same evening, we dropped by at Ad’s Restoran Sajian Alor Setar at Ampang. We were fortunate to meet Ami Leh and Bibi at Ad’s restaurant. After consuming a plateful of rice at the Japanese Restaurant, Mr. Farly could still consume another plate of nasi Sajian Alor Setar. It was the first visit for Nana and Ezman at Ad’s restaurant.
Sitting from left: Ami Leh and Bibi sitting.
Stading from left: Dr. Hajjah Aminah, Ad, myself, Zam, Nana and Ezman
Farly waiting for his plate of nasi Sajian Alor Setar
We were also very fortunate that Abang gave us a treat at the Rebung Restaurant in Bangsar. Nami and Mat came all the way down from Shah Alam to join us at the restaurant. Malan also dropped by at the Seri Pacific to guide us to the restaurant. We were quite sad because Alin could not make the trip because of his fatherly duties. Otherwise the reunion of the original four musketeers namely Ezman, Malan, Alin and Farly would be completed. Apart from the boys who brayed the sound of lamb whenever they consumed grilled lamb, Mat really enjoyed his dinner that night with the attitude of ‘damn with the cholesterol, I am fully protected by my medicines.”
However Nami was still traumatised by the sight of the Melaka Fruits.
The entrance of Rebung Restaurant
Datuk Chef Ismail, Rebung's proprietor
Battle of the bulges
Very contented Mat joining the fray
Enjoying our dinner
Kak Teh assuring the total satisfaction of her guests
Mr. Farly inquired about the name of "Bin Saad". Bin Saad was the surname bestowed to the late Ku Ahmad Ku Saad (grand father of the late Mohd. Salleh Khir bin Haji Bahari) by the Siamese Authority in 1915 in recognition for his service as Finance Minister for Province of Satun, Southern Thailand beginning in 1896. All the descendants of the late Ku Ahmad Ku Saad could affix the surname of Bin Saad to their names regardless whether it was male or female. If ever Mr. Farly was the subject of Thailand, then he would be known as Wan Mohd. Fazli Bin Saad or his sister would then be known as Wan Amalina Bin Saad.
Alhamdullillah for the blessings of Allah.
The fountain of love and affection of the Bin Saad family
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