I
must commend you and your batchmates for
being able to come together and network.
The fact that you managed to keep in
touch with two thirds of your batch
speaks well for those who took the
initiative to communicate even if it took
25 years to do so. In this case you have
done better than most other batches
except perhaps the Kutu's which are also
a close-knit batch and the younger
"Rebellicans" , of which OP
Azly is the Contact Person or Point Man.
I would like to
ecourage the forming of such
"Lists" by Intake or Batch to
assist the OPA in maintaining it's Data
Base of Ex-Puteras and Old Puteras. For
the sake of uniformity I suggest we
standardise the groupings as the "
Class of .......... ( year in which
they sat for their SPM ).
For a "Graduating
Class" there could be different
"Intake Years" but only
one "Form Five
Year". It is therefore better
to use the Form Five Year to define
the Class. The term "Intake" is
no longer appropriate. For example Dahan
and I sat for our Form Five Exams in 1963
but Dahan enrolled in Form Three in
1961 and I enrolled in Form Four in 1962.
Then Dahan stayed till upper six in
1965 while I left in 1963 after Form
Five. The only common thing between us is
that we were together in form five in
1963. So we call ourselves "Class of
63". Once the
OPA Secretariat has an up to date list of
"Who's Where" , we can then
through the various OP Community Home
Pages link up and communicate across all
Batches and age groups. I would also like
to encourage the practice of holding
Gatherings of Intakes and Batches at the
OPA Penthouse. We have fixed Friday
evenings for this purpose and the
Secretariat Staff is there to assist
in Catering/ PA System, etc.
These Gatherings will
bring us closer together and in doing so
, we will be able to get to know the
needs of those less fortunate. This
is what the OPA is all about ..... and
nothing we do is more important that the
welfare of our friends with whom we
shared a common Experiece in the
Alma Mater. Lastly, I would be grateful
if "the "Contact
Persons" ( for each Intake/Batch )
like OP Jamil can register with the
Secretariat or with OP Dahan , so that we
can get the Data Base updated. We have
hired two more Staff at the Secretariat
recently and we can manage the
administrative chores much better now.
Best Regards,
OP Habib.
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