Three long years...

On this significant day, I am reminded of the time when my group of boisterous post-graduate mates first met for the Strategic Communication (stracomm) class. Despite meeting the professor for the first time, we had lots to talk about. A number of ideas were floated on the communication projects that we would undertake for the whole semester. One that gained all-round immediate support was to start a Yahoo internet group called Stracomm. It would be the channel for us to communicate in between our once-a-week classes, discuss assignments and projects, bla, bla, bla. But just like most blogs, such internet group channel slowly waned out over the years and die a natural death. I hate to let it go and wrote the following note in the hope of getting the desired response.

"Dear Cefu and friends,
Three long solid years have passed since we started stracomm. Wouldn't it be fun if we had a time machine then to enable us to look into the future? We could have observed then how we eventually went our separate paths. Many have reached better ground, been rewarded and heading for a brighter future. Some may still be on the way forward while some could still be struggling on the long, painful journey in life.
Whatever it is, here's wishing everyone a Selamat Hari Raya. Maaf Zahir dan Batin. I'm only human yang tak sunyi daripada kesilapan.
Shah, sorry for all the 'teh tarik' promises which never really turn out. I know for sure, though, that the next time you're enjoying your 'teh tarik', you will look back with a smile at the time when we had our Raya celebration at UPM. No, I'm not reminding you about the satay but the good times we had as post-graduate students. I still have the CD recorded by Ismadi for memories sake.
To Cefu, wherever you are, all the best. I hope you have found your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
To all, take care and I'll always cherish the UPM days.

Fondest regards,
azz"