nov 8. naj's convocation day. the whole family was in usm's great hall to witness the happy occasion. it was a sweet co-incidence that both parents, naj's sisters (nad, dhyra) and brothers (q, bil) were in various shades of grey. naj herself wore beige under the violet robe and orange lapel.
she wanted to bake a cake for naj, her third girl, but had to put it on hold due to an urgent editing job.
they arrived early at the nation's second oldest varsity at minden. proud parents and happy graduates were smiling and cheerful. there was a definite air of gaiety and joy.
she remembered her own graduation years ago at the parliament building in the capital city, kuala lumpur. utm then at jalan semarak did not possess a hall large enough for a graduation ceremony.
she wore her deep green wedding songket kebaya (she married immediately after her final exams) then! later utm forbid the use of songket by graduates!
after the ceremony at usm, they took spontaneous photographs in the hot sun by a green slope with plenty of flowers. then more formal pixes at the studios.
without breakfast the whole family was hungry as it was then way past lunch time.
nad then packed fried chicken, ikan bakar, pajeri nenas and terong, kerabu taugeh, sambal belacan and ulam (pegaga, pucuk janggus, ulam raja, kacang botol) from a popular restaurant across the road from usm, 'awet muda'.
it was really sumptious, that lunch!
later after maghrib the family had dinner at a hilltop restaurant on the mainland, a treat from nad and dhyra. the local and western dishes were great. she had fish n chips with green apple juice. the boys had mixed grill, koay teow, the girls had grilled chicken of sorts while father had fried rice and tom yam with several side dishes..
after her exams naj got a job with a multi-national organization.
it was a beautiful day with all her children. she enjoyed it very much.
she hopes all her kids will further their studies till PhD. work and study are good as they keep the cerebrals well stimulated. this is the actual secret to awet muda....
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