ITS A LONG TIME AGO
2020/01/13
CERITA TUAN SYED ABU BAKAR……..NARRATED BY ZAINAL ABIDIN MANAF ( semasa di England dulu…….)
There goes our true spirit of a dedicated teacher. Tuan Syed is also a very determined and jovial person. I still
remember one mid-term holiday at Kirkby during which many Kirkby students had gone for holiday tours. A few
of us were at the Common Room and had no plan whatsoever especially everyone seemed to be short of cash for
holiday tour. Someone in the group suggested hiring a car for a short trip down south to Devon and Cornwall
since one of us had a driving license .After a short discussion we all agreed and managed to rent a car. The
driver was Mr Manan and the rest of the gang were Tuan Syed Bakar ,Zainal Akbar, Low Lye Yu, Abu Bakar
Samad and myself. Without delay we started our journey towards the south and finally we reached a town and it
was already nightfall. We did not have enough money to rent rooms, so we decided to sleep in the car. After
parking at a suitable place we then tried to get some sleep. The car, a Vauxhall, was comfortable enough for 6
of us. Then suddenly Tuan Syed decided to sleep in the booth. We did not agree but he persisted, so we helped
him to get into the car booth and closed the booth cover leaving a small gap for fresh air. When we were about
Tuan Syed & Myself at Kirkby College
6
to relax and go to sleep we suddenly heard somebody
banging the car from outside. It was Syed ! He looked
cold and was shivering. We then pulled him back into
the car. We tried to sleep but with much difficulty, we
managed however to steal a few short naps. We then
decided to continue our journey to Wales where we met
Maimunah with a group of Kirkbyites on their holiday
tour.
We ended our journey back to Kirkby with a lots of
laughter and jokes especially on Tuan Syed……
There goes our true spirit of a dedicated teacher. Tuan Syed is also a very determined and jovial person. I still
remember one mid-term holiday at Kirkby during which many Kirkby students had gone for holiday tours. A few
of us were at the Common Room and had no plan whatsoever especially everyone seemed to be short of cash for
holiday tour. Someone in the group suggested hiring a car for a short trip down south to Devon and Cornwall
since one of us had a driving license .After a short discussion we all agreed and managed to rent a car. The
driver was Mr Manan and the rest of the gang were Tuan Syed Bakar ,Zainal Akbar, Low Lye Yu, Abu Bakar
Samad and myself. Without delay we started our journey towards the south and finally we reached a town and it
was already nightfall. We did not have enough money to rent rooms, so we decided to sleep in the car. After
parking at a suitable place we then tried to get some sleep. The car, a Vauxhall, was comfortable enough for 6
of us. Then suddenly Tuan Syed decided to sleep in the booth. We did not agree but he persisted, so we helped
him to get into the car booth and closed the booth cover leaving a small gap for fresh air. When we were about
Tuan Syed & Myself at Kirkby College
6
to relax and go to sleep we suddenly heard somebody
banging the car from outside. It was Syed ! He looked
cold and was shivering. We then pulled him back into
the car. We tried to sleep but with much difficulty, we
managed however to steal a few short naps. We then
decided to continue our journey to Wales where we met
Maimunah with a group of Kirkbyites on their holiday
tour.
We ended our journey back to Kirkby with a lots of
laughter and jokes especially on Tuan Syed……
