HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEMESTA86!!

Today, our beloved mailing list turns 7. in conjunction with this occasion, we now present you with our very own blog - Sains Kelate '86, dedicated to the alumnis of SMS Kelantan '82 - '86 (SMSKn; now known as SMSTMFP - Sek. Men. Sains Tg. Mohd. Faris Petra. But we like SMSKn better!).

Many have raised comments that we need to 'refresh' the mailing list name to better reflect the camaraderie among us. True, maybe we need to do just that.

This mailing list was created back then, out of the need to bring the members closer to each other. At the time when most of us were busy starting out with their career, we tend to take for granted the close friends that we have. The friends whom we share our joys and our pains, the experience and the growing ups, and the true meaning of a friendship. Back then, it was not just the career that was starting to take off, some of us were busy with our own little family. We were juggling our life between career, family and our new lifestyles, that sometimes we do not have time to say hello to our dear old friends.

It was the time when e-mails were not that popular. Not many people had the access of e-mail back then. So, kira canggih jugak la puok2 kita ni. But the numbers slowly grew and after 7 years in existence, we have more than 30 members in the list. The mailing list becomes the preferred choice in broadcasting information to the member. Many important events were announced through this channel and many lively e-mails were posted.

Why create a blog when we already have a mailing list? Somebody asked.

Not that many of us has a clear picture of what blog is. They added.

We started the mailing list when only a handful of us had an e-mail account. We have no clear idea what this blog can do to our group, but if this can inspire us to share, to let everyone into their lives with their stories, then why not. Who we are today reflect what we have gone through over the years. The knowledge and the wisdom that we have gathered, the characters that were moulded through the experiences that we braved through, this new environment that we are now in. Who we are today are different from we were then. Sadly, many of us do not know each other that much anymore. To me, the joy that this SEMESTA86 has brought us are the moments where everybody joins in and tells their stories and share their thoughts.

Happy 7th birthday.