The Malay College Kuala Kangsar held its Speech Day on Saturday, 21 June 2008.

Read the full Speech Day Address by DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah and the Report by Principal En. Mohd Rauhi Isa.  Also read the full transcription of Mingguan Malaysia's interview with the Minister of Education, Datuk Sri Hishammuddin Hussein, as published in the 29-June edition.

Click: http://mckk-pibg.blogspot.com/

A. Family Golf for  Kassim Aris Trophy 

The tournament was successfully held on Thurs 12 June 2008 at Kelab Golf Seri Selangor with total participation of 32 golfers. Results were as follows:

Our Golf Chairman, Kassim Aris presented the Challenge Trophy to the Champions. 

B. Annual Golf with OV, Bangkok 

What an outing it turned out to be this year. A contingent of 60 players made it to Bangkok to do battle with OV for the annual golf game. This year's game is the 16th (officially started in 1993 in KL) game between the two alumni. Traditionally (how friendlier can it be), MCOBA wins in KL and OV in Bangkok but for the first time ever, MCOBA overwhelmed OV in their own backyard trouncing them by more than 40 strokes.  

The MCOBA Golf Team beat OV after many, many many years on Away Game. The result was based on Top 10 Scores of each side. MCOBA Leading Scores:

The score now stands at MCOBA 9 -- OV 7. Well done. The game was played on Fri July 5 at the beautiful and well maintained Suwan Golf & Country Club. 

Prior to the OV game, we played 2 games amongst ourselves at the equally beautiful Royal Golf & Country Club and the Vintage Golf & Country Club on Wed 2/July & Thurs 3/July respectively. The consensus amongst the participants were that they enjoyed themselves tremendously, what with the antics of AS Khamis (especially) and the younger generation of MCOBs. 

C. The Next Game: Melaka Classic

Glad if you can join us in Melaka.  Please contact any of the committee members if you would like to participate.

R A Fine Arts

cordially invites all Malay College Old Boys and friends to

From Kuala Kangsar to…

 An Art Exhibition featuring artworks and writings of Alumni of MCKK

The exhibition is from 22 July 2008 - 22 August 2008

at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang

See you there

In conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin's birthday, three fellow MCOBs have been conferred the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), which carries the title "Tan Sri".  They are our MCOBA President and Tradewinds Corp chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas (C'62); Khazanah Nasional Bhd chief executive officer, Tan Sri Datuk Azman Mokhtar (C'78); and USM Vice Chancellor, Tan Sri Datuk Dzulkifly Abdul Razak (C'68)..

We would also like to congratulate  Director General of Institut Penyelidikan Sains dan Teknologi Pertahanan (STRIDE) MINDEF, Datuk  Dr Ghaffar bin Ramli (C'72), Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha (TKSU), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Datuk Othman Hashim (C'72) and Datuk Dr Wan Muhammad b Wan Embong (C68/70) on being conferred the Pingat Jasa Negara (PJN) carrying the title "Datuk"

CONGRATULATIONS, Tan Sri-Tan Sri and Datuk-Datuk

from the Management Committee and all members of MCOBA.

MCKK Annual Sports Day,  Part 1

The Records… 

This year’s MCKK Annual Sports Day will be held on Saturday, 21 June 2008 at 2.30 pm, and of course at the Big Field. I still remember those good old days in the 1970s, when we looked forward for this annual event—we were treated with goodies, including an apple and ice cream!  And of course the cheering for the respective houses was fun, especially when your house eventually emerged as champion. 

Ever wondered what happened to those great athletes of MCKK? One person I recall was the 1974 champion cross country runner, Azahari Hussin, who was shot in Jakarta for involvement in JI bombings.  He was a great runner, but I didn’t expect him to still be on the run, 30 years after! May Allah bless his soul. 

For a list of sports events and the record holders, since formal sports days were organised at The Malay College, please click to this link: http://jakli7276.blogspot.com/.  If any of the record holders are still alive, contact MCOBA Secretariat and update your current particulars; if you’re not a member yet, perhaps Prez Dato’ Seri Megat may offer you a free membership…  

MCKK Annual Sports Day,  Part 2

The Sportsman of the Year, Victor Ludorum…

 I wish I were good in sports, and had my name engraved on the plaque hanging in the Hargreaves Hall.  But I only managed to secure 5 high points during sports heats (that’s individual maximum, by the way) for Mohd Shah house, plus another 1 point for cross-country.  That was about it.  Blame it on the heavy balls and bums. 

For a list of Victor Ludorum since formal sports days were organised at The Malay College, please click to this link: http://jakli7276.blogspot.com/.  If you are on the list, contact MCOBA Secretariat and update your current particulars; if you’re not a member yet, perhaps Prez Dato’ Seri Megat may offer you a free membership too… 

MCKK Annual Sports Day,  Part 3

The Champion House… 

Ahmad house is not the greatest after all… And, come on, Prez Dato’ Seri Megat Najmuddin, don’t go around telling, “Sulaiman house is the greatest…during my time, it’s the champion house.”  Check the records.  Since post-war MCKK Sports Day from 1947 till 2007, Ahmad house has won only 15 times, just one time more than Sulaiman house.  Sulaiman house was strong for the first 5 years, being champions from 1947-1951 (perhaps Pak Ungku was still around in those early years…); but became champions only once during the 1960s—in 1966, after Dato’ Prez left college! Ha ha ha… 

For Idris house, their outings were not that bad as we perceived—12 championships so far (unfortunately, there were last most of the rest of times!). 

Now…the drum rolls, please… the most number of championships:  MOHD SHAH house, with 20 titles.  Steady Mohd Shah, steady aku.  

Please click to this link: http://jakli7276.blogspot.com/  for a list of the champion houses since 1947.  

 Jak Li     

MCKK Updates 

Dateline: 18 May 2008

Cikgu Samsudin, senior assistant 1(academic), has been transferred to MOE Pendidikan Khas, to handle programs for Jabatan Penjara.  Well, he had long enough experience at MCKK to handle all sorts of cases…he’ll do okay in his new assignment with Penjara.  All the best to Cikgu Samsudin. 

Annual Speech & Sports Day 2008

DYTM Raja Muda Raja Nazrin has consented to grace the Speech Day and Prize-giving Ceremony on June 21, 2008.  This year, the College has requested MCOBA and PIBG to send representatives to be coopted into the main organizing committee for this annual function.  Function will start at 9.30 am and end at 12.30; there will be the usual cadet parade, exhibition, plus the laying of foundation for the new TAR Hall.  At 2.30pm, the annual Sports Day begins.  Old Boys and parents are invited. 

MCKK-KYS Weekend 2008

Debate took place at the Hargreaves Hall in that Saturday morning.  In the evening, the annual rugby challenge started at 5.00 pm.  A couple of boys were present, including MCOBA VP Aziz Ishak.  The MCKK boys were good at their game, but fitness seemed to be lacking.  Perhaps, the mid-term exams during the last two weeks had taken a toll on their game.  Final score: MCKK 34 KYS 17. 

MCKK-Vajiravudh College, Bangkok Student Exchange 2008

A week before, a contingent of 15 students and 2 teachers from Vajiravudh College, Bangkok visited MCKK for a one-week long stay.  They were taken around Perak and Penang for excursions and participated in College's daily activities.  On their way home on May 8, MCOBA hosted a dinner at the Penthouse, MCOBA Building, and put them up at Singgahsana Hotel for the night before their departure home on May 9, 2008.

Student Exchange: Modern School, India visits MCKK

A delegate from Modern School, India comprising 12 Hindustani students (males and females! like Kajol, Rani Mukharjee, Aishawariya, etc) and 2 teachers arrived early Saturday morning a week stay at MCKK. They spent the whole Saturday around KL, arrived at KK at midnight; on Sunday, they were taken for excursion at Penang. 

Wind Orchestra Finals 2008

The date for the Finals seems to clash with the Speech Day, on 21 June 2008.  MOE had wanted to shift the date to 22 June (Sunday), but looks like the Minister can only make it on the 21 June.  Anyway, the boys were already busy preparing for the d-day, when I visited them last weekend.  This week, they will receive a new clarinet and a new flute, courtesy of MCOBA and class of ’62.  Cikgu Rosman has penned a special score using the beautiful sound of these 2 instruments.  For those interested to watch the Finals, check with MCOBA for tickets, perhaps a week before the final countdown at Putrajaya International Convention Center. 

Youth International Summit @MCKK, tentatively mid-August 2008

MCKK and MILES, with the support from MOE and MCOBA, are planning to hold an international leadership summit at MCKK around mid-August (after trial exams). This will involve international representatives from Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, India, China and Singapore (maybe, Japan). We will also invite Centenary Schools like PFS, VI, KE; SBP Premier (TKC, STAR, SDAR, STF, SSP); KK Schools (SMCKK, RPK ); others (KYS, KTJ, RMC).  There will keynote address, workshops, pleno sessions; community works; visits; Royal dinner(?); etc.  We need help financially. 

Project ERTI: Wad Penyayang

This week the Form 4 Science 1 students’ turn to visit the Wad Penyayang at Hospital KK.  On the Sunday morning, the boys were all dressed up in their quad-colors T-shirt and white long pants, some their guitars and a flute to entertain the patients at the geriatics wards. 

Hari Cemerlang SBP 2008

Will be held at SM Sultan Abdul Halim, Jitra from 22 to 27 May, 2008.  MCKK debating teams will be participting.  The Cagers will be defending their title. 

MCKK-Vajiravudh Annual Rugby 2008 @ Bangkok

This annual event will take place in early July. For golfers, check out notices and updates from Wan Katak.  Selangor Timur chapter too will be organizing an over-land convoy.  From now on, the rugby boys will be busy sharpening their skills and tactics.  Ex-Cikgu Mustapha Ishak @MI @Watapha was around during the KYS game—he’s now a free agent staying in Taiping, and willing to help out the boys in preparing for the July countdown. 

MCKK-VI Weekend 2008

Will be held in KL, after school break, around early June.  

This attractive Celcom Society Postpaid Plan is open to all Malay College Old Boys and their family members. Registration is FREE and NO DEPOSIT is required. While stock last, each new registration will get a free Vodaphone 225 mobile phone.

Learn all about it at http://celcom.mcoba.org 

We're making a good progress with our effort to consolidate the database of all The Malay College old boys. There are currently a total of 4,851 old boys in the database with 690 old boys have logged in at least once into the system. We are still waiting for the list from around 15 batches to complete the first phase of the exercise.

Our second phase shall concentrate on getting more old boys to access the system and update their online profiles, especially their location, industy and specialization fields. This would be very beneficial for us in improving our business and social networking. So, the next time you're looking for a doctor, lawyer or accountant near you,,look no further because  all the info you need would be available at your fingertips.

 Visit the site now at http://members.mcoba.org. Send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have a problem to log in.

We are giving away MCOBA-branded e-mail accounts with 2GB of storage to MCOBA members. You'll receive a full-fledged web-based mailbox powered by Google with an exclusive This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it e-mail address. It has all the features of GMail which is simply the best e-mail client and very practical for reading and navigating through mailing lists with lots of messages such as MCOBA-Malaysia. For those who have not migrated to GMail, this would be the time to do so.

 
We only have a limited number of accounts so this will be on first come, first serve basis. Don't be sorry later if your preferred address has been taken up by someone else with a name similar to yours as there are quite a few MCOBA members with similar names. :)
 
How could you get one? Simply fill-up this online application form. One of our site administrators will then set up your e-mail account and mail the password for you to access your spanking new account.

So, what are you waiting for? Why settle for the common @yahoo.com, @hotmail.com, or @streamyx.com addresses when you could proudly use your @mcoba.org e-mail?