A treasured meeting...

Photo from Hafizah Kamaruddin Facebook posting

Economic Desk Editor Siti Hawa Othman and Multimedia Desk Editor Hafizah Kamarudin were together in a team that took part in Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) Media Hunt to Kuala Terengganu on Saturday.

They did not win the major prizes but captured an even bigger reward of a treasured meeting with former boss Abdul Rahman Yeop Norodin or affectionately known as ‘Roger’.

While the other hunters, returned to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, they decided to stay another night in Kuala Terengganu and head back to KL yesterday.

“Actually Fizah yang teringat pasal Roger and nak jengok dia di Dungun on the way back to KL Isnin semalam,” said Hawa.

“But one of our team member dah balik so three of us -- me, Fizah and Kishore yang jengok Roger,” said Hawa.

“Masa nampak Roger and cara dia bergurau, I cuma terfikir  "he is back", sebab dia ingat kami semua,” she said.

Although it was a brief meeting, Hawa was happy to see 67 year-old Roger, retired Executive Editor of the General News Service (GNS) and later pioneer director of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) News Network (NNN).

“He was smiling and happy to see us. Bila tanya, ingat tak? Dia kata ingat,” said Hawa who was impressed with the house.

“It was a beautiful house, well kempt with beautiful flowers and plants in the garden.

“His wife Puan Siti Zaleha was lovely, told us of those who had came to visit.

Hawa recalled Roger telling them how the name came about.

“He said dulu when he answered the phone he always said Roger for a yes just like the army dulu-dulu.

“Dia yang start bercerita to us so I think he remembers a lot now,”said Hawa.
Along with a photo she posted on Facebook, Hafizah described her happiness to see Roger.
"It is so good to be able to meet Roger, our mentor. Happy to see that he is doing well and back to his old self. InshaAllah will visit him again with the rest of the gang," she said.