From: Jason Tan Boon Teck
Date: April 20, 2004
Subject: [SamadNet]


Greetings,


It has been eons since I sent any mail out to you all. I hope that
you are doing well either with your career and/or family.

Personally, I've been busy, too but some matters propped up
 recently, prompting me to start this channel again.


1. SMSASESA

As you're aware, we have formed the SMSAS Ex-students Association
("SEA") a couple of years back. It took a lot of time and
difficulty before the Registrar of Society finally approved our
application. The current president's Ezan who has been enthusiastic
about the development of the SEA.

The annual subscription is a meagre RM30 and membership is open to
all who have completed their studies. Technically, that should not
be correct since I'm still studying.  :-)

I just found out from last week's committee meeting that the
membership has dwindled from more than 200 members to only a handful.
How come you, may ask. It turns out that there is a clause in the
constitution stating that a membership shall lapse if the annual
membership subscription is not paid after 3 months. Meaning, if
you're a member and you've not paid last year's subs, you're out.

We're now at a juncture whether to dissolve the association or we
get fresh transfusion in terms of blood and money. We need people
who can contribute time and effort however small since the same
bunch of weary souls have been doing the same thing year after year.
We need funds to organise events and activities to raise more funds
to contribute to our alma mater.

We are going to try one last kopek this year and if it doesn't work
out, we'll call it quits. We don't know when if ever will be revived
again.

Can you help in any way? All suggestions and contributions are
welcomed.


2. Networking

The website albeit extremely out of date is still alive. When was
the last time you were there, eh?

http://samadian.tripod.com/prakash.html

The info is outdated with many inactive e-mail addresses. Please
help me contact your friends that have moved. If you can help spread
the network, please as requested before, ask them to fill up the
form at

http://samadian.tripod.com

There's no constitution that bans undergrads. As long as you're out
of SAS, you can join the network.


3. Old school photos

I've been contacted by the editorial staff of the school magazine
for old photographs - the one without your white hair, pot belly,
shiny scalp, etc.  :-)

I'll try to make the arrangements on how we could pass the pics to
them.


Until then, hope to hear from you soon.


L8R