Literary known as Sukri Zain, The Minister of Religious Affairs hosted a literary gathering known as Pantaran Sastera on 17 June 2008. Here YB delivered a welcoming poem.
The hundred descendants of late Sarang Mohamad. Together they presented a poem as a remembrance of the their loving great-great grandfather.
The Dato ( former District Officer and a police officer) and members of the University Brunei Darussalam teaching staff were among the audience.
Friends and poets sat together listening the many presentation of poems and shaer from
distinguished personalities.
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Among the well known figure was the Deputy Religious Affair Minister, Pehin Haji Badaruddin. Badaruddin H.O, as YB is known in literary circle, presented a sajak with his wife, Maimonah Haji Omar. (mudah-mudahan inda masap berduet ani, kata Pehin)
The close up of Tarif, another well known local writer. I purposely took this pic as a prelude to a shaer written by Pehin Haji Abdul Ghani who painted a bald and toothless person.
Don't be upset if you were without hair or toothless as you grow older, said Pehin Haji Ghani. Be thankful to Allah to what we had been given; the good health , strong memory, happy family...
Winners of the SEA Write Awards ....
There was also a comical presentation by Pehin Mohd Zain's brother Haji Metussin. He is a member of popular Liau Badar Group.
Time to check your number in Lucky Draw. His number gave enough for a week supply of rice grain....10 kilo of rice grain.
This was really a package. Ambulung, bottles of cacah including the candas for Ambuyat session.
A place to lay down your tired and worn out body.... a matress.
Group of Datin. None of them got the lucky number, the prize which included 2 TV sets. But they enjoyed the evening.
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