KTM Electric Train Service (ETS)

KTM Electric Train Service, commercially known as ETS is an inter-city rail service operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad. When it began operating regularly between Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Kangsar we place trust on this transportation mode due to its comfort, spaciousness and conveniences of waiting for its arrival or departure at Sentral Station. Unlike the past bus travel, Duta Bus Station seems to be totally outdated and a chore to patronize due to its parking constraint and options available to do while waiting. Even the food stalls have passed its expiry use date. At Sentral Station, a modern shopping center Nu Sentral would allow the necessary amenities or shopping activities while waiting for the train arrival. And we did exactly that a couple of times in 2017.

Adel & Denzel parting ways again.

Brotherly bear hugged was caught on camera.

More of the boys in black t-shirt line up to catch their train.

Last wave for the time being.

Another departure via KL Sentral Station

Beyond the carousel and down to the train carriages below.

MCKK Again - 2017

2 January 2017 - This posting should have been a year back but the arduous working life in Kuala Lumpur has sapped too much of our time. There is never enough time as the saying goes, it is only setting the correct priority to do things that we love to do.  Tracking the boys development and their years of growing should be top most.

It was the day of going back to form 3 in college. Pre-dawn driving to Kuala Kangsar would be the routine to avoid heavy traffic along the highway. Not to mention the heat and crowd along the stop over conveniences.



Denzel - keeping his eyes awake.

Late morning we were back to the familiar stately hostel of the college. Adel's name came up to the ground floor dorm mixed with students of other years except for form one - protected at prep school.

Corridor perspective - to be ingrained for life.

The beds were all assigned to their names

All hands on deck to get Adel to settle in his belongings. Blue bed sheet and pillow casing. Lockset to be metal cabinet. Checking on the electrical items to be in working order. The dorm was not too shabby. It was very airy, spacious and central to plenty of games court around it.

Kakak's helping hand made it all too easy.

Clearing of his stuffs from the car.

Lukman's family dropped by to say hi.

Next - keeping his books at his newly assigned classroom.

Selecting his year-long study table and his most favorable position in the classroom

Marking his name on his selected - or most probably the only lockable - locker.

Class mate Akil dropped by to say hi.

That's done - one pose for the album.

Next would be the registration hall - handled by the teachers collecting on behalf of the college on all kinds of yearly fees.

Simple, straightforward registration and payment procedures.

Class teacher was very cordial - even teasing junior brother on when he should be coming to this college.

If you are a MCOBA this image would bring you back to your own student-day memory, wouldn't it?

Or maybe the backdrop of this photo?

 

Adel has strived to be himself and he began to show his collegian personality - the swagger, confidence and belief in himself. He managed to find and enjoy his standing among the 100 odd students of his year. He has settled himself well into the MCKK system, be it among the teachers, seniors or the juniors, without compromising on his own character, charisma or traits of his younger days. More importantly, the college is driving him to his full potential, instilling the integrity, solidarity and moral values of their wholesome education to their young adult phase of life.

The photo below came slightly over-exposed but couldn't help noticing the confidence of my son striding along in his uniform below the tagline that the college inspires them to become.