On Saturday, Abu Bakar Atan really caught me off guard when he announced his decision to withdraw from defending the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) presidency and effectively handing me the top post on a silver platter.
Honestly, I was shocked! I never expected that, not even when one of my friends mentioned the possibility when he called me on my way to the EGM.
Bakar is a good friend of mine. I can still recall how he guide and advice me when I was just a rookie sports reporter in the early 1990's when he already established his reputation as one of the top football writers in the country.
In the one and only time SAM organized sports carnival, I believe in 1993, Bakar and I formed partnership in table tennis and we managed to qualify to the final before we lost to a pair from Nanyang Siang Pau.
I am thankful for his friendship.
When I decided to contest the SAM top post, it was never with the intention to undermine him. I am too small to be compared with him. Bakar has done and achieved much more, when I am practically still in the early part of the journey to the same desired destination.
Bakar, I appreciate what you have done to SAM, and to me, personally. From the bottom of my heart, I am humbly requesting you to continue giving your support and guidance for me - for the betterment of SAM.
Thank you Bakar!
The King and U
1 day ago
12 comments:
Congratulations on your election. All the best and hope that you will make a difference when it matters most.
sdra khawari,
tahniah sebagai presiden baru SAM dan tak sia-sia jadi anak emas hishamuddin aun pada satu ketika dulu.
bakar mengalah sebagai abang, dan u sebagai adik nampaknya menerima dengan setulus hati.syukurlah.
teruskan perjuanganmu khawari demi SAM tercinta.
khawari boleh!
Megat Tam
Saudara Khawari,
Tahniah diatas pemilihan sebagai Presiden SAM. Didoakan semoga tuan sentiasa beroleh kekuatan dan kejayaan.
WMNO
hubungan kekeluargaan dalam SAM perlu terus di pelihara...syabas khawari, syabas bakar kerana melakukan apa yang difikirkan baik untuk semua.
hi kawan,
tahniah. diharapkan awak dapat memberi nafas baru pada SAM. orang yang sudah bertahun meninggalkan dunia kewartawanan sukan macam saya ni boleh ke renew membership?
bro khawari..
tahniah atas pemilihan...harap2 SAM akan terus segar dan kekal relevan...
seperti yang sy janjikan, bawah ni merupakan email sy untuk sebarang makluman...
sekali lagi sy ulangi kesediaan sy untuk membantu baik dr segi input mahupun fizikal...
secara jujur, sy begitu berkobar-kobar utk melihat SAM seperti mana dahulu...
epain1998@yahoo.com
Ahmad Faisal...ex RTM...
Salam Bro, tahniah. Lepas ni boleh celebrate kat Subaidah (pakai duit sendiri tau..)
XABI ALONSO
LARKIN
Shilah, you kan sezaman dengan Bakar, dan lebih senior daripada khawari dan i, sumbangan you amat dihargai. U masih involved dalam sukan, dari segi penganjuran dan penulisan serta seorang blogger yang aktif. Sumbangan you dalam SAM sentiasa dinantikan.
shila,
as mentioned by rizal, of course you are welcome into SAM.
you are still involve dalam our sports fraternity, kan?
i do believe it should not be a problem for you to rejoin SAM.
thanks for the interest, ya.
epain,
terima kasih. sumbangan saudara sudah tentu akan diperlukan demi menjayakan SAM.
Congrats to you...a breath of new life in SAM. Let us see a new vibrant SAM and May God always bless you in your work.
blogger like me boleh jadi ahli ker? hehe
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