We always spent our Sundays with the children, Azmaton, Abdul Rahim, Raihana, Muhammad Asri Nasution, Norjannah Nasution and Muhammad Firdaus Nasution.
I remember when I was working with Bank Bumiputra in 70s and the 80s Kelab Kakitangan Bank Bumiputra(Kelab Putra) organized a Family Day one afternoon in 1983 when Azmaton was eight years old, Abdul Rahim seven, Raihana four and Muhd Asri Nasution three years old. The family day was held at Dewan Jalan Ampang, the building that housed the first Parliament when Malaya became independent in 1957.
Aside from the usual food and games for the children there was also entertainment. The main show time was songs by the popular lawyer singer named Sudirman who had won the Bintang RTM back in 1976.
All the children were all very happy and excited and danced with the songs sung by Sudirman. Among the songs that he sang were Orang kampong, Basikal tua, Chow kit road and others. The show that he gave that afternoon was very entertaining to all children and adults present.
I already felt in my heart at that time that Sudirman would make it big one day. This was before the concert that he gave at Albert Hall in London. And also the various international awards and honours that he subsequently won over the years.
At that time he was still was still a practising law and married to Puan Kamariah Jamaluddin.
That family day organized by Kelab Putra in 1983 left a lasting impression to my then four children.
A big thank you to the organizers.
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