Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Yusope 1931-2009 (13) Sek Pel Lanj Jasin 1963

1. GES, Jasin, Melaka 1953-1955
2. Pej. Pel., Melaka 1956
3. High School, Melaka 1956
4. Pej. Pel., Melaka 1958
5. Parlimen, KL 1959
6. S.M. Gajah Berang, Melaka 1960
7. Kirkby College (refresher course) 1962
8. Sek. Pel. Lanj. Jasin 1963, Ting 1A


Bapak returned from Kirkby in 1963 and continued teaching. He taught at a secondary school - Sekolah Pelajar Lanjutan in Jasin, Malacca in 1963. He taught Form 1A (Tingkatan 1A).

Bapak, Mak, Abang Sharif and Pah lived separately from the rest of us kids. Bapak, Mak, Abang Sharif and Pah lived in a small brick Government Quarters in Jasin, on a slope near a rubber estate. The school was on a hill behind some bushes.

At the time, the British Government did not allow its Government servant to fit all the family members in the quarters. There were 2 bedrooms, a living-room, a kitchen, a bathroom and separate WC and a covered air well for drying clothes.

The rest of the kids - myself, Rabi, Farid and Amin lived with Nenek Inchek and our aunts and uncles in Banda Hilir. They helped to look after us. I visited my parents in Jasin monthly - Pak Ji Usop would drive me from Banda Hilir and back the same day as I was not allowed to sleep in the quarters.

There was a big fat white lady who would come to check whether the other kids came to live in the quarters. My parents made sure I was not there when the fat lady came. I hated her and I hated the system because it separated me from my parents and my 2 elder sibs.

Bapak's class which he taught at Jasin 1963. He is seated in the middle of 3 teachers.

We came to visit Bapak and Mak at the Govt quarters in Jasin on weekends when we were allowed to. We were allowed to play for awhile and then we had to leave. It was very sad indeed. I was 5 years old in 1963.