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Assalammualaikum

Ibrahim, I'm not sure are you the one I'm looking for. We met in ... many years (1990???) back for an Islamic gathering of international students. If you are the right pls reply. You were with usman awae the last time.

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Hi Ibrahim

Im fine and in singapore. Tried to locate you ad usman for a long
time. Went to bangkok a few times and tried looking up for you but
understood that you have gone back to yala from usman. I met up withusman many years back also when he came to singapore with a group of friends.

Thanks to technology, I google your name and found you. T googled
usman name and found him but cannot contact him. It was entioned that a man named usman went to the haj last year when they took the plane from malaysia or somethinng like that.

Anyway, how are you getting on and are you still in yala? Have thought of visiting you in your hometown but seems to be quite dangerous because of the takbai incidents??? What are you doing now? a writer? a lecturere or ??? Saw your picture on the nets and you looks the same in general but maybe put on some weight right? Are you with family already? If you are in Singapore pls give me a rng...