14/10/2026
by Ms. Mangalagowri Ramanathan
Assistant General Manager, Human Resource and Admin
The Archipelago Group
Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) in Marketing, 2004
"Two decades laterโฆ and suddenly, the memories came rushing back. โค๏ธ๐
Being invited back to Universiti Tenaga Nasional for its ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ was more emotional than I expected.
As I watched the graduates walk proudly into the hall, my mind travelled back to ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ. For a moment, it felt like yesterdayโฆ the excitement, the friendships, the struggles, the laughter, the dreams we carried and that feeling of wondering what life would look like after university.
And then came Sue Fern Tanโs speechโฆ
Every word touched something in me, and yesโฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐! โค๏ธโค๏ธ
And apparently, I was caught on camera tooโฆ adoiii! ๐๐ธ
But those tears were happy ones. Tears of gratitude. Tears for the journey. Tears for how far we have come, and for the people and experiences that shaped us along the way.
Returning to UNITEN reminded me that ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ. We may take different paths, build different careers and go through very different chapters in life, but somehow, coming home to UNITEN brings us back to our roots.
It was also wonderful reconnecting with lecturers, staff, seniors, juniors and fellow alumni. Different batches, different stories, but one common bondโฆ. UNITEN. โค๏ธ
A heartfelt thank you to UNITEN and UNITEN Alumni Association (UAA) for the invitation and for giving us the opportunity to be part of this special occasion. Some moments pass, but some become ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
To the ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐, congratulations! ๐๐
Enjoy this moment. Take the pictures. Hug your friends. Thank your lecturers and your family. Treasure even the little thingsโฆ. because believe me, ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.
Once a UNITEN student, always part of the UNITEN family. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ Dr. Meenaloshini Satgunam Ts. Anis Muneerah Shaiful Bahari Bakhtiar Alrazi Ir. Reveatharan Thiagarajan Siti Fatimah Zaharah Mas Nadiana Ir. Ts. Ikhwan Yussoff, PEng. MIEM Seng Tak Goh UNITEN Alumni Association (UAA) Norashikin Mohamed Tahir Ir. Sarly Adle Sarkum Shamsul Ahmad Dato' Ts Dr Mohd Zamri Yusoff
Congratulations, graduates...your next chapter starts now. Go make it a beautiful one.
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