Names of wordsmith’s kids are pure poetry

RASANUBARI Asmaramah, Barupawati Utamaju, Kasmubahari Masjuriah, Ahmaduniawi Rahimin, Haluma Hilyatun Halamarata.

No, this is not a Spelling Bee contest.

Instead, they are some of the names that poet Bahrum Basar gave to his 11 children, Metro Ahad reported.

Bahrum, 100, said the names came from his life experiences.

“I also got inspiration from my dreams,” he said.

For example, the name of his eldest child Rasanubari is a combination of the words “rasa” and “sanubari” which meant “the feelings in his heart”.

His children are now between the ages of 48 and 69.

Another daughter, Suasanamasra Saubissabriah, 60, said she was given the name as her birth came just after her father moved to the kampung from Kuala Lumpur and was going through a difficult patch with some people.

So she was named Suasanamasra, which means “a friendly atmosphere”, as he hoped that his ties with others would improve.

“And it became true!” she said, adding her second name, Saubissabriah, was taken from a Quran verse.

As for the ninth child Manisalamuhibahati Aminjaya, 53, he said that his 26-character name was partly inspired from the Malaysia-japan ‘“muhibbah” partnership in 1968.

> Coffee lovers Nor Fazrina Fazrin Hassan and Iffah Irdina have taken their fondness for the drink to another level through their micro-cafe called Pulut & Kopi located in Kajang, Selangor.

Sinar Harian reported that Nor Fazrina and her friend Iffah, both 27, crafted a signature drink called Gula Melaka Latte.

They explained that their minimalist stall was inspired by Japanese roadside stalls.

On having pulut (glutinous rice) as an accompaniment to the coffee, Nor Fazrina said that her mother once told her that people in the old days would eat sticky rice and drank coffee during a gathering.

“Hence, to evoke nostalgia we introduced this unique combination to coffee lovers out there,” she said.