Retiree goes for second degree


Lifelong learning: Syed Mansor chatting with a fellow university student at the IIUM campus in Kuala Lumpur. — M. AZHAR ARIF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: After decades of toiling round the clock and raising a family, most retirees would prefer to sit back and relax.

But 71-year-old Syed Mansor Syed Salim has decided to go back to school to follow his dream of becoming a lawyer.

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