Monday, March 18, 2024

THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE BEFORE LEAVING SHAH ALAM


3RD MARCH 2024 ~ When I was in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Ridwan A. Wahid was again kind enough to fetch me at Subang Pyramid, let me stay at his house in Shah Alam and take me out for dinner before sending me to Subang Airport.

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

AL-FALAH MOSQUE OF USJ9, SELANGOR


   1ST MARCH 2024    ~ This should be my third time performing my Friday prayer at Al-Falah Mosque at USJ9. The holy building was just a walking distance from the hotel I was staying.


I already got to know the place well so it was very convenient. I knew where to get a chair that I would need to perform my prayer [because of my knee problem] and where would be the best spot to sit. The prayer hall was very comfortable too as it was fully air-conditioned.


I was quite surprised with the beautiful inner architecture and design of the mosque the first time I entered, as if it did not match the facade which was more plain and common.












There was also a cafeteria attached to the mosque building at the back so I could get lunch right after the prayer. [READ HERE]

Al-Falah Mosque is one reason why I like to stay in USJ9 or USJ10 when I am in Kuala Lumpur.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE THAT HAPPENED AT THE MOSQUE


  1ST MARCH 2024   ~ There was a cafeteria that was attached to the building of Al-Falah Mosque at USJ9 [READ HERE], Selangor. This should be very convenient for the working people who had to go our for their Friday prayers once a week as they could stop by to have lunch before or after the prayers.




This was my second time eating at the cafeteria as I was not that eager to eat lunch at the nearby restaurants. I took lunch after the prayers and there was not much food left actually. It would be best to come earlier as there should be more choices for you.




The price should be reasonable and the Iced Syrup drinks was free for everybody. I don't mind coming here again in the future because I like the Daging Salai Lemak served [TRANSLATE: Grilled Beef in Coconut Milk Gravy].

Friday, March 15, 2024

THE BUFFET DINNER SESSION BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF RAMADAN 1445H


   9th MARCH 2024    ~ When Mr. Ridwan A. Wahid [a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993] announced that the he would be coming to Johor Bahru again with his wife and daughter, I already knew where to go for dinner on the first day. I suggested we went for a buffet dinner this time before the arrival of the fasting month in two days, and they agreed.






The chosen venue was my favourite restaurant for buffet meals: Infusion Cafe at KSL Hotel. We were there before 6:30 p.m. and were the first to arrive and officiate the opening of the buffet session that evening.






Mr. Ridwan and family enjoyed the food there tremendously, for both the taste and variety. However, there were still other gastronomic adventures planned for the coming two more days.

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

THE SUPPER SESSION WITH EX-COLLEAGUES


13TH MARCH 2024 ~ This one was an unplanned supper session with ex-colleagues of SMK Taman Universiti. We actually went to attend the funeral of the wife of another ex-colleague before that and decided to stop for a short coffee/tea break at  Restoran Ehsan Jaya [a Mamak place] in Taman Pulai Emas, which extended past midnight.

Guess we manage to maximize our time to gather every time opportunity knocks.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

THE LAST MINUTE COFFEE DATE BEFORE RAMADHAN


   11th MARCH 2024    ~ This was a very last minute coffee date that had to be done before the arrival of Ramadan. Hence only two ex-students [of SMK Taman Universiti] of this particular batch could turn up. The chosen place was Burrtemu Coffee located at Kampung Pasir and the appointment was set at 10:00 p.m.










It was good to get to see these young gentlemen once in a while. The meeting was just a short one, slightly over an hour and the scary part was that the discussion seemed to be on serious topics mostly. We had to bid farewell as they had to go to work the very next day and hope to see them again soon.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

THE LAST COFFEE SESSION BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF RAMADHAN 1445H


   11TH MARCH 2024    ~ My physiotherapy session at the hospital ended earlier and I had some time to spend for coffee. The person whom I could think of who would happily accompany me would be Mr. Firdaos Zulkifli, an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti. One reason, his workplace is nearby and he was free at the time when I asked him whether he could go out during lunch hour.




I actually already had one coffee session the night before with another two ex-students. Since there was time for one more, so why not? 😀


So we met at Gloria Jean's at Nong Chik, the place I like because it is spacious and comfortable. I tried its Baked Mac and Cheese [which I would not recommend] and Chicken Pie which I took back home for Sahur [morning meal before fasting starts]. [The pie was surprisingly quite hot/spicy]

Thanks to Mr. Firdaos for the short meeting. Hope for more coffee session after the fasting month.