STARTING THE STAYCATION TRIP WITH THE BREAKFAST SESSION

Teh Tarik

   28th JUNE 2026    ~ The staycation trip was started off by the breakfast session at Gelang Patah. My travel partner wanted to have something light like Roti Canai [TRANSLATE: paratha] so he suggested Malek Prata Stall. We were so wrong as two (big) pieces of the flat bread could last us past the usual lunch hour.

REVIEW: Good Roti Canai with excellent thick gravy for the beef curry. If only the place was nearer to my house, I would be visiting the stall frequently.

We were so ready to start the journey once the tummy was full, and there would definitely more gastronomic adventures happening right after.

THE SECOND DINNER SESSION IN BANDUNG

   23RD FEBRUARY 2025    ~ The second dinner session in Bandung took place in one restaurant named Solaria located in a mall, King's Shopping Centre, in the city centre. We were the last diners to get into the restaurant and many items on the menu list were not available at that time.

We both settled for Nasi Goreng Kambing [Mutton Fried Rice].

Food was good and I had no issues at all after eating, unlike the first dinner which I had the night before [READ HERE], and I thanked God for that. Solaria is an Indonesian based food chain restaurants and there are many branches all around the country. That should wrap my gastronomic adventure in Bandung, Indonesia, this time.

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THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE AT THE MOSQUE

   7TH FEBRUARY 2025    ~ One reason I like going to Al-Falah Mosque in USJ9, Selangor, is because there is a cafeteria there. Having lunch is convenient and I don't have to worry of not getting any seats. The secret: get lunch earlier before Friday prayer, after the prayer is done, as people need to be in the office at both times.

The main menu is Nasi Campur - rice with variety of dishes. My personal favourite is its Mutton Curry.

I will definitely come back to the cafe in the Al-Falah Mosque on Friday next time when I am there.

A LUNCH DATE AT GOLDEN PILLOW, TAMAN DAYA

The lunch at Golden Pillow in Taman Daya was to celebrate my winning for the Recycling Competition organized by SWM. The person who was chosen as the date was Mr. Ariff Nizam, an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti. We had actually planned to come to this place much earlier but only today Mr. Ariff had the right time to get our [late] lunch.

the open dining area

There are two dining areas: the air-conditioned one or the open area.

We had our Golden Pillow which was a gigantic bread bun and inside was filled with mutton curry. You could also opt for chicken if you don't fancy mutton. The staff would cut the bun for the customers at the table.

One piece of bun could be shared by two people but we had a piece each. I would be happy to skip dinner after finishing the whole thing on the plate.

a very busy career man

THE  VERDICT: The mutton curry was super delicious, but must be eaten when both the bread and gravy were still hot. I don't think the taste would remain the same once they were already cold.

The place opens at 12:00 noon every day which means you could not eat the bread for breakfast. There are also other food choices like all kinds of rice variety dishes.

I would definitely come back to this place with other friends some other time. I now have a new eating place to go to when there are visitors in town.

MY FIRST EATING OUT SESSION SINCE MCO WAS IMPOSED

Finally I had my first eating out session since Movement Control Order [MCO] was imposed back in mid March. I was in school for a short while and it was just the right time for lunch. I chose "Pelangi Beriani House" located in Taman Pelangi which is just near to my school.

The new normal everywhere: Body temperature was taken and recorded together with one's name and phone number.

It was mutton briyani for me. I had been here a few times before and the food was good every time. One place I would go for delicious briyani

I had a colleague, Mr. Syafiq, to accompany. I am looking forward to more socializing sessions with friends over food and drinks soon, once things get better from this COVID-19 pandemic. One thing I have missed the most is the gastronomic adventures I used to have with friends.