MY PUTRAJAYA GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - EATING DINNER BY THE LAKE AT INDUS

9th NOVEMBER 2018 ~ After the hospital visit, Dr. Hayati Ismail was kind enough to play host and took us from the UPM TESL class of 1993 group to this exclusive restaurant by Putrajaya Lake for dinner.

There were not many people when we were there so we could just simply enjoy ourselves without having any worries of disturbing other people.

I had Malang Grilled Chicken with rice, and the was this Naraka Fried Rice which was very hot and spicy - we wondered if "Naraka" is actually "Neraka" in Malay, which means "hell".

You could also enjoy the view of Putrajaya at the other side of the lake after your meal.

I have more photos of this place in my camera which are not yet transferred to my PC. I will sure share them later.

A MINI REUNION AT KPJ KAJANG SPECIALIST HOSPITAL

9th NOVEMBER 2018 ~ I decided to pay Ms. Jashireen Mohd. Bashir, an old friend from UPM TESL class of 1993 group, a visit at KPJ Kajang Hospital. She had just undergone a surgery and I made myself free and day-traveled to Kuala Lumpur. 

At the same time, a few other friends whom I seldom meet in real life, had also come to meet the patient at the ward. (I had initially announced of my arrival in our Whatsapp group). The greatest relief when we found out that the other patient sharing the room with our friend had been discharged. It was important as we had the room all to ourselves and there was no need to control the volume of the noises produced.

BEFORE WE ENTERED THE WARD, a mini reunion had already taken place at the hospital lobby. There were actually ten of us there, and three ladies had already gone visiting like half an hour earlier. We still stayed there for a short while but the hospital ambience suddenly changed. When I first arrived, the place used to be quiet and peaceful.

We had to bid farewell to our friend, Miss Jashireen, and pray that she will recover real soon so that we could see her for our upcoming grand reunion hi-tea which will be held in December. She was so eager to attend the gathering and I do hope more people from the group will also be there.

MOVIE REVIEW - "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY"

This was the movie I had wanted to watch very badly, and today I finally went and it was worth the time and money. If you love watching good acting and good music, then you MUST go and watch this movie. It was like watching the real legendary Freddie Mercury and Queen's live concert. It was so good I am thinking of going to watch again. I am hoping this film will win many Oscars at the Academy Award.

This should be one BIG movie but then the cinema hall was quite empty, in contrary to those superhero movies. I could not even find a grand movie poster to pose with outside the cinema at TGV Bukit Indah. So sad....

I am glad Mr. Nazafee who accompanied me to the show enjoyed himself tremendously even though he is from a  generation of a different era.

I will need to find someone to write angklung music note for Bohemian Rhapsody.

SPOT THE ERROR 119

Found at a hotel counter in Melaka.

Can you spot the spelling error?

THE RETIREMENT FAREWELL GATHERING OF SMK TAMAN UNIVERSITI'S PRINCIPAL - PART 1

A retirement farewell gathering was held by the Principal of SMK Taman Universiti, Johor Bahru, Puan Hajah Halimah Ahmad, today. The invited guests were the officers of Johor Bahru Education Office, the principals of Johor Bahru secondary schools and also the principal's friends.

I was there for the angklung performance actually. However, there were just too many familiar faces in the hall.

TO BE CONTINUED

DELIMA SARI LODGE - AN OPTION FOR ACCOMMODATION IN MERSING

We stayed in Delima Sari Lodge when we were attending the 3-day course in Politeknik Mersing. It was just like a hotel except there was no room service or cleaners who would come to clean and make up the bed every day. However, this should be an option if you are looking for an accommodation at a reasonable price in Mersing.

The place is always used for formal events like seminars and meetings. If the bedrooms are available, they can be rented like the usual hotel rooms.

The elderly and people who have problems walking up the stairs would have to request for the rooms on the ground floor. The building is extraordinary high and climbing up and walking down could be a major problem as there is no lift here.

You can check Delima Sari Lodge Website and you can also make your reservation at Booking.com.

MY MERSING GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - GOING WESTERN AT BAEK CAFE AND BISTRO

30th OCTOBER 2018 ~ A dinner date was set with an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti at Baek Cafe and Bistro situated at Kampung Sawah when I was in Mersing. Mr. Hameem Harith is from SPM batch 2002 but he went off to other school after form three, but I met him once in 2003 in his school and that was the last time we saw each other, 15 years ago.

I was having a huge plate of western food, sitting in front of the owner of the cafe himself. All the effort to track him down had finally paid off - to savour the delicious food and at the same time, observe many people came to visit the cafe when I was there.

It was just a brief chat over a plate of a huge portion and very tasty lamb chop. I could not stay too long there as Mr. Hameem had a lot of other things to do, and he had another two nearby cafes to manage.

Thanks Mr. Hameem for the time and company, as well as the treat. I pray that your business will prosper and would love to visit your cafe if I am in Mersing some other time.

For those who want to get western food when in Mersing, do drop by at Baek Cafe and Bistro. Satisfaction guaranteed!