COMBING THE BEACHES OF DUNGUN IN THE MORNING - PART TWO

[CONTINUATION OF PART ONE]

14th OCTOBER 2023 ~ The second part of the tour along the beach of Dungun in Terengganu took us to the spot where Universiti Teknologi Mara [UITM] Dungun branch was located. Near the campus, there was a lake and recreational park. It was at the one end of the long stretch of beach.

There were more people here doing their morning walk or jog. They could either be the locals or university staff/students.

I had many photos of myself taken here as Mr. Ridwan Wahid [my TESL UPM Class of 1993 friend] who was the tour guide was just persistent to do that.

I just got to know the name of the lake was Tasik Teluk Gadong as printed on the banner in the background.

I will have to come back to Dungun again one day to explore more. I am sure there are still a lot of places which are not yet explored and discovered, and hoping I will be invited for another road trip by Mr. Ridwan to Terengganu soon.

THE BREAKFAST DATE AT LARKIN SENTRAL

9th JANUARY 2024 ~ A breakfast date was set with Mr. Muhammad Ariff Nizam at the food court at Larkin Market/Larkin Sentral as we wanted to go Indian. There was an Indian Muslim stall here and I always come to see him to get my Indian food.

We had to wait for our Idli to be prepared so we had Vadeh first like some kind of appetizer.

The Idli still had not arrived so we got Fried Mushroom from the stall beside it.

There were two happy people when the Idli was finally sent to our table.

Something new was introduced to me this morning: Apam that was eaten with sugar and coconut milk. I will definitely come back for this Apam. Another food item I must try next time will be Dosai Masala.

I think I had overeaten but there was no regret. There will be another more interesting plan that is going to happen next week with Mr. Muhammad Ariff.

VISITING AN EX-STUDENT ON CHINESE NEW YEAR

 

It was time to visit an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti, Puan Michelle Fatimah, whom I used to call Ng Lee Lan before. I used to visit her at her mom's house in Taman Universiti but she is now residing at her new house in Taman Kempas Indah.

Another ex-colleague invited to her house was, also a regular well-wisher during Chinese New Year,  Puan Yusidah Md. Yusof.

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Thanks Fatimah a.k.a Lee Lan for inviting us to your house. Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year. Hope to see you and your husband at my place during Eid this year.

THE LUNCH DATE WITH AN EX-COLLEAGUE FROM KEMAMAN

Puan Rohani Shamsuddin, an ex-colleague of SMK Taman Universiti, was in town. She came all the way from Kemaman, Terengganu, to visit her daughter here in Johor Bahru. It was just a short stay, hence a lunch date was set and two other retiree ex-colleagues were also notified.

The chosen venue was SDS Cafe in Taman Universiti as we needed a place to eat and chat comfortably. We managed to secure a spot during the busy lunch hour and stay there for 2 hours.

Thanks a lot Puan Rohani Shamsuddin, Puan Rosnani Abdul Talib and Puan Rokiah Junoh for the time. Hoping Puan Rohani would stay longer in Johor Bahru when she comes next time so we could get more people to join the gathering. I am pretty sure many people would love to see her after such a long time.

THE FIRST ARAB FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN TOWN

Someone wanted to try the new restaurant serving Arab food but with the fast food concept. So we went to Mahgoub at about 8:15 p.m. The place was a hit among the locals and many people arriving as we were sitting and waiting for our orders.

We had the Shawarma Special Combo which included fries and drinks. The Shawarma was quite huge with a lot of grilled/sliced meat inside. You could actually share your Shawarma with another person.

The not so good things were: the fried chicken was not available, the carbonated drinks machine was out of order and I could not get hot drinks so I just opted for a bottle of mineral water.

To overcome my frustration of not getting hot drinks, we marched off to Gloria Jean's for coffee which was nearby right after.

I personally loved the cafe as it was spacious with interesting interior decoration. I might be coming back to this place to hang out with friend(s) some other time.

We had to make our way before the cafe was closed at 10:00 p.m. Thanks a lot Mr. Muhammad Ariff Nizam [an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti], for the food and the company. Hope to see you again next week, if the plan works.