THE SEREMBAN MINI REUNION WITH TWO UPM TESL FRIENDS

   3RD NOVEMBER 2024    ~ A mini reunion with another UPM TESL friend was done in Seremban. Puan Marina Mahmood who is now residing there came to meet us at Tea Leaf & Coffee Bean for lunch.

There should be more people attending but they were occupied at that time.

We spent about 2 hours at the cafe and had to leave to catch my flight back home in the evening.

It is always a pleasant to get to meet old friends once in a while. I have also to thank Puan Sakinah Ismail and her husband, Mr. Azhar Ahmad, for their kindness and hospitality during my very short stay there.

EATING BREAKFAST AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE IN SEREMBAN - YET AGAIN

   3rd NOVEMBER 2024    ~ Puan Sakinah Ismail should award me with the crown of the most frequent guest who visited and ate at her house. It was hard to say "NO" when she and her husband always prepares special and delicious food when I am in Seremban.

Luckily the hotel where I was staying was near to her house so it was definitely a brilliant decision to stay there. Mr. Azhar Ahmad, her husband, could easily fetch me and then send me back.

It was only a short stay as there was another mini gathering that would take place in the afternoon with another friend.

MY SEREMBAN GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - GOING WESTERN FOR ONCE

   2nd NOVEMBER 2024    ~ Puan Sakinah Ismail [a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993] and her husband, Mr. Azhar Ahmad, were kind enough to take me out for dinner during my stay in Seremban.

We went to this cafe near the hotel (as well as her house) called Aurellia Cafe and decided to go western for once.

The dining area was quite small and it might not be able to accommodate many people at one time.

The pizzas were prepared near the entrance of the cafe. The aroma of baked pizzas filled every nook and corner of the dining hall.

We were happy with the food. I was happier as dinner was paid by the hosts that evening.

This was just the beginning of the gastronomic adventure in Seremban this time.

ATTENDING A WEDDING RECEPTION OF AN EX-COLLEAGUE'S DAUGHTER IN SEREMBAN

   2ND NOVEMBER 2024    ~ I travelled the way to Seremban this time to attend a wedding reception of the daughter of an ex-colleague [of SMK Taman Universiti], Puan Suzana Sidek. First I flew to KLIA on MAS, and then took a shuttle bus to Seremban and finally grabbed a Grab car to get to the wedding venue.

It was a Deepavali long weekends break so the highway was a bit congested. I managed to get to the Laman Puteh by Dlia Jane in Seremban 2 half an hour before 4.00 p.m. The staff of the place were already clearing and cleaning up the place. I was among the late birds this time. 😀

Puan Sapiah Bohari and family

There still a few people whom I knew at the wedding venue: ex-colleagues and ex-students.

Puan Wan Nurul Afidah

two ex-students, the bride's friends

the bride's brother, an ex-student

an ex-schoolmate of SMS Muar,
a friend of the bride's father

Pn. Zainab Mohamed, her
husband & bride's mother

The bride's parents and
brother

The bride, Miss Noor Afiqah Amirmudin, is actually my ex-student too, attending the same school wehre her mother was teaching.

Congratulations to Afiqah and 'Atiq, wishing you a blessed and joyous married life ahead.

Congratulations also to Puan Suzana and family on the addition of the new family member. Hopefully I will get invited again to similar events in the future.

BLOGGING FROM SEREMBAN, NEGERI SEMBILAN

The holiday vibe is still in the air. I am blogging from Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The main itinerary was attending a wedding reception of an ex-colleague's daughter yesterday. At the same time, met friends residing here, to kill two birds with one stone. It is a short stay and will be heading back home this evening from KLIA.

I have tonnes of stories to update for my blog after this. *sigh*

THE GATHERING THAT HAPPENED AT KLIA2

   30TH OCTOBER 2024    ~ I had a few hours to kill to catch my AirAsia flight home to Johor Bahru. A gathering with two ex-schoolmates of SMS Muar was set Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2.

The lunch date took place at Tea Garden where there were not many people in the dining area. Hence we could sit longer to enjoy our food [and gossip].

Then there was this notification informing that my flight was delayed for about an hour so we then adjourned for coffee at Richiamo Coffee nearby.

We were there for about 3 hours to catch up for lost time, which was not enough. Hopefully there would be another opportunity for another gathering with Puan Adura Adnan and Puan Hafizah Mohd. Noor in the near future.

There was an unexpected meeting with two people in the boarding hall. There were Dr. Ng Pei Fern, a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993, and Puan Law Siao Siu, an ex-colleague of SMK Taman Universiti, who are now colleagues. They were also going back to Johor Bahru after attending a course in Putrajaya. Reunion happened everywhere.