ATTENDING THE THIRD WEDDING RECEPTION OF PUAN MASLINDA'S FAMILY

  14th AUGUST 2026    ~ Puan Maslinda Mohd. Dahalan, a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993, threw the third reception for her third child this time. The event was held at Putra Glass Hall, Kampung Bukit Lanchung in Putra Heights.

The event started at 6:30 p.m. Puan Christina Chan was kind enough to give me a lift from Subang Jaya, together with Puan Lee Swee Ying and Puan Christina's two sons. We were among the early birds who turned up.

As expected, a mini reunion of the UPM TESL clan took place.

Other than trying all the food offered to the guests, we took as many photos as possible.

someone's husband 😀
who has become a TESL family member

I also met other non-TESL friends at the reception. The first one was an ex-classmate/schoolmate of SM Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru, Mr. Shahrir Yusof.

The second one was Mr. Abdul Razak Sapian, an ex-classmate/schoolmate of SMS Muar. They were both connected to the father of the bride.

This time I got to meet people whom I had never seen since graduation, and hoping to see them again in similar events in the future.

Congratulations to Puan Maslinda on the arrival of the new family member. I not only watched her three children grew up, but also attended all their wedding receptions. And that made me feel old.

This was not the end of the socializing session of the week. There was another reception to be attended in Kuala Lumpur the next two days. 

HAVING LUCKIN COFFEE FOR THE FIRST TIME - AND IT WAS IN XI'AN CHINA

   5TH SEPTEMBER 2026   ~ When shopping trip did not go well as there was nothing that attracted one's attention, then coffee break it was. My roommate and I decided to stop at Luckin Coffee located in one of the malls. This was significant for as the first Luckin time took place in Xi'an, China.

The outlet was a small one but people many came and go for coffee here. Perhaps Luckin was a popular brand among the locals.

We chose coffee with coconut milk and the taste of coconut milk was prominent. At one time it tasted like our local Cendol and at another time, I could feel the burnt coconut meat. But I liked it.

We found out there were three other group members of the trip in the cafe who chose coffee instead of shopping.

I next mission is to try Luckin coffee in town and then only I could make a comparison.

THE CRIME PREVENTION CAMPAIGN AT SMK PASIR PUTIH

The Crime Prevention Series road show in schools of Pasir Gudang continued today. The programme was organized by Pasukan Kebajikan Kanak-kanak [Children's Welfare Team] of Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat [Welfare Department] Johor Bahru. The school visited today was SMK Pasit Putih.

The talks were held in the afternoon this time, for the afternoon session students. It was a large crowd of 800 students in open hall.

One of the teachers recognized me as she taught in SMK Taman Universiti before moving to this school.

There will be two more schools to be visited for this kind of activity soon.

DINING IN PLAZA PREMIUM LOUNGE AT KLIA TERMINAL 1

    2ND SEPTEMBER 2026     ~ As we still had a lot of time before boarding our delayed flight to Xiamen, we decided to get a very late dinner in Plaza Premium Lounge at the airport. It was my very first time as a privilege card holder, and was actually guided by my experienced traveler friend cum the leader of the tour group [and who is also my ex-classmate/schoolmate].

There were not many people in the lounge after midnight so it was a pleasant dining in experience.

There were decent choices of food and drinks available for travellers. I ate quite a lot as I did not get a proper meal the whole day. It was a good decision as we both we not very happy with the food served on our flights to Xiamen and Xi'an after that.

I will for sure stop by at Plaza Premium Lounge when I have to fly out from KLIA Terminal 1 after this.