ATEENDING THE WEDDING OF AN EX-STUDENT IN KOTA TINGGI

    1st JUNE 2026     ~ Another ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti, Mr. Idzham Ibrahim, tied the knot and the reception was held at Glass House in Kota Tinggi. He personally delivered the card to my hosue -and I was not home at that time. I had no reason not to accept the invitation.

I arrived at the wedding venue at about 12:00 p.m. and there was already a large crowd.

I was lucky as my gastronomic buddy, Mr. Redzuan, decided to tag along this time.

There were two ex-students and a few parents that I knew of at the event.

the elder sister of the groom,
also an ex-student

the happy groom

the door gift

the invitation card

After trying some of the food served on the buffet table, we had to make our move as more people seemed to arrive at 1:00 p.m. And we had our other itinerary right after.

Congratulations to Mr. Idzham and his newly wedded wife. May they go through a blessed and joyful married life ahead.

BLOGGING FROM SEBANA COVE RESORT, PENGERANG

After attending a wedding reception of an ex-student in Kota Tinggi, I decided to go on a short staycation in Sebana Cove Resort, Pengerang, with a friend. I have no idea of any interesting places to visit but will have one or two gastronomic adventures for sure. It has been a long time since I last left home for leisure. Will be checking out tomorrow afternoon, but I am happy to still have to have the chance to be away from home.

GETTING MY BANTUAN KASIH JOHOR [BLK] FUND

I was at the Community Centre near my house at about 11:00 this morning, to get my Bantuan Kasih Johor [BKJ]. It was something like a fund given by Johor State Government to the eligible locals in different groups such as the senior citizen and people with disabilities. I, however, received the fund as I am one of the committee members of the Surau [a smaller scale mosque of the community] in the neighbourhood.

There was just one other recipient at the counter when I arrived at the hall. I was expecting a long queue but I was wrong.

I am now RM200 richer. I will, however, be buying something for the Surau later as a way to give the money back where it should belong.

THE REGULAR TEH TARIK SESSION WITH AN EX-COLLEAGUE

It was time to meet Mr. Masrizal Sayute, an ex-colleague [of SMK Taman Universiti] for our regular Teh Tarik session.

The chosen venue was a Mamak restaurant which was rebranded as a Nasi Kandar Restaurant in Taman Scientex, Senai [named Nasi Kandar Mamu R].

We met at the very same place last year on 31st December [READ HERE]. However, there was another meeting with other friends last month [READ HERE].

It was a short chat session and we bade each other "good bye" before 11.00 p.m. It now sounded like the legendary story of Cinderella. We will sure meet again sooner or later.

THE ALUMNI REUNION HI-TEA OF SMK TAMAN UNIVERSITI AT RAMADA MERIDIN - PART TWO

The plan to organize the Reunion Hi-Tea for the alumni of SMK Taman Universiti was finally executed on 2nd May, 2026. The event was held at Ramada Meridin Hotel. 

I was with a few ex-students of SPM batch 1999 who acted as committee members and they voluntarily worked together to make this gathering happen.

The final number of people who turned up for the reunion was more than 90.

The organizer tried to minimize the items in the itinerary as people were actually more interested to get reconnected and socialize.

By the end of the day, I could conclude that the whole thing was a huge success. Thanks to all the participants for making the day a moment to cherish and remember.

I have to thank all the committee members who had been working real hard to make sure things happened as planned. There were challenges that we had to face, and at one point we almost had to postpone the gathering as number of people who had registered and paid online was very few. Their commitment and determination were amazing, working until late at night, especially when we had to discuss things online in Whatsapp group. Eventually, we were happy that we could reunite teachers and students together and all the hard work was paid off.