MEETING AN EX-CLASSMATE/SCHOOLMATE IN GELANG PATAH

My ex-classmate/schoolmate of Budiman class, SMS Muar, informed me in the Whatsapp group in the morning that he would be in town. A dinner date was promptly made and we decided to meet at Alsafa Restaurant in Gelang Patah.

This was my second time visiting this Mamak restaurant and the first one took place last month [READ HERE].

 

Fried Rice

Fried Maggi Noodles

Chicken and Beef Sate

We bade our goodbyes for now at about 10:15 p.m. and God willing, we will see each other again. Thanks to Mr. Abdul Razak Sapian for always contacting me when he is back in Johor Bahru. He is one of the few school friends that I frequently see up until now.

THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE IN SULTAN SALAI IN ALOR GAJAH, MELAKA

  17th OCTOBER 2026   ~ Before checking in at the hotel and attending the wedding reception [READ HERE], we stopped for lunch at a restaurant at Simpang Ampat, Alor Gajah. The place is called Sultan Salai, which seemed to a popular eating place.

an uphill task

We arrived slightly earlier than other people so there was no queue and there was no problem finding a table.

The specialty of this place was Masak Lemak - everything cooked in coconut milk gravy.

We had Grilled [Giant] Squid, Beef Masak Lemak, cabbage and fried egg in soy sauce. Honest unpaid review: I loved all the food chosen.

local ice cream for dessert

This was the first gastronomic adventure episode of the staycation series. There were more restaurant/eating place hopping activities going to take place.

ATTENDING A WEDDING RECEPTION AT A FAMOSA RESORT MELAKA

waiting to board the bus

   17TH OCTOBER 2026    ~ I was invited by an old friend, who was a resident of Fourth Residential College of Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Mr. Hishamuddin Mustafa, to the wedding of his son. The event was held at A Famosa Resort in Alor Gajah, Melaka.

I was lucky as my gastronomic adventure cum travel buddy, Mr. Redzuan, agreed to accompany me. We decided to get a room at the condominium in the resort as it was very convenient especially when the reception was held in the evening.

in the bus

We initially planned to be the early birds, to be there at 6:30 p.m. but it was raining at that time. So went out after our Maghrib prayer at about 7:15 p.m. We first had to park the car in one [big] parking area and was asked to wait for the shuttle bus that would ferry the guests to the wedding venue. We were quite excited as it was the first time to experience such thing.

Surprisingly when we entered the wedding tent/hall, it was already crowded. Lucky enough, we managed to secure empty seats near the entrance.

I got to meet three other friends of the residential college and this was one rare opportunity.

I am in the video 😀

Before going back, guests could choose any vegetables from the stall to bring back home, as one of the doorgifts of the wedding.

Congratulations to Mr. Hishamuuddin Mustafa on the arrival of the first daughter-in-law. Thank you for inviting me even though we just get to see each other on Facebook. Hope to see you some other time in the future.

BLOGGING FROM A FAMOSA RESORT, MELAKA

I am now blogging from A Famosa Resort in Alor Gajah, Melaka. The main agenda of the trip this time was to attend a wedding reception of an old college friend's son in the very same resort yesterday evening [READ HERE]. After spending the night here, I will be making my way to the next destination: Port Dickson.

There was no planning whatsoever for  the staycation getaway so my friend and I would just o by the flow.

Do come back for more updates after this.

WARONG BUNDA REVISITED WITH GUESTS FROM SUNGAI PETANI AND KUALA LUMPUR

This was my second breakfast date with Puan Suhana Abdul Jamal, a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993. She was accompanied by her mother and elder sister who is now residing in Kuala Lumpur.

Unlike the first meeting which was impromptu, we had planned to meet up at Warong Bunda. This was my second time here. The first visit happened last week with another TESL friend [READ HERE].

There were still many people having breakfast on a working day, but definitely but not as crowded as it was on a weekend. Hence, we managed to take more photos.

Everyone was happy and breakfast was a huge success. We bade our goodbyes and hoping for another reunion cum gastronomic adventure, some other time somewhere.