ATTENDING THE WEDDING RECEPTION BY THE SEASIDE IN KUANTAN - PART ONE

   25TH JANUARY 2026    ~ Puan Suriana Ali, a friend of UPM TESL Class 1993, once again invited us to the wedding reception of her daughter, the third one for the family. The venue was at Rumah Abang Jamil which was located by the seaside. Pantai Balok to be exact.

A few friends were already there with their spouses and family members when I arrived at the place by 12:30 p.m.

We first sat indoor and enjoyed the feast prepared for the guests.

The mandatory photo session happened immediately and that was just the beginning.

More and more guests were arriving and we had to vacate our seats for other people. My friends and I then adjourned to the outdoor area near the beach.

TO BE CONTINUED IN PART 2

GOING THAI FOR THE LONG WEEKENDS LUNCH

My regular eating out buddy and I managed to squeeze in a lunch session on the last day of the long weekends because of the public holiday. The chosen venue was Absolute Thai restaurant in Sunway Big Box as Mr. Redzuan wanted to introduce me to the Green Curry dish there.

Fortunately there were not many people at the mall and the restaurant so we could stay and chat longer.

Green Curry

Mango Salad

Spring Rolls

THE FOOD REVIEW: It was my first time at the restaurant and the Green Curry was delicious. The Mango Salad however was a bit too sweet for me, perhaps that was how it should be like.

Thanks to Mr. Redzuan for recommending this place and I would not hesitate to get back here again one day. He now has to think of another place for our next gastronomic adventure after this before the arrival of Ramadhan, the fasting month.

ATTENDING A WEDDING RECEPTION AT TAMAN SRI PULAI MOSQUE

An ex-colleague of SMK Gelang Patah, PM TS Dr. Mohd. Safarin Nordin, who is now lecturing in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, held a wedding reception for his son, the first in the family. The event was held at Al-Tarmizi Hall, Taman Sri Pulai Mosque.

I opted for Laksa Johor this time which should be a lighter meal. I had another gathering right after so I would have to reserve some space in my tummy for the next buffet lunch feast.

Mr. Ali Mustafa was there but 
I did not meet him

the invitation card

the door gift

Congratulations Dr. Safarin now that he is officially a father-in-law. I am sure there will more similar events that need to be held soon in the future.

ATTENDING A WEDDING RECEPTION IN SIMPANG RENGGAM

Today's wedding reception took place at a school, SMK Simpang Renggan, located in the small town of Simpang Renggam which is approximately 80 kilometres away from home. Today was the start of a 3-day long weekends so the traffic congestion was quite bad. It took me almost 2 hours to reach the venue.

the main buffet table

It was the wedding of the daughter of an English teacher friend, Puan Nik Hasni Nik Mahmod, who has now retired from the profession. We used to mark the SPM English Exam paper together in the same group many years ago.

Apam Balik [Pancake] and Cendol

Silat performance

I did not recognize other people in the school hall except the husband and wife hosts and a relative of them. Therefore, I had to excuse myself once I had tried all the food offered.

Congratulations Puan Nik Hasni on the addition of the new member into the family. Thanks for the kind thought of inviting and hopefully I will be invited again in the future.