ATTENDING A WEDDING RECEPTION AT A FAMOSA RESORT MELAKA

   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.

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.

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.

PONTIAN REVISITED AFTER A FORTNIGHT FOR THE WEEK'S GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE

  11th OCTOBER 2026   ~ We ventured out to Pontian again for our gastronomic adventure. We were in the quaint town a fortnight ago [READ HERE] and saw Cendolboy Restaurant was filled with many customers. It is a popular belief an eating place is good if there are many visitors. Hence we decided to visit this place this time.

It was Sunday afternoon and there were many people still having lunch after 2:00 p.m. Luckily we managed to secure an empty table in the dining area.

If you want to have Nasi Campur [rice with different dishes] for lunch, there were a variety of Malay dishes to choose.

When I saw the Rojak station, I had a feeling this restaurant was actually a rebranded Mamak place. Correct me if I am wrong.

I had Asam Pedas Ikan Pari [Stingray]. Unfortunately, the gravy was a bit too salty and that already was a turn off for me.

I also had Cendol which should be the specialty of this place, and it was commendable.

Another eating place visited in Pontian and now we have to find other venues for our upcoming gastronomic adventure.

THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE AT WARUNG BUNDA WITH GUESTS FROM SHAH ALAM

11TH OCTOBER 2026 ~ The next gastronomic adventure with Shah Alam people was the breakfast session. I myself wanted to try the food at this place called Warung Bunda which seemed to be popular.

We arrived at the place at about 8:30 a.m. and the dining area was already jam packed with customers. Finding an unoccupied table could be the first challenge.

We went into the room where all the food and drinks were served on buffet tables. I took one big round tray to put all the plates of food. Another option was to get a trolley which was too big. There was a huge crowd and moving around and choosing food was another challenge. The queue was also long and the tray I was carrying was getting heavier by the minute.

We had no issues with the food so it was worth the adventure. Perhaps the management could set up food or drinks stalls/counters somewhere else outside so there would be more space for people to move in the room where all the food was put. As for the time being, try to avoid going there on weekends or public holidays. Always put the blame on Singaporeans. One thing worth mentioning: the prices were reasonable.

Thanks to Mr. Ridwan, the wife and daughter for the dinner [READ HERE] and breakfast meetings during their short stay. Will always be looking forward to try food at new places or revisit the same old places for more gastronomic adventures after this.