EID CELEBRATION AT NEXUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, PUTRAJAYA

  19th APRIL 2024   ~ I was accidentally  involved in the Eid Celebration at Nexus International School in Putrajaya. I was actually there for something else but I was excited to see how the celebration was done in a private school.

[According to my friend] First of all, the school would allocate some money for the preparation of the food. The committee member(s) would then order special food for the day from the canteen [due to health and safety reasons]. Some parents also contributed some other food for the students, teachers and staff.

The most amazing thing was that the teachers were not seen in the room when I was there. All the preparations were solely done by the parent volunteers [who are all mothers] and the committee members of the Parent-Teacher Association. On the other hand, in a public school, the teachers would be the one who shoulder the responsibility to get the party going.

Then students came into the room accompanied by their teachers to get the food and drinks. Other teachers and staff also joined the feast, happily choosing whatever was served on the buffet tables.

The desserts were really tempting and I had to really put a lot of effort not to try all of them. I did enjoy the Ketupat and Chicken Rendang, and the Lontong Medan cooked by the mothers who came to help.

Congratulations to all the dedicated mothers who came to offer helping hands for the event.

I got to thank my UPM TESL Class of 1993 friend, Puan Rozida Mohd. Ramli, for letting me join the celebration on the 24th day of Eid. I am not sure whether I will get this kind of opportunity in the future. 

THE FIFTH EID GRRETING CARD ARRIVED

As I arrived home from Kuala Lumpur, I was greeted by an Eid card in the mailbox.

Thanks to Puan Salmiah Mohd. Ghazali for her thoughtful gesture.

Now I have five cards altogether for Eid 1445H.

VISITING THE WAR MUSEUM IN PENANG

   25th FEBRUARY 2024    ~ One place that I had never been to in Penang was its War Museum. I had been in Penang a few times already so I had to list down the tourist spots that I had never visited. When I arrived, there were not many people. The entrance fee was RM22 for a local resident. One thing which I did not expect was the size of this tourist attraction.

Things you need to know before going:

[1] You need to have a pair of strong feet as you would be walking along a long distance treks, going up and down the hills. After paying RM22 I had no choice but to climb up all the way up the steep steps and walk down. There seemed to be no short cuts as you had to follow the one way directions to get to all the places in the museum.

[2] Bringing along your bottled water would be a great idea as the only place where you could get drinking water was at the ticket counter.

There was one spot in the museum where you could get a scenic view of Penang Second Bridge.

[3] This place was not for the faint-hearted. There were places that were quite spooky and I could feel the negative vibes, especially those dark rooms in the hill or the small tunnel that led to nowhere. Unfortunately, visitors were left on their own to explore the place, no staff or officers at all when I was there. In case of emergency, one would be left there unattended.

You can get more information about this place HERE.

I felt much slimmer after getting out of this place and prayed I did not do any damage to my knees. It was an interesting visit to the real World War ll remnants. It reminded me of my trips to similar places in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam long time ago.

THE SHORT SUPPER SESSION AT ONN'S KITCHEN

This was a supper session at Onn Kitchen. I never knew this place operated at night too as I used to come here only in the morning or afternoon before this. Guess Mr. Mohd. Ariff Nizam, an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti, knew better than me when it came to eating places in town.

So I had Roti Jala while Mr. Ariff ate Lempeng for supper.

Simple food that made happy tummies. There should be one more place we should be going next time for our gastronomic adventure.

ENJOYING CENDOL IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

25TH FEBRUARY 2024 ~ After walking around in the art gallery (and walking back and forth from the parking space to the Art Gallery building under the hot, scorching sun}, it was time to quench our thirst. There was this van selling Cendol, hence that should be the best choice we had.

GLOSSARY:

Cendol is an iced sweet dessert that contains droplets of pandan-flavoured green rice flour jelly. coconut milk and palm sugar syrup.

~ source: Wikipedia ~

We went to a nearby food court to enjoy our dessert cum beverage where there were proper table and seats. Luckily the stalls there were not operating yet.

 

    Nothing beat having the cold, sweet and creamy Cendol in Georgetown in the middle of the day. It was a spontaneous action to buy but there was no regret.

VISITING SMK TAMAN UNIVERSITI ONE AFTERNOON

 

I went to SMK Taman Universiti this afternoon for an official matter. Of course, I went to meet many old friends and took some photos with them.

Glad to get to see people whom you once worked with and became friends up until now.