THE DINNER SESSION WITH AN OLD FRIEND AND HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER

Mr. Ridwan Wahid, a friend of the UPM TESL Class of 1993, was in town with his wife, Puan Suhaila Sulong, and her daughter, Miss Reihana. A dinner date was promptly set once after I was informed of the news.

Mee Bandung

Sate

Seafood Fried Rice

The chosen venue was Grand Almizan Restaurant in Bandar Baru Uda. We all chose Malay cuisines for the evening.

Kuey Teow

Fried Mee Hoon

Iced Milk Tea

We were here in this same restaurant in June 2020, during the Covid-19 era [READ HERE]. That was the time when we had to still wear masks when we were outside, and social distance had to be observed while eating in public places.

The dinner session lasted for about only an hour. It had been a long day for the family. We left the place which was still occupied with diners at about 10:30 p.m. The gastronomic adventure will resume the next morning for breakfast [READ HERE].

GOING WESTERN FOR DINNER AT SMOKD

This was the concluding episode of the gastronomic adventure series with Puan Maslinda Mohd. Dahalan, a friend of the UPM TESL clan who was here in town with her husband.

They chose Smokd Restaurant located in Bandar Baru Uda. The menu for dinner this evening was everything western. I for once had Lamb Steak, the kind of food item that I rarely take. It was my first time at Smokd, and there were still people coming for dinner at 9:00 p.m.

They also invited their MRSM Beseri ex-schoolmate to join in.

Someone celebrated his [belated] birthday this evening, and I managed to get him a small present which I hope he would like.

Thanks again to Puan Maslinda and husband, for the treat and hope to see them again, either in KL or JB.

A SHORT DINNER DATE WITH FRIENDS

 This should supposedly be a dinner date but I was the only one eating dinner. A plan to meet up with two friends, who also happened to be attending the same school but of different batch [i.e. SM Sains Muar], Mr. Mohd. Azhar Yahya and Mr. Syahril Mohd. Sharif.

The chosen location was Remaja Restaurant at Bandar Baru Uda. It was my first time there.

The meeting lasted for one hour and a half. It is not that easy to have a chat session with working people as their time is always occupied. However as the saying goes: when there's a will, there's a way.

A DINNER DATE WITH AN EX-CLASSMATE IN ALMIZAN SATAY HOUSE

Mr. Abdul Razak Sapian, an ex-classmate of Budiman class of SMS Muar, was in town for work related purposes. He had allocated the evening for us to meet for dinner despite his hectic schedule. We eventually went to Almizan Satay House in Bandar Baru Uda.

The last time we met was last Sunday at another classmate's daughter's wedding reception.

We could not stay for long as he had to continue work early tomorrow morning. It was just a short meeting but there would always be a next time, I believe. Thanks Mr. Abdul Razak for being of the regulars who always spare some time for a meet up when he is here in Johor Bahru.

THE MEET UP IN CONJUNCTION WITH MOTHER'S DAY

Three ex-Jaafarians met up to celebrate Mother's Day - except no mothers were there. The venue chosen was Medan Selera Rahmat [TRANSLATE: Food Court] in Bandar Baru Uda. I just got to know the existence of this place this evening.

This should be a supper date but eventually it turned out to be dinner for us.

Two hours spent eating and chatting did not seem to be enough and we surely need more gathering like this soon. Thanks to Mr. Abd. Rahman and Mr. Noor Rahilme, ex-colleagues of SMK Dato' Jaafar, for the short chat session. We will have to wait for someone to come home during his semester break for other outing session soon.

ATTENDING THE WEDDING RECEPTION OF A SENIOR ASSISTANT'S SON

If you are a follower of my blog, by now you should know my Saturday weekend is always filled with attending wedding reception activity. Today, Puan Latifah binti Misri, the Senior Assistant of SMK Bandar Baru Uda,  held a wedding reception for his son at the Community Hall in Bandar Baru Uda.

I went there straight right after leaving a school's programme and that should explain the sports attire I was wearing to a wedding reception. I was among the early birds so I met only two teacher friends who are husband and wife in the hall.

Thank you Puan Latifah for the invitation. Hope to get invited again for another reception in the future.

OF EATING LUNCH AND A PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Someone wanted to join a photography competition and to do that, he had to buy the roasted chicken with overflowing salted egg sauce from Ayamas Shop. I had no objection to that.

The first Ayamas Kiosk we went to ran out of that particular chicken so we had to go to another shop in Bandar Baru Uda.

The late lunch was done. I was happy. Mr. Solihin was happier and hope he would win the competition.