REUNITED WITH AN EX-COLLEAGUE FROM TERENGGANU IN KUANTAN

   14TH SEPTEMBER 2025    ~ When I was in Kuantan, I was contacted by an ex-colleague of SMK Dato' Jaafar, Mr. Ahmad Ridzuan Mohamad, who coincidentally was also in town. He was attending a family there somewhere nearby.

A coffee date was immediately set and we decided to meet up at 10:00 p.m. as we were both only free at that time.

We just settled for a cafe near the hotel where I was staying as the stretch of main road was heavily congested. The cafe was called 1940 and had the retro ambience of a coffee shop of the past.

 We could not stay that long as it was getting late but the short chat session was definitely one memorable meeting. Thanks to my friend, Mr. Ahmad Ridzuan, for the time and company, and may we meet each other again, some other time and place.

THE LUNCH SESSION AT HUA MUI RESTAURANT

After the breakfast meeting, we then gathered again for lunch at one legendary restaurant in Johor Bahru: Hua Mui. Founded in 1949, the coffee shop [known as Kopitiam among the locals] had expanded by opening many branches in town. The outlet we went to was located in Taman Anggerik.

At 3:00 p.m. it was a bit late for lunch so there were not that many people in the dining area.

Hainanese Kuey Teow

Fried Chicken Chop

margarine + sugar toast

butter + kaya toast

This was my second time at Hua Muoi Restaurant. The first one was at one of the branches in Taman Sutera. We tremendously enjoyed our food and I loved the Hainanese Tea as well. Puan Sakinah Ismail was the one who suggested this place for us. The one place to go to if you want to experience of eating in a traditional coffee shop in Johor Bahru.