THE BRUNCH DATE WITH EX-SCHOOLMATES AT BRICKS & BUTTER IN KUALA LUMPUR

   6th JULY 2026    ~ I was in Kuala Lumpur attending a wedding reception on Sunday [READ HERE]. It was time for three good friends of SMS Muar since many years ago to hold the second meeting of the year. The first meeting happened in May in Johor Bahru [READ HERE].

This time Puan Adura Adnan introduced us to one posh restaurant in Ampang called Bricks and Butter in Linc building.

Everything about the place looked expensive to me, even the cakes and pastries that welcomed us at the entrance.

We met at 10:30 a.m. so brunch it was. We had had Northeren Indian food which consisted of mains of Briyani and flat bread.

Excellent food and awesome company of old friends, the gathering lasted for 2 hours and the meeting was adjourned to another unspecific date in the future.

THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE IN TAMAN MELAWATI

    6TH JULY 2026    ~ When I was in Kuala Lumpur, one of the compulsory gastronomic adventures would be with Mr. Ridwan Wahid [a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993] and his wife, Puan Suhaila Sulong. I met them in Johor Bahru only last week [READ HERE AND HERE] and we were out for food hunting again not long after.

This time they took me for lunch at Taman Melawati. This was my first time having a meal in this area. The chosen restaurant was Pandan Dream, which was not actually the original place Puan Suhaila wanted to go.

At 3:30 p.m. there were just us and another group of three people in the dining area.

cake for starter

my masala tea

The portion of the food was big and it was tasty. Despite the fact that we were just trying our luck, the restaurant qualified a positive review from me.

GOING INDIAN FOR THE LATE BREAKFAST/EARLY LUNCH IN GEORGETOWN

   10TH JANUARY 2026    ~ Puan Aishah Aboo Bakar, a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993, and Mr. Arif, the husband, picked me up at the airport when I arrived at about 9:30 a.m. They wanted to take me for breakfast/lunch before I made my way to Sungai Petani.

We went to this Indian restaurant named D Krsna Villas located at Little India in Georgetown. There were still many people eating breakfast when we arrived.

I had my Masala Tea and all the Indian food available: Idli, Puri, Vadei [I just realized I don't have this very pic] and a variety of Tosai with different kinds of gravy and two chicken dishes.

Thanks to the lovely couple for the first gastronomic adventure in Penang, but that was just the beginning. I would be seeing them again before flying home to Johor Bahru two days after.