DONATING BLOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE YEAR 2026

I decided to carry out the social responsibility of donating blood today. I had been receiving phone call and messages from the HSA Blood Bank during the fasting month to come and donate. However, I did not feel I was fit enough to do that when I was fasting.

This time, I went to a centre at Mid Valley Megamall as there was a Blood Donation Suite. It was my first time and surprisingly, there were many people when I arrived at about 2:30 p.m.

The place looked new and modern, if compared to the existing centre at the hospital.

Everything ended in no time and I was glad I went there today. I might come back to this same place in 3 months.

BOYS' MOVIE DAY OUT

   29TH DECEMBER 2025    ~ The last time I watched a movie was like 3 years ago [READ HERE]. Today, I went back to the movie theatre to watch Papa Zola, with the same person, Mr. Solihin Ramli.

 

 The chosen cineplex was at Midvalley Southkey. Thank God the hall was only filled with 75% of parents and kids on school holiday. As expected, Malaysian animation movie was something worth the time and effort watching in a real movie theatre.

The outing was concluded by having lunch at Nando's restaurant in the mall.

Thanks to Mr. Solihin for the time and company, and the last minute plan worked well this time.

A 3-DAY ELECTION WEEKEND ACTIVITY - DAY ONE

A [late] lunch date was set with Mr. Mohd. Solihin Ramli, an ex-student of Asrama Semai Bakti Felda. We decided to meet up at Old Twon Restaurant in Mid Valley Mall at about 4:00 p.m. once Mr. Solihin was done with his photography job.

I had Mee Kari [translate: Curry Mee} which was surprisingly tasty so now I know where to find my Mee Kari when I am craving for it. Mr . Solihin had [steamed] rice with minced choicken {I think] and vegetable.

To complement the lunch, we then had coffee and shared a slice of Onde Onde Cake at San Francisco Cafe in the same mall.

Someone came to our table to say "hi" and it was my primary school classmate, Mr. Mohd. Fauzi. I was happy that he still recognized me and I could still remember his name.

And that was how my first day of the 3-day long weekend went but I was glad I managed to get out of the house.

PRE-INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION - PART ONE

It must have been aeon of years ago since I had coffee and cake right after school and there was this urge to sit down and chat with a friend. Thanks to a colleague [of SMK Dato' Jaafar] who instantaneously agreed to accompany me at San Francisco Coffee at Midvalley Mall even though the invitation was made last minute.

The cake and coffee were delicious and the chat session was great. What a way to celebrate our nation's Independence Day tomorrow, and we will have a one day public holiday.

And there were always people who recognized me and stopped me for autograph and selfie session :)

A short gossip session was always possible regardless of the fact it was held at a busy place where everyone was walking to and from all directions.

One surprising thing was that today was a working day but there were a lot of people at the mall. What was wrong with you people, shouldn't you all be working? :)

BOYS' DAY OUT

It was time for a reunion session with two ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti [SPM batch 2017] Mr. Nor Adlan Azmi and Mr. Wan Mohd Faiz. The last time I saw them could be 3 years ago during their school graduation ceremony held at Pulai Spring Resort. They are now doing their undergraduate studies at two different local universities.

Now that they have their driving licences, distance is no longer a problem. We decided to meet up at Mid Valley Mall which is near to my place as there are more things to see and more choices of eating places to pick.

We first had burgers at Carl's Junior and that was my first time there. Really thick and juicy burger patties which were soft and I don't mind coming back for the second time.

After walking around the multi levels mall, we were ready to sit down for cake and coffee and there was SDS Cafe in the building which should be the best option.

After 3 1/2 hours of good company and good food, it was time to bid farewell. We would definitely need more time to update each other of the latest development [READ: gossip] so hopefully there will be another get together session after this. That should not be a big problem actually as classes are now done online and they are following the lectures from the comfort of their homes. We will have to see whether that is going to happen soon.

FROM THAILAND TO THE USA FOR THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE

Finally the gossip girls were reunited after many months but one group member could not make it this time. The gastronomic adventure started and we decided to go Thai for lunch, and ate at this restaurant called Absolute Thai located at Mid Valley Mall. That was my first time there and the food tasted like Thai food alright but a bit costly but what did you expect when you ate in a place like that.

Someone was kind enough to provide us with a huge piece of Marble Cake each - it was like the door gift for the gathering.

Once all the plates and bowls were empty, we went to search for coffee [and cake] to complement the huge meal we had had before and randomly chose to get into San Franciso. From Asian, we shifted to be American in a blink of an eye. This was another first time for me in one day which should be an achievement.

The coffee was good but the company of old friends was the best. Hopefully we could go for more gastronomic adventures after this, just like what we had done before the pandemic.