D&F BOUTIQUE HOTEL, SEREMBAN 2

I stayed at D&F Boutique Hotel in Seremban 2, Negeri Sembilan, just for one night on 2nd November 2024.

I might consider staying here again if I am back in Seremban for a few reasons. The place was new and clean, and very well taken care of. The next one will be the accommodation was strategically located as I could see my friends who are staying in Seremban easily, as their houses should be nearer or without having to go to Seremban city which is busier.

THE SEREMBAN MINI REUNION WITH TWO UPM TESL FRIENDS

   3RD NOVEMBER 2024    ~ A mini reunion with another UPM TESL friend was done in Seremban. Puan Marina Mahmood who is now residing there came to meet us at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for lunch.

There should be more people attending but they were occupied at that time.

We spent about 2 hours at the cafe and had to leave to catch my flight back home in the evening, or else the gathering could just go on.

It is always a pleasant to get to meet old friends once in a while. 

That should conclude my weekends trip to Seremban this time. I have to thank Puan Sakinah Ismail and her husband, Mr. Azhar Ahmad, for their kindness and hospitality during my very short stay there.

EATING BREAKFAST AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE IN SEREMBAN - YET AGAIN

   3rd NOVEMBER 2024    ~ Puan Sakinah Ismail should award me with the crown of the most frequent guest who visited and ate at her house. It was hard to say "NO" when she and her husband always prepares special and delicious food when I am in Seremban.

Luckily the hotel where I was staying was near to her house so it was definitely a brilliant decision to stay there. Mr. Azhar Ahmad, her husband, could easily fetch me and then send me back.

It was only a short stay as there was another mini gathering that would take place in the afternoon with another friend.

MY SEREMBAN GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - GOING WESTERN FOR ONCE

   2nd NOVEMBER 2024    ~ Puan Sakinah Ismail [a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993] and her husband, Mr. Azhar Ahmad, were kind enough to take me out for dinner during my stay in Seremban.

We went to this cafe near the hotel (as well as her house) called Aurellia Cafe and decided to go western for once.

The dining area was quite small and it might not be able to accommodate many people at one time.

The pizzas were prepared near the entrance of the cafe. The aroma of baked pizzas filled every nook and corner of the dining hall.

We were happy with the food. I was happier as dinner was paid by the hosts that evening.

This was just the beginning of the gastronomic adventure in Seremban this time.

ATTENDING A WEDDING RECEPTION OF AN EX-COLLEAGUE'S DAUGHTER IN SEREMBAN

   2ND NOVEMBER 2024    ~ I travelled the way to Seremban this time to attend a wedding reception of the daughter of an ex-colleague [of SMK Taman Universiti], Puan Suzana Sidek. First I flew to KLIA on MAS, and then took a shuttle bus to Seremban and finally grabbed a Grab car to get to the wedding venue.

It was a Deepavali long weekends break so the highway was a bit congested. I managed to get to the Laman Puteh by Dlia Jane in Seremban 2 half an hour before 4.00 p.m. The staff of the place were already clearing and cleaning up the place. I was among the late birds this time. 😀

Puan Sapiah Bohari and family

There still a few people whom I knew at the wedding venue: ex-colleagues and ex-students.

Puan Wan Nurul Afidah

two ex-students, the bride's friends

the bride's brother, an ex-student

an ex-schoolmate of SMS Muar,
a friend of the bride's father

Pn. Zainab Mohamed, her
husband & bride's mother

The bride's parents and
brother

The bride, Miss Noor Afiqah Amirmudin, is actually my ex-student too, attending the same school wehre her mother was teaching.

Congratulations to Afiqah and 'Atiq, wishing you a blessed and joyous married life ahead.

Congratulations also to Puan Suzana and family on the addition of the new family member. Hopefully I will get invited again to similar events in the future.