ATTENDING THE WEDDING RECEPTION OF MS. KHAULAH AB. RAHIM

   3rd OCTOBER 2026    ~ Today was the wedding reception day of Miss Khaulah Ab. Rahim, an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti. The event was held at Taman Sri Pulai Mosque.

Glad I could make it on her big day as she was one of the few ex-students who still kept in touch [even though not that frequent anymore]. At the same time, many of her other siblings also attended the same school and that made them my ex-students automatically.

I arrived at the reception venue at about 1:15 p.m. and I was already greeted by an ex-student outside the hall.

As expected, there were some ex-students and ex-colleagues who attended the reception.

There is now one less people to go for coffee outside and gossip, but I am still very happy for her. Congratulations Miss Khaulah on finding her forever person and wishing them both a lifetime of love and happiness.

ATTENDING THE SECOND WEDDING RECEPTION OF THE FAMILY THIS YEAR

Puan Izzati Shafinaz Abdullah, and ex-colleague of SMK Taman Universiti, and her husband who was also a teacher, Mr. Azmi Zainal Abidin, threw the second wedding reception of the family. The first one was done during the Eid month [READ HERE] and this one was for one of the twin boys.

The event was held at the Hall of Masjid Taman Sri Pulai.

I managed to be seated with other ex-colleagues of SMK Taman Universiti.

Congratulations one more time to Puan Izzati on the addition of another new member into the family. Guess there will one more similar event for the family and hopefully she will still remember to invite me.

THE BRIEF PRE-LUNCH SESSION WITH AN EX-COLLEAGUE

I met Mr. Sanusi Jusoh, an ex-colleague of SMK Taman Universiti, at Taman Sri Pulai Mosque. [He is now teaching in SMK Skudai.] We both came to visit an ex-colleague's/ex-students' father who passed away and the prayer was held at the mosque. We instantaneously decided to get something light for lunch and the nearest eating place was Restoran Aminah.

It was only a short dine in meeting but it was worth the time. It is now getting more and more difficult to meet and chat with ex-colleagues as people seem to be busy with work related matters.

22ND DAY OF EID 1447H - PART TWO

   11TH APRIL 2026    ~ A series of Eid gathering took place on the 22nd day of Eid ul-Fitr. After entertaining a group of two people in the morning [READ HERE], it was then my turn to go out for Eid house visit. The first one was at Taman Sri Pulai, at the home of Miss Ezatul Hanim Yahya, and at the same time, her other schoolmates of SMK Taman Universiti [of 1999 SPM batch] gathered at the same time.

The next one was an open house event in Taman Universiti, at the home of Dr. Harith Ismail. I met two other ex-students there, his younger sister and her husband. They all attended the same school, SMK Taman Universiti, as well.

The last open house was also at the house of ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti. By the time I arrived, I was not able to eat much so I just settled for the dessert and coffee.

Other than Mr. Hafizuddin and his sister and younger brother, I also met another ex-student, Miss Valerie.

Other than the non-stop eating activities, Eid also brought people back together and this sometimes only happened once a year, or even once in many years.

ATTENDING A WEDDING RECEPTION AT TAMAN SRI PULAI MOSQUE

An ex-colleague of SMK Gelang Patah, PM TS Dr. Mohd. Safarin Nordin, who is now lecturing in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, held a wedding reception for his son, the first in the family. The event was held at Al-Tarmizi Hall, Taman Sri Pulai Mosque.

I opted for Laksa Johor this time which should be a lighter meal. I had another gathering right after so I would have to reserve some space in my tummy for the next buffet lunch feast.

Mr. Ali Mustafa was there but 
I did not meet him

the invitation card

the door gift

Congratulations Dr. Safarin now that he is officially a father-in-law. I am sure there will more similar events that need to be held soon in the future.

THE FEAST FOR THOSE GOING ON THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA

One of the occasions when one is invited to someone's home is when members of the family are about to leave for pilgrimage to Mecca. I was invited by two ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti to their parents' house in Taman Sri Pulai this afternoon for that reason, asd their parents have been selected to perform their Haj.

As expected, the were varieties of food prepared by the hosts for the guests.

I just came back from a wedding reception just an hour before [READ HERE] and my tummy was still full so I just opted for Laksa Johor.

To conclude the meal, I happily picked a few pieces of sweet items from the dessert table.

I had to leave quickly or else I would be taking more food, especially the colourful desserts.

Thanks a lot to the two siblings: Ms. Ezatul Hanim and Ms. Erma Dura Yahya for accepting me. May your parents journey to the holy land be eased and their religious obligation be fully accepted by Allah.