WHEN AN EX-CLASSMATE WAS IN TOWN

9th DECEMBER 2019 ~ Mr. Shamsul Shamsuddin was here in town again as he had to accompany his wife for work related matter. He is an ex-classmate of Budiman class of SMS Muar. We had not met for quite some time so a dinner date was scheduled.

The designated eating place this time was Tepian Tebrau. There were a row of stalls selling all kinds of Malay food. He had a craving for Mee Bandung and luckily there was a stall selling that dish there.

I used to come here late in the afternoon to entertain friends. I did not expect the place to attract many people in the evening. I saw people were still arriving at 9.30 p.m. There was also a singer performing with a live band when I was there.

We then went to another stall for our "Tauhu Bakar" [grilled soy cake with spicy fish sauce and groundnut gravy], which should be something like dessert for us.

Thanks Mr. Shamsul Akmal for the time and the dinner treat, and not forgetting the Sandpaper Vine plants. I will get them transferred into bigger pots soon and when they are blooming with flowers later, it will always remind me of you. ☺

WHEN TWO (OLD) FRIENDS ARE IN TOWN - PART 1

When two old friends informed me they would be in town, it was definitely time to play host again - and I am not complaining.

Puan Hazlina Aziz and Puan Hanna Sheikh Mokhtar, my ex-coursemates of UPM TESL class 1993, are here to attend an (academic) event at MSuite Hotel. We first planned for dinner but it had to be changed last minute for something lighter. So we settled for "tauhu bakar" [grilled tofu cake], "sotong kangkung" and "kerang rebus" [boiled cockles] at this eating place at Tepian Tebrau.

Before sending them back to the hotel, we stopped at one of the latest attractions in the city, the Royal Crown arch in front of Bukit Serene Palace. That was actually my first time to be there, finally. 

I think I am doing OK so far. There will be another meet-the-tourists session tomorrow, if everything goes according to plan. *yeay*