THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME AT ELMINA LAKESIDE MALL

After attending the wedding in Templer Park, Mr. Ridwan Wahid and Puan Suhaila Sulong were kind enough to send me to Subang Airport. I had to catch the plane back to Johor Bahru at 4:00 p.m. They realized we were a bit early and promptly decided to stop by at Elmina Lakeside Mall.

The mall was actually near to their old house [in Denai Alam, I think] but they did not have the chance to take me there. Now that they had moved somewhere further, then only I stepped foot for the very first time.

It was an open air concept shopping area by the lake. It could be a bit hot during the day and might be that practical to walk around when it rained.

I liked this place because, firstly, there were many green and healthy plants and tree everywhere. Secondly, there were many restaurants and eating outlets.

Before leaving the mall, I was given a treat at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaves by the lovely couple. It was another farewell this time and looking forward to the next meeting sooner or later, but as for now it will be in December.

BOYS' DAY OUT FOR A MOVIE MATINEE - "MICHAEL"

I am glad I finally managed to watch "Michael" on the big screen. I successfully dragged Mr. Solihin Ramli to the matinee show and I think he enjoyed the film as much as me. The last movie we watched together was Papa Zola, a local animation film, last year at the same venue in Mid Valley Mall. [READ HERE]

There were just the two of us when we entered the hall. I felt rich, having the whole theatre to myself that afternoon, but the feeling did not last that long.

Fond memories of secondary school came flooding back while watching the life of Michael Jackson. The superstar I grew up with, with his songs I started to listen when I was in secondary school at the age of 13 years old. I just felt like singing along to all the hit music but that would cause disturbance to the audience.

The outing trip ended with a light lunch and Mr. Solihin was introduced to my favourite Tuna Sandwich at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaves. We might see each other again for another movie viewing session, time unknown.

Please make sure you go and watch "Michael". You will not only learn about his life, but you are about to experience his live concerts that were so real.

THE BUFFET LUNCH SESSION AT ISKANDAR PUTERI

For my gastronomic adventure this week, my friend and I went to this place called The Warung Kita located at Iskandar Puteri, the place where Legoland Malaysia could be found.

We wanted to try its specialty lunch set - buffet style. The price was RM29.50 per pax, which I would consider as reasonable as we could get free flow of almost everything in the list.

We were advised by the waiter to order more food as it would come in small portions. To our surprise, the food arrived at our table in huge plates.

We tried our best to finish everything we ordered, and we left the restaurant getting overweight. I would love to bring my other friends here when they ask me out for lunch.

As usual, we concluded our outing trip this time with coffee at Coffee Beans & Tea Leaf at Eco Setia Garden.

Thanks to Mr. Redzuan for the time. We will have to think of a place for our next gastronomic adventure next week, but we could also revisit the same place that we like.

INTRODUCING AND RECOMMENDING COFFEE BEAN'S MENU TO A FRIEND

I had had some good food at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf two weeks ago [READ HERE]. I decided to introduce and recommend it to my gastronomic adventure buddy this week.

The chosen outlet was located in Setia Eco Garden. Surprisingly, the dining area was filled with many people even at 5.00 p.m. when we arrived.

Aglio Olio

Tuna Sandwich

I am glad my friend, Mr. Redzuan, loved the food [and coffee] I chose. I now need to think of another place for our next eating out trip.

CELEBRATING A FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY AT COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF

I managed to get Mr. Shafiq Jaafar, an ex-colleague of SMK Dato' Jaafar, to go out of school during lunch hour on his birthday. I specifically chose Plaza Pelangi as the venue was near to his working place.

We had Aglio Olio and Tuna Sandwich at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. REASON: Only these two items in the menu were available at that time. Thank God, they were good.

It was only a short dine in session as he had to rush back to school. Wishing Mr. Shafiq a great birthday and thanks for being THE Mr. Handyman who is always willing to help when there is any emergency that requires repair or mechanical-related problem solving issues.