MY VERY FIRST SHELL OUT SESSION

Today I made history as I finally had Shellout lunch, the very first time in my life. The lunch session took place at The Morso Restaurant in Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai, which I just visited with another set of friends the week before[READ HERE].

Omelette

Sea Bass in Sambal

All kinds of seashells in Sambal

Except the omelette, our lunch consisted of fish and all kinds of seashells in Sambal, tasty blended chili.

Actually I don't really fancy having the food laid on the piece of [large] paper on the table without any plate. Like it or not, that was the concept of a Shellout dining. It was an interesting experience having Shellout for a first timer like me. Thanks to my avid gastronomic adventurer friend, Mr. Ridzuan, for suggesting the menu but we shall try other food next time.

THE LUNCH SESSION WITH AN EX-COLLEAGUE FROM KEMAMAN

 

Puan Rohani Shamsuddin, an ex-colleague of SMK Taman Universiti, who has retired and now settled down in Kemaman, Terengganu, was in town. She was visiting her daughter here. A lunch date was immediately set by Puan Rosnani Abd. Talib, with another regular friend also notified. The last time we met was in August 2024, more than one year already. [READ HERE]

The chosen venue by the moderator was The Morso Restaurant at Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai. This was my first time here, but had been to its other branch in Bandar Hussein Onn but many years ago.

Food of the day: Nasi Arab [Arab Rice] Tray Set, Fried Sea Bass, and cakes for dessert.

We tried to update ourselves with the latest news within the short span of time. We still had to bid farewell to each other after one hour and a half, hoping for other reunion session in the future, especially when Puan Rohani comes visiting.

an ex-student of SMK Taman
Universiti, met outside the restaurant
Noor Maisuri Abdullah

It is always a pleasure to meet old friends once in a while, not only to enjoy the good food but also to reminisce the good old time.

FOOTNOTE:

• The food here was good, the kind of food I would be coming back for.
• The plain water is free of charge, unlike other restaurants - definitely will come back again.
• The bathroom is [very] clean.

A DINNER DATE WITH AN EX-CHESS PLAYER

Someone came back from India 3 months ago after finishing his studies there. Today was the best time to meet as by Saturday he would have tied the knot already and would not be a free man anymore. So we decided to meet up at The Morso, Bandar Dato' Onn, at 6:00 p.m. for dinner.

Mr. Hanis Hanafi was not a student I taught in school and I got to know him when we went for state level chess competitions a few times when he was in secondary school.

It was only a short meeting and wonder if this would be the last outing for us. Anyway, I am looking forward to attending his reception in a few weeks from now.

WHERE THERE IS A WILL...

My colleague and I went to visit another colleague who had just lost her daughter this morning. By the time we left the cemetery, it was already lunch time. As this Morso Restaurant was just in the vicinity, Mr. Amirulhakim and I decided to stop by as the school canteen would already be closed by time we got back there.

There were other four diners in the restaurant so we managed to get our lamb chop real quick. Food was good and lunch was over in less than half an hour. It was my third time at this eating place and I am glad I had introduced this place to Mr. Amirulhakim Mahfudz who is also an avid gastronomic adventurer. I am about to see whether he would be coming back to Morso again after this or not.

A BELATED BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT THE MORSO

It was time to celebrate a friend's birthday after one year long of no-celebrate birthday gathering because of the C-19 pandemic. We chose to go back to The Morso, the restaurant we went to a few weeks ago, because we liked the food and wanted to try the cakes.

As usual, the food was good but the company of friends was the best of all. Hopefully we could continue celebrating others' birthdays this year. The most important thing, the birthday girl looked happy with the simple but significant celebration (she said this) which involved mostly eating and gossiping.

As I was about to leave the place, I met three people, ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti, Ms. Dyana and her sisters - the same people I met at the same venue the first time I came here two weeks ago but this time minus the mother. This was real a coincidence and guess we were all surprised. Guess we shared the same favourite restaurant now. 😀

HAVING DINNER AT THE MORSO FOR THE FIRST TIME

26th MARCH 2021 ~ The main purpose of the outing today was to visit a friend at her house in Bandar Dato' Onn. To kill two birds with one stone, I asked Mr. Mohd. Khir and Puan Mazzeline to  stop by at The Morso for our early dinner on our way back home.

There restaurants had two separate shops - the air-conditioned and without. To get into the cooler shop, we had to queue up outside but luckily, the line was not long. We were welcomed into the restaurant less than 10 minutes.

FIRST ROUND: we ordered the food tray which contained chicken and lamb chops, salad, fries, meat balls and sausages, and garlic bread with mushroom soup.

We found that the food was tasty and the tray was not big enough so we were ready to order the second round.

SECOND ROUND: Spicy Oglio Olio Spaghetti and Fish and Chips.

Luckily I did not get any tempting cakes from the counter as we were so full but we were contented with the food we order. There is always a next time for the cakes.

And as I was about to leave the place, I heard someone calling my name. There were my ex-students [of SMK Taman Universiti] and their mother having their dinner there too.

Thanks Mr. Mohd. Khir and Puan Mazzelina for the great time, admiring the decor of the restaurant and most importantly, enjoying the food served on the table. We sure will not mind coming back to The Morso again one fine day with other friends.