Kuala Terengganu Trip : Day 1

Hi there my fellow bloggers and readers! My sincere apologies for the long silence. I just came back from Kuala Terengganu yesterday. The reason for my trip was for this event.

This is my first ever school reunion. I am sure you are familiar with high school or university reunions but primary school? Well, this is the Sekolah Rendah Sultan Sulaiman 1 (SRSS 1) standard 6 class reunion. Yes, folks, I was once in standard 6 back in 1978. That was 37 years ago! I only remember a handful of ex-classmates and I was quite apprehensive about attending the event.

Anyway, I arrived in Kuala Terengganu on the day of the event. My brother tagged along as my bodyguard for company. Since the event was to start at 2pm, it was back to my parents' house first for lunch and to freshen up.

My mum cooked Chicken Oyster Sauce and made some acar. 

She also bought Kay Pachok/Ayam Pachok which is a Terengganu specialty. 

Mum also cooked cauliflower soup.

It was a good simple lunch. After that I had to get ready for the event.

I felt like a kid going to school for the first time because I was quite nervous. I did not know what to expect as I have not seen my schoolmates for more than 30 years. I actually thought of skipping the event at the last minute (coward!). I voiced my intentions to my mum and dad but they encouraged me to go. And so I did.

When I got to the venue (at Permai Park Inn), all my fears disappeared as everyone was so warm and welcoming. It was a very happy day for me, reconnecting with old friends and making new friends too because I did not know some of them when I was in school. 

And as with all events, there's plenty of food. I'll just show you the food photos OK?

Some deep fried stuff. 

More deep fried stuff.

I think this is fried chicken.

Sandwiches and fruits. 

Some sort of salad.

Rojak buah and pickles.

Tauhu sumbat.

Keropok and kerepek.

Nasi goreng. It was delicious. This was the only thing I ate with some sayor kolok.

Terengganu Laksa. I didn't take a picture of the gravy.

Desserts.

Kuih Cara.

More desserts.

These are contributions from my ex-classmates. Traditional Terengganu delicacies.

My friend Ratna's Sayor Kolok which was a big hit.

Jala Mas which was packed in plastic boxes and distributed to everyone. I can't remember who made this. It was very good but way too sweet for me.

With the benefit of hindsight, I should have skipped lunch hah..hah... I missed out on so many of the goodies because I was quite full. I only managed a small portion of nasi goreng and sayor kolok. 

The event ended with a group photography by which time my brother and my parents were already parked up front to pick me up. After the photoshoot I had to hastily say goodbye to my friends. 

The reunion went so well and I really felt stupid about being nervous and worried. A special thanks to my friend Umi K who was my pillar of support. Too bad quite a number of my friends could not turn up due to other commitments.

Oh wait, let me show you what I won at the lucky draw (everyone won a gift, this is the sort of lucky draw that I like hah..hah...) - a clip lock container! It's perfect because I can use it to store keropok hee..hee...

So that's it for day 1. I'll share more on my Kuala Terengganu trip in the coming posts :)