THE DINNER SESSION IN LITTLE BANGI WITH FRIENDS FROM KUANTAN

   28th SEPTEMBER 2024    ~ On the second day stay in Bangi, I suggested the street food in Little Bangi to my UPM TESL friend, Puan Aunillah Hilmi, and her husband. We almost called the dinner date off because of the heavy rain late in the evening but fortunately the heavy downpour stopped before 8:00 p.m.

People seemed to get out of their houses to get food at the same time, right after the rain stopped. Hence, the first challenge was to find a parking space and the second one was to secure a table to enjoy the food that we had bought from the stalls around the place. I was waiting for about 15 minutes and spotted a family leaving after they had finished eating.

I had been to this food haven a few times but before this, I went much earlier and did not stay there. I took all the food to the hotel and ate room. [READ HERE]. This was my first experience enjoying the food with other people in lively atmosphere.

fried chicken

fried spiral potato

samosa

fried Inoki mushroom

We couldn't stay long as there were still other people waiting for empty tables. The food was good in terms of variety and according to Puan Aunillah, most of the items were surprisingly cheap. There were too many choices and we ended up bringing back the unfinished food to be eaten later.

One reason I like staying in Bangi Gateway is because of this food arena. I don't mind staying at the same place again whenever I go to Bangi.

THE LUNCH DATE WITH A TESL FRIEND IN BANGI

   27th SEPTEMBER 2024    ~ I was in Bangi [again] to attend a wedding reception of another UPM TESL friend's son. An old friend, Puan Azwan Shaiza Nizam, was kind enough to meet for lunch after the Friday prayer.

The chosen venue was Homst Restaurant, a Chinese Muslim eatery, located in Bangi Gateway which was very near to the hotel where I was staying and also Puan Azwan's working place.

mutton fried rice

a type of Chinese soup

look who's paying

It was just a short lunch date as Puan Azwan had to be on the way home to Seremban before 4:30 p.m. so as to avoid the traffic jam. It was always good to get to spend some time with a friend once in a while. Thanks to my TESL mate for initiating the meeting and thanks for lunch treat too. Hope to see you again some other in Bangi, Seremban, Johor Bahru or some other places in the future.

THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE IN LITTLE BANGI AT BANGI GATEWAY

  27TH APRIL 2024   ~ Another attraction that I could see right from my room window in Bangi Gateway was the Food Court selling Street Food. This place is known as Little Bangi [I asked one of the sellers] and there are rows of stalls selling all kinds of food that you could imagine.

I could see there were limited seats for people who decided to dine in. Most visitors had take away and not many were eating at the designated areas when I was there.

You had to be strong when you were there ~ the temptation to buy everything was not easy to resist.

I had this Korean bread with meat filling, known as Hotteok, [the original Hotteok should be sweet] and fried mushroom and that was all for dinner.

The other section of the place consisted stalls selling non-food items and many were not operating when I walked around the area.

Make sure you stop by at Little Bangi when you are there if you think of going on a gastronomic adventure. I am planning to get back there again one more time real soon.