Buka Puasa Again

Dato' E.G Lim left a message with my receptionist last week asking me to return his call. but knowing me, i always keep forgetting things. his new group assistant GM, puan MMN sms me a few days latter ... "dato' will be happy if you could joint him for iftar dinner on tuesday". i wasn't really looking forward for a free makan, not during the ramadhan time. knowing the old man, i'm sure he'll be upset if i turn down his invitation again this year. i've only known dato' E.G Lim, the group chairman of Lejadi group of companies only for the last 3 years. though at a glance he look like a serious type, in person, he's such a dear and wonderful friend.

i arrived in mount kiara (with my other half) 15 minutes before iftar. was greeted by Puan MMN on arrival and lead to a table in a small cozy private room. A small function indeed with only 6 tables. dato' introduced us to the 2 couples who were seated much earlier. the list of guests were clearly displayed on the table, goshhh, sharing the table were 2 tan sris and another 2 dato's and their spouses. looked like we were at the wrong table ... oh my god this can't be real, we can't be sharing the table with them. realizing that we were rather uncomfortable, datin penny broke the ice by introducing us to the other guests. according to her, it's an annual gathering for family members, closed friends and senior management staffs of Lejadi group. but alas, why do they have to prepare so much food for such a small crowd. bukankah sangat membazir namanya !

the last time i had dinner with dato' was about 6 months ago. and been a very friendly and talkative person, there was so much things to update, from his never ending jokes (occasionally the 18SX versions) to current political issues. sorry to say, whenever they met, business people and corporate figures alway talks about politics!. needless to say, i missed my tarawih again. anyway, nice to know some new personalities, tan sri RI, the formal malaysian ambassador to the united nation (such an interesting and lively person) and a very quite, reserve and serious looking dato' AS, the director general of anti corruption agency.