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Monday, May 11, 2026
Mother’s Day (May 10, 2026) Celebration
On Sunday, May 10, 2026, my 3 sons viz. Wai Kit, Wai Yu and Wai Kei celebrated my wife Soh Ai Mother’s Day with a Hunan cuisine (湘菜) lunch at Peng Chu (彭厨湘菜馆) Mid Valley Megamall, K.L.
Five of us savored 5 dishes:湖南人爱吃的回锅肉(RM48)、酸菜鱼片(RM72)、原汁肉枣汤(RM38)、招牌四季豆(RM34)、擂辣椒皮蛋(RM28).
The final bill including 4 plates of rice, Chinese tea plus 10% service charge and 6% service tax was RM287.70, paid by Wai Yu.
The restaurant also gave a goody bag to Soh Ai as a gift for Mother’s Day. It consisted of a vacuum cup, honey tea (longan & jujube) and a small towel.
Peng Chu Mid Valley
A group photo
原汁肉枣汤
酸菜鱼片
招牌四季豆
擂辣椒皮蛋
Goody bag gift from the restaurant
A pose at the restaurant entrance
In the evening, I brought Soh Ai and Wai Kei to Brew House of BMC Mall at Bandar Mahkota Cheras for Western food dinner, as it offered Mother’s Day 50% off the prices of chicken chops, steaks, lamb chops & etc. for the weekends only.
We ate 2 plates of Grilled Lamb Chop (each RM43.80), 1 plate of Hainanese Chicken Chop (RM25.80) (only these items were priced 50% off) and 2 bottles of Root Beer (RM13.60). Total cost after discount and including 6% SST was RM87.20. The dishes were delicious.
After dinner, we shopped at NSK supermarket where I bought RM53.50 using MyKasih and RM51.60 cash of various groceries, before returning home.
Attendance at IEM 67th Annual Dinner & Awards Night 2026
On Saturday, 18th April 2026, I left home at 5.15pm to go to Sunway Resort Hotel, Bandar Sunway, P.J. to attend the 67th IEM Annual Dinner & Awards Night 2026, reaching the venue at about 6.40pm, after experiencing some traffic congestion near Sunway Pyramid and difficulty in finding a parking space inside the hotel.
As I am a member of the IEM Standing Committee on Information & Publications (InfoPub), I was given a free seat which would otherwise cost RM588.
I have been a Student Member of IEM in 1979 while studying in my 4th year in University of Singapore. I became a Graduate Member in 1980, a Corporate Member since 1984.
I first joined the InfoPub as a member in the Session 2005/2006, appointed as its Secretary from Session 2007/2008 onwards until Session 2020/2021, a continuity of 14 years in total!
Todate I still remain as a member of both the InfoPub Standing Committee as well as the Bulletin Editorial Board.
I was pleased to meet up with a few old and new friends and had taken selfie photos with them: Mr. Michael Lee MC of Infra Segi Sdn. Bhd. (a contractor acquaintance since 2006), Ir. Mohd Khir bin Muhammad, former IEM Vice President/former Hon. Secretary/former InfoPub Vice Chairman & 4-term Bulletin Editor etc., Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. David Chuah Joon Huang, newly re-elected IEM Vice President/former Hon. Secretary/former InfoPub Vice Chairman, Dr. Ir. Ts. Wong Chee Fui, InfoPub committee member cum many other portfolios in IEM.
The Guest of Honour was YB Datuk Chang Lih Kong, Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) and he was conferred the IEM Honorary Fellow 2026 during this function.
Only 4 persons turned up at my table no. 154 for InfoPub, i.e. Ts. Michelle Lau Chui chui, Ir. Dr. Wong Chee Fui (from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman), Ir. Dr. Suchithra Thangalazhy Gopakumar (from University of Nottingham) and me. Suchithra is a vegetarian. Initially only 3 of us consumed the foods for 10 persons. At least 2 other members joined us for the later courses of dinner.
There were 8 courses of Chinese Set Menu, namely Asian Four Combinations Platter, Soup, Chicken. Fish. Prawn, Vegetables, Rice and Dessert.
The finale showtime was performed by “The Godfather of Stand-up Comedy in Malaysia” Harith Iskander bin Musa who managed to draw a lot of laughter from the floor.
I left the dinner at 11.30pm before the lucky draw started, after giving my ticket to Michael Lee. I returned home at 12.50am.
Announcement of IEM Annual Dinner & Awards Night 2026
My ticket
A pose with Mr. Michael Lee
Michael Lee's portrait taken during the Photo Booth Session at the ballroom foyer (Courtesy of Lee)
A pose with Ir. Mohd Khir Muhammad
List of InfoPub members for our table. But only 4 turned up.
Food menu
A pose with Prof. Dr. Ir. David Chuah JH
Another pose with Prof. David Chuah (Courtesy of Chuah)
A pose with Dr. Ir. Ts. Wong Chee Fui
My table of 1st course of dinner. Notice the empty seats in front of me?
Asian Four Combinations Platter
Braised Five Treasure Crabmeat Soup + Japanese Dried Scallop + Tobiko Caviar
Deep Fried Chicken Thigh + Red Ruby Potatoes
Deep Fried Whole Pompano Fish
Braised Fish Maw with Tau Kan/Broccoli/Goji Berrie Oyster Sauce
Steamed Fragrant Lotus Leaf Rice
Chilled Pineapple Puree with Passionfruit/Logan/Pomegranates + Steamed Black esame Bun & Mini Egg Tart
Guest of Honour
Conferment of IEM Award for Honorary Fellow 2026 to Guest of Honour
SHORT VIDEO CLIP OF THE FUNCTION HALL:
SHORT VIDEO CLIP OF HARITH ISKANDER'S SHOWTIME:
Earlier on 18th April, 2026 from 9.00am till 12.10pm, I turned on my mobile phone to attend the IEM 67th Annual General Meeting held at Wisma IEM, P.J. via ZOOM Apps.
I am most interested to watch the announcement of the results of IEM Council Election for the Session 2026-2028 at 10.30am, to find out from my e-Balloting voting on 12th March, 2026, how many candidates are successful.
The success rates of my voting are as follows:
1. Vice-president. One out of 3 candidates voted successful: Prof. Dr. Ir. David Chuah Joon Huang
2. Hon. Secretary: Ir. Alex Looi Tink Huey
3. Hon. Treasurer: My voted candidate not elected
4. Civil Representative: My voted candidate not elected
5. Structural Representative: Ir. Lim Su Hian
6. Multi-media Representative: My voted candidate not elected
7. Ordinary Council Members: Only 2 out of 6 candidates voted successful: Ir. Dr. Tan Inn Shi and Ir. Rusnida Talib
Incoming 38th IEM President Ir. Yau Chau Fong
Secretariat's Nurul Aida adjusting the President's chain attire. Nurul has served IEM for a long time since 2000 and I knew her after joining InfoPub in 2005.
Presidential Address
Prior to announcement of IEM Council Election 2026-2028 results
刘泰安 (Ir. Lau Tai Onn B.Eng.(Civil)(S'pore),P.Eng.,MIEM,MCIE,MCICHE) 祖籍广东四会，1955年在马来西亚怡保出生，旋即在吉隆坡成长。1973年吉隆坡循人中学高三毕业，1975年拉曼学院大学先修班毕业，1980年新加坡大学土木工程系毕业。依序任职于大马公共工程局(JKR)、5家工程顾问公司，曾于1988至1989年前赴台湾参与台北捷运工程的结构设计，2017年中退休。自1984年起在国内各中文报章或杂志业馀积极撰写以政治为主的时评或其他文章，包括在《亚洲周刊》发表“读者来函”，2000年起在《南洋商报》发表专栏或言论版时评。曾任马来西亚创价学会（SGM）在2001年杪及2004年杪举行两次国际学术研讨会的记录，2009年受邀担任大马华文报刊编辑人协会所主办的年度新闻奖的报道文学奖评审之一。从2007/2008年度直至2020/2021年连任大马工程师学会（IEM）的资讯及出版常设委员会秘书。Born in 1955 in Ipoh, Malaysia and raised in Kuala Lumpur. Graduated with B.Eng (Civil) from the University of Singapore in 1980. Had served in Public Works Department (JKR) and five engineering consulting firms as civil/structural engineer, including a short stint in Taiwan involved in the Taipei MRT/MCTS structural design from 1988 to 1989; retired in mid 2017. Avid writer in Chinese language contributing political/social commentary articles to various local vernacular newspapers and magazines since 1984. A column/opinion page writer for Nanyang Siang Pau since 2000. Have served as the secretary of the Standing Committee on Information and Publications of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) continuously from 2007/2008 until 2020/2021.
