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10:59 PM

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Chinese Tea

Plate, fock and spoons given.

2nd dish: fish. Lots of green chili padi but not very spicy.

Next: Honey chicken. The outer layer was very crispy and juicy.

Butter Oats Prawns. Everyone loves the oats. The plate was nearly empty when we finished. Also, the shell of the prawns was soft, when it was hot, and easy to chew.

Fish Maw Soup. Each of us is given one. It was not taken yourselves in the bowl.

Additional dish: Sambal Kang Kong. This is because my family loves kang kong.

Yam Basket. This is my first time trying this. I say that it is ok.

Pineapple Rice (Below - in yellow). I couldn't manage to take the picture of it as everyone has taken their share when the dish reach to me.

Broccoli with Scallop. The scallop is at the bottom of the picture. Nothing special about this dish.

There were 3 different types of desserts. This one is the red ruby. Not very nice as the ruby is frozen. The other 2 dishes were longan and alomond jelly.

Yesterday, only my family, Clarice's family and my grandfather have reunion dinner together. My aunt and another uncle went overseas because of the long weekend. We went to Segar Restaurant for dinner. It is located at opposite Bedok Interchange, near Macdonald.

A booking was needed and there were 3 slots to choose from -- 1730, 1900 or 2030. My dad found out that the 2030 slot was fully booked so he booked the next available slot, i.e. 1900. We have to reach the place before 1700 and leave before 2030 because of the 2030 slot.

The first dish was yu sheng, a common dish during the Chinese New Year. (Sorry no pic). The interval between each dishes was kinda messy. The 2nd dish was fish. I was shocked at first as usually we get the vegetables and rice first. The next dish was honey chicken. I just take the first 2 dishes and put it on the plate. I just eat a little of the 2, but keep most of them, so that I can eat it with the rice. However, the next dish was the prawns. I took 3 prawns and lots of oats. When the pineapple rice arrived, I just took some as there was lots of food on my plate. After that the rest of the dish arrived -- broccoli, kang kong, fish maw soup and yam. I was so full at the end of all the main course.

During the dining, my father and uncle were quite piss with the poor customer service. There is one when we need to other drinks. Also, there was a moment when the pineapple rice was so late. They keep calling the manager or staff to voice their opinion. If I was them, I will not say anything and just wait for my food. This is because it is Chinese New Year Eve and they are working overtime. They have to hurry most of the time to serve all the customers well. Also they need to work at a tough situation whereby all the customers need to have their dinner finish and clear the tables before 2030. I pity the workers but praise for their great effort.

Our reunion dinner ended at 2030. There was lots of people waiting outside. We exchange goodies and went home. There is no where else to go as every store is close for reunion dinner except for some non-Chinese stalls.

Overall, the dinner was average. I hope next year reunion dinner will be different and also for my other 2 relatives to join us.

Wishing all a HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR! Gong Xi Fa Cai (恭喜發財).

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