Monday, May 05, 2008
On Sunday, i went on a free meal treat with my mother. Woah free meal sounds so nice right? Yeahs.. cos the RC where my mom's fren is volunteering at always call for the same caterer for various events, so this time they are giving a treat to thank the RC. So the trip only costs $4, that amount is to pay for the transportation fee.
3 bus loads of people going there, mostly senior citizens who always support RC organised events. Though this is just a short trip, some of the aunties dressed up for the 'occasion'... Hmm talking about yummy mummys, there's yummy grandmas who looked hip with nicely coiffed hair and holding the hand of a little child (grandchild). For a split second, one may have thought that he/she's her child. Haha..
Firstly the coaches dropped us off at Causeway Point for some shopping before heading to the dining venue in an ulu part of Woodlands. Within that short time, some aunties managed to buy much stuff提大包小包的, but the older aunties have got nothing much to buy so they just sat opposite Causeway Point to wait for time to pass. It was then that i came to realise that shopping centres cater to the young and middle aged, but not to the aged. What can they buy there? No suitable clothes.. The food sold are much more expensive.. Nothing of interest to them..
Early dinner which started at 4pm till 5+pm.. 9 course dinner served swiftly cos unlike wedding dinners, there arent any performance or presentations going on, so there's no fixed schedule on when to serve the food. Just serve ASAP. Lol..
For starters, we have longevity buns, followed by my fav cold dish appetiser with teriyaki chicken seaweed roll, mini octopus, prawn dipped in mayonaise, bak kwa, fried fishcake and century eggs. I love mini octopus!!!! Havent eaten them for as long as i can remember~ Next we have 'shark-fin soup', w/o the shark fin (SAVE THE SHARKS!) not that i mind, cos mushrooms and fried pork skin tasted fine.
Besides this, we have a whole fried fish in sweet and sour sauce. The sauce is yummy yummy!
One of my mom's fren Auntie L who sat beside me, is a fan of fish head. As she ate the fish head, she was like saying 形象,形象when the other aunties urged her to use her hands so as to eat faster. Auntie C said 吃东西本来就没有形象的, but 爱美Auntie L insisted on eating the demure manner =p
They have an interesting 'saying' for eating fish head besides its great taste -吃鱼头,中头奖!
5th dish is the ginseng chicken, thanks to the wind which carried all the aroma in my direction. Wow.. hmm.. 我还没吃就闻饱了! So nice smell!!!! 6th dish is ngoh hiang with yam bits inside, which made it taste different from normal ngoh hiang that we eat which mostly comprises of meat. I love the cucumber and pineapple achar that came together with the ngoh hiang. QQ cucumber is slightly spicy, hot enough to give the 'kick' but it doesnt leave a permanent numbing sensation that leaves u craving for water^^
I didnt eat much of the next dish, leafy vegetable with mushrooms. Not that i dont like veggies lorh.. I'm a veggie lover by nature. Just that leafy veggie will get stuck in my braces, so i avoid eating them when i'm out.
Next is liu ye bao with pork, more popularly known as Kong ba bao. Hehe.. I cant tahan the taste of fatty meat, so i spent some time separating the fatty and lean potions of pork before indulging in my lean meat loaded kong ba bao^^
Last dish of the day, longan and almond jelly dessert
But the almond's kinda tasteless, just like plain jelly nah..
Eat eat and eat.. got nothing much else to do, so i counted the dishes~
That's what i usually do.. 5th dish.. 6th dish le.. how many more coming up like that lorh~
I'm a glutton sometimes... Eat eat and eat.. I dont feel full at all..
Some interesting conversations that i heard from aunties sitting at the same table as my mom and i.
Waitesses going around saying '谁要ICE?' (sounds a whole lot of like爱given their poor english)
英女皇: '我要Ice(爱),越多越好!'
可爱Auntie:我也要Ice(爱)! (大热天,每个人一直要往饮料里加冰块)
Auntie L: 老人家需要更多Ice(爱)..
英女皇is a really interesting nickname that the auntie has, cos her name's Elizabeth, then she's quite rich and travels around the world frequently. That's why they gave her this nickname^^
The可爱Auntie is a happy, plump woman who enjoys talking and joking.
i didnt catch the first part of convo, they were probably trying to describe someone..
可爱Auntie went '她就像我一样瘦,一样美咯!'
Lol.. having a good sense of humour helps one to age gracefully and happily~
Cloud has had a great meal~
and went home with some thoughts..
yunn. at 9:33 AM