Even though her birthday falls on the 13th Oct but we took this opportunity to celebrate in advance because of Sunday.
My elder brother booked a table for 11 persons at
Self-cook eating style.
Last year my younger brother paid for everybody at East Ocean Restaurant and this year my sister offer to pay. So naturally she got authority in deciding where to eat. However my elder brother says Coca is good.
Talk about last year, my younger brother purposely ordered a rare spotted grouper fish and it costed him more than $500 for this fish alone. Ouch!
Actually my sis suggested several places like Rice Table and all sound to me a better choice than Coca. I ate at Coca Restaurant once few years back and I found it was average in fact I thought it was overrated.
I do love going for a steamboat but one thing I don't particularly like about this culinary experience is that, more often than not, your clothes end up stinking.
OK, this is all part of the fun of eating steamboat however I'm not too keen on a facial of chicken or veg broth steam.
Time: 6:00pm
Everybody is at Takashimaya, Coca entrance waiting for my elder brother and my sister arrival. They are always the last one to arrival.
So 1 person talk everybody turned.
There is my mum flanked by my sister in law (younger) on her left and Rachel on her right.
Rachel told me my sis in law is carrying a LV bag costing
SGD2, 000/-. Women really know how to spend.
My nephew wanted to sit beside me.
Bad news for me as I will have no peace in eating.
So everybody taken their seats and what are we waiting?
Yes, we are still waiting for my elder brother & his wife.
From left is Rachel/brother-in-law/sis/mum/maid/nephew.
My niece/younger brother & wife/elder brother & wife.
So we embarked upon an evening of thoroughly enjoyable gluttony. The meal included crab, prawn, fish head, fish balls, house fish glue squid, soaked cuttlefish, beef fillet, chicken fillet, dumplings, green noodles, spinach, long beans, mushrooms and stuffed baby corn.
Somehow we managed to get through the whole lot.
Look at me….
I don’t feel guilty for eating so much as I’m not fat.
For Rachel, it a sin.
It 8:00pm+ when we decided our tummy could take no more. But still dessert is a must to complete our meals.
A little surprise was my younger brother again foots the bill.
At the end of the day, whether is the place or the foods are nice or not......it’s not really important.
What’s more important are the family ties that cause real ambiance.
Also I like to thank Rachel for everything she did for me.
