My Own Siew Kang Dinner - 收工宴

it had many years that my friends have siew kang dinner. sort of a tradition for us (ex-WD colleagues). siew kang dinner is actually a dinner to celebrate the closure of the year and a job well done in the past year. i am not able to tell how many years we had siew kang dinner but it would be probably at least 12 years. we went separate ways since 1999, we always have this dinner and many of us never fail to attend, myself included. i missed last year's and this year's that is today as i am in china. no one wanted to buy me a ticket home for the dinner... haha.

these pictures were taken during the siew kang dinner 2005. we were glad that we had ks gouw joining for that year. it was his first skd with us and many of us never get to see him since 1999 after wd close it plant in singapore.

these pictures were taken during the siew kang dinner 2007. during this year, 4 of us are preparing to go oversea to work or to stay.

anyway, i thought since it is the last day of work for the year, we (my family and i) would go for a good dinner and celebrate siew kang.

we went back to the deep blue singapore seafood that we went couple of months back. this time round, we brought the camera so pictures will follow in the entry.

as usual the place was not crowded and i do believe it is the cause of the economy crisis. we requested for seating in the 2nd floor and the server lead us to a room without minimum charges. usually, restaurant in china charge a minimum charges for having meal in a room.

the room was cozy and big enough for a group of 6 to 8 dinners. it also looks out to the lake with very nice view.

two starters, the chicken mid wings and the sotong you tiao that cost 18rmb and 38rmb respectively. the flavor is very typical singapore style.

mee goreng cost 38rmb, we requested to be less spicy and indeed it is not too spicy. good dish.

this chicken curry is too spicy. i did not expect it to be this spicy at all. not too sure if the chef added too much chilly or it is normal. my mom cook chicken curry is spicy but never this spicy. could it be my taste bud issue? maybe not!!! anyway, this dish cost 36rmb.

this cuttle fish is what my wife love. nothing special to me but my wife finished it all. damage of 68rmb, the most expensive dish.

soya braised pork. taste was very local, i mean singapore local. it was cook just nice, not overcook where it become hard and tough when you chewed on it. we finished it except the fat between the lean and the skin... haha... wanted to be a little healthy. damage of 48rmb.

after the dinner we had our desert. it is the yam paste with ginkgo seed. although it looked small but it is right portion. tasted yummy but need a little sweeter. cost 10rmb each.

overall the dinner was very good with a damage of 300rmb but i knew that i could get a cash coupon of 50rmb discount for every 300rmb spent on the internet. so, the actual damage was only 250rmb (about S$55). very well spent for a family of 3.

i would recommend those who want to try some singapore flavour food to go to this restaurant. the cost is slight higher but it served with quality. the restaurant is having a promotion coupon of 50rmb discount for every 300rmb spent or 100rmb discount for every 500rmb spent till end of february.