Lets Loh-Hei!!!

It was slight drizzle on Saturday around 5pm. My friend and his "troupe" were on their way to have dinner at my beloved sister's zhi-cha stall. She was overwhlemed!

Before hand, we had a discussion. "Do you think below $15 per pax would be sufficient?" I was trying to be the middle-woman. "Its more than enough! Why? Are your friends huge eaters??" On one hand, i was concerned that the dishes may not be enough, and on the other, i did not want my sister to oblige into charging us lesser just because i am her younger sister. It had to be fair.

So, there came about 18 diners, all chatting and wondering. After a while of wait, we were all seated at 2 tables. The yu-sheng came first. We hold our chop-sticks, took our positions, "Ready.. Get set.. GO!" and all of us tossing the sashimi salad up and up we go! Yes, the higher you toss, the better. At each toss, we will say some well-wishes, "Hope the stock market doesn't crash!" "Big Bonus for everyone this year!" "Be at the top condition for our health and beauty!"... You can say anything that edifies and bless someone at the table. Of course, the higher we toss, the more food will scatter around the table... It was a colourful mess!

We repeated the motion for over 1 minute. Then when its about done, we sat back down and started to scope from the mess that's left on the plate. It tasted wonderful! Great for the taste and sweet for the soul!

Gradually, the main dishes started zooming from behind us. Then the great bowl of staple appear. It was almost like a hill! "Wow... so much?" i heard my friend muttered.

We ate and chat and ate and chat... then came the cocktail which was on the house. "Thats nice of your sis", one turned to me said. I felt so warm within.

Time to get the bill. "So cheap? You sure your sister did not under quote us?" Nope, i did not think so. I thought she added more on the plates and definitely much more in the bowl...! The feedback i received from my friends on the food is that they loved the cereal prawns, the prawn-paste chicken wings with sweet-n-sour sauce (this was my sister's lastest invention!), yam-ring among other dishes.

Well, do feel free to pass the word around to your friends and contacts about her stall. This is one way to bless her in return. Words of mouth travel fast and far.

We had drinks again at mac which was across the road. I realised this has became a "practice"; after a gathering at one location, we will move on to another place for the same gathering. And like it or not, it seems like a "B'rians-tradition"... i guess this is what makes us unique?