Sarawak State Government Excellent Service Award Dinner

On Monday (11/12/2006), CyberPredator and I joined a dinner held by the Sarawak State Government at Crowne Plaza Riverside Kuching. The dinner was a prize giving ceremony for outstanding officers cum farewell dinner to Datuk Amar Aziz as Sarawak State Secretary.

Luckily I managed to go to CyberPredator's house after picking my Taiwan friend, Jenny from Kuching International Airport. After taking a bath, we departed around 6:45pm. It was raining heavily. What the Heck!!! We reached Crowne Plaza's Banquet Hall 1 at Level 3 approximately 7:15pm. We parked our vehicle at basement carpark of Crowne Plaza.

We met Audrey and Michelle from ICTU, CMD at the entrance to the Hall. We were sitting on the same table.

Inside the Dining Hall.

Arrived Guests.

The Grand Stand and VIP Seats.

Me, Audrey, and Michelle.

Out of curiosity, we browsed through the menu for tonight. We were quite satisfied with the menu for tonight.

Agenda and Menu.

Tonight's Menu.

Closer Look of Tonight's Menu.

Finally, the food were served around 8:00pm. We were extremely hungry!!! We Want FOOD!!!

Dish 1: River Palace Cold Cuts Combination.

The River Palace Cold Cuts Combination was very nice. There are four types of food (Prawn Salad, Cuttlefish, Chicken Roll, and Chicken Ham) served in the dish.

Dish 2: Sea Cucumber Soup with Seafood.

The soup was nice with the smell of seafood. However, only few tiny sea cucumbers found. It would taste better if black vinegar added into the soup.

Dish 3: Deep-fried Boneless Chicken with Shredded Mango.

The chicken was nice. The dish is cooked ala Thai style. Hot, sweet and sour. More shredded mango should be added.

Dish 4: Fried Rice with Dried Scallops, Chicken & Mushrooms in Lotus Leaf.

The rice was perfectly cooked. the smell and taste of chicken, scallops and mushrooms are captured inside the rice. Nice. I had two bowls of rice. :D

Dish 5: Steamed Seasonal Fish "Teochew" Style.

I did not take the fish as I don't eat fish. The fish was nice according to the rest who took the fish.

Dish 6: Buttered Prawn "River Palace".

The prawn was fresh and the butter sauce was thick and creamy. The prawn was not that crispy.

Dish 7: Braised Hong Kong Kai Lan with Dry Scallop Sauce.

The Kai Lan was just OK. I Prefer baby Kai Lan. The taste was just nice.

Dish 8: Chilled Longan with Almond Beancurd.

The dessert was simple and nice. The smell of pandan was quite strong. More ingredients such as pineapple cubes should be added.

That's the end of the food served.

Datuk Amar Aziz Mixed Around with the Guests.

Datuk Amar Aziz walked around and took photo with the guests during the night.

Waitress During the Dinner. :D

I took the photo of this waitress because she looks nice from the back and sideway. You will feel quite disappointed if you look from the front. She is not so good looking.

P/S: Some of the photos above obtained from CyberPredator. Thank you.