“Private Dinner” @ Mandarin Oriental

Last Saturday we went down to Mandarin Oriental to do our banquet taste testing, and it was great! I especially liked how it made it was made such that it looked as if we actually paid for a “Private Dinner” (just see the private dinner message they placed outside the room we had the taste testing in).

Private Dinner Notice outside our room

Appetisers/Cold Dish

Vegetarian Appetisers

Vegetarian Soup — with truffles!

Lobster Soup (texture very similar to shark’s fin)

Scallops with yam (very nice)

Duck with special house sauce

Duck with special house sauce (individual)

Cod fish in teriyaki sauce (very nice)

Cod fish in teriyaki sauce

Crispy buns with chill crab sauce

Vegetarian glutinous rice

Hazelnut Royaltine (chocolatey fudge cake) — winner in our dessert choosing contest

Tiramisu — runner up in our dessert choosing contest

Malaysia Banquet

We are now semi-man-and-wife! Our Malaysia banquet has come and gone, and a very enjoyable one it was. It was the second time our parents have met at Batu Pahat, and I think they got along well enough despite the language barrier (thank goodness for the similarities between Teochew and Hokkien).

Generally no major hiccups, and though our dinner started slightly later than scheduled, it’d beat most experienced wedding dinner participant’s expectations. 🙂

(We’re now just slightly over two months away before our Singapore banquet and getting legally married!)

Rings are made of Gold gold.

Our Malaysia wedding/engagment rings

Printing of the Wedding Cards

Last Saturday we went down to the printers to get our cards done up. Were a little disappointed that they didn’t have as many customisation options as we’d expected, but it’d do. With this done, though, it’s a load off of our minds.

Our Malaysia banquet will be on this Saturday, held in ah hei’s kampung at Batu Pahat. Soon we’ll be semi-man-and-wife. 🙂