The gathering last night was a success! I am very glad over the turnout, and everyone had fun, especially in meeting new people and networking around. At least I get to meet some other cool and fun-loving friends!
It was the first gathering of the writing group for me. I always get nervous and shy meeting new people, although I am much better now. In the past, I would fidget and wonder what to say to others, whether I should impress and if they would think I am someone with no substances whatsoever. But after being in and out of various groups, I have learnt to open up and realise that meeting new people is not as scary as I thought. I just need to be real and myself and that is all that matters.
The gathering started with dinner at Gluttons Bay, an open court with rows of food stalls specialising in local fare, just outside the Esplanade. This open food court is highly recommended by local food gurus, and the food is real good! We had barbecued chicken wings, local carrot cake (both black and white), stingray, satay, fruit, vegetables, murtabak, noodles and a few other dishes.
Then we proceeded to Max Brenner for a chocolate feast. I had a chocolate lick, consisting of liquid milk chocolate with chocolate pops, and the rest had variety of chocolate dishes ranging from truffle to strawberry chocolate milk to waffles to suckaos. A great feast!
Meanwhile, here are the photos from the gathering. Enjoy!
It was the first gathering of the writing group for me. I always get nervous and shy meeting new people, although I am much better now. In the past, I would fidget and wonder what to say to others, whether I should impress and if they would think I am someone with no substances whatsoever. But after being in and out of various groups, I have learnt to open up and realise that meeting new people is not as scary as I thought. I just need to be real and myself and that is all that matters.
The gathering started with dinner at Gluttons Bay, an open court with rows of food stalls specialising in local fare, just outside the Esplanade. This open food court is highly recommended by local food gurus, and the food is real good! We had barbecued chicken wings, local carrot cake (both black and white), stingray, satay, fruit, vegetables, murtabak, noodles and a few other dishes.
Then we proceeded to Max Brenner for a chocolate feast. I had a chocolate lick, consisting of liquid milk chocolate with chocolate pops, and the rest had variety of chocolate dishes ranging from truffle to strawberry chocolate milk to waffles to suckaos. A great feast!
Meanwhile, here are the photos from the gathering. Enjoy!
Food... Glorious Food
More Food ....
The pretty ladies
More pretty ladies
The handsome dudes
The cool guy
Our (almost) complete group
Chocolate Feast
My Chcolate LickHow do you eat this? Dip the ice-cream stick into the milk chocolate, then roll it over the chocolate bits and let the bits stick to the liquid. Heavenly! Unfortunately, I never did manage to stick more than one bit at a time, so in the end I gave up and just put the bits into the milk chocolate and dipped it up a few at a time.
All in all, it was a great time for everyone. I can hardly wait to attend the next gathering!
All in all, it was a great time for everyone. I can hardly wait to attend the next gathering!
4 comments:
Looks like it would have been fun. Too bad I am so far away.
It was fun! I believe the parties you attend in Canada would be even better!
I think I see Elvira...
Yes, she's there. She's our chief, so have to be there.
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