Another ACS dinner

Last night’s dinner, hosted by Chelva Rajah, was at Plu, a newly opened Thai restaurant at Goodwood Park Hotel.

As for the food, I didn’t care too much for it. I have never been a fan of thai food. There are too many fried items and the curries have too much coconut milk and cream. I always feel bloated after a Thai meal.

Even having said that, I didn’t find the food quality at the restaurant exceptional but to be fair, the others seemed to enjoy the food. Perhaps my views on the food are just me. I am beginning to wonder if this is just part of a systematic decline in food standards in Singapore. Also I was surprised that a new restaurant was opening its doors in Singapore during a time of economic slowdown and high prices here.

The parking at this hotel is horrendously expensive. I arrived at 645pm and left at 915pm and the car park charges were $11. They charge $5 per hour till 7pm and then $6 per entry thereafter. Shocking.

As always the company and conversation were interesting. We talked about travels. Mostly about the Northern lights. Some of them have seen it. Peng Tiam wanted to see it. I haven’t seen it. I am just not sure if it is something so spectacular that I would spend so much money and brave the cold weather to watch. Peng Tiam spoke extensively about his shopping experience in China, and especially his online shopping experiences. He has offered to buy things online for us if we need anything. The ongoing Hyflux trial was discussed. Some of them know the personalities involved and so it was good to hear about how they felt the trial was proceeding.

We also spoke about the book, the Albatross files. I had the most to contribute on this topic as I was the only one who has read the book. I have already done a post on this and I was able to share with them some of the things I have already put out in my post, including the quote by Tunku in his signed copy of his book to Lee Kuan Yew.

Now to look forward to the next dinner in June.