Company Lo Hei at Asia Grand Odean Towers

We had our annual company dinner at Asian Grand Odean Towers, where Chef Chan used to be.  We were asked to gather at 630pm and dinner would commence at 7pm.  I wanted to go for a beer before the dinner but I had a meeting in Tuas that was rescheduled from 2pm to 4pm.  Due to bad traffic, I only reached Asian Grand at 7pm, almost 2 hours in the car...!!!

Well, it turned out that my boss and I were not the only ones who were delayed.  Dinner had not started when we reached, people were still mingling around. 

Dinner finally started, with the much anticipated Yu Sheng. 

I think R and A were not very happy with the mess that we have made.

Peking Duck.  Before it was cut.

 Nicely wrapped up.  The skin was crispy and not too oily.  However, I still think that it could not beat the Da Dong Roast Duch in Beijing.  Da Dong allowed you to DIY, and I could wrapped 3 pieces of skin in the roll!! I am greedy!

 Ah, my favourite dish of the night!  Abalone.  I had 2 portions.  The mystery of this dish was the gravy.  Somehow it made the abalone and the simple broccoli delicious.  No hint of MSG, so it must be the wonders of the rich ingredients.  Some said abalone tasted like rubber.  For me, I love the texture, chewy and full of texture

 Crispy Roast Chicken. 
A simple dish that you could find in most Chinese wedding dinner, but not all could meet the standard of crispy skin, and yet maintaining the tenderness of the meat.  Some places could get it both wrong, such that the skin was not crispy, and the meat was so tough that you felt that the chicken was a muscular one.

 Dessert - Nian Gao.  Not that sweet and did not stick to your teeth. 

Food were generally alright, though the glutinous rice was disappointing.  At the 7th dish, we started our game, A was the first person to throw.  A and Boss discussing what was the best method to use to throw the ping pong balls.

This was the game board.  The black ones were $2, silver were $5 and the gold were $10.  You were given 5 balls to throw, and the maximum amount that you could win was $30.

Some of the prizes for those people who could not get any of the ping pong balls in.  There was the second round for those who missed the first round, and the amount was doubled, though it was still capped at $30.

Guess what!  Banana and I were the last two person who just could not get the ball into the hole.  I was the last woman standing, and all of them who wanted to go home were trying different means to help me.  I wonder what happened to me since I was doing alright in the trial back in office.  Must be the wine :-)  Finally I got 2 balls in at the third rounds, and I could hear loud cheers (Finally can go home!! HAHAHA)