Mom's 82th Birthday Celebration

Tan Cheng Kwai

Old House Restaurant, Kimberley Street

Today is mom's 82th birthday [13th day of 9th lunar month].  We had the birthday dinner at the family's favourite restaurant 'Old House Restaurant at Kimberley Street, Penang.  

It's a happy occasion with mom and all family members but there is a sad moment too, when I remembered last year, we have had my youngest brother Roddy.  This year, same occasion but he is no longer around.  For years, I used to remind him about mom's birthday and he would asked to arrange a celebration for her.  All these are memories to keep.

THE SIGNATURE DISHES OF THE RESTAURANT

TASTY AND RICH THICK FISH MAW SOUP 

FOUR SEASONS PLATTER - CRISPY ROAST PORK, ROAST DUCK, OCTOPUS, YAMBEAN ROLLS AND FRIED PRAWNS MAYONNAISE SALAD

STEAMED SOY SAUCE WHITE PROMFRET

BIG FRESH SCALLOPS WITH BROCCOLI

THE RESTAURANT'S SIGNATURE NOODLE DISH
HOKKIEN MEE

SIMPLE BUT TASTY LONGAN AND GINGKO NUTS DESSERT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 

TO

 AH MAK AND AH MAH

FROM YOUR CHILDREN,

 GRANDCHILDREN AND RELATIVES

Sumptuous Dinner

We had a sumptuous 8 course dinner at Four Seasons Restaurant, Sunway Tunas, Bayan Baru tonight.  This dinner is a treat from my eldest nephew.   I remembered in the past, we are always  giving the treats, now that era is over for us.  The next generation has grown up and earning well, capable of giving their elders a treat on and off.   It is always a natural circle.  Now we sit to enjoy while the young ones play the role of footing the bill.  Thank you young man and please do this more often, it is much appreciated by all of us.

 

 

 

 

 

Too hungry, forgotten to take some shots before starting the dinner.  This four seasons platter is acceptable.  The kerabu squids and fried egg 'kui fah chi' tasted good, the Kiwi sauce fried pork ribs is something new and tasty too.  The fried Nori rolls should be better if crab filament is not used.

Self Service, staff too busy

This shark fin's soup is rather tasty with crab meat and small scallops, comes in steaming hot.  Not too bad

This Marmite Chicken with Fried Buns was selected to replace Crispy Fried Chicken.  Very fragrant and slightly on the sweet side but goes well with the fried buns where are soft and moist.  Quite a good dish to try.

This vegetable dish with fresh bean curd [tau pau], fish maw, mushrooms, broccoli and mock scallops is also good.  The portion given is big and the mock scallops look very real

Can't describe the taste but is like the Marmite Chicken sauce.  The prawns are fresh and quite big and all finished.

This Lemon Steamed Snapper is good for the sauce but the fish is not as fresh as expected.

Stir Fried Spaghetti with Seafood is a nice noodle dish.  Tasty with lots of seafood ingredients like squids, prawns and fried fish meat..  Goes well with sambal belacan.  Portion is enough for us.

The restaurant was very kind to change the Aiyoh Dessert with Fah Sang Hu and Pancake.  The Fah Sang Hu came before the Shanghai Pancake and we thought there is no pancake.  When it came, we had almost finish the peanut cream soup and had forgotten to take a shot of it.