Monday 16 December 2019

Farewell Lunch At Restaurant Pusing Public, Ipoh

We have been looking forward to this farewell lunch because one of our friends had retired. It could also be called a welcome lunch as half of us present are retirees. In a way, we are also welcoming another member into our pensioners' club or retirees' club! We waited for everyone to be available and the lunch was finally held last Friday in Restaurant Pusing Public in Ipoh new town.
That Friday started with a lovely sunrise - 6:50 am.
7:00 am
Sunrise reflected on the pond.
Hubby and I shared this plate of fried flat rice noodle (char koay teow). I only took a few mouthfuls because of the farewell/welcome lunch.
While I was watering the plants in my garden, I noticed this ginger flower.
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Those of us who are retirees reached the restaurant early.
Someone brought some fruits for us to enjoy while waiting for the others.
The above is what is left from a full plate of fried crackers served by the restaurants.
First dish served - Ice or crystal vegetables salad as appetizers.
Deep fried cod fish.
Free range chicken steamed with blended ginger sauce.
Taro or yam cooked with kai lan vegetable.
Deep fried pork knuckle
There is no photo of the mantou (plain bun) accompanying the pork knuckle.
The pork knuckle and steamed bun (mantou) can be eaten with this sauce.
Steamed stuffed tofu with fish paste.
We had a great time enjoying the dishes and exchanging updates with one another around the table.
From these empty plates, you can see that we ladies have good appetite.
 Took some snapshots of the early birds while waiting for the others.
One more for the album for the year 2019.
Looking forward to the next meet up to celebrate the new year 2020.
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After lunch, some of us went for a walk at one of  the shopping mall. We need to walk off some calories because we had a dinner date in the evening. We wanted something light and decided on a hot pot dinner to enjoy the coconut chicken soup at Top Grade Hot Pot Restaurant at Festival Walk, Ipoh.
Free flow ice-cream potong.
Hubby took one and it was too frozen hard to bite.
He requested for the ice cream to be cut into smaller pieces.
The pot of hot soup brought to the table, placed on a stove and waited for it to boil. First, we enjoy the soup, the chicken and coconut flesh before requesting for more soup to be added.
These are some add on: 2 types of green vegetables, tofu, taro or yam and rice vermicelli.
These should be enough for 6 people since we only wanted a light dinner.
I love this very tasty coconut chicken soup base.
Our dinner for 6 people costs us about about RM 123.
Simple Christmas decorations at the Aeon Kinta City shopping mall.

For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Gospel;
and even my preaching sounds poor,
for I do not fill my sermons with profound words
and high-sounding ideas, for fear of diluting the mighty power
there is in the simple message of the cross of Christ.
(1 Corinthians 1:17, The Living Bible-TLB)

50 comments:

  1. What a marvelous meal! I love that ginger flower...have never seen it before.

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    1. The colour of the flower is not easily noticeable.

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  2. Hahahahaha, the ice cream potong kena potong into many smaller pieces.

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    1. Yes, the ice cream was so hard that the old teeth couldn't bite into it.

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  3. What a beautiful group of ladies! Those two pics are my favorites. Also the ginger flower...what a strange looking plant, like from another planet!

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  4. Very happy moments taken, Nancy!

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  5. Love your Photos 😊 thanks for your sharg 😊

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  6. Ginger flower is one of my favourite ingredients.

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    1. Especially for my favourite assam laksa dish.

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  7. wonderful lunch with the ladies! wah, the ice cream potong really got 'potong'!

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    1. Had to potong because old teeth not strong enough to bite.

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  8. Great dinner with friends. I have never seen a ginger flower thank you for the photographs. Have a nice week:)

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  9. Me gustan mucho las fotos que has hecho del amanecer. No sólo has tenido una excelentes alimentos en la comida, lo mejor de ellas es compartirla con seres queridos.

    Besos

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  10. Never seen a ginger flower till yours, looks interesting.
    Lovely photos of the ladies, all look wonderful.

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  11. I bet it is so much fun when you get together!

    Love your sky shots at the beginning.

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    1. We had lots of laughter and fun when we are together.

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  12. ...it's nice to see the whole gang getting together.

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  13. What a wonderful meal to share with your newest retiree. Working is good, but when you finally get to retire it's even better. You are all so very beautiful.

    Have a fabulous day and week, Nancy. ♥

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  14. Such an unusual food! I would like to try))

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  15. Un feliz día pasaste. Besos.

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  16. Que bonitas fotos Nancy, se os ve muy guapas, besos y feliz semana.

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  17. What a great way to enjoy meals with a wonderful group of friends.

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  18. Lovely decorations and lovlier ladies!


    Your food always looks so good.

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  19. What a beautiful picture of all the women together. I guess they are smiling so proudly which proves that they all enjoyed the dinner. See ya Nancy.


    Cruisin Paul

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    1. Thank you, Paul. Everyone enjoyed the meal and company very much.

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  20. Haha, farewell cum welcome meal, two in one. Lol.

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    1. Thank you, Libby. Another lunch coming up to celebrate the New Year.

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  21. Lovely skies, Nancy.

    I'm quite far behind in my blog reading, so I'll wish you a Merry Christmas now and hopefully get caught up later.

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    1. Thank you, William. Wishing you Merry Christmas and happy holiday!

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  22. So good to have this kind of "welcome" meal!

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    1. Yes. One side "farewell" and the other side "welcome"!

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