Just a couple more pics from the dinner on 2 Sept

Last night (2 Sept) we met some 0ld friends for dinner. These were all once members of the Klang Chinese Methodist Church (“KCMC”). Ronald Kang came with Benjamin, his eldest son who is in Melbourne Uni now. With them were Hoa Ern, the son of the KCMC lay leader, Say Or. We later learned his mother, Nancy, was excited over Hoa Ern’s girlfriend, Ai Leng (who wasnt there for the dinner). Also with Ronald was a niece of Lay Hong, I think her name may have been Winnie. Joo Ming and Vivian came with both their daughters, Jamie and Dorothy. Jamie’s boyfriend came along (I think his name was Wen Hao). They both attend Deakin Uni. Kok Eng and Li Lin came with the full army, Joshua, Jared and Jan. Theresa, Kiddo and I bring up the end. After dinner, we went on to Joo Ming’s house at Vermont South for drinks. It was all meant to be a little “Merdeka” thingy but the only stuff about Malaysia we talked about were the Lina Joy case, and various anecdotes of break-ins, snatch thefts and such other unpalatable topics. We didnt gather to talk about Malaysia – we were just old friends from the same church catching up with one another. The food was almost a side show, and it might as well have been. It was supposed to be Nasi Kandar but it wasnt anything like the stuff I used to have at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in KL – the joint where the rice was heaped onto a plate and the chicken or fish, bathed in thick dark gravy, was pressed onto the rice with some mamak’s bare hands. Sound disgusting but the taste was truly unforgetable. The one we had was not too bad, but … easily forgetable. We all enjoyed it none the less, with the possible exception of Ronald, who didnt handle spicy food too well…