I attended my first department outing last Thursday night. We headed to Kuishin-bo at Suntec City Tower 1, Level 3. We rode the MRT to City Hall and I led them to the mall through a shortcut path that I learned from having worked in an office located in said mall a couple of years ago.
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| I’m wearing an empire-cut dress in preparation for all that food |
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| so this is how much it costs! |
It was a Japanese buffet and there was so much food. Everything was so delicious, certainly loads better than Sakura, the other Japanese buffet I tried here in Singapore.
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| long-legged crabs |
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| sushi, sushi and more sushi |
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| this looks really pretty, but I wasn’t too crazy about its taste |
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| teppan and baked clams… the baked clams were hands down the best main course in this place |
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| desserts galore |
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| check out our table. my faves – baked clams and fluffy cheesecake |
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| with my meal buddy, Ivy |
Farrah had informed us beforehand that if we heard the “tong tong tong” (pakitong-kitong?) sound being played, we should rush in line to get limited servings of certain food.
We were seated at our table at the farthest end of the room when I first heard the sound.
Everyone laughed when they saw me run so fast despite the fact that I was wearing high heels. The reward for my effort was worth it. =)
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| tong tong tong… buttered tiger prawns! |
The second “tong tong tong” moment just when I happened to be standing in the desserts area. I ran so fast again, and this time it was a couple pieces of dessert. Yum! I shared my other one with Maya.
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| tong tong tong… ice cream nestled inside a hollowed out strawberry! |
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| my high heeled sandals. the color just happened to match my pedicure. |
Here are some pictures of the people in my department, HFS. There are some 40 of us, and about half of those are Filipinos.
Here is my team. Jemma and I like to jokingly refer to us as a family. Our senior/team leader is Melcus, the guy in the middle. When we told him we wanted a picture with him, he jokingly replied, “Just cut and paste our faces together!” Lol.
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| From left to right: bunso, ate, ditse, tatay, nanay, kuya |
After dinner, my colleague Shijil brought some of us home in his car. We laughed a lot in there too, and I discovered a new story involving Rodel and Monet, something we like to call the “seatmate theory.” I like the story so much, I am planning to use it in an upcoming project. As to what that project is, you’ll find out in time. =)
