The DSO 40th Anniversary D&D is held in the top level of Raffles City shopping centre, at the Fairmont Ballroom. The VIP for this event is our Minister of Defense, Dr Ng Eng Hen.

And since it was their 40th anniversary, there was a gallery of some sorts, in which every division had to display their artistic talent and come up with a tree-like picture.

Some of the good ones that I took some pictures of. This was from the Finance department, I think.

Took a photo with my bf and his collegues. The entire lab only has 1 girl, and she's a MIT Masters graduate!! Super smart!! =P

As usual, I specialise in taking photos of food. So yes, the food pictures spamming begins~

Emperor Cold Dish Delight
(Honey Chicken Char Siew, Sea Jelly, Japanese Mini Octopus, Tuna Fish Roll, Prawn Salad)
Heh. This was not bad. =) But this was the first dish and I paiseh, so cannot eat too much. Cannot give people bad impression. LOL!!!

No, this is not Sharksfin. LOL. Canadian Lobster Broth with Seafood and Fish Maw.
This was good too!! =) Everytime I eat sharksfin during wedding dinners, I always like the broth more than the sharksfin actually. Heh.

Sauteed Scallop with Celery and Dried Chilli
The scallops was very tender and the sauce that accompanied the scallops complimented the overall splendid taste.

Oven-Baked Boneless Chicken with Ginseng Herbs wrapped in Lotus Leaf
This was more of an older-folk style type of dish. Personally, I felt that the smell enticed me in the beginning (because it was oven-baked) but I grew tired of the taste after the second bite, probably fell short of my expectations. =X

Steamed Malabar Red Snapper with Crispy Broad Bean Paste
Haha. Boney fish always made me steer clear of them. This was rather decent because I was not challenged with pulling out minute bones out of my mouth. LOL.

Braised Broccoli with Conpoy and Dried Mushroom
Another rather decent dish, you cannot go wrong with Broccoli, really. I went for second helpings!~ =)

Chilled Pearl Sago Cream with Longan and Rock Melon
Awful. Tasted like diluted syrup. I only ate the longans and the rock melons. Definitely no second helpings for this.

There were lucky draws too. With prizes ranging from cash prizes ($2000) to iPads to cameras, not to mention, electronic household appliances, like HAPPYCALL. LOL!!

The dinner ended at about 11pm and we hurried home because we didn't want to clash with the crowd. There were about 120 papers in the Ballroom, so there were about a grand total of 1200 people there. No joke! Lol.

Ending off with a photo of us. <3

Excellent dinner and excellent company. =)

I think I have only been to Din Tai Fung once, not counting the XLB buffet at Holland Village.

上海醉鸡 Shanghainese Drunken Chicken. The chicken tasted quite nice, there was a hint of alcohol too. Since this was our first dish, I would say it made quite a good appetizer.

排骨汤 Pork Ribs Soup! Nice flavour. But personally, I don't really like boney meat. Blame it on my laziness. Haha. But I think the flavours of the meat have already gone into the soup, so the meat is not as tasty.

豆苗 Dou Miao. Stir-fried quite well. Rather decent with a good enough proportion for 6 of us.

Shrimp and Pork Wanton. Not at all spicy. Good for the bf and family. But I love spicy food, so it was a bit of a let-down for me. =S

The dish that everyone would order when they enter 鼎泰豐. LOL. 小笼包 Xiao Long Bao. As usual, it tasted good. No surprise there. =) Sample each dumpling with vinegar and a bit of ginger to bring our the flavours of the meat and the soup in the dumpling. Overall, heavenly combination! =D
(P.S. I think the only surprise will be when the XLB do not taste as good.)
虾仁肉丝蛋炒饭 Shrimp Pork Fried Rice. The staple came last. LOL. And the proportion was very little, but it tasted quite good! We ordered two portions of this! =)

A filling dinner, GY's parents kept giving me food. =S I think I have "hungry girl" face. LOL! Everybody is always asking whether I'm full. =X Haha. So yes, the total amounted to slightly less than $100 for 6 people. Quite satisfactory, though I have to say that Paradise Inn is a notch higher.

The proportions for 鼎泰豐 were quite small, so we had to order almost 2 portions of the chicken, the soup and the fried rice. So ya, I think that's the only improvement they have to make, because they don't have small-medium-large sizes for large groups. =S

Till then, sorry again for the 2 weeks hiatus. Exams are coming soon! Probably will not blog as much. But I will blog more when the exams end! To everyone who's still studying, gambatte! =D