At the same time they inaugurated their Young Skal(ers), as it is important to be propogating a new generation of members as the old ones move on or die ... literally, as the case was, because Chairman Eddie Low, very sadly, passed away recently due to complications after a major operation. It was moving that Vice President Lawrence Koay paid tribute to him during the evening, starting with a one-minute silence, and after that a short powerpoint presentation about Eddie and all he had done for the Penang tourism industry. It was obviously a very poignant and sad moment for his widow who was there with their son.
Their new Executive Sous Chef John Brockman dished up some of his specialities: a delicious mushroom soup (and those who know me know that I'm not really that keen on this fungus) redolent with the scent of truffle oil drizzled over it; his Prawns wrapped in Katalfi, crispy on the outside and moist and tasty on the inside, followed by, in my case, salmon, finishing off with an excellent Lemon Tart.
How to lose weight if this carries on?!! And this is only the BEGINNING of the season!! Let's see now .. between now and New Year's Day we only have two nights off ... that shows you how much payback I'm going to have to do at the gym. However, that's next year ... eat, drink and be merry and all that eh.
There was a nice little raffle-draw after dinner and guess what, yours truly came away with a 3-day/2-night stay at the Executive Suite of the g Hotel courtesy of course of Marco Battistotti, the suave, soft-spoken GM, who was actually my host for the evening. Quite a few people won something or other, including Bruno Cristol, GM of Sands, pictured here with his Australian wife Angela and Marco showing off their prize.
The evening ended with everyone getting a present from under the tree (it was basically a swap - everyone WENT with one so got one in return).
All in all, a very pleasant evening. Thanks for inviting me, Marco.
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