Yesterday was Christmas Eve. This is one the many days in a year that can not be pretermitted by Christians or non believers of Christianity alike.
Again, I was blessed to be invited to attend a Christmas Eve Dinner by my erudite friend, a dermatogist. The impresario of dinner was the Church of The Good Shepherd, Johor Bahru.
A few minutes more, I would be arriving at the restaurant to be part of the party of merrymaking and feasting.
Have you ever wondered why there was a single playing card placed facing downward? The answer is to be made known as you scroll down.
Everyone was given this coupon which entitled one to a lucky draw. Were I lucky this time?
With her loquacious and punchy quip, this m.c. controlled the crowd like a puppet on a string.
When the m.c. said,"Raise your hand." True enough, you saw a sea of flailing hands pointing upwards.
Pastor offered his prayer.
A chain of events was kicked off after the prayer. Here we witnessed the hymns singing performed by the church members.
Singing by the most eligible senior mentors.
Jazz Dance.
Food Presentation performed by the staff of restaurant. It somehow became a protocol in most of the dinner functions.
After the food presentation, the first dish was duly served .
Again, we were wrong in using these glow tubes to decorate our bodies. It had a specific role to play as more events were unfolded by the m.c.
The glow tubes were to be used as prop in the competition where each team was required to construct and produce the longest strand.
At this junction, the card was still lying there, creating more intense atmosphere.
OK. The riddle behind the card was solved. Each table was allocated a card and the mission was to find a matching card from a different tables with similar point but with opposite colour.
Second dish was served. A double-boiled soup with lot and lot of dried scallop cooked together with black chicken. I could not resist the good taste and lost count the number of serving that I had.
A closer look at the soup - black chicken with fish stomach?
Third dish, a crispy oat-coated prawn.
Lucky draw time - True enough. I won a prize.
I had not opened the box yet; I will use it as a gift for someone else.
The sketch performed by these youths was allegory for Christian teachings.
Pastor eulogized wholeheartedly on the meaning of "Jesus Light of the World" in English. The lady did a real time translation into Chinese.
A closer look.
This cheese cake was one of the prizes given out. It was won by a neighbouring table, so we were lucky to be given a substantial slice for tasting purpose.
Fifth Dish - Ling Zhi Mushroom + Brocolli + Bean Curd Skin.
Sixth Dish - Nyonya sea bass.
Seventh Dish - Glutinous rice in lotus leaf.
Chinese Cultural Dance.
Water Drinking competition - participants aged above 11. The champion ended vomiting all the food consumed due to displacement by water.
Enactment of Joseph and Mary and the Birth of Jesus.
Three teams comprising 3 members each acted the scene where Jesus was borned. The sound effect was provided by the assembled spectators. Please look at the videos at Youtube in order to appreciate their shticks.
Eighth Dish - Dessert - Chilled honeydew melon with sago.
A hugh screen, displaying the lyrics of the hymns.
The function ended with the presentation of hymns singing from the dedicated church members.
You also can watch the full length recording of all the performances at YouTube.
The url is
OR do a search on "mysweehuat".
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
