The Christmas season is always a nice time in the office. I get to be one of the first to see the Christmas decors along Orchard Road, get to be one of the first to do my xmas shopping, listen to xmas carols.
This is my second xmas with the company. Still remember last year’s xmas gathering on board the sailboat ‘Four Friends’, when the Hong Kong team came to Singapore to celebrate xmas together with us. We were secretly hoping that this year, the Singapore team would go to Hongkong for xmas….but no… this xmas… we are SWAMPED. Or at least, I am swamped.
The Champagne in India project’s report is due on xmas eve. Yes, xmas eve…. As if anyone’s going to read the report on xmas day and boxing day. Clients are strange in that way…
Anyways, I did went to hong kong and met up with Steph, my HK colleague. (more about our gathering later)
Xmas dinner with the company is always a great time to see the other side of our bosses. Boss said one of his friends commented that he looked like the new James Bond, to which all of us BURST out laughing instantaneously….. so much for trying to show him face. He also tried to do magic tricks in front of us. hurhur. and of course, there's the Xmas pop quiz. My favourite qn is 'which of the following has not happened to the company before?'
Option A: A colleague had been robbed, stripped naked and left helpless on the streets while on a business trip in Manila.
Option B: Someone was found out to be having sex in the office....
Option C: The company has been approached by a R(a) film maker to do market research in that area
Option D: The company has been asked to help finance F-16 fighter planes...
Hahahahahaa.... all sounds incredible right?? Only ONE is not true!
Back to the menu....we just ordered whatever we want, without looking at the price. Since this will be equivalent to our DnD or chinese new year dinner, since boss is English and doesn't celebrate CNY. Hee. And since we were working on the Champagne project… it’s only right that we pop some bubbly. ;) and had some red wine too.
Though after the project, i still can't really appreciate wine very well... i just know.. yes, i like the wine... or no, this is not my like. need more practice! i want to be a wine connoisseur!
I also had the BEST beef tartar ever. (well, it's my first too)
It's actually minced raw beef mixed with some sauce. The way to eat it is to spread it on toasted bread, as if it's some dip. Yummy.
Appetiser was Juicy Mushrooms (there was a french name for it, but i've forgotten what it is... )
[The picture of it looks really disgusting!!! but it really is very good!!! dim lightings for a romantic setting, but bad for photograpgs!! argh.]
Boss had escargoes and colleagues had baked scallops thingy.
The decor at The Tavern is really nice too. Full of the xmas feel. I like....
and then... we had Wagyu beef! the server even took out the beef, sliced it in front of us, and weighed it! It's crazily expensive.... $40 per 100g!
my slab was 240g already!
to finish things off, we had dessert. Cherry Brandy... cherry cooked in brandy with Vanilla icecream................
sinful xmas or what.
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