Dory's wedding

Third wedding of the month and this time, it's in Ipoh. Now come to think of it, this is the first time I attended a wedding in Ipoh. Luckily, Doryfish gave me a super precise map to me and I was able to find the Overseas Restaurant without any problem... though I had some problem returning back to home, since some roads I took is a one way road :P.

The night did not go off very well for me. First, there's this super heavy rain while I was on my way to Ipoh. The last time I experienced such heavy rain was while I was in Shah Alam. The rain is so heavy that I can't see anything more than 5m away from me! And I almost took the wrong exit from the highway :P. Previously, the exit to Kinta City was the first exit after the toll booth... now, it's the second exit... luckily I noticed the road sign before making the turn!

The next thing that happened to me was that I entered the wrong wedding dinner! The person standing in the front door was inviting me in already before I managed to scan the name displayed in front. Then, she asked if I'm a friend of Vincent... well, I know Dory's husband, but not sure if he got English name or not... so I mentioned Dory's name and she nodded her head! So, she led me to this table where I recognized no one! I was already starting to think that Dory placed me with the unknowns from her department :P. Then, the reception person led me to the groom and I realized that this man does not look anything like Dory's husband! And the groom said that he don't know who I am! How embarrassing! Luckily, I still haven't handed over the ang pow!

You can't really blame me for walking into the wrong ballroom. Dory's side of the ballroom is very secluded ler. Have to walk past a dark alley one!

The stage setting...

Cute little presents... didn't manage to taste it... forgot to take it back :(, but everyone else at the table were unimpressed by the food that were wrapped inside :P

The menu...

Super lots of lights lighting up the stage...

The wedding dinner did not start without a hitch. Apparently, the wrong song was played during the bride and groom entry. And I think Dory mentioned that this mistake happened during the rehearsal. Besides, Dory is supposed to have arranged the songs in the right order... so the restaurant people just need to play from the top to bottom... how they managed to get it wrong, I have no idea! And usually, after the march in of the bride and groom, it's usually followed by the long speech about the bride and groom by the MC and after that, the first dish will be served. However, after the walk in, there was more 15 minutes of 'nothing happen' time before the first dish was served. Anyway, after the initial hiccup, everything went smoothly afterwards.

The first dish... hot and cold combination platter... I have to say that it is one of the best... the supposedly hot dish is hot and the cold dish is cold... unlike most of the previous ones, all also cold :P.

First time have second dish that is not a shark's fin soup... this is more like a mixed variety... almost like the "Buddha Leaping Over the Wall" thingy... go chicken, herbs, abalone, shark's fin and maybe sea cucumber kua... not very sure... since I just gulp down everything... also taste quite nice!

The prawns served were fresh too and the it was nicely done... very succulent... I actually had two prawns... I have never ate more than one in any wedding dinner.

The thousand level wedding cake... of course fake one ler :P... at first I thought it was champagne glasses... I was sitting at the far back end of the room and was too lazy to walk to the front. Though I don't know why half of the cake was covered with flowers... not enough to cover the whole of it? :P

It has been a really long time since my eyes ever feasted on this miracle dish! Beauty and sin in the same plate! Super crispy, super nice! Of course, the girls were all taking out the best part of the dish before eating it... how terrible!

The Three Treasures... guess what are they... this is supposed to be a nice dish... but compared to the other sinful dishes, it did not manage to show off it's glory loh :P

Sweet and Sour Deep Fried Fish... I think this is not the same dish as the one mentioned in the menu... but never mind! Super good, super nice and superbly done! Even with the gravy, the deep fried fish is still super crispy and the sweet and sour sauce is a perfect combination of sweet and sour!

Again, another dish well done... very tasty and very aromatic... definitely a must try!

Alas, the final dish is the one with the lowest score... the lotus seeds are still very hard... a good lotus seed soup is supposed to have soft lotus seed... the lotus paste pau is nice though...

Having wedding dinner at the Overseas Restaurant reinforced my belief that only a restaurant is able to cook up a nice mass dinner. Hotel food are good but only when it's an overpriced buffet or when ordered ala carte... they seemed to be unable to provide good food for mass dinner... or maybe it's the Chinese style dish that they are unable to excel in. Anyway, in conclusion, Chinese restaurants trumps hotels! They said that the ang pow for wedding dinner at hotel should be more than the one in restaurant... I say it should be the other way around... why are we giving more money for more terrible food? :P

The service at the Overseas Restaurant is very good too... my glass of drink never reach below the two third empty line... the kept on filling up my drink every chance they got... though I noticed that a lot of the waiters are very young... this waiter near my table looked so young that he could have passed off as a Form Three student :P

(At the request of the bride, I shall not post any pictures with the bride and the groom)