Chinese Sit-down lunch@Grassroots on 10/9/10 (Non-Halal)

Dear foodies,

GOOD NEWS ! ! !   I’m organizing another special sit-down buffer Chinese-style lunch at the
Grassroots club on 10-Sep-2010 (Hari Raya Puasa).
The details:

Event : Special non-halal 35-dish sit down lunch at Grassroots Club (3 min walk from YCK mrt)
Venue : Imperial Court Shark Fins, Level 3
Address: 190, AMK AVE 8, #03-01 The Grassroots Club
Date :   10-September-2010 (Friday – Hari Raya holiday)
Time :   11.30am to 2.00pm
Cost :   $25 nett (normal $29)
             (includes GST + SC, 35 dishes AND free flow of Chinese tea)
Closing Date: 25-Aug-2010 or when 40 pax reach

Soft drinks and alcohol can be ordered at own expense on ala carte basis.

Pls pay $25 to DBS Savings   047-5-014580   by 25-Aug-2010 

Those transferring from non-POSB/DBS accounts please sound out.

1)  James Tan (E.O) (paid)
2)  Susan Tan LC (paid)
3)  Bessie Lam (paid – 11/8)
4)  Andrew SP (paid 11/8)
5)  Steven Chan (paid 19/8)
6)  Maureen Lee (paid 11/8)
7)  Steven Ng (paid 20/8)
8) Pauline Ho (paid 16/8)
9) Susan Tan SW (paid 11/8)
10) Jane Ong (paid 11/8)
11) Tim Liu (paid 17/8)
12) Alan Bok (padi 21/8)
13) Ann Bok (paid 21/8)
14) Bobby Bok (paid 24/8)
15) Tracy Bok (paid 24/8)
16) Francis R Mangalam (paid 14/8)
17) Daisy Phua (paid 19/8)
18) Christina WH Chan (paid 20/8)
19) Seok Cheng (paid 20/8)
20) Jock Khim (paid 26/8)
21) Mei Foo (paid 26/8)
22) Clara Chay (paid 22/8)
23) Jonson Tan (paid $20 25/8)
25) Dayal Mulchand (paid 23/9)
26) Robert Cady (paid 23/8)
27) Doreen Cady (paid 23/8)
28) Anna Seet (payment in transit)
29) Primrose Kok (paid 26/8)
30) June Koh (paid 29/8)

APPLICATION CLOSED LIAO !!!

For the convenience of this event, I’ve pre-selected the following 10 dishes:

1. Shark fin soup with chicken & Chinese Herbs
2. BBQ roast pork & soya sauce chicken 
3. Stir-fried seafood with conpoy.
4. Deep fried Soon Hock Thai style
5. Salad prawn
6. Sweet and Sour pork
7. Deep fried prawns
8. Sauted cubes Beef with black pepper sauce
9. Braised bean curd
10. Braised noodles with duck meat

Altogether, there are 3 dishes of soup, 17 meat/fish dishes, 6 vegetable plates, 5 noodle/rice varieties,
and 4 dessert selections.

In case your table wants to order additional items, you are free to do so, subject to 
NON repetition of the same dish. Also, no food is to be wasted for any item ordered, 
otherwise, the restaurant may impose a charge.

I look forward to a sumptuous meal with all you food buddies very soon.

Note: The last one organized in Jun-2009 was full house. Each table ordered at least 18 dishes.

Link reference : https://silverhairsclub.com/index.php?s=grassroot

Map: http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_3239/travel_site_100243/

Directions:-

Nearest  MRT – Yio Chu Kang
Buses (at YCK Terminal) – 13, 70, 70M, 72, 76, 162, 162M;;  (along AMK Ave 6) – 851, 852, 853, 86, 45
Car Parks – Grassroots club, YCK Swimming Pool/Sport center,                  
                   Nanyang Poly (free parking) (entrance at AMK Ave5)

sincerely,
james tan

Notes: The restaurant does not have a K-ok license at their premises. 
           Lunch is FREE sitting.

69 thoughts on “Chinese Sit-down lunch@Grassroots on 10/9/10 (Non-Halal)”

  3. Hi James

    Not sure if you’ve missed reading my note with regards to the payment I tried to remit.

    Could you pls provide me with your email address so I could write to you or you could drop me a line at FmFaBb@yahoo.com.sg.

    Thanks – Pauline

  5. Hi James

    Saw your email reply liao… thanks…(^_^)

    Have oso sent you a note back.. can check and reply again.. (?_?)

    Thanks… – Pauline (^_~)

  6. Hi James,

    I cannot go on Aug 25th as it clashes with another dinner I have. So sorry. I think you have my wife’s name in the list (#3). Can you make the correction?

    Cheers and Kanpei

  10. Hey James-san

    Many thanks for your emails.

    Got a reply from Standard Chartered (SC) that my transfer to your account is successful…yeah… (^_^)

    So I think the $$ may need 2-3 days to >(((:> (swim) over from SC to DBS / POSB… (^_~)

    Thanks for organizing this makan-cum-meeting event…
    **(^_^)**

  11. James, thank you for your patience.

    I was in hospital for the last 2 days, with 3 invasive checks done on Friday the 13th. When I woke up after the local anaesthesia, the surgeon said he was sorry. I too felt the sameo for myself.

    He found nothing,I set myself back by an amount Terence will be happy to make over 7 months on retirement.

    Yes, I confirm U can join you and folks, and will confirm my $ transfer once it’s done.

    Btw, it was quite an experience. The operating room was like a fish=mart. The nurse asked whether she shd push me to a “quieter corner”. My retort was simple “Why push me away when the right thing to do was to tell the swarm of bees to stop blaring their vuvuzelas”. Otherwise, it was like a check-in to a chalet. Luckily I had enough cigarettes to keep me going in those 27 hours without food/drink.

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  14. Tim,

    Received yr payment with thanks.
    Hope you have recovered from yr surgery.

    I, too, went for my eye operation 2 days ago.
    This is the 2nd operation on the same eye to correct for
    my astimagtism which the 1st opn couldn’t make right.
    Now the surgeon said I’m a $1.5m man and can see tru’ walls.

    rgds,
    james

  16. James, happy for you that you’re getting very close to yr 40-diner target. Yes, since my discharge fro rumah sakit, I am back to eating like a bull-frog again.

    With yr eyes seeing thru walls, pity the skirts and what lies under………..and pity you as well. With eyes this penetrative, you probably will nvr get to see anythg. Without the arousal of sight, you might hv had the last of yr mari kita, haha……….

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  18. Haha, Douglas-C, the bull-frog tim is speaking from his heart cos for him, it’s “malu saya”.

    Of cos I can see that James=T still has the bull in him, With my taunt, he’ll be on a rampage so diners, sorie if yr butts get hit during lunch altho I promise to coax him to look at walls…………and if he is a goodboy, will buy him a Walls ice-cream with huge nut toppings……..

  19. Tim#16

    Your mandarin always very ‘cheem’. Care to give the
    translation everytime you put up some philosophical quote.
    You’ve a sense of humor that only Art Buchwald can appreciate.

    Btw, if you are bringing yr gf to this lunch, don’t worry.
    Though the good old doc said I can see tru walls, don’t
    worry, I still can;t see tru skirts yet, cos I told that
    good old doc I already can see tru walls beofre the ops.

    All I need is a WINDOW.

  20. James-T, what it means is : into the old farty years, eyesight is one big concern. With lao hua eyes to look at this flowery world, he will soon see flowers floating and spattering everywhere but isnt that fun too…..

  25. Hi James

    Please register Mr. Dayal Mulchand,Mr. Robert Cady, Mrs. Doreen Cady for the lunch (i can’t join). all of them have no posb/dbs account and would like to pay by check into your posb a/c (what’s the a/c holder name?) pls email or call me. thanks.

  28. StevenC, StevenN, Alan/Ann,

    Your payment updated. Thanks for your support.

    Is there someone who had paid but doesn’t write in to this
    post yet?

    james

  29. Hi all gourmets,

    Please note payment closing is on 25-Aug-10, 4 more days
    to go.

    Appreciate you can find some time to make the transfer.

    Frisna – my DBS Autosave account is under TAN CHING LYE.

    rgds,
    james

  32. Hi James,
    I had just transfer $50 to your DBS saving account by internet banking ref 3084857730. Thank you and look forward to see you all at the Grassroot Club, cheers..Bobby Bok

  35. Dear James,
    Please count me in for the lunch gathering.I shall be crediting the $25 into your account tomorrow as I am off on 26th August.Thanks.

  36. James

    I was able only to pay S$20.00 (cash)into the DBS saving a/c. The ATM machine will not accept S$5.00 note payment. Will pay balance when we meet up on luncheon day. So sorry.

  37. Dear makan buddies,

    There are several outstanding payments for this lunch.
    I will extend the deadline until 29/8 (Sun), by which time
    I’ll have to close this event.

    Appreciate those who have not paid to do it within the
    next 4 days. Absolutely last call.

    Thank you.

    james

  43. Frisna,
    Dayal, Doreen & Robert’s payments updated.

    Jock Khim, Meifoo,
    Your payments updated.

    Sockie, Rosalind,
    Too bad you can’t join us. Hope you can participate the
    next time.

    james

  44. Hi James,

    Please cancel my name for the lunch as I may not be in on that day.

    Also you have mistakenly added my wife’s name by mistake. She is not a SHC member (#3).

    Please accept my apologies for my late answer as I was hoping to attend.

  46. Hi James

    just got my roster today, i don’t hv to work on 10/9 hence can join your lunch. is it still available? if so, will pay you tomorrow. thanks

  48. Hi James

    tried to transfer $25 to your a/c but failed many times. will try again t’row using my other posb card. ok? tq.
    btw, although it’s free seating, may i be seated together with dayal & the Cadys?

  51. June-K, if you believe in fate, you’ll get to join us. Remember what “????”?????“??????????????????? ????????? ??????????????????????????

    Btw, there were a lot of meat and free flow of milk yesterday at the City Square Mall. How blessed it is to be babies again. The toothless could also join in the queue, i was told.

  53. “Hi Tim, I remember “lei hai ping kor”.

    Me……ping kor?.

    I’d rather be ??? than ??, worst, a ??. So, no I aint any ping kor but the darkie grilled under that scorching afternoon sun that even my dogs failed to recognise me and went hiding when i returned.

    Hope you will be accommodated to lunch with us. If it’s not feasible due to seating or other reasons, do please attend on my behalf as it’s no fuss for me to fast for another day, having fasted for close to a month already.

    Happy ???

  56. My pleasure, no pressure, June-K.

    With a list of 38 minus 8 withdrawals, it looks like we’ll have 3 tables of 10 each, a very encouraging number on a public holiday over a long weekend.

    Good if James-T would firm up the finalists closer to the day without tampering with the initial idea of free seating. Single lap-sitting will be counted as 2 seats, and double as 3 seats.

  57. Tim,

    The free seating includes anybody who would like to sit
    on your lap too.

    However, that would depend how lucky you are to get a lady
    to do that.

    Your luck might be better if you ask Phua Chua Kang or
    Zhou Mei (from Ai) to do that.

    Good luck !!!

  58. How can it be lucky if a lady sits on my lap? You can lap it up if you think that’s lucky.

    See, many women are still light years away from menopause. So, if her big aunty decides to come while you let her sit on yr lap, and she says “me no pause”, you’ll be awashed.

    However, it’s quite safe if a man sits on a woman. The worst that can happen is, he farts a giant fart and drills hole thru her skirt……….

  59. Hi James

    My apology, as stated in my email, now i can’t join the lunch. Robert Cady is also unable to make it. I wonder if you can find a replacement for him? (or whether the payment can be refunded to Dayal on that day?)

  60. Dear all foodies,

    The lunch is on next Friday 10-Sep-10 (Hari Raya holiday)
    We will start at 11.30am.

    A couple of tips before we start the feast.
    1) You may want to skip or eat light breakfast on the day
    itself.
    2) The dishes will be served around 11.45am. If you are
    unable to be present by then, pls ask your fren to
    reserve some food for you as a dish, once served, cannot
    be repeated.
    3) If at the end of the 10 dishes, your table wants to
    order some more, go ahead. If only a couple of you
    wants a particular dish and the rest doesn’t want, ask
    for a small serving, as unfinished food may be charged.

    Bon apetit.

    james

  63. Hi James Tan,

    James, my reply to yr email was returned “Undelivered” too.

    No problem. See you soon.

    Btw, could it be yr mail box is full and so any excess mails are returned to sender?

  64. Tim, StevenC, StevenN, Bessie,JuneK, Dayal, Bobby, Anna,
    Pauline, Seok Cheng, Christina, Doreen, Daisy and all who replied,

    A big thank you for your overwhelming support. I now have
    enough mandate to continue with this lunch.

    All of you had been very optimistic and generous.

    I like the way that StevenN put it:
    “… for the extra $1, let’s eat more only”

    So let’s u go down this Friday and gobble up the tables,
    as well as invade their kitchen till they close shop.

    Bon appetit. See you this Fri at 11.30am.

    Notes:
    1) All may pay me this Friday. No need to do another IB/ATM
    transfer.
    2) JonsonT, yr email bounced so just to update you; restaurant
    miscalculated and asked for $1 extra.

  65. Dear James

    Many thanks for organizing the makan yesterday. Truly value for ($_$)…

    It was indeed a good opportunity to be able to sit down and chat with one another while at the same time enjoying the unlimited supply of food… **(^0^)**

    A fun and great way to celebrate a public holiday.. (^_~)

  66. Thank you James for organizing this makan session.

    Eat until stomach almost explodes. Luckily still able to walk or else have to sit there for a few hours for it to digest. I am like a vacuum cleaner – clean up any remaining leftover especially the noodles – ended up eating the remaining 4 bowl nobody want to eat and take almost two hours to let my high metabolic stomach to get it back to normal stage.

  67. Hi James Tan n Susan Tan,

    Thanks for being EOs. I enjoy the lunch v. much. To my opinion it was much better than last yr in terms of quality. This yr the club waitress told me they had employed a HK chef who specialises in cooking Cantonese cuisine.

    I love eating the 2 fried garoupas, herbal sharks fin soup, beef kwayteow and the fragrant fried rice with sea food. Yummy! Moe tak theng! :) and enjoy the company of chit chatting with schians.

    However, the dishes were coming out too fast at one time.Before we could finish eating 1 dish, a few others were coming out at the same time and the next and the next……. I hope they are not sending the signal to us to eat fast and get lost ! Ha! ha!

    On the whole, it was a great way for us to celebrate HRP.

    Here I would like convey my belated Hari Raya Puasa greetings to Norlinda, Hamidah n other muslims.

  69. Dear all makan kakis,

    A big thank you for partaking in this sumptuous feast.
    I hope that everyone had a filling and fulfilling meal.

    Hope to see you soon.

    rgds,
    james

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