Tuesday 25 November 2008

Wedding Lunch at Skudai

Last Saturday, I went to a wedding lunch at Restaurant Pekin Sutera Utama, Skudai. It seems that Johor Bahru folks nowadays prefer to hold their wedding receptions at Skudai, which is about 20 minutes' drive from JB town, to get away from the perennial traffic jams and parking problems.

Chinese weddings have become elaborate affairs for those who can afford them. There were more than a hundred tables, which meant more than a thousand guests were invited. It was supposed to start at 1.00 pm, but like all Chinese wedding receptions, it only got moving at about 2.15 pm. Of course guests who came with empty stomachs could make a beeline to the lobby where light refreshments were served, if baked oysters, one of the items served, are considered light. They disappeared as fast as they appeared; only the empty shells littered the small tables.


The lobby of Restaurant Pekin Sutera Utama at Skudai


Posters of the newly weds adorned the lobby and the dining hall


No expense was spared to celebrate the union


Slide shows of the newly weds in their various poses in a studio were presented


The main table


A large poster of the newly weds forms the backdrop


The live band


An arch along the aisle


The bride smiling radiantly


It is a custom now to provide gifts of sweets or cakes to guests


Friends from Muar


Friends from Batu Pahat


The menu


The cold dish


I don't know what this is, but it is delicious


Now, this is special; it's called Hakka seafood pot. The first layer comprises prawns, broccoli topped with shark fin. The second layer contains braised sea cucumber, belly pork and duck legs. The third layer has dried oysters, and Chinese cabbage, dried scallops and black mushrooms


The Hakka seafood plate


Hongkong style steamed fish


Deep fried chicken with prawn crackers


In case you are still hungry, you can have the steamed lotus leaf rice


Lastly the dessert of longans and sea coconut


Longans and sea coconut in syrup


2 comments:

  1. Truly a stunning wedding lunch party! I consider it as just a perfect wedding I have ever seen. Their wedding venue is also gorgeous. I have been searching for such lovely Los Angeles wedding venues but haven’t found a single venue that looks like this. It’s really stressing.

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  2. We have been informed and told everyone to everyone. YIP KUM FOOK (lawyer, president of SAMNAK SAMBODHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE) was embarrassed by Buddhism, as a shame of the Buddhist world

    In addition, do dirty with monks. He thinks this temple is his, when we read the articles on the internet, our mind is sadder because of many posts and comments on the internet.

    But he still doesn't know anything. Maybe he is close to the six senses feelings. This is very low knowledge. Some old man groups at Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong are also very embarrassing when they speak about SAMNAK SAMBODHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE

    On the contrary, if this Yip Kum Fook has learned the law, he needs to understand some laws, other lawyers do not make problems and deceive people, only this Yip Kum Fook in the world…..

    In Buddhist also same, if he understands Buddhist knowledge, why does he need to do badly, insult Buddhist monks (rejected monks out from Temple), we know about SAMNAK SAMBODHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE because we are groups opened this Temple at Taman Ehsan on 1987
    We don't say much because of his karma (YIP)

    By Mr Lim, Desa Jaya, Kepong

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