Jan, Ripper3785 + 1, and I were all on the NRT-SIN flight. The health check took 45 minutes on Jan's and my LAX-NRT flight, making it a rush to get to the SIN flight. Regardless, here we are, looking forward to seeing our dinner companions tonight.

indo79, did you go missing?

I didnt see any FT-ers on the LAX>NRT or the NRT>SIN flight, oh well :P I'll see you guys all tonight.

But didnt that quarantine suck? There was two people who didnt fill it out at the end and they were searching for 2 white papers at the end which really delayed everyone. - Not that i need to remind of that heckinsh arrival :P

I really need to get a Flyer talk tag!

The four of us I mentioned who flew in together all had the big yellow FT tags. I spotted Ripper3785 in the immigration line thanks to his tag. Too bad we missed you - but we will see you at dinner tonight.

Thanks everyone for a great dinner, especialy TowTruckDriver for his generous discount. Another great DO to tick on my belt!

And a great thanks to the Rippers who, again, gave handed out their all time famous chocolate from Hawaii :P

Yes, it was great meeting everyone in the dinner group. And quite a meal we had there.

For future references, here is a breakdown for price comparison.

S$76.00 = Chilli Crab (large @ 1.9kg)
S$76.00 = Black Pepper Crab (large @ 1.9kg)
S$80.00 = Golden Crab (large @ 2.0kg)
S$12.00 = Spicy Morning Glory aka sambal kangkong (medium)
S$4.00 = Deep-Fried Bun aka mantou (8pcs)
S$5.60 = Steamed Rice (7 bowls)

That is what we had and more than sufficient for 7 people. With drinks, and pre-dinner snacks etc, it came up to be ~S$297 excluding the 10% service charge and 7% GST. And that adds up to be S$50 pax. I thought that is pretty decent for a meal right by the merlion.

By the way, we received another 4 "S$60 off S$150 on food item" coupons after the meal (expiring on 30 June 2009). And since they were issued by the restaurant, there is no restriction on the specific mode of payment. So if you're heading over to SIN and has a craving for crab, send me a note and I'll figure a way to pass you the coupon.

Let's see if the picture-posting works on here.

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/5...dchilli.th.jpg http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6...kpepper.th.jpg http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9103/golden.th.jpg http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6905/merlion.th.jpg

A side note:
First-timer: go for the chilli crab, after all that is what SIN is known for.
Frequent visitor: do what the locals do, go for the pepper crab
Seasoned visitor: you have to give the golden crab a try

And for the folks who were there last night, welcome to the frequent crab-eater program. You were upgraded from the red, to the black and all the way to the gold status in one night. Well done!!! :D

Thanks for inviting me to the dinner.

Ripper3785, in case you are reading this, here are two recommendations for Peranakan food.

http://www.esplanade.com/eat_drink_s...sine/index.jsp

You can enjoy the food while visiting our esplanade known to be shaped like two durians or eyes of a fly.

Towtruckdriver has mentioned about The Blue Ginger Restaurant. Highly recommended. It is among a row of shophouses within walking distance from Tanjong Pagar Mrt station.

Am I allowed to link from the online street directory? You can visit www.streetdirectory.com and search for 97 Tanjong Pagar Road.

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Jan and I are homeward bound, checking email in the ANA lounge at NRT. We've roped UAL4Life into our lounge visit.

Last night was fun! towtruckdriver, thank you for the arrangements, the discount, and introducing us to the newest trend in crabs.

Starwood Lurker II, it was a special delight to meet you.

ripper3785 and Amy, have lots of adventures on your first visit to Asia. And thank you for the macadamia treats.