Wont' be able to make it, flying off SIN-CGK that evening.

Jan_AZ: you have PM

Well hopefully we'll all have a little party on UA803.

Awesome can't wait... Will be looking at what routing I want to take this week. What routing is everyone else taking?

There are FTers on 881, 891, and 879 5/16 connecting to NRT-SIN 803(5/17).

We have an executive decision :)

Palm Beach @ Fullerton
1 Fullerton Rd #01-08 S(049213)
Tel: +65 6423-0040


7pm May 18

So far I count ( per Sandiego1K post) 7 of us

TowTruck Driver is going to make a reservation and per the post below - use his bankcard for the discount - so everyone elsee please bring cash ;)

And TowTruckDriver is bringing his bank card so we can get a discount. Thank you, TowTruckDriver!

Executed! The reservation that is (the crabs will be executed prior to our meal of course).

Venue: Palm Beach @ Fullerton
Table: for 7 to 9 people
Time: 7pm
Reserved under the name "Mater" (Mr).

I took the liberty of requesting indoor sitting rather than outdoor. In my opinion, it is best to enjoy the meal in an air-conditioned environment. In addition, with all the on-going construction of the IR nearby, it would be best to avoid the dust stirred up by my fellow truckers. :)

As for the preparation of the crabs, I believe they have the common chilli version. Their "signature" black pepper version. And a relatively new "golden" version (salted egg crab). So we should have everyone covered.

Whats the final price range now?

I'm gonna be leaving Friday for this trip so im gonna have to budget things...

I'm not a drinker so that always lowers my bill. :D

Sounds like with the discount we should be around $30-$35 USD per person

Alright I'm making my final preps, wish me luck, this could get a little hairy...

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