The Xmas fair novelties for sale included white candles in shapes such as houses, like Xmas cakes. Lickable lollies, each surrounded a stick with flashing lights.
The promised choir was assembled on the grand staircase. Strolling through the crowd and posing for photos were a a pair of red cheeked marionettes, a cuddly bear and a lady on stilts. The stilt walker had to bend low to accompany the other fancy dress characters into the lift.
Xmas Food
The mince pies were tasty. After the lighting the club members could eat the light refreshments from the buffet. Those eating in traditional order started with the savouries. Generously large chicken legs and wings, chips, rather dry and cooked to a crisp, vegetables in white bread sandwiches. Some fish sandwiches.
For me the highlights were the chocolate roll cake and the biscuits including white six point stars - they were the best, and three other kings of biscuit. Fruit punch or water could be retrieved from a dispenser.
Children could line up for photos with Santa. And collect balloons twisted into animals and other shapes.
Free Photo Session
I lined up for a photo. I asked, "Is this for the club magazine or just for us?"
"Just for you."
"Is it free or do we pay you?"
"It's free. The club has already paid us."
You received one or two printed colour postcards of yourself, your child, yourself and your child. Or your fancy dress group.
Fancy Dress Hats
They had a table of hats and props. An orange wig. Headbands with antlers. At one point I saw a mock wooden champagne bottle.
By the time I reached the table it had gone. Was it swiped by a child or guest? Or exchanged by the organizers to create variety in the props?
Never mind. I was soon distracted by alternatives. Instead, I posed with the words Selfie, and I am a Star.
Alas it is over. Only the photos remain. Do you have to wait another year to visit the club or look at my photos of birthdays, anniversaries, and previous year's Santas and trees?
New Year's Eve
This event was free, included in the monthly membership that members pay. What else is there to look forward to? Other events at the club include Xmas Eve, which is a paid for event with a choice of early or late, the big champagne dinner, or the shorter drink and snacks.
Past & Future Wine & Dine Dinners
Throughout the year there are wine dinners organized by a wine society which has a membership fee. In November I went to a dinner in the large, grand Churchill Room restaurant, with large round tables for ten, with white cloths, by the wine club. It ended with an auction of a couple of bottles of leftover wine. (In London leftover wine is drunk by those who stick around, continue to the bar, or take it home.)
I have also attended two wine dinners organized by a different group, The Affordable Wine dinner group in the smaller Terrace Bar which has cosy, wooden tables for six.
Useful Websites
https://www.tanglinclub.org.sg/events/calendar-of-events.html
See my previous post for the unobstructed view of the Xmas tree in the club lobby.
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