Jun Ming Oriental Chinese Luxurious, Elegant Restaurant in Colindale

Decorative service or charger plates, on the table, removed before you are served with small bowls for rice.

Decorative touches at the bar by the door as you enter.

Tasty sauces.

We were given prawn crackers whilst we waited for the starters.

|I had trouble reading the menu in the dim lighting, despite the tea light on the table. Nut a batter light in what looked like a tall sauce bottle was brought to me by an obliging waitress.

Service was excellent. Easy to get attention.

Our starter was spring rolls, and chopped duck (Peking duck) with cucumber and soy sauce which we rolled in thin pancakes.

All good. But the best and most surprising was the Chinese spinach in what we thought was garlic. Wonderful. With peanut sauce, slightly spicy, which they served on the side at our request, but it was not too spicy.

I was not over excited by the fish and tofu.but they were ordered for somebody else so that didnt bother me.

Choice of tables with free standing chairs or banquettes.

They had high chairs, which we didn't need, but noted.

Well stocked wine list.

More decorative touches at every turn.

Whilst we were eating, another table were celebrating a birthday, and the staff brought out a candle and sang happy birthday to you.

 Driving down the Edgware Road, and turning off down side streets, I was pleasantly surprised by the classy Jun Ming restaurant. We parked right outside and were surprised to be charged more than six pounds on a parking meter. A fellow guest told me that the Council had redeveloped a housing area, trying to encourage people not to use cars. I didn't say, making life difficult and making money. I merely said, 'making money.'

My informant replied, 'Yes, it's very successful.'

Anyway, I suppose the charges stopped the residents filling up the bays, instead leaving one free for us.

We had a booking for 6.15, not 6.30 which was full. The restaurant was not completely full, so I wondered why a restaurant would stagger bookings. Was it because they though that people booking at 630 would end up arriving at seven, creating a rush at seven.

A fellow guest suggested, on Sundays they probably have fewer staff in the kitchen than the busiest Saturday night, so it's not a shortage of seats, but of chefs to cook your meal.

The restaurant is pretty and elegant. Large picture plates decorated the tables. We had fabric napkins, not tissues.

The Restaurant Name - Jun Ming Xuan

The restaurant is JM for short. 

Pan Asian Food & Decor delighted us at Dojo restaurant in Hatch End

Dojo restaurant, Hatch End, NW London, the entrance. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Do jo means meeting place in Japanese. 

Saturday night they were fully booked. The website said no. We only got a table by letting our family's Miss Pushy phone them and obtaining a table at the early time of 6 pm, vacate by eight. I was sent along before six to be sure of securing the table.

When I arrived I was astonished at how large the restaurant was. From the doorway a passer-by sees only a few tables. They progress backwards in an L shape. Then the restaurant broadens with a large conservatory across the back. Beyond that is a garden.

Dojo restsurant's back garden has a small statue and three large flower pots decorated with faces.

We had declined to sit in the garden, May 24th till being a little chilly. Either other diners felt the same about not wanting an outdoor table, or the restaurant did not have enough staff to serve, even though there were outside tables. Later in the year, when whether is warmer the garden may be inviting so you might have more chance of getting a last-minute table.

The menu is huge with lots of choices. 

Perfect Prosecco

I began with a Prosecco, costing  9 pounds, GBP. As usual, in restaurants, Prosecco seems expensive but is nearly always good enough. 

At the London Wine Fair last week I tried more than 50 Proseccos in a walk around tasting. Only one of them was truly outstanding, different and better. 

My main course was Thai green curry.

We also tried the salmon sushi and sashimi. (Sushi is a rice roll with fish in the iddle. Sashimi has a slice of raw fish, on the top.)

Decor is Delightful

The imitation marble top tables are edged in silvery gold. In the cloakroom age washbasin are coloured gold.

Out in the garden you see oriental busts, and twirling mock birds.

Four people celebrated birthdays. 

We ordered a tiramisu which we shared.

Tiramisu with a candle and the words Happy Birthday. Photo by Angela Lansbury. 

 Copyright. 

Location

The location could not be better. If you are walking to the high street from the station, DOJO is the first restaurant you reach. 

Next door is another landmark, Wetherspoons pub, if you wish to sit outside, front or back, before or after your meal at DOJO - or if you arrive on the offchance and fail to get in to DOJO.

Useful Website

https://dojorestaurant.co.uk/menu/

 

Birthday Travel & Presents

Birthday headband in Morrisons, Hatch End, London, UK. Photo by Angela Lansbury

Birthdays On Public Transport

 If you are stuck travelling, be sure to tell the transport company it's your birthday. You could get the coach singing happy birthday and smiling. One year I travelled transatlanti from London to the USA on my birthday. The flight out of Heathrow, they had my passport and details and knew it was my birthday. I was given free Champagne. It was one of those journeys where staff change over mid lgight, and you have two or more connections. By the time I was onto meal service my second offer of Champange or sparkling wine and good wishes, the novelty had worn off. Then a third with the next meal, new crew, and a fourth offer of drinks and good wishes!

Remember to tell Restaurants. The efficient restaurant might greet you with a wish, Happy Birthday! 

Some restaurants are geared up for bithdays. In fact, that is their main business. I have sat in restaurants, larger restaurants, where two, three or four groups had birthdays. 

I had one disaster of forgotten cake. My son\s birthday at the now closed Alpine Restaurant. A couple who came in after us wre sent a bithday cake with a candle.

We waited, and waited. For ours. Eventually, despite my son asking me not to, I went over to the other table, to wish them happy birthday, and admire their cake. They were looking rather glum. I asked them whether their cake was a success. They did not look at all happy. The wife replied, "I'ts not a birthday. It's our wedding anniversary."

Then my son and I knew what had happened, and why we were waiting. Our cake had been sent to them. The kitchen had to make another cake for us with fresh decoration. (Or to defrost.)

Some retaurants get the staff to gather around the table and sing hpp birthday, all war hats. You could bring your own balloon. 

Or book a priae room. That way so you can sing without disturbing others, and put parcels under the table with no risk of passers by or staff tripping, moving boxes, or your losing them. 

We used to arrange our travel so that we spent one weekend in Singapore for my birthday, perhaps dinner at Raffles Hotel. We then flew to the UK for my son's birthday. We wanted to be sure he was not alone on his birthday. Later, we wanted to be sure he did not have a big party in our house when we were not there, whilst we worried about the remote but vivid possibiity of gatecrashers, drugs, fights damage, smoking, litter.

My son used to send flowers or a gift to Singapore on my birthday if I was there and he was in London. We used various companies, not only Interlflora and marks and Spencers. One year I had a cake with flower decorations. 

This year I have looked online. I have saved pop up cards showing cakes or flower, or frames showing a picture of flowers on the inside. Also cards with badges. at one point I had a card which played happy birthday to you when I opened it.

I also tried taking to the restaurant a miniature eletronic piano keyboard which had half a dozen built in tunes including hapy birthday. I also had a key ring which played happy birthday. You had to renew the battery in time for the birthday each year. That worked better. Less disruptive to other diners. No spinning through six songs to find Happy birthday.

Somewhere there must be a tee shirt with a build in hapy birthday song. There used to be a tee shirt which played merry christmas at christmas time. I had one. You have to take the batteries out of six months later they leak down the shirt.

If you are travelling, or waving off family who will be away on a birthday, you can send a card with their spouse or parent who is accopanying the birthday boy or girl. 

To be sure the restaurant remembers that it\s your birthday, you can wear a birthday tee-shirt. In a large group that also tells the waiters where to set down the cake with the candle.

One year we ordered for me a cake with my photo on it. It was a ity to cut the cake and immediately lose it. Another year instead I ordered a set of a dozen cup cake toppings, so I could put them all over the cake, or on more than oen cake, to celebrate on both Saturday and Sunday, or midweek on my actual birthday and again tat the weekend when I met family. 

Some people arrange surprise trips and surprise reunions. Be sure to tell the birthday boy or girl that you have a surprise and a visitor that day. Otherwise if they think nothing is planned and you have forgotten them they might take a train trip to see a distant friend or relative so that your surprise trip to Paris has to be cancelled. (I hear of this happening once.)

You can also make sure they are dressed suitably for a smart place such as a Michelin restaurant or opera, or a companing and birdwatching trip, or skiing, or on a breezy boat, or a hike with weatheproof and safety and security devices.

If you want to order a tee shirt saying birthday boy or girl for an adult or child, or birthday helpers, do so well in advance to allow time for the post and not have to pay extra for overnight delivery. 

Birthdays Online

Another possibility which was done during the Covid lockdown, is an online gathering. The orgnaizer sends everybody a happy birthday greeting or ballons or the face of the birthday person to use as a backdrop. 

Food and Drink

The birthday boy or girl (by which I mean adults as well as or rather than childen) is sent either a cake or a bottle of sparkling wine. Individuals worlwide buy themslves a similar cake and/or sparkling wine and have a suitable decorative plate or drinking glass. At the start, middle, or end, everybody sings Happy birthday, and eats and drinks at the same time as the birthday person.

Happy birthday!

Useful Websites

Morrisons have birthday headbands. three pounds and three pounds fifty.

Mine was gold colour at 3.50. I wanted the multi colour but gold was more elegant. However, it disappeared into my blonde hair.

The brand on the supporting card was for wwwhootyballoo.com

To my surprise they were charging more, four pounds ninety nin pence. Admittedly, you got money off for signing up on their website. They offered the headband in silver and rose gold as well as gold. Their website had lots of cake toper, banners and see though confetti balloons. Hm, I thought. Vry pretty. Such fun. Although It might make a mess. I suppse you can vaccuum it up.

Temu has birthday tee-shirts. A huge range for men, women and children. Some come in assorted colours. 

Updates on the birthday gift, olive tree, sent from overseas to the UK, and alternative orange trees

Olive tree delivered in the UK by Marks & Spencer. Photo from Sharot family. Copyright.

My family didn't seem too thrilled with the olive tree I sent as a potted plant. It was from Marks & Spencer. I clicked on as a gift but the next box as message didn't operate and I didn't know if it was saved.

The item did not appear to arrive with a red ribbon or card or growing instructions. 

Size

However, my family member gasped, "It grows to eight foot!"

It wasn't shiny leaved or prettily arranged like a bouquet or brightly coloured like a potted orchid it a much lower price.

Fruit

I was a bit worried about the olives having stones which could be dangerous for my grand-daughter aged under two years. But it does not fruit until five years. By then she will be six. Besides, my family member admitted, "Most of my plants don't last beyond three months." 

Learning Experience

At least they get to learn about olive trees.

At last I found the supplier of what I really wanted, a miniature orange tree for the UK. The cost is

Useful Websites

UK olive tree and add on chocolates. Another option is add Prosecco.

Marks and Spencer

UK orange tree

https://www.marksandspencer.com/olive-tree/p/flp60178572

glut.co.uk

https://www.glut.co.uk/products/the-orange-gift-crate 

Singapore olive tree

https://leafmeupsg.com/olive-tree-singapore/

Delivery from May 5th

https://www.marksandspencer.com/royal-afternoon-tea/p/hpp60625094

Singapore

Good enough, from thirty or forty dollars. (You could send chocolates from a supermarket separately.)

https://floralgaragesg.com/product-category/under-50/page/2/

Better but more expensive, from 60 or 70 singapore dollars, adds mug with your photo, or chocolates.

https://www.fnp.sg/gift/picture-mug-money-plant-combo?OCCASION_TAGS=birthday&pos=10

Tanglin Birthday Lunch in the Churchill Room Restaurant: guéridon Caesar salad

Angela with freshly squeezed mixed fruit juice, and Prosecco, in the Churchill Room restaurant, Tanglin Club, Singapore. Photo by Trevor Sharot.
 

Excellent lunch.

I love the napkin with the buttonhole so you can attach it to a blouse. Glass of Prosecco. Freshly squeezed mixed fruit juice, orange, carrot and watermelon.

Caesar salad prepared by the table. The menu says the French word guéridon, meaning tableside cooking or serving from a trolley. A gueridon was originally a small static table.

Caesar salad, table-side service. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Chicken main course. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Dessert with small decorative leaves. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Birthday boy, Trevor. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

The Tanglin Club provided the candle on the dessert. I mad the badge, covering a large pin on badge with paper and drawing on it the word birthday.

Caesar Salad at the Churchill Room restaurant in the Tanglin club, Singapore. Photo by Angela Lansbury. copyright

Notice the freshly squeezed fruit juice, and the folded table napkin.

Angela Lansbury, wearing Tanglin Club napkin which has a buttonhole. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury. 

The Churchill Room menu mentioning gueridon tableside service. Photo by Angela Lansbury

Birthday boy. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Chicken

Dessert.

Teeny real leaves.

Coffee. Wonderful white milk jug shaped like a flying bird. Brown sugar.

The dinner menu is different.

When I click onto Tripadvisor it shows me the last review I wrote of this place.

Useful Websites

https://www.tanglinclub.org.sg/dining/churchill-room.html

https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowUserReviews-g294265-d3856497-r165614369-Tanglin_Club-Singapore.html

Please share links to your favourite posts.

Where to Celebrate A Birthday in London: Birthday at Petersham Restaurant, near the Elephant in Covent Garden, Londo

 

Petersham Restaurant. Covent Garden. London. England. Birthday dinner. Photos from the Sharot family. 

Elephant Outside

Useful Websites

https://www.coventgarden.london/brand-directory/the-petersham/

Edible Flowers For Birthdays? What to see, grow and cook around the world

Edible flowers on chocolate cake. From Wikipedia.

If you go to the Botanical Gardens in Singapore or the open air gardens along the riverside outside Gardens By The Bay you can see many plants and trees which are used as food or medicine worldwide.

I first became interested in edible flowers when I was sent a birthday cake made of flowers, ordered from family in the UK, for delivery to Singapore. But you could not eat the flowers!

I wanted to order a cake from edible flowers, or  make my own cake with edible flowers. I made a note of possible edible flowers. I learned edible flowers which you intend to eat must be ordered only from suppliers of flowers suitable for consumption. That means no pesticides. So no plants) from garden centres, nor picked from roadsides.

Then friends on my cookery group in whatsApp replied to my query about edible flowers.

Then I found in Wikipedia flower pancakes from Korea. These delights are prepared and eaten at festival times. 

A colourful purple flower with a touch of greenery.

Hwajeon from Korea

Wiki reveals:

The word hwajeon (화전; 花煎) is a compound noun made of the Sino-Korean word hwa (화; 花), meaning "flower", and the Sino-Korean word jeon (전; 煎), meaning "a pan-fry".^[5] The synonyms kkot-bukkumi (꽃부꾸미) and kkot-jijimi (꽃지지미) are also compounds of the native Korean word kkot (꽃), meaning "flower", and bukkumi (부꾸미), meaning a "pan-fried rice cake"; or kkot (꽃) and jijimi (지지미), meaning "pancake".^[6][7]

Varieties and preparation[edit]

Hwajeon is made of edible petals from seasonal flowers. Typically, rhododendron, pear flower, goldenbell flower, cherry blossom, and violet are used in spring; rose is used in summer; and chrysanthemum and cockscomb are used in autumn.^[1][3][5] In winter when flowers are scarce in Korea, alternatives like mugwort leaves, waterdropwort leaves, rock tripe, or jujubes are cut into flower shapes and used instead.^[3]

Hwajeon from Korea. Picture in Wikicommons.

Here a piece of greenery in a v shape makes the cup shape base for a small flower bud shape. If you want to make a savoury design with greenery, here is an idea.

Basil

begonia

carnation

chives

chrysanthemum

clover

cornflower

dandelions

fuchia

hibiscus

lavender

pansy

Rose

sunflower

tulip

What can you do with the petals?

1 Add to iced drinks (in ice cubes)

2 Make a hot tea infusion

3 Add to decorate a white chocolate bar

4 Crystallize (egg white and sugar and heat to dry)

5 Place in gelatine or jelly

6 Decorate on top of cakes

7 Add to salads

8 Garnish cheeses (in layers of gel)

Wiki gives more details:

A number of foods are types of flowers or are derived from parts of flowers. The costly spice saffron consists of the stigmas and styles collected from the inside of a type of crocus flower. Broccoli, artichokes, and capers are all technically flower buds, albeit immature forms.^[2] Other parts of the plants than the flowers mentioned in this list may be poisonous.

Flowers reported as edible include:^[1]

• American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
• Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
• Arugula (Eruca sativa)
• Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
• Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
• Bergamot (Monarda didyma)
• Black locust (only flowers). The flowers are used as tea, and in pancakes.^[6] Flowers are consumed as fritters in many parts of Europe.^{[7][8][9][10]}
• Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)
• Broussonetia kurzii
• Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea)
• Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)
• Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
• Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
• Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
• Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
• Chickweed (Stellaria Media)
• Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp.)
• Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
• Cosmos (C. Sulphureus) (C. Bipinatus)
• Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
• Dianthus (Dianthus spp.)
• Dill (Anethum graveolens)
• English marigold (Calendula officinalis)
• English daisy (Bellis perennis)
• Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
• Geranium (Pelargonium spp.)
• Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
• Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) but not any other honeysuckle. Its berries are highly poisonous.
• Lavender (Lavandula spp.)
• Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
• Lovage (Levisticum officinale)
• Mangrove trumpet tree (Dolichandrone spathacea)
• Markhamia stipulata, similar to the Mangrove trumpet tree flower and sometimes confused with it.
• Mint (Mentha spp.)
• Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
• Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
• Passionflower (Passiflora spp.)
• Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans)
• Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
• Rose (Rosa spp.)
• Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
• Sage (Salvia officinalis)
• Sesbania grandiflora, the most popular edible flower in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
• Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
• Squash (Cucurbita pepo)
• Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
• Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
• Violet (Viola odorata)

See also[edit]

• Kitchen garden
• Hwajeon, a small sweet pancake made with edible flower petals

When I did a search on Lazada for edible flowers, first I got not available. I also had the headline including the word edible flowers, but the write-up said they were for making candles and inedible!

Useful Websites

1 Coloured rice paper flowers for toppings to muffins. About 5 dollars for about 50 pieces.

https://www.lazada.sg/products/50pcs-cupcake-topper-glutinous-edible-flowers-rice-paper-water-cake-decoration-bakeware-wedding-party-i1767509185-s9071466795.html

2 Similar with butterflies

https://www.lazada.sg/products/1-pack-edible-flowersbutterfly-cupcake-topper-glutinous-rice-paper-water-wedding-party-cake-decoration-bakeware-cake-decor-tool-i1767576005-s9071801771.html

3 Dried tea rose (buds) only slightly dearer

https://www.lazada.sg/products/rose-dried-tea-rose-pingyin-corolla-tea-scented-tea-double-leaf-rose-petals-edible-dried-flower-tea-big-flower-50g-i1794242813-s9435277478.html

4 Tea - if it is tea it must be safe to consume

https://www.lazada.sg/products/quality-supplytaste-rhyme-and-floral-fragrance-forget-me-not-flower-tea-authentic-wild-edible-forget-me-not-dried-herbal-tea-bottled-tea-i1794320050-s9434573404.html?spm=a2o42.searchlist.list.62.4dad1077aImKCx&search=1

5 Edible cake wrapper(s) - set of 8 small ones (?)

https://www.lazada.sg/products/flower-edible-wafer-for-birthday-cake-wrapper-8pcs-pre-cut-wedding-lace-cake-idea-decoration-edible-paper-for-cupcake-decoration-i

6 Edible Flowers (small fondant?)

https://www.lazada.sg/products/birthday-cake-decoration-fondant-chocolate-small-flower-multi-color-decoration-three-dimensional-edible-baking-decoration-plug-in-flower-i1729932253-s8560751287.html

Note that some pictures of plants are for seeds. I found packets of seeds in a local supermarket. You might want seedlings. See if it says the pot is included and height with and without pot.

I tried searching for ebay in the UK and up came a result from Shopee in Singapore

7 https://shopee.sg/%F0%9F%8C%BAEdible-Dried-Flower-Petal-Cornflower-Myosotis-Chamomile-Marigold-Flake-Dessert-Cake-Deco-

8 Dried rose buds and petals (kosher)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F82OGHC/

9 Lavender Flowers

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D7HPJF8/ref

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_edible_flowers

https://whatscookingamerica.net/EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm

https://www.edibleblossoms.co.uk/product/berry-chocolate-blossom/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwajeon

Wikipedia has several pages on flower teas.

I then remembered I had seen mothers had made amusing designs for children's lunch boxes. I hunted for flowers.

My last thought was that I have seen wonderful carvings of vegetables into shapes and there must be some deigned to look like flowers.

Some carvings from Thailand and elsewhere. Oranges, which you can buy most places, can easily be cut with a series of v shapes around the horizontal centre to make flowers.

Finally chocolates as flowers? Cheating on the diet?

About the Author

About Angela The Author

The Author - Quick Quotations

Angela Lansbury B A Hons  is the author of ten books by regular publishers plus another ten self-published books. 

About Angela The Speaker & Trainer

Angela Lansbury is a teacher of English and other languages to Toastmasters clubs and businesses.

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Vice President  Public Relations, Immediate Past President.

Former Area Director S3. Club Coach for Nee Soon South Toastmasters Club.

Also Member of: TCA Toastmasters Club; Singapore Online Dynamic; Harrovians UK

Garen Tee on using story telling in business, on bha.learncool.sg . 

Recent meetings of BHA included an educational session on using Powerpoint for posters.

Next BHA meetings, always first Wednesday evening, 7 pm Singapore time. Next meetings 1st Wednesday evening is Wednesday June 2nd at 7pm; and third Saturday afternoon, June 19th 2pm Singapore time.  

Angela The Blogger 

Angela has several blogs speeches, comedy and song writing and organizing, writing intermittently, but writes almost daily on these three:

travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

See next post on sculptor Tom Harvey.

Please share links to your favourite posts. 

Belated Birthday Treats from Tanglin Club Discounts - Fetch Or Have Delivered

Delicious duck from the Tanglin club. Ordered in. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

We started with melt in the mouth duck. My husband said that he can cook chicken, but duck is more complicated so we ordered in the duck.

We also had chicken kebab which came with cubed pressed white rice and cucumber. 

Caesar salad, a starter.  Great tangy ham.

Caesar salad started in the USA, depending on which website you read, invented at Caesar's Palace hotel restaurant or by a waiter called Caesar. (At any rate not by the Roman Caesar.) The original and authentic version was supposed to have anchovies. I am not keen on anchovies. The Tanglin offered several versions with different meats. 

We added mango to the sugary macaroons. The raspberry was sold out. The lemon was tongue-tingling. The passion fruit seemed to be tasteless jam, until I licked the filling separately and found a teeny slice of fruit. However, my husband found none so we reckon next time we will pass on the passion fruit but we loved the lemon.

My Birthday Treat 

I had had a birthday discount voucher from the Tanglin club. We had used most of my discount voucher on a meal in the Churchill Room. However, I still had a small number of dollars to use up. The club sent a handy reminder that the last date to use the voucher was approaching.

Do you belong to a club which you cannot visit? Do you have friends who have invited you to a club? 

The Tanglin Club in Singapore sends us three kinds of discount vouchers:

You could order the Tanglin food for yourself as a member, or to serve at home to a visitor to your home. (Providing they are willing to leave their home and visit yours. Unfortunately, my favourite friend, a fellow author, has been asked by her family to stay home during the current situation - whatever the level of lockdown. They are sending her food.

Meanwhile, what is the Tanglin doing for us as members? Sending vouchers. As usual:

Birthday Vouchers - Every Year

One birthday voucher for my husband who is a full member (with voting rights at the AGM).

One birthday voucher for me, an associate member.

Discount Vouchers - During Covid-19 Restrictions

One discount voucher for full members only, during the current Covid-19 phase which prevents us eating at the Tanglin Club.

Why do they do this? If they made no profit at least it would keep the staff busy, keeping up morale, and in practice. That applies to those cooking, serving, operating the website and phone queries.

It would also keep the food suppliers in business. And keep up the relationship.

They presumably hope to make some profit. On each order they could make extra profit if you order wine. If you pay for delivery. If you get in the habit of ordering, you like the food, and re-order. You might not order now. But by looking at the menu, you have it in mind for later.

If you were thinking of selling your membership because it is no use to you during Covid, you might feel that something is of use.

The birthday vouchers are issued the first day of your birthday month and last for three months. That is generous. Since many members travel, that is good. You might well have had a family meal at home for a birthday, or at some special unusual new place and not want a meal out at the club in the same week. For my birthday I went to a smart gourmet restaurant with a wine offer for mother's day. My husband said he did not want a double credit card bill and calorie count in one week = or even one month.

What We Ordered

From the Tanglin tea room I wanted macaroons. We opted to have just two. One per person. Different flavours. Cut in half, we each got to try two.

Amazingly, next day my weight had not gone down but had not gone up either. Hurray.

Websites

https://www.facebook.com/tanglinclub/

https://www.tanglinclub.org.sg/

About Angela The Author

The Author - Quick Quotations

Angela Lansbury B A Hons  is the author of ten books by regular publishers plus another ten self-published books. 

About Angela The Speaker & Trainer

Angela Lansbury is a teacher of English and other languages to Toastmasters clubs and businesses.

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Vice President  Public Relations, Immediate Past President.

Former Area Director S3. Club Coach for Nee Soon South Toastmasters Club.

Also Member of: TCA Toastmasters Club; Singapore Online Dynamic; Harrovians UK

Garen Tee on using story telling in business, on bha.learncool.sg . 

Recent meetings of BHA included an educational session on using Powerpoint for posters.

Next BHA meetings, always first Wednesday evening, 7 pm Singapore time. Next meetings 1st Wednesday evening is Wednesday June 2nd at 7pm; and third Saturday afternoon, June 19th 2pm Singapore time.  

Angela The Blogger 

Angela has several blogs speeches, comedy and song writing and organizing, writing intermittently, but writes almost daily on these three:

travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

See next post on sculptor Tom Harvey.

Please share links to your favourite posts.