Singapore HoPo Corporation 30th Anniversary Celebration

The Singapore HoPo Corporation celebrated its 30th anniversary yesterday at Choa Chu Kang Community Centre. A Hakka food bazaar was held in the afternoon at the basketball court and Hakka specialty food, like Lui Cha (1, 2), Yong Tau Foo, China Leek Kueh, Braised Pork & Steamed Buns, Sweet Puffed Rice Crackers and etc. sold like hot cakes!

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Lui Cha - Rice & Vegetables

Lui Cha - Pot & Soup

Sweet Puffed Rice Crackers

Muah Chee

Michelle selling big guavas

Big Jackfruit

Stall selling food like prawn ngoh hiang, yong tau foo & braised pork with steamed buns

The Management team with MP Ms Low Yen Ling

Huang Peiru was seen here with her family

The crowd

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More than 1300 guests, including the HoPo people from various parts of Malaysia were invited to the 9-course dinner.

More than 130 tables in the hall & at the basketball court outside the hall (see pic above & below)

Souvenirs for the guests

The talented MC sang 2 songs

MP Mr Gan Kim Yong

Representatives from Singapore & various parts of Malaysia

Mr Gan with the awardees

Marcus Chin sang songs from his upcoming album

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The 9-course dinner

Cold Platter

Stew - Small Abalones, Dried Scallops, Sea Cucumbers, Mushrooms & etc

Roasted Suckling Pig & Keropok

Broccoli & Scallops

Braised Scallops, Mushrooms & etc

Steamed Fish

Prawns

Braised Pork & Steamed Buns

Sweet Yam Paste

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Like the past few years, I attended the CNY (Chinese New Year) dinner (8 course-meal and Yusheng) organised by the HePo (or HoPo) Wong Clan (河婆黄氏宗亲家族) yesterday at the Guilin Restaurant (桂林海鲜酒楼).

Yeah! This year is a lucky one since I won some supermarket shopping vouchers in the lucky draw (the auspicious number is 333). Fatt ah! (i.e. means prosper in wealth). :)

CNY Special - VII

Spent my weekends attending CNY dinner and gathering organised by the HePo (or HoPo) Wong Clan (河婆黄氏宗亲家族) and the Singapore HoPo Corporation (新加坡河婆集团) respectively. HePo (or HoPo) is a dialect group (which my chef belongs to) of the Hakkas.

The HePo Wong Clan CNY dinner was held at the Boon Lay Raja Restaurant (文礼楼).

HePo Wong Clan CNY Dinner 2009

Besides the 8-course meal, Yusheng (Raw Fish Salad; 鱼生) was served also.

Yusheng

The Yusheng was tossed and auspicious wishes were said out loud during the Loh Hei (捞起) celebration.

Loh Hei

Besides food, there were also karaoke, quizzes and lucky draw. This is the 3rd year which I have attended the CNY dinner but I still did not manage to get any lucky draw prize (FairPrice vouchers). So sad...Hope to get one next year? ;)

Lucky Draw Numbers

The CNY gathering organised by the Singapore HoPo Corporation was held at its office at Phoenix Heights. Dishes like Hakka Lei Cha (客家擂茶), Yusheng and Muah Chee were served.

Muah Chee

For Hakka Lei Cha, besides steamed rice, puffed rice was also available.

Puffed Rice

Today is the 7th day of CNY (which is known as Ren Ri or 人日 by the Chinese) and to celebrate Ren Ri, 7 types of vegetables (such as Chinese leeks, Chinese leek flower, long beans, Cai Sim and etc) were used as ingredients for the Hakka Lei Cha.

Happy Ren Ri (人日) to everyone who celebrates it. :)