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Saturday 8 February 2014

SYDNEY - Temasek Club NSW Chinese New Year Dinner @ Palace Restaurant


SYDNEY - Temasek Club NSW Chinese New Year Dinner @ Palace Restaurant - I was invited to attend this dinner by Angela Lee the Vice President of Temasek Club NSW and it was a fantastic event organized by the Temasek Club Committee. The entire event was well planned and perfectly excited. I enjoyed the delicious dinner, the live singing performance, Lion dance, Lucky draw and Trivia games etc. There were several VIP Guests and even the Singapore High Commissioner - Mr Michael Teo attended this dinner event.

LUCKY DRAW - I won an AYAM Brand Hamper :)

I booked one table under my name and invited 9 other friends to join me. We were seated at table 17 and I was happy as the numbers "1" and "7" are my lucky numbers due to my birthday falling on January 7. During the Lucky Draw, both myself and Stefanie who sat beside me won prizes. I won a huge AYAM Brand Hamper and Stefanie won a $80 Palace Restaurant Dining Voucher. What a great way to start a brand new year! I hope I would continue to be lucky during the rest of the year of 2014.


I managed to have my first "Lo Hei" and the YU SHENG was extremely fresh. I really love the raw salmon and the taste of the special condiments mixed together with it. We had loads of fun tossing the ingredients and reciting best wishes for good luck. It was a 10 course dinner which was filling and extremely delicious. Special thanks to my friends who attended the dinner with me: Tourmaline Tan,  Stefanie Lin, Lynn Chyeah, Claire Jumay, Huei Lay, Nabil Mustafiz, Chris Tseng, Dojee and Richard Eu. We had a fantastic time together and hope to see all of you soon :)


Frasers Property had a whole table to themselves and I was glad to catch up with my ex-bosses Dr Stanley Quek (Chairman of Frasers Property Australia) as well as Mr Marcus Chang (Director of Greencliff). I used to work for Frasers Property part-time as a receptionist at Central Park Sales Gallery when I was studying my Masters of International Business in University of Sydney.

Photo with FRASERS Property - Dr Stanley Quek (Chairman) & Mr Marcus Chang (Director of Greencliff)

Below are more photos taken throughout the entire night. I was also glad to have met up with Mr Eric Yeo who is the President of Temasek Club NSW. The Best Dressed Award I would definitely give it to Nabil Mustafiz who was elegantly dressed in a well-tailored suit. He's truly a very fashionable lawyer!

Left: Mr Eric Yeo (President of Temasek Club NSW)                            Right: Nabil Mustafiz

The Vice-President of Temasek Club NSW - Angela Lee was stunning in her Orange Ted Baker dress!

From Left: Stefanie Lin, Angela Lee, Lora Christelle Lim, Lynn Chyeah

Nabil Mustafiz, Lora Christelle Lim, Chris Tseng

From Left: Tourmaline, Lynn, Lora Christelle, Stefanie, Queenie

Left: Dojee, Lora Christelle, Richard Eu                      Right: Jonathan, Queenie, Lora Christelle

It was a huge event where around 200 people attended. The event had many sponsors such as Frasers, SCOOT, Stamford Tyres, AYAM Brand, Overseas Singaporean Unit, Silver Spoon, Palace Restaurant, Reebonz, YEO's and some individual sponsors as well.


The event also helped raised AUD$1157 for 2 Charities - Save the Children Australia and Josephites.



Great work to Temasek Club NSW Committee for organizing such a fabulous Chinese New Year Dinner and getting so many great sponsors! All of us had a wonderful time at the event.

Lora's Dress is bought from Cambodia and the white flower pin is from H&M

Wishing all of you a very Happy Chinese New Year and good luck for the year of the Horse in 2014!



♥ Lora Christelle Lim 
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Wednesday 29 January 2014

Chinese New Year Celebration - The True Meaning of "YU SHENG" and How to "LO HEI"


Chinese New Year Celebration - The True Meaning of "YU SHENG" - The most popular dish or favorite among everyone is the "Yu Sheng" where the enthusiastic toss of ingredients to a great height using chopsticks creates much excitement. This dish is associated with the increase in abundance, wealth and prosperity. The higher the toss, the better the luck. The tossing of ingredients is called Lo Hei which means to "rise" (Hei) which makes it of vital importance for businessmen.

鱼生 (yúshēng) is a raw fish salad which consists of shredded vegetables, condiments and a variety of sauces. It is normally served on the 7th day of Chinese New Year also known as 人日(Ren Ri) the birthday for humans. But in today's modern society, this dish is eaten and celebrated among friends and loved ones throughout the entire festive season. 

The dish is absolutely delicious and it remains popular due to the auspicious meanings behind all its ingredients. Most chefs would agree that the best "Yu Sheng" would be one that is made with the freshest ingredients. While there are many variants to this dish, the general rule will be to recite well wishes while tossing the ingredients. 


Below is a short summary from Darren Sim's Blog on how to enjoy a dish of Yu Sheng with the associated meanings and well wishes to recite at the same time. 

12 steps to Lo Hei (Good things to say)

  1. All at the table offers New Year greetings. 
    恭喜发财 (Gong Xi Fa Cai) meaning “Congratulations for your wealth”
    万事如意 (Wan Shi Ru Yi) meaning “May all your wishes be fulfilled”
  2. The raw fish is added, symbolising abundance and excess through the year. 
    年年有余 (Nian Nian You Yu) meaning “Abundance through the year”
  3. The pomelo or lime is added to the fish, adding luck and auspicious value. 
    大吉大利 (Da Ji Da Li) meaning “Good luck and smooth sailing”
  4. Pepper is then dashed over the ingredients in the hope of attracting more money and valuables. 
    招財進寶 (Zhao Cai Jin Bao) meaning “Attract wealth and treasures”
  5. Then oil is poured out, circling the ingredients and encouraging money to follow in from all directions. 
    一本万利 (Yi Ben Wan Li) meaning “Make 10,000 times of profit with your capital”
    财源广进 (Cai Yuan Guang Jin) meaning “Numerous sources of wealth”
  6. Carrots are added to the fish indicating blessings of good luck. 
    鸿运当头 (Hong Yun Dang Tou) meaning “Good luck is approaching”.
    Carrot (红萝卜) is used as the first character 鸿 also sound like the Chinese character for red.
  7. Then the shredded green radish is placed on the fish symbolising eternal youth. 
    青春常住 (Qing Chun Chan Zhu) meaning “Forever young”.
    Green radish is used as the first character 青 also sound like the Chinese character for green.
  8. After which the shredded white radish is added – prosperity in business and promotion at work. 
    風生水起 (Feng Sheng Shui Qu) meaning “Progress at a fast pace”
    歩歩高升 (Bu Bu Gao Sheng) meaning “Reaching higher level with each step”
  9. The condiments are finally added. First, peanut crumbs are dusted on the dish symbolising a household filled with gold and sliver. 
    金银满屋 (Jin Yin Man Wu) meaning “Household filled with gold and sliver”
  10. Seasame seeds quickly follow symbolising a flourish business.
    生意兴隆 (Sheng Yi Xing Long) meaning “Prosperity for the business”
     
  11. Deep-fried flour crisps in the shape of golden pillows is then added with wishes that literally the whole floor would be filled with gold.
    满地黄金 (Man Di Huang Jin) meaning “Floor full of gold”
     
  12. All toss the salad an auspicious 7 times with loud shouts of Lo Hei and other auspicious New Year wishes.



♥ Lora Christelle Lim 

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