Christmas Party

Tonight, my company is having our official 'Christmas-Do', or Christmas Party. It will be held in 'Mercure' hotel near our office and it's gonna be a formal dinner. I was in the Christmas party last year, guess I didn't really like formal dinners so I'm not going there tonight.

I hate formal dinners. Around the table, you get ppl dressing up formally (which is what we wear everyday, suit and tie) talking about formal stuff. On the table, you get more cutleries and plates than the food itself. Everyone's movement is restricted and you can't talk or laugh loudly.

Now the worst part of the dinner.... The pathetic western food. This is what a typical British will have for Christmas Dinner. Roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, carrots and roast potatoes. I don't really like them. Turkey is one of the cheapest meat and has no flavour in it. So they'll roast the turkey with lots of herbs when roasting it. It doesn't make any difference, because the turkey is still dry and tasteless.

British food is all about appearance. By just arranging the food in the dish a little bit, pour some sauce/gravy around the meat, sprinkle whatever random herbs, and it will be a 5 star dinner. Doesn't matter what they taste like, because they only care about the appearance and the alcohol after the dinner.

So far, I think roast potatoes are the best dish that British can ever produce. Anything other than that would either be cooked by others or it tasted like shit. So how to make a good roast potato. Boil the potato until it is partially cooked, drain the water, rub duck fats around the potato (this is essential) and roast it in an oven until it turns golden brown. Just how simple is that??? Fucking British can't cook.

Finally, here comes the worst dessert of all... the fucking 'Christmas Pudding'... Don't be deceived by its appearance. It's something like a fruit cake with raisins and berries. You will then pour some brandy on top of the cake and eat it. Some prefer to flame the brandy before eating it, as shown in the picture above.

Screw the company christmas dinner. I'd prefer clubbing in Bristol.

Not this club... But I would fancy using this club to smash something up. Haha.... I'm violent...

We're going to this club in Bristol which is on a ship. Not sure if there's any chance to meet some girls there, as I will lost my 'home ground' advantage. Haha...