Tonight one of David's Trivia partners organized an Indonesian dinner for the team members and their spouses. From previous cruises, Nancy knew the Chef from Indonesia and worked with him and other crew members to plan a dinner to remember. This is great fun for the Chef as he gets to plan and prepare his favorite meals from home. It is also fun for the dining crew as what ever is 'left over' never goes to waste. :) Trust me, they make enough to feed everyone on the ship I think. We arrived at 6:30, sat down to a beautifully decorated table, and just enjoyed all sorts of beautifully prepared dishes from Indonesia. We started with shrimp toast, then moved to spring rolls, tuna with salad, a chicken based egg soup, fried and white rice, eggs, corn fritters, a vegetable dish, beef with peanut sauce, shrimp on lemon grass skews ...... and ended with fried bananas and ice cream three hours later. No one could move when the last of the ice cream melted in their mouth.
Getting together for dinner with the Trivia group was fun. Getting to meet everyone was a treat. David's winning trivia team is from England, Edinburgh, Scotland, Minneapolis, Florida, and Maryland. I think this is why they win so many times. They say to win at Trivia try to assemble people from all over the world in your group. It also helps when people play trivia twice a day on every cruise they are on. Sometimes the same question pops up and someone will remember that answer! We talked Trivia. We talked about cruises that ended early due to Pod malfunction. We gossiped about the Royal family. We reminisced about starting out and making a dollar a day. My favorite conversation was making plans to go to this great pearl wholesaler in Hong Kong when we get there! Dinner with people who have traveled the world several times over made for some lively and fun dinner conversations.
Next time... Filipino Dinner! I think we are on to something here!
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