A Meal To Remember. Poem by SY Wong ...

The cozy ambience
filled with the aroma of seafood and coconut wine
gentle evening breeze, setting sun, tinged
surrounded by swaying coconut trees
this seafood place is bustling, after the lockdown, like there is no tomorrow
this, our first meal out, together
me, my family, grand kids, my daughter in law's mother

Hey, this is our first outing after that 'curfew'
it is time to be happy
truly we are happy
hoping it would be like this for the rest of time

Life is short.

The dishes came one after another
Seafood!
a big grouper head..steamed
a plate of baked mud crabs with yolk like roe
a plate of deep fry crunchy calamari
another plate of deep fried crunchy anchovies
a big bowl of sauerkraut soup with clams and tofu
some vegetables, sauteed
came the coconuts, juice to cool down

That was the moment!
A great meal!
This happy moment will last, will last.