CNY @ the Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei by Sumantri

CNY @ the Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei by Sumantri

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You will experience “ Emperor Welcome “ the moment you step into the lobby, our doorman in Chinese Emperor costume will great you “ Gong Xie, Gong Xie “. You will also will immediately see a glorious display of gold and silver rabbit surrounding of pot gold Chinese coins at the lobby of the hotel.
In conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration, The Empire Hotel has decorated its lobby area with a colorful festive decorations in ushering the new Lunar Year of the Rabbit. From 3rd February to 5th February all front line staffs in Rooms Division were dressed up in various styles of traditional Chinese costumes. CNY experience created from buggy experience where you can see red decoration on the buggy, mandarin orange display, flowers, CNY hospitality lounge provided, if you stay with us you will receive red packet with bookmark in rabbit year story. At The Empire Hotel's Chinese restaurant, Li Gong, has arranged a feast for all those who walk through their doors, offering sumptuous dishes including the prosperity symbolic Chinese salad dish Yee Sang, Braised Noble Man Soup with Shredded Fish Maw and Shark's Fin, Yee shang and more.....

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Soup Kambing ala Chef Sumantri

Soup Kambing ala  Chef Sumantri

Soup kambing is a simple and delicious and also two in one dish served with rice when hot you will experience soup whilst enjoying the main course in the same menu. Here’s Soup kambing recipe ala Chef  Sumantri

Ingredients

Blend all the following ingredient

Nutmeg

Cinnamon

Ginger

Clove

Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Salt

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Parsley leaf – cut into fine size

Carrot – cut into small size

Tomato – cut into small size

water

Oil

Shoulder lamb / lamb prefer with bone – cut in medium size

Method

Heat oil on in saucepan, add blended ingredients stirring constantly until fragrant add lamp stir and water, simmer for 30 minutes. When lamp tender add carrot and parsley,  salt to taste. Serve hot garnish with tomato.

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Chinese New Year fever 2011 by Sumantri

Chinese New Year fever 2011 by Sumantr

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Me, my wife and Junior Deedat are one among million families in this world who celebrate three new years. Being a Muslim family we have Hijrah or New Year in Islam calendar, being international community we witness international New Year on 31 December and I support my wife to continue to keep a live a heritage of Chinese culture to celebrate Chinese New year. Chinese New year just right around the corner we begin to decorate our house with red decoration. CNY is one of the most significant festivals in the Chinese community; the Chinese New Year is celebrated throughout the world with equal fervor and enthusiasm. Traditions and age-old customary beliefs mark the celebration of this Chinese festival. Celebrations elsewhere in the world apart from China are also observed by the following of significant traditions. Celebrations include traditional dance and musical performances along with other cultural shows. The significant Chinese community observes Chinese New Year in Brunei like most of the countries in the world through the following of customs and rituals. 

About Chinese New Year in Brunei

Celebrations of Chinese New Year in Brunei are observed with reference to the dates of the lunar calendar. The festival for the year 2011 is scheduled from February 3 to February 17. Celebrated by the Chinese community residing in Brunei, the festival continues for the entire period of two weeks. Signifying family reunion and homecoming, the festival is observed by exchanging gifts and greetings among close family members and relatives. A grand dinner on the Chinese New Year eve is a major highlight of the celebration. The dinner represents abundance, prosperity, and good luck for the year ahead. 

Chinese New Year Traditions in Brunei

Traditions mark a significant part of the festival celebrated by the Chinese community of Brunei. Customary rituals like, house cleaning, offering money to the kids and using the color red throughout the celebration marks the traditional of the celebration. As per the Chinese belief, the color red signifies joy and represents truth, virtue, and sincerity while bringing in fortune and good luck to the household. Another customary traditions followed by the Chinese is offering red envelopes containing money to the kids, as they seek blessings form the elder members of the family. This symbolic gesture represents good luck and coming of wealth in the New Year. Cleaning of the house also forms a significant part of the customary following of traditions. Food is also highlighting as a symbol celebration we will cook Halal Chinese food only for this CNY…….

CNY fever will continue with CNY food we will cook………..

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The Empire Hotel and Country Club made a spectacular show leaving 2010

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Bandar Seri Begawan - The Empire Hotel and Country Club made a spectacular show leaving 2010 to make way for 2011 on New Year's Eve.

The hotel nearly reach 90 per cent occupancy, serving the most customers in 2010 and held special dinners for the year's end. The Atrium held an international-themed night with soft music played live and balloons dropped half an hour before the final countdown.

The customers and occupants of The Empire Hotel and Country Club were given a special treat with a fireworks display at midnight. The hotel welcomed 2011 with a spectacular bang as everyone gazed in awe at the myriad of colourful fireworks.

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