The earlier mentioned temple's holding the annual big dinner event tonight and though daddy was given up to 7 tables from the auctions he's bidded last year, he only took up 3, reason-the auction money should go to the temple's use/donations(some even got their indian/china, etc workers over just to fill up as many tables as they could). For our 3 tables, we've invited some of his clients to join the dinner('cos his clients always invited him too) and as I realised last minute about some vacant seats, I asked a couple of my sisters but as expected, they declined due to the distance.
These dinner events had always been graced by the appearances of VIPs. Last year, the event was graced by the appearance of our Minister for Finance and this year, MPs Dr Amy Khor and Mr Ang were present. Many businessmen also attend this dinner every year and thus the auctions' biddings usually scored high markings. This year, the biddings even soared up to a high of >S$150,000 for 1 of the blessed banners(due to overwhelming demand, there are 3 blessed banners this year), with the rest no less than S$100,000 each.
As before, due to the number of items on auction(both acquired by the temple and donated/sponsored) the dinner lasted beyond 11pm and we had only just got home not too long ago. We are to check in to the hotel tomorrow and I've yet to pack our bags! Anyway, can do so in the morning, sooo tired now...
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