Yesteryears..

So here it is, the post I promised. Coliseum was the place we had for lunch last week. As continued from here .. I was taught much about our history of our culture and how hainanese chicken chops and hainanese – western fusion came about. I’ve learned a lot from them, well most of it not taught in our history back in high school. Adrian & Siva even told me a thing or two about the heritage of this place. The Captain of Coliseum Cafe now, an old uncle.. Apparently his parents used to work here and he lives in there throughout his life. From being a kid, washing the dishes, till now.. A captain.

The “Grand Entrance” of the Coliseum Cafe & Hotel.

Check that out! It’s a coat hanger! Anyway that was the hangout/bar area.

Great place to chill out and have a cold beer on a hot sunny day.

The two different worlds. The bar and restaurant is partitioned.

The restaurant area.

So while I was shooting photos of the surrounding, I told Siva to decide what’s best for me. And I was told that as a first timer, I must try their specialty, “The Sizzling Steak.”

Before the steak was served as I was sitting at the table, a waited pushed a cart and stopped about 10 meters away from me. I was thinking, hmmm.. Okie maybe that’s not mine and I don’t see any sizzles anyway. Suddenly, he walked to me, tied a bip overhanging from my neck. I was a little confused, especially when both Siva and Adrian was looking at me and said “HAHA! Are you ready for the sizzling steak? Now it’s time to experience the SIZZLING STEAK” with the look on their face. I was also told to prepare my camera. And so I did.

So the waiter pours the mushroom sauce over the hot plate with the steak in it. And zzzzzzzzzzzzsssizzlezzssizzlingzzaaazeeeezuuuuaazaassizzlingsizzlingggzz…

And then the steak was served on my table. That’s exactly how it looked like!

I was also told that this is my first timer.. So I must have a picture of myself with the steak..

And so I had my photo taken. I was looking like a tourist.

Until a point where some dudes at the bar stopped me from taking pictures. I chatted a bit with them, well they’re quite nice people.. They didn’t wanted to appear in the photos. And that’s why.. But oh well. I still acted like a tourist and took lots of pictures of the articles hung on the wall.

Some British dudes with guns back then..

A newspaper article of an advertorial space of the Coliseum Cafe from the year it was, 1921.

And there were many illustrations by Lat too. It’s a really awesome hangout place. I wonder if my parents used to date there. Apparently it is the Ritz Carlton of the yesteryears..

Okie that’s all.. I’m done blogging and I feel a wee bit sleepy.. Goodnight folks! The weekend is now here!

 

 

~ by kinz on 14 November, 2009.