Curry/Laksa Night by Singapore Soc

A few days into my arrival in Christchurch, I got invited to an event by Von & Co. Tickets were priced at 7NZD and the event was dubbed 'SHIOK', derived from a manglish word of exclaimation which indicates an object as superlatively good. Errr... yea... no... it was more like 'HORROR' than anything...

The night started out as it usually does... with a game of 'Ring of Death'. The rules of which still defy me even to this day. Basically it's a glorified version of pick up 52 and involves alcohol related punishments. Niiiice...

'The Ring of Death': just as scary as XBox's 'Red Ring of Death'...

Chug, chug, chug, beer down my tummy...

Then we made our merry way to the UCSA Ballroom for 'SHIOK'. When you enter a venue, and you see rice and chillis and tea lights for decorations, you know you're in trouble.

What started out as decorations...

Degenerated into pyromaniac playthings and charred chilli/emoticons...

The first dish they served up was Laksa. Suffice to say, I wouldn't even dignify it with pictures. It was BAD. Very, very bad. The soup base was piss weak, the noodles were too stiff, the condiments were inadequate, and it wasn't even served piping hot.

Next up, a series of food eating challenges with prizes supposedly sponsored by Sony. First up - CHILLIES. And boy, did we have a surprising winner for this one.

Nah, I'll be fine...

Maybe not...

I think I just might cry...

Who knew a white boy eating chillies would leave the rest eating his dust...

There was another ice cream challenge, but most of us had sensitive teeth so we skipped that one. Then it was on to the next course - Nasi Lemak. Again, I shan't dignify it with a picture - the rice was not very cooked, and the chicken was cold. Seriously Singapore Soc... Then it was on to other challenges like.. eating sausages.. which.. were also cold.. At that stage our table was mutinous and rowdy and terribly hungry. And we got these priceless shots out of sheer boredom...

My name is Kung Fu Master Pan!!

Andy has a go at the food, note the tealight in his bowl...

The final challenge was a Wasabi-Eat-All-You-Can. That didn't turn out very well... I mean... just look at it...

Errr...

In the end, no one won anything... the Sony sponsored products of dubious origin never made it to our winners. And most of all, we left hungry and unsatisfied. Felt a bit cheated I guess... Maybe next time UCSSS...