Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Diner and blank? (Diner en blank flash-mob dinner)



If you guys haven't read the article about the controversy that has erupted over a dining event, I highly suggest you guys to read the article before reading this blog post. I want you guys to know what I am talking about regarding the article. So please, read that article so you will understand what actually this blog post about. 


For those of you guys who want the link to that article, here it is. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/controversy-erupts-over-dining-event-coming-to-s%E2%80%99pore.html





So basically, there is this event called something like 'Diner En Blank Flash-Mob Dinner' that is coming to Singapore. This event is somewhat prestigious and only 'invited people' are welcome to that event. Well, it didn't bother me as much because I really wouldn't mind not getting an opportunity or a chance to go to this lame-ass event. I mean, really, it's just a picnic right? So it didn't bother to me at first, until a blogger by the named of Daniel Ang sparks a controversy over the event with a post last week. This dude, Daniel Ang is a food blogger, so basically he writes stuff about food and beverages on his blog. He got invited to this event and, well, like all Singaporeans, he was pretty much excited about this event. It is a 'prestigious event' right? So the issue blazed after Ang wrote in a post on his blog on Friday that he had been asked to remove a post recommending some local food that guests could bring to Diner en Blanc and what food did he recommend that cause this so called 'issue'?



The foods that he recommended the  guests to bring was a 12 Singapore-style white food, namely: tau hway, teochew pau, cheese raisin buns, xiao long bao, chee chiong fun, fishballs, Hainanese chicken rice, white bee hoon, chwee kueh, kueh tu tu, soon kueh and popiah. (The foods are white because it matches with the theme. lol)

These foods are not that bad, right? Tell that to the event manager who refers these foods as 'junk food'. I don't know whether to laugh or to be really offended. Most people think that the event manager was perhaps a French, but I am really certain that not only the event management but the whole organizers that creates this event is in fact 'SINGAPOREANS' or I like to call these people SINGAPOREAN on the outside, but 'step-angmoh' on the inside. You've got to be kidding me, right?


Diner en Blanc Facebook Page

The controversy got worst when the organizers of the event told Ang to remove the post regarding his recommendation of foods to bring and then UN-INVITE him. Ouch. Even Hitler would say "Even a guy like me, that's cold...” This event was  has taken place at Paris, Lyon, Amsterdam, Munich, Zürich, Berlin, Montreal, New York, and now Singapore, which also will be the first ever country to experience a 'no-local' food at the event. Singapore likes to be the first at everything, right? lol.

These people deserve to get a slap on their face. Why on earth does this food considered to be 'junk food'. Even if it is, what's wrong with bringing that food to the event? The event is held in Singapore, right? The local organizers must be really ignorant and selfish. They would be like "ouhh, tahuey? eeww. That’s disgusting." Well, screw you then. Why don't you take any French cuisine and stick it up at your ASS. I'm not hating the French people because we all know what they are capable of *clears throat*.

The "locals" who are organizing this event need to take a step back and realize that the French won't give a damn about them or giving any respect nor attention. French people are pretentious and racist pricks and they look down on everyone who is not them. 


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