A disappointing Chinese New Year Lunch. My Actifit Report Card: February 18 2026

Sometimes things don't go quite as planned. We wanted to go to a Chinese New Year dragon dance and lunch at the hotel yesterday but it was all booked up.

We were told there would be an encore performance so my wife and I went to get some appropriate attire :)

Yeah it was a bit cheesy but the panda and the fire horse were cute plus it was actually a pretty nice shirt on half price because they were clearing out the Chinese New Year merchandise.

Peking duck, Canton chicken and a Chinese New year presentation. What could go wrong?

Well, it seems that the presentation was just for yesterday. Today they had the food and they had the DJ but no performers.

Watching the staff? They were doing their very best to make everyone feel welcome and to keep the buffet stocked but watching the patrons? They were taking food like they wouldn't be able to eat for a month.

Result:

Now things were being replenished fairly frequently but it was amazing. One full plate of Peking duck gets put out...I go there 5 minutes later and only the head remains.

It was sad and a bit of a let down. I asked to talk to the manager and he knew exactly what I was talking about. I got to talk to the chef and he apologized and we got talking about just how hard they were working to try to get food out ASAP while still keeping it safe.

Net Result:

Sometimes things can be sad and a little depressing but that doesn't mean having to blame someone. These people were working really hard and I could have gotten upset but who does that help? No-one. The staff couldn't work any harder or faster.

But that's my rant for the day :D

As for getting exercise? After the lunch it was time to go to the gym. Got lots of time on cardio and a bit of time doing weight training.

Also went swimming..

So a lunch that was a bit of a bummer turned into a pretty decent day.

.... And that's my report for today :)

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