Maggots In Crabs at Chin Huat Seafood BBQ buffet

Dear Diary,

This post is long overdue. As much as I wanna to post this last week, there were unforeseen hiccups. Everyone feels that I shouldn't kick up a big fuss about it, but I just felt that I simply can't leave this lying.

What the HELL is this 'mad' woman here rattling about again???
O well, let me recite the entire incident and you guys be my judge yeah?
About a week ago, or to be more specific, last Tuesday (10th Jan 06), I had a gathering session with my group of juniors and seniors from Uni.

We went to Chin Huat (Zheng Fa) Seafood BB Buffet at Marina south. The gathering was fine.
However, what disgusted me and my friends were the fact that while we were cooking our food, maggots/worms start wriggling out from the crabs which were supposed to be "Fresh" for they are known to have "LIVE" seafood

My friend, Nana went to confront the people in-charge, they couldn't care less but simply exchange another one for us, yet the same thing happen. Work start coming out when the heat from the hot plate warm the 'crab' till the temperature is 'unbearable' for the worms.
We were disgusted and angry and confronted the people again, yet this time their attitude pissed me off. They commented that we didn?t clean the crab clean, after clarifying with a few people selling crabs; I was told that crabs should not have worms. It has nothing to do with our cleaning, on top of that crabs infested with worms only goes to imply that the crabs are spoiled and ought to be thrown. However this is not the actions I see from the owners of the shop. They simply ignored us and continue to do their business with their un-fresh crabs which could result to food poisoning to people that consumed it unknowingly. They simply put the blame on us
simply to avoid us from creating a din and disrupt their business.

Being part of a Singaporean, I have always been proud of our countries clean and green environment as well as our food hygiene condition. However, this incident is utterly disappointing; it makes me wonder if our food hygiene really meets the standard. What would other tourist view Singapore if they have seen such incident? I believe you would agree with me that this is totally not acceptable from my past experience with AVA (Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore) people. For your info, AVA is in charged of the food safety in Singapore hence I felt the need to bring my concern up over the incident to the authority and I hope to see actions taken against these black sheep of our country.

I didn't create much of a din there on the spot because I wasn't sure that if I was really our fault, but after clarifying with a few sellers I felt that this is something serious and I cant simply leave it there. My friends were pissed off initially but all of them decided not to pursue this matter after they leave the place. Everyone says that I shouldn't too. Everyone feels that I don't have to make a "Hu Ha" of what is over.

Nevertheless, my dear people, I could have taken the evidence we have (the photos & the video plus the receipt) to clai for a good compensation from the owner of the shop but I didn't chose to do so. WHY? Have you wonder? I decided not too simply because the people are too cocky. Instead of realizing their mistakes they actually put the blame on us.

On top of that, many other people like you guys would simply leave the matter upon leaving the place and no absolutely nothing. The people would not learn their mistake which explains their cocky attitude. Someone must do something.

Let me be the "EVIL" person then. Let me be the bad guy, for the fellow people that patronize the place, for all SINGAPOREANS. I feel that I should do something. If you guys still think I'm in the wrong, and that I should not cause their business to fold I beg to differ.

They brought this against themselves. Imagine you take the crab with worm and end up in the hospital? Would you still think the same??? I know I am mean, but the people are also in service line, their attitude is also wrong. How would tourist think of us? Maybe I had always been in the service line, Customers always right and I wish to have your understanding peeps. I didn't wanna argue with you guys since I'm out-numbered.. haha.. Hence putting it here for you guys to understand how I felt.

To convince others, here's some photos:

The photos are not clear.

This is one of the receipts, because we arrive at different time, we paid different receipts since it's pay before you eat system. From the date, I'm not lying!!!!!

I wanted to upload the video but somehow there's no place for me to upload unfortunately, if I manage to upload, I'll bound to post it for you guys to see.

So much for now... Even if you guys are not on my side, it's ok, I apostle gone ahead with my complains. As long as my conscious is clear and I'm doing it for the people, blame it on me if you want too, I know at least, God will understand.