dinner and dancing

With several friends we went to a Chinese restaurant in Mitcham for dinner and dancing.  We decided to have the banquet which was several small courses finishing with tea or coffee.  What I found hard to believe  was that several small serves could be so filling.  When it came to sweets I nearly passed but I needed my sugar hit.  At least sweets was in keeping with the rest of the banquet and only a small serve.   I was so full that when the coffee and after dinner mint arrived I had to pass.
As for the dancing the dance floor was the size of a postage stamp and the live music was a singer with background music, I suppose like a karokee machine.  The music was quite bland and forgettable.  About the most inspiring he got was a version of Strangers in the Night.  Then he had to leave early as he had another gig elsewhere.  Still it was a lovely night out.
The resturant was full so there was plenty of ambience.  We were one of the last few tables to leave.  As the tables emptied and the patrons left the staff either reset or cleared the tables.  All the tables in the resturant were round and at one stage the staff rolled a huge table top past us.  It looked to be the same size as the table of ten that we were sitting at but what was amazing was it looked like it was made of chipboard.  I felt the table cloth in front of me and it had a rough feel to it.   I then lifted the edge of the crisp white tablecloth and sure enough the table top was made of chipboard.   Without really thinking about it I would have thought that the tables were either varnished wood or even plastic. Isn't it amazing how you just assume things to be.