Tiger-ific 2010

it's the hottest and warmest time of the year again.. the heat is really killing me.. and when the weather gets extremely hot, it acts as a reminder for me that chinese new year is here.. i realised that i actually have at least one chinese new year post each year since i started blogging especially reunion dinner pictures except year 2006.. type "reunion" in the search box above and you'll know.. too lazy to link those posts =p

therefore, this year shall be no exception and there goes...

PRE CNY 2010

my sis and i usually prepare a few dishes for reunion dinner each year.. a lot of hassle - marketing list, chicken and fish washing and packing etc.. someone suggested we have steamboat this year.. being lazy and to save all the hassle, we agreed to it.. hehe..

not zero preparation but just less hours spent in the kitchen compared to previous years... and so the pictures mainly consist of raw food unlike previous years...


black pepper sausages, chicken meatballs, salmon meatballs and my favourite crab sticks =)

homemade chicken+fish+prawn balls..


my first attempt of fried wanton on my own and i'd consider it a success =) hehe.. that shall be my new specialty.. mom's recipe though..


tomyam soup...


salad leaves...


i never knew bihun could be that filling.. oh yeah, we had eggs too..


our reunion dinner...


first angpow of the year from my mom.. super duper cute red packets !!

when it comes to any festive seasons, the one which suffers the most emotionally and mentally is my dog.. the distant sound of the firecrackers terrifies her each year..


her desperate attempt to come into my house...

grandma came over late at night and will be staying over for the next few days.. eventually slept at 3am and i think it's been a while since i last slept at 3am..

CNY 2010

went to church in the morning as service is on regardless of what festival it is.. over the week, i've been wondering how many would actually turn up on sunday since most of them would be busy visiting or going back to their hometowns..

i was amazed and deeply moved to see the congregation.. the sanctuary was almost filled with people.. coming to seek God on the very first day of chinese new year.. indeed, seek ye first the kingdom of God.. even my grandma followed us to church though she couldn't really understand the language spoken..


this was just part of it... headed to my grandaunt and granduncle's house after church and had lunch there..


spritzer pop's new packing.. kinda cute though.. hehe.. and somehow, it's the drink we have only once a year..

went nowhere else after that as my uncle came to visit.. spent the warm afternoon at home.. had dinner in the nearby old town kopitiam since we had no idea which chinese hawker stall would be opened... then we went to a church friend's house and this was what he served us...


red wine..!


bad shot of my glass of red wine.. i'm absolutely not a fan of red wine though.. never liked it.. just can't stand the smell and the taste... but oh well, it's not something i get to drink always.. hehe.. spritzer pop in the afternoon, red wine at night =)

visitations are getting less and less each year unlike when we were really young, we used to go out early in the morning and come home late in the evening.. those were the days...

guess that's all for now.. sorry to bore you if i did cause it's past 2am now and my brain ain't functioning well to blog more creatively..

i hereby wish everyone A VERY HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR AND MAY YOU HAVE A FRUITFUL YEAR AHEAD FILLED WITH LOTS OF LOVE, HOPE AND JOY.

and not forgetting, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE !!! valentine's day is not just for couples but for everyone - both family and friends.. and you know what? the next time cny falls on valentine's day will be 37 years later and it occurs only once in 40 years..

till then !