dong dong dong QIANG

I'm not particularly excited about CNY this year maybe because I'm not particularly looking forward to see and greet a houseful of relatives that I don't really know- many of which don't remember who I am, what's my name, whose daughter I am. But to them, I'm probably someone that would appear in their houses once a year to get my ang baos.
But some part of me still loves chinese new year. For one, I finally get a break from school, get a chance to buy new clothes that cost a weeny bit more, new shoes and get together with my cousins for a day out..

So let's begin with the reunion dinner at grandpa's house. I love that house because grandma, like me, adorns her house with bright coloured things and photographs- photographs at document our growth, our parent's childhood, their graduation photos, travel photos and many many ancient memories.

Here's a proud me with my creation before it gets eaten. Ours has an extra packet of crispy biscuits for the kids to enjoy =DAnd here's the grandparents! lovely people. I kinda feel that age's catching up on them bit by bit. more white hairs, they walk more slowly now, they feel tired easily. Its kinda sad really, that its already a fact that they'll be leaving me one day.
Here's the spread! Its a lot more food than those on the table. But the table has no more space for the plates. We normally have enough for lunch and dinner the next day, but they're really great cooks.

Bright and early the next morning , i woke up and started to get ready, wear my nice green dress and make my hair. Please say my didi looks great cos i was his fashion consultant! haha =D
And as usual, we made our way to my grandparents house. And again as usual, we began taking a lot of photos using my camera. And soon, as usual, grandma and jon are going to ask me for the photographs (jon in soft copy and grandma in hardcopy). haha :P

Every year, there would be this period of time after we visit this particular relative's house that we cousins would leave for a day out, leaving the adults to gamble away. We always start brainstorming where to go right after new year has ended because there's always no conclusion and no great ideas. This year, the decision was relatively easier because lunch served at that house was all spicy food, hence where would hungry cousins go? To eat of course! so we ended up at Jurong Point's Fish and Co! Jon kindly asked Marco to join us, so we made a gang of 6.

After we were fed, we headed to the arcade where 6 of us played photohunt and bishi bashi. More hands make bishi bashi easier to win! we were all good at different things! and i was very excited because i seldom get to make it through to the last few stages of the whole game!

Marco treated us to ice-cream later, and yea, we had to head off to another relative's house in the evening.

The day ended with blackjack and lots of winnings! =D i got like 10 blackjacks within 2 hours! i'm a happy girl =) HAPPY CNY people!

festive love

As crowds of people chose to welcome 2008 with a bang, mine past by relatively quietly..
A quiet dinner at Essential Brew with the boyfriend.
I'm really glad the dinner allowed me to dress up!
I've been wearing nothing but tees and shorts and flip-flops for the entire time I was in Cambodia..
I miss my wardrobe, my necklaces, i miss having earrings on my ears, i miss my skirts and jeans!



Beautiful ambience, lovely company, good conversation, delicious food, and some cocktail to round it up..

I think i really look forward to 2008. New year, new resolutions, new experiences ahead.
My new year resolutions seem to be the same old ones i had last year
but let's hope I stick to them this year.
2007 has been really challenging, especially for school
Struggled through the hard work but i'm glad everything paid off
Its amazing how I've grown in the past year
but i'm learnt so much from so many experiences, i'm a different person all together
i think i've learnt not to mind a lot of things- not to be so uptight and conscious over social interactions , that i don't have to be the centre of attraction in a crowd everytime to be loved..
i'm still apprehensive about the new semester though.
I still plough through the class lists to see if there's anyone to sit beside me during lectures
it would freak me out to find that i take half of my modules alone in the past
but oh well,
its time to find some new friends...
so let's be optimistic about it.
i'm going to the gym now (shall not break my new yr resolutions barely a week past the 2008 :P)
so..
i'm looking forward to the clique outing on sat!!!
=D loves

GONG XI GONG XI GONG XI NI

ITS FINALLY THE CHINESE NEW YEAR BREAK
and i'm really thankful for the break cos it seems all deadlines and reports are to be submitted right after this
its so scary to have deadlines looming over you all at one go...
but who cares
say hello to pineapple tarts, pineapple tarts, oranges, and all junk! i love you all!!!
i had trouble getting new year clothes this year
i was so desperate!!!
But lucky Yihan asked me to go over to her pushcart and i settled everything once and for all..
i promise to wear something bright next year to make up for this year.

haha..anyway
i didn't mean to wear a cap this year..but my biaoge Jon called to challenge me to see who would command more attention tomorrow, outfit wise...so i dug up this to WIN!! :P
i'm so proud of myself.




















anyway look at the reunion dinner first
i made the yu sheng! cut the carrots and everything! =D good housewife right.
haha..anyway my grandparents cooked too much food ( chicken, roast duck, pork, tofu, vegetables and aiya...just a lot lah) we didn't finish even like 1/6 of the food.
didn't have time to go to chinatown to really experience new year to the max..ew..

















okay new year's day started with grandpa's house as usual..where everyone takes loads of pictures and do funny things.















ushering the year of the pig =D

haha..look at us...we are trying to imitate grandma's "miss-universe-pose' =D


After that its time to go to some aunt's house at bukit panjang where us cousins would have a tradition of leaving when the adults start gambling to do our stuff.this year...we went to K-BOX!!!heh. it was amazingwe sang all the new year songs and everything for hours =)
yay..surprisingly it was the time i enjoyed the most
ohya...I LOVE HONGBAOS..
Actually i'm enjoying new year less and less now that i'm getting older...














=) anyway. marco's parents were really nice.
let's just say they gave me the biggest hongbao that traumatized me.haha=)

OH NO...NEW YEAR'S BREAK ENDING :(
I still wanna do so many things!!!