Penang Cny Cultural & Heritage Celebration

on the day i was i back after exam itself,

it was the annually held Penang CNY Cultural & Heritage Celebration!

a.k.a. 庙会.

*click here to know more bout it *

so we went over after dear's church practice..

i'd been there for a few times with my family..

but it's the 1st time to go wif Mr BoyF...

=))

out of our expectation, the traffic wasnt as bad as we thought it would be...

most probably due to the bad weather...

believe or not, it started to rain once we stepped off the car..

>,<

so din get to walk through all exhibition zones...

and not many pictures taken...

but stil, it dint stop us from enjoying this special date

=)

it rain was getting heavier that Dear took off his outer shirt and wrapped it on me...

*shy*

=P

and fed our stomach with some mouth-watering snacks..

[ the aroma of this chicken loh bak is simply irresistable! ]

nom nom nom~

[ My BoyBoy ]

[ Urs Truly having Lok Lok ]

*my hair gt all wet by the rain drops*

XD

[ 碗仔翅 ]

[ Loh Mee with super thick brooth with Rice Wine added]

and of cz not to miss.....

[ Camwhore Session ]

[ Dear's creative work - pls slide to unlock us!]

*we are trapped in an I-phone 4 by the moster*

HAHAHA!

♥ of Chinese New Year

so it was Chinese New Year!

A perfect timing when everyone would just drop anythg in hand and enjoy this special festival with their beloved one

- family & friends -

=)

Well, this year's CNY is just a short one for me.

sad case.

it was my study week and i had exam on the 5th day.

so i only gave myself a 2 day leave from studying.

pathetic right?

BUT still, enjoyed alot!

=))

as for Reunion Dinner,

stil we stick to tradition and had steamboat at home...

helped up mummy and makcik in the kitchen ...

and guess what?

we discovered this GIGANTIC ONION mummy bought..

[ xuan posing with the onion ]

[Some of the ingredients for steamboat.]

early in the morning of the 1st day,

went over to Dear's place to pai ni.

and attached along, paying visit around.

=)

[ Say Happy Bunny Year! ]

it was his turn to come over my side then in the evening.

*hehe*

visited Chek Gong's house after having dinner...

it has been an unwritten rule that my whole big family would gather over there every year..

so eu wil see more than 70 pairs of shoes scattered at Chek Gong's doorstep.

HAHAHA!

well, this is the fun part of having a big family.

=)))

[ Family Photo taken by Nee Kuku ]

* how come dear is missing? *

must be busy chatting my cousins bout cars!

[ My forever "Passionate" Daddi and Mummy ]

[ Eggy Dear and I ]

[ Cousins! ]

Noted my tomato-red face?

yup, i got kind of tipsy after having a few sips of 19.5% wine dear bought daddi.

i was not drunk, but fallen aslp for like 30 mins?

im seriously not good in drinking..

HAHAHAHA!

>,<

and we did had a great time baby-sitting the kids too!

dear got his 1st experience in carrying a baby..

and i could see the "father-ness" in him!

he was like keep look at the kid, smilling, saying "SO CUTE!"

*should had taken his pic that time*

HAHAHA!

[ xuan and cuttie Ah Liang ]

How good would it be if everyday is CNY!

Updates!

aloha people~!
it's been ages since i last blogged...
excuse me for abandoning my bloggie...
as i was way too busy on study stuffs and even busier enjoying my long-waited cny break!
LOL =P

well, lots of thgs hd been happening over the past two months...
be them happy or saddening ones...
too many dat i cant really write out one by one...
so i think i would just update eu guys wif the most recent ones...

CHINESE NEW YEAR!

alright, i noe it's nt dat R-E-C-E-N-T too =}
anyway, be prepared - this wil gona be a super long post!

erm...hmm...
so let's start frm cny eve...
hd reunion dinner at home wif familly members...
steamboat, as usual...
but we hd a special guest this year...
a twenty-year-old who gt kidnapped by an eight-year-old...
muaahahaa...
met up suiyen at kiwi's house then...
eu could actually hear the sound of firecrackers everywhr...

1st & 2nd day of cny,
basically were busy paying visits to relatives' places...
endless of steamboats, cookies, soft drinks and ANG PAOS!
*winkwink*
met up his family too...
and i gt my name changed to be "xiao ji"
>,< by the way, kassidy is just sooooo cute wif her pair of smily mini eyes!
also, met up adelyn and sy at Coffee Bean QB...

went Kek Lok Si wif my family on d 3rd nite....

thurs,
woke up early in the morning...
went dental clinics for tooth collection...
and off to gurney for "72 Tenants of Prosperity" wif dear..
caught up wif Suiyen & Lyk at Kerala...
and later on Laine, Fishy, Wen and her medan fren at Old Town...
=))

[acting cool]

[suiyen.qi]

6th day of cny - an ate-non-stop day...
hd lunch at E&O wif dear...
and attended Pot Luck party at nite...
met kiwi and nc at sy's place...
*sweet them =))) *

Sat, last day in penang...
went Penang's annual Cultural Carnival wif family and cousins...
gt to see array of traditional stuffs and arts...
quite an eye-opening and interesting experience...
and afta dat headed to san su's hs at tambun...
hd family gathering there...
dear came along too afta prac..
and i guess he was abit shocked seein such a big crowd..
>,<

[ dragon dance i suppose ]

[ switches in olden days]

[ taken by er jie at san su's hs ]

and sadly, cny break hd came to an end!

restless yet enjoyable =)))

but too bad dat i din get to meet mag mag they all....

we must catch up ya on my nx break!

p/s: to my dear frens, thx for accompanyin me thru those days...i really appreciates it..and i din mean nt to tel at the 1st place...it's just thgs were kind of complicated...sry...and trust me...im stil the same me dat eu knew!

Happy Winter Solstice!

it's the Winter Solstice Festival today!
Traditionally, this is the day when family members would sit down togthr, making and eating glutinous balls (TangYuan) which symbolize reunion.
As im from a big close-knitted family, i hd quite sum wonderful memories regarding this festival. =)
The glutinous balls making was one of our annual family activities.
on the night before, all of them would cum over to my house, helping up my granny.
and we the cousins would crowd around the table in the living room, making glutinous balls while watching tv; the mums would be sitting around the dining table, making theirs while chatting ; and the dads would be upstairs hving company conference.
Ah, I just seriously miss the time so much! hahahas =)
I miss the yummy yummy colourful glutinous balls ah ma made too!
but this year im away fr home and i hv to bear wif a LONELY winter solstice..
candise went paktor while evelynn had joined the rest of them to SS2 for glutinous balls...
and i wana do preparation for tmr's prosection class...
so im alone in the room again....TOO BAD =(
but nvm, evelynn promised to get back a bowl of it for me!
and ah ma promise to make sum specially for me when im back home on christmas!
** yipee **

Happy Winter Solstice everyone! =)