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Friday, January 30, 2009

I just came back home this morning. For me, every Chinese New Year celebration have always been typically the same. We eat A LOT! (when I mentioned the word, I really do mean it. I have became rather round lately. Fat is not exactly the appropriate word. Prosperous sounds more pleasant to the ear), We chit-chat a lot (There seems to be endless flow of conversations going on between the elderly and the younger generations), We visit a lot (Yes, we do a lot of visiting which consists of friends and relatives (Bai Nian) ), We count money 0_0 ( Don't tell me you don't *sticks out tongue. Ang pow have always been one of the things that I look forward to every single new year), We walk around the house and watch a lot of television (Why? Considering the fact that it does get boring repeating the same actions everyday--> Eat, sleep, chat, .......), lastly, it is the time for us to practice and appreciate our traditions, which our ancestors have passed down. I am proud to be a Chinese. It's my identity, my root, and it is something for me to hold on to. Despite those endless theories that Philosophers have came up with in explaining human beings (Something which will never be concluded), this is the way the world works. I have always thought of culture as something very beautiful. I feel comfortable with what I am.

Both Pontian and KL (It used to be Penang) have a very special place in my heart and I love visiting these places. My grandparents from both sides have always been our role models considering the fact that they are wise and incredibly kind people. Now let me tell you this, I'm both a 'kampung' and city kid. I grew up running and playing around the village in Pontian and the house at Bukit Mertajam, Penang. It was one of the dinner we had that night. Grandmother was telling me : "Jia ka pa pa. Jia je tam po. Ou zhou boh Ah Mah zho ae mi kia" It was touching alright. Ah mah was saying that I should eat more as I won't get to eat what she cooks at Australia.

haha I love them all:)

Anyway, we watched "The Wedding Game" at One Utama on the second day of new year at KL. Coincidently, Jeffery, Lily, Xuan and the rest of the Sia family was there right behind our seats. lol It was funny because we all met at another state. The movie shows a similar concept to the Korean drama "Full House". It was alright. Sweet, funny,..... etc.

Just came back to JB this morning. Had some highschool and college mates coming to my place in the afternoon. Thank you Jiajun (It was funny reminiscing on how we used to practice for our violin and piano duet. He did mention that the mango juice that I served him today was the same as what he had at my place two years ago:p), Rachel, Alvin, Sharveen, Shukveen, Sonia and of course Sze Jia (You stole the candies from my house) for coming today.

Since I'm leaving in two weeks time, I have got a lot of things to pack and buy. I'm currently saving money for a good Camera to capture those wonderful moments awaiting me at Australia. hehe.

I shall allow the pictures to elaborate more on my new year. Xing Nian Kuai Le everyone.

PS: A lot of the pictures are pretty unclear thanks to my lousy cellphone camera. lol

The fedora trend :P hahahaha

Isn't she the cutest girl ever...

This is only half of the family lol. There are more of them 0_0. I'm like an Auntie to 20 kids??

Daddy and Ah Mah

At the playground. The apartment at KL:)

Mamak-ing hahaha

This is at Full house : Niu Ze Xui

Pavilion changing room -_- wth.

Chocolate lounge. Awesome fondue. They came up with this prosperity fondue set.

~KaRiNa~♥ Hot couture @ 11:01 PM

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

The 3 of us decided to visit our neighboring country this time round for some cycling and food tasting actions. Let’s just say that it was exhausting but worthwhile. We started our journey at city hall. Walked around and had our window shopping moments without purchasing anything even though it was tempting. Had lunch at one of the dim sum outlet then proceeded to East Coast Park. So here is the thing. We got lost (Why were we lost? We asked several kind Singaporeans but they all gave us different directions). At the end of the day, thanks to the bus driver at Pasir Ris, we managed to make our way there. Without a doubt, it was a perfect day for a cycling outing considering the fact that the weather was good. The cool breeze touches our face as we move around with our bikes. Spent approximately 2 hours at East Coast Park before heading to one of the Ponggol Nasi Lemak outlet at Covan. Kenny Sia blogged about this famous place, I guess it was a must-try for us. My verdict was: It is indeed the best Chinese-style nasi lemak but it wasn’t the best that I have eaten. I guess it was famous because of their rice, their sambal and their side dishes. It was overall an enjoyable trip. Spent the next day meeting up with Sonia and Sharveen at City Square before heading for another Smart Money game session at night (We had quite a number of people coming along this time round). My weekend was spent at home cooking and spending time with the siblings. Went over to Sze Jia’s house the next day to bake some cornflakes cookies (It was funny because I wasn’t sure on how to make them but it turned out pretty good, minus the fact that it was a little too sweet). Lol Oh well it was rather encouraging because at every single attempt of cooking, Christina will always be my main supporter. Sweet indeed.Went out again with Jason, Sonia, Alvin, Rachel, Sze and Jeane the next day. We tricked Sze Jia into watching Diary of the Dead. Hahahaha! Bet she wanted to skin us alive at the time. The movie was just an average film. It wasn’t great but it wasn’t that bad either considering the fact that it gets people thinking while watching the film.

Lastly, KL trip was fun!! The first day was a very random one. Was supposed to meet Weiliang at One Utama but had a change of plan instead. He suggested a badminton outing. I wasn’t prepared at all. I had no sports attire and had no racquet. I played bare footed with Liang’s racquet. We played at 9pm. Lol I never had a night game before but let me tell you, this was fun. This was organized by one of Liang’s colleague and her friend and they are indeed nice people. We picked Selina up from Grandma’s place before heading to Murni for supper after that. The next day was spent at Monash, Bukit Bintang and Ministry Of Sound. MOS was crazy! I see so many people getting drunk, people getting thrown out, people getting lost etc. But it was nice meeting everyone again. I shall allow the pictures to elaborate more. Happy Chinese New Year everyone. Gong Xi Fa Cai!
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