my lil' nephew

i went back this CNY only realised how much weight my lil' nephew has put on. i won't or in fact inappropriate to call him lil' nephew now. he is 8 years 2 months and 35 KGS. my goodness... i dunno how much my sis-in-law has fed him!!!

but he is cute.. always the lil' nephew that i love. my grandma's favourite being the only great grandson of her. he is so lovely. he is the one calling my granny for meal, the one sweeping the floor of my sis's lil' office, the one holding his mum's hand to sleep and not his two elder sisters. surprise??

and i found out something this time i went home. he has a funny habit when he sleeps. he loves to stuff himself in the gap between the wall and the mattress. his mum said he is the one having all kind of funny position and i think she is absolutely right.

look at him.. so nice.. kekeke...

gaya mesti ada.. :D

now you agree with me?? that's my lil' nephew. kekeke...

Ti Gong Poh Pi

For Hokkien, the 9th day of CNY is big!! It's TI GONG'S birthday!

Normally we have family gathering cum prayer and lion dance as entertainment. And normally the lion dance my uncle engages has those pillars that they use during competition. Cut it short. These are the photos.

Tong tong chiang....

look at me...

look... this lion belongs to KL.. keke..

Ti Gong, you must poh pi gua oso..

It's my year leh... why y'all treat me like this? :'(

me n my little cousin. isn't she cute??

this has some special meaning but don ask me plsss....

Hope Ti Gong poh pi my family, my dear friends and myself all the best in this Piggy year, a healthy and prosperous year!!

Gong Xi Fat Cai

Gong Xi Gong Xi to all my dear friends. For those who are married, please wait for me as I am coming to collect Ang Pow from you. For those who are not married, please call me so that we can all go collect Ang Pow together. kekeke...

so difficult to have all of us together

I used to collect lotsa Ang Pow from relatives and dad's friends and even dad's customers who frequent our restaurant. Relatives still give but most of dad's friends and customers don't give me anymore. WHY WHY WHY??? It's simple!! They thought I am married!! Sigh Sigh..

New year now is not like those days. We used to have firecrackers, lion dances, red lantern and those red CNY decorations everywhere. After the reunion dinner, all kids gathered to play cards and firecrackers till midnight. I remembered those days. Although I sleep late on the new year eve, I can still wake up so early and dress up to welcome relatives to our house. I always carry a small bag to keep all my Ang Pow. Once uncles and aunties leave, I will open up the Ang Pow and peep how much they give. kekeee... If you ask about my feeling now, I will just say "damage control". kakakaa.... Try to reduce the gap of the inflow and outflow. :D

Leave aside the Ang Pow issue. CNY is always a gathering time for old school mates. We gather and play mahjong together, we drink together, we update each other, we chat till dawn.... and we all go watch movie at the one and only cineplex in Muar once a year. The auntie at the ticket booth can't understand English so we have to translate the movie title and describe the movie in Hokkien to her whenever we call to enquire on the show time.

It goes like :

B : "auntie auntie, the movie hor... ther... the one la... got the green green colour man one ah.... got show ah?" (in hokkien ok!!)

auntie : "wu wu... 7 diam, 9 diam pun wu..." (got got.. 7 o'clock... 9 o'clock also got..)

So you know which movie I am refering to?? hehe... it's Incredible Hulk.

CNY is also an eating season. Everyday every moment I am eating. Normally I put on 2-3 kgs during new year. sigh sigh... that's really bad!!

It's already the 4th day of CNY. So fast, another CNY. I wish all my dear friends a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous in this year of Boar and may all your wish comes true. :)

Pre CNY Dinner at Hakka

This is actually some company's annual dinner. and so happened that our dearest Charlie knows the boss well and always join in the celebration. and so lucky that i was invited to the annual celebration :p

The dinner was held at Hakka Restaurant in KL. although i really miss the "crappy meehoon" (actually is fried meehoon with crab :p) we had the last time but too bad people don't normally have this dish on their annual dinner menu :( sigh sigh... but i tried some other of their signature dishes that i have never tried earlier. kekeke...

It's near to CNY so yee sang is a must. norwegian salmon leh... i hardly low sang for the past years but this year is an exception. i already 'low' three times till to date. I was reading the Lilian Too's column yesterday on NST and she says year of Fire Boar is good for sheep, which is me. wahaha... the luckiest of all zodiac. all sheeps will enjoy good health wealth, success, upward mobility and career opportunities. and most importantly, singles could get married this year. wish me good luck all my dear friends!

Cool cool.. don't get too excited.. come back come back...

The yee sang was paired with Italian Patrizi Moscato d'asti DOCG. they all love it but i think it's too sweet for me. as a starter or with dessert may be but i still think it's too sweet for yee sang.

Then we had the soup. according to the emcee, it's called "monk climb over the wall" because there is no abalone!! kakakak... i like the Chilean Los Riscos Chardonnay more than the Moscato. it sounds like mosquito to me. :p

Then we were served with the Hakka famous crispy pork knuckle and some smoked duck air flown from Bangkok. Duck from Bangkok??? I prefer those with shoes.. kekekee... got me?? anyway, i don't really like the taste of the smoke duck. it's like eating some charcoal coated duck. The Italian Castelli Del Duca Sangio Vese was perfect though.

Then we had the pomfret and mustard plants. they are just normal i would

say. nothing fancy. but we had Argentinean Toro Del Piepra Reversa Cabernet Sauvignon with these two dishes. i prefer the sangio vese though.

the last dish for the night was steamed rice with those chinese dried meat. the chef at Quilin master it better. Hakka one a bit tasteless. may be because of the wines down the road, couldn't really taste the food properly. kekek... forgive me Danny.

I should not forget to mention about the Australian Farm's Shiraz. It's great but it will be better if it's served earlier of the night. When they poured the shiraz into my glass, i can't really remember what i drank already. that's probably the tenth glass or more of the night. i am lucky i could drive myself home safely. haha...

I should say Robert, the owner of the company, organise the event really well. free flow of wines all night long with nice food at reasonable price. charlie, thanks for inviting me to the fun-filled dinner. i love wine and dine!!

The Holiday

quite a long time since i last watched movie in the cinema. as i always love romance, plus i love cameron diaz, certainly i can't miss this one "The Holiday".

in chinese translation, it's "no holiday in love". i was a bit confused when i saw the title at the beginning of the show but understood why after watching the whole movie.

what an experience of home exchange!! even if i am given a chance, i will be doubtful on the fella coming over to stay at my place. sekali after two weeks, the whole house is empty!! but how nice to stay in such a big and nice house.. :) the cottage is also cosy, with a "free" man, wowowow.... what a good holiday... :p my saliva drooling and imagination going wild wild wild.... kekekeke....

and i fell in love with jude law after watching the film. gorgeous yet family man = extinct species. i believe all gals will agree with me :) without the glasses, he looks so cool and even with the specs, a little nerdy yet so man. wowowoww.... i better go to bed now and start dreaming about him. wahaha.....

it's so good until i bought a dvd to keep for future viewing... hehee....

time to go to bed now. and you know what i gonna do.. kekeke....