REUNION DINNER

Oh yes yes yes!! I'm so looking forward to dinner tonight at my relative's.

GREEN CURRY CHICKEN!!!

JIU HU CHAR!!!

LOR BAK!!!

(these aren't mine, i got them off the web)

To me and my tongue and my tummy...my Aunt makes the best!!

Her green curry is exceptionally thick and full of flavour! Nowhere else comes close to my aunt's green curry chicken!

That's the best part of Chinese New Year! oh yea besides reuniting with all my family members...exchanging news, gossip and taking loads of pics!

What we do every year, with my extended family, is we all meet at my eldest Uncle's house (dad's big bro) and have a scrumptious dinner my aunt prepared, then sit around till late-ish...

The next morning, we'd all gather at my Uncle's again and have breakfast, left-overs from the night before...YARMMMEEHHHH!! Leftovers always taste better the next day!

We then head off to visit some other relatives....we used to visit at least 5-6 relative's houses...but now, its down to about 3 houses...if we're lucky...(meaning, if they haven't gone off for a holiday!)

We'd all go in about 5 cars...Eldest Uncle's family, Eldest Aunt's family, My family, Fourth uncle's family and Youngest Uncle's family. This is all from my dad's side of the family.

We have been practicing this "custom" ever since I can remember. I love it, even though the weather is exceptionally HOT during Chinese New Year. Getting together with my cousins and having a laugh, stuffing our faces with all the CNY goodies and taking heaps of pictures...camwhoring all over town.

The only thing I DREAD about CNY (some of you might have guessed it by now) is when relatives ask me "WHEN ARE U GETTING MARRIED??" seeing that i'm already way past the "Right age". All the unnecessary comments like "You're gonna be the last one to get married" or "Don't be so choosy, all the good ones would be taken already"....blah blah blah...

No really, is life ALL about getting married?? Are u a failure if u don't get married?? Is it some kind of achievement to get tied down?

Am I not as good as my cousins if i fail to snag one?? Jeez....it really gets to me...(only because i let it, i guess).

Sometimes I wonder if they ask because they Genuinely are concerned about my bleak future or if its the lack of topics for conversation...

I always have to think of "polite" responses to the above questions...it can get tiring, when all i wanna tell them is..."STUFF IT!"

Ok, i shall not rant about that now...because this isn't the time nor place....but yes, that's what I'm NOT looking forward to...

When we were younger, CNY was all about having fun and collecting angpau's (red packets filled with money) given by married couples to kids and unmarried young people.



Now, I don't mind so much about angpau's. Especially if they come with all those "Why are you not married yet?" comments....yea, i'll pass on that one.

But anyyyhooo..... Have a VERY HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR y'all!!!





Ok...okay...i Love Blossoms....cherry, apple, peach...watever....they're pretty....