: : Chinese New Year Day 1 ~ 9 February 2005 : :
A belated posting but I do hope that you do enjoy it. 9 houses visited on the 9th of February, year 2005.
House #1
Ah Ban : Come in, come in. Happy New Year!
2nd Auntie : Hi Wena! Come come. Try some cookies.
Wena : Thanks Auntie. Always look forward to eating your animal cookies.
2nd Auntie : (Beams). I have this every year.
Wena : (Grin) I know.
House #2
1st Uncle : Hi Wena! Come in.
Wena : Hi Uncle, Auntie.
Aunt Mimi : Here, try some delicious cookies.
Wena : Very pretty plate Auntie.
Aunt Mimi : Thanks.
House #3
Wena : Hello Auntie! (Aunt Mimi’s sister) 1st time I’ve been to your house.
Auntie : Wah! Really ah! Come come come! Have something to eat.
Wena : Ok, just one. Have to rush to my next house else my collegues will grumble at me for being late. Aiya! Already late! Gotta go! Bye bye!
House #4
Wena : Sorry sorry. Busy doing the family rounds.
Patrick : For that, have to eat more.
Wena : Errr…
Patrick : Aiya! Just joking lah! Here, have some nasi lemak (Fatty Rice – direct translation). Curry chicken cooked by my wife.
Wena : Oohh! Very nice and tasty!
From this point onwards, it was a huge group of people heading out. Patrick’s house was the starting point of visiting all colleagues in the same department.
House #5
Wena : Wah Tony! Cute carrot biscuits! Where did you order?
Tony : My sister got it from our relative. Don’t know whom she got it from.
Wena : Well, it’s still tasty.
Everyone else : Yeah yeah (munch munch munch).
House #6
Errr…no picture. Too busy watching Manhunt with everyone else. Surprisingly, the main CNY entourage at the house was only 4 ladies and many men. The men were more fascinated. These were married men or men in serious relationships. Hee hee!
House #7
KKH : Eh! K, got some Chivas lah! Want some?
K : Sure! Better still, mix with Yeo’s Green Tea. Taste very very nice one.
Believe me, it does but needs to be Justea’s Original Green Tea. Do not use the Yeo’s Green Tea as they changed the recipe some time last year so it doesn’t taste quite as nice.
House #8
Again, forgot to take picture. Wena is such a forgetful person.
House #9
K : Try some. BBQ Spare ribs with salt and pepper. Simple flavouring.
Wena : Ooh! Definitely.
Everyone else : Hmmm… nice.
That was the last stop. Also had a nice cup of tea to go with it. The dried apple slice went very well with the tea.
After effects of eating, drinking and visiting 9 houses : MIGRAINE AT NIGHT!
And to think that during my childhood days, I was able to follow Dad and Sis around to 20 houses.
*snicker* and then we’d sneak off to our bedroom to pool alll our angpows and count our earnings for the day.
*sigh* aiya now married, no more angpow leh.
Happy Chap Goh Mei Wena! Wah!! 9 houses in one day? I really salute you. I can’t do that anymore now… too much. I remembered when in high school in a big group more than 20 people to more than 15 houses in one day. *shudder~~*
Hi Wena,
Haven’t been here in a while. Hope you had a wonderful CNY. =)
hiya Wena
Your aunties have such cute cookies!! I would like some of that myself!
the curry chicken looks great!