Was too busy visiting relatives and hanging out with em', hence the lack of updates and photos. My apologies. Haha.. But this CNY is crappy!!! And not because of just one reason.

1) I'm freaking sick again. Mommy too. Goddamn flu bug going around!

2) I've got assignments to hand in the moment school reopens, which is tomorrow, a quiz tomorrow too and a test on Friday. Goddamn the lecturers!

3) I got scolded by Mom on the 1st day of the Lunar New Year cos' I was too vain, taking too long a time to bathe, makeup and get ready for visiting. Plus the strap of my heels broke while walking halfway. Goddamn my shoes!

4) My sister got two $50 angbaos, while I only got one. Now I'm $38 away from $300. Goddamn the people who made themselves absent to avoid giving out angbaos!

5) The dreaded question was finally popped again and again. "How? Got boyfriend already?" Goddamn Fate!

Haha.. I know I shouldn't be cussing so much during CNY period. So anyway, let me take you through what happened the past 3 days.


Reunion Dinner on Saturday 28th Jan

Aaahh... We had a simple but heartwarming dinner with Grandpa. This reunion dinner was the second one. Remember the first one ? After dinner, we went home so that my parents could get ready for the traditional Chinese rituals and prayers. While us kids, I mean my sister and I, just sat down to watch television. Ummm.. I slept at 3am that day as the eve of the Lunar New Year, also known as Chu Xi, symbolises longevity for the elders. That means, children are allowed to sleep as late as possible because that would ensure longevity for their parents. I loved Chu Xi Ye (night of the Lunar New Year Eve) since I was a kid, cos' it meant I could stay up real late and watch television!

1st Day of the Lunar New Year, Da Nian Chu Yi on 29th Jan

I woke up at 11am. Haha.... Took 2 hours to have a heavy breakfast, bathe and makeup. Rushed over to my paternal Grandpa's place to bai nian first. Got a scolding from Mommy for being horribly late. Then broke the strap of my heels while on the way to my maternal Grandpa's house. Mommy went home to get me another pair of shoes and when we finally reached my maternal Grandpa's place, it was 2.30pm. Meals, especially breakfast and lunch, on Chu Yi was a big thing. There was loads of food wherever we went. Roast duck, roast chicken, stewed pork, soup, vegetable stew, sweet soup, bak kwa aka BBQ pork, candies, cookies, etc. Truckloads of good food and a handful of angbaos! Reached home at 6pm and everyone was dead tired. I took a 2-hour nap and woke up at 9pm. Watched television as I had dinner. Slept at 3.15am that night.

2nd Day of the Lunar New Year, Da Nian Chu Er on 30th Jan

Woke up at 11am again. Took the same freakin 2 hours to go through the same freakin routine. Then took my time to sashay over to my paternal Grandpa's house. Good to see my aunts and cousins again. I'm very much closer to my paternal family than my maternal's. So yar, got another couple of angbaos and a little argument going on. BRRrrrr... Not to forget, my aunts were overly eager to introduce guys to me, eg. a 33 year old doctor. UMmmmm... Anyway, we also visited our Granduncle that same evening.

3rd Day of the Lunar New Year, Da Nian Chu San on 31st Jan

I am supposed to be finishing my assignments and also finish studying for my quiz/test today. But I'm also supposed to be going out later in the evening with my cousins. Sigh... But we have not decided on a place to go yet. Let me fret over that now.

In the meantime, may all of us...