It doesn't matter if you're slow,
as long as you don't stop
as long as you don't stop
新年快乐!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014,
马年行大运!
Yo! How did you spend your Chinese New Year?
As usual, I headed back to Malacca for the New Year. This year was better than last year eventhough I have to wake up really early in order to avoid the jam at the immigration checkpoint because I don't have to rush anything before going home. Journey back was rather smooth because I was sleeping throughout with only one toilet break.
This year I was trying to be a better person. Once I reached my grandparents' place, I help to do more cleaning and try to stay put in the house. Washing the fans, cooking of lunch, washing of floor mats and preparing for the new year.
As always, fireworks were exploding everywhere in the village on the night of eve. Ying and I were on the scooter trying to get as close as possible to feel the 10m-away-excitement. I accidentally went too close and both of us thought we are gonna die from the random falling objects that came from the fireworks. That feeling was damn good! Interesting, exciting and fun. Eventhough we have it every year but this was the first time I brought my sister with me to "chase" fireworks. Despite the loud explosions, I went to bed right after 1am. Tiredness was torturing me badly since morning.
Day 1 of CNY! Every year, Chinese New Year is like a fashion show event in my family. From 1month baby to 80 years old granny, we all have to dress up in our best form. This year, I chose to be simple yet attracting not in the sense of face or figure but colour. Striking hot pink! #smirks
As always, fireworks were exploding everywhere in the village on the night of eve. Ying and I were on the scooter trying to get as close as possible to feel the 10m-away-excitement. I accidentally went too close and both of us thought we are gonna die from the random falling objects that came from the fireworks. That feeling was damn good! Interesting, exciting and fun. Eventhough we have it every year but this was the first time I brought my sister with me to "chase" fireworks. Despite the loud explosions, I went to bed right after 1am. Tiredness was torturing me badly since morning.
Day 1 of CNY! Every year, Chinese New Year is like a fashion show event in my family. From 1month baby to 80 years old granny, we all have to dress up in our best form. This year, I chose to be simple yet attracting not in the sense of face or figure but colour. Striking hot pink! #smirks
Now, don't judge my hair! It didn't really turn out the way I wanted it to be but anyway.....yup! This was my outfit for that day. Elegant right? Feminine right? My sisters were totally trying to sell themselves to some modelling companies. They keep posing and somehow I became a part time photographer. #rollmyeyes
Okay, I am lazy to type already and I shall spam you guys with photos. Hopefully this year I can have more house visits in Singapore in order to counter the horrible exchange rate of 2.6.
Day 1 is forever so tiring! Every year our routine is the same. Wake up at 9am > prepare until 10am > leave gramps's for granduncle's for angbao collection > then to grandaunt's for another round of angbao collection > back to gramps's for lunch > visit guanyin temple > back home for dinner.
Other than playing with fireworks and crackers, day 1 is forever a torture to me. My family has this tradition of eating veg for the whole day during lunar new year. Right, and I get hungry easily. Maybe gambling is something I would look forward to. New way of gambling this year and it's called In-between. It is something similar to Masood yet more exciting. Maybe I will teach you guys somewhat next time.
Day 2! All my aunts are coming back. This year all this ladies got lazy and we all steamboat our dinner away with Satay Celup. Some of you might find this term unfamiliar. It is something similar to Lok-lok but in a more Malacca's style. Soup based is satay sauce and you just dip every thing in. Some people might find it strange but it's really nice. Trust me! The food gourmet said so.
New year should be the same in all Malaysian family. Family gets too big that sometimes we need to shout in order to talk. The amount of angbaos are increasing but the amount of digits in it stay the same. Even so, I still love going back.
Okay, I am lazy to type already and I shall spam you guys with photos. Hopefully this year I can have more house visits in Singapore in order to counter the horrible exchange rate of 2.6.
我在这里祝大家马到成功，事事顺利!