Tuesday, February 23, 2010

2010 Chinese New Year

This year I felt the Chinese New Year mood was not so excited, if compared to last year. Chinese New Year songs has not been heard frequently from town area shophouses. Somehow in the big department stores, we did see some programmes to boots up the Chinese New Year festival.



On the Friday morning, about 6.40am I started to drive to Shah Alam. On the way I stopped at Tapah and Rawang, based on brother's hand drew map, I reached his new house.Quite relax to drive cause no traffic jam.

My brother invited us to celebrate Chinese New Year at his new house. A very nice house....Somehow one thing was missing....The kennel has no dog. The cute dog has been sent away because the neighbours not allow. What an area??? Can keep cat but cannot keep dog....all also catergorized as pets. Since the license has been given out. Whats wrong to keep the pets. Ha...I don't understand that! OK ! Because of respectation, no help, has to agree to send the dog away, the cute dog has to follow the new family.

I'm very happy to see my handsome newphew and beautiful niece.

It's very quiet outside of the house. The weather was warm but suddenly there could be a heavy rain. Luckly, the new house has few fans and air-cons.

I like the lovely white and wood kitchen...more bigger space to move around. On the Chinese New Year eve, my sister-in-law, mother and myself started to prepare the Reunion dinner dishes. Wow ! See the photo....Yummy delicious!



We also prepared the vegetables yee-sang and the hot-pot. We did really enjoyed the Reunion dinner. One of my family member couldn't make it to join us. Hopefully, he will be around with us next year.



After the reunion dinner, my sister-in-law and her beautiful daughter started to make the 'tang yuen' (glutine rice ball)....ha....little niece make so many shapes instead of round one....never mind...let her learn....Good ! I love that !



At 12.00am midnight, we prayed for the "God Of Wealth". Then we played firework.



Only one time of playing, ha....again one of the neighbour came and told us, his children cannot sleep....'Sorry..lah..little children....One year only one time playing, tolerate a bit lah....' Huh !! Never mind, on the second day we played the firework a bit earlier.

The first day of Chinese new year, we went to a Chinese temple to pray. Then we enjoyed our new year with relatives who came to the house. Love to see the children playing around. Meanwhile we also enjoyed watching the Korean episode dramma 'Queen Seon Duk'. Nice drama ! Have a watch !

Time ran fast, the third day of the Chinese New Year, I drove back to kampung with my family members. Ah Ha...this time...I saw 2 cases of reckless drivers on the North-South highway....Pity....I also saw a dead monkey on the middle of the road, pity that it don't know the speed of people drive on the highway.

On the 8th day Chinese New Year night, some Chinese started to pray for the 'Emperor of God'...On the 9th day, it was Hokkien people Chinese New Year....This year my family cannot pray for the God because my grandma passed away last year. In the village...every where were fireworks...huh, so beautiful when you looked up to the sky..and of cause..we cannot get to sleep....the exploded sound was loud and continuous...but the Chinese New Year festival mood was there.....Great !!!

Today is the 10th day of Chinese New Year...everything went back to normal...

Awaiting for the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, my mom will prepare grand meal to let us enjoy food again.....!! My mom is a good cook....my sister-in-law also a good cook too....see...she cooked for us the sweet soup in this eve of Chinese New Year...nice to take it......