Happy "Rat" New Year!

I wanna wish all my friends, my colleagues and readers (IF I have any) a very HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! May your year ahead will be filled with good health, abundance wealth, prosperity and joy! And of course, those who are attached - faster get married lah... And for those who aren't attached YET, faster faster get someone to love lah!*wink*wink*

In conjuction with new year, this blog entry will be ALL about new year.

For me, Chinese New Year means:

1. Eat like an ogre. (Put away that weighing scale!)
2. Guilt later.
3. Firecrackers from neighbours. (Jet, you are right... Maybe we DO aged already! When I was young *oh my, I sound like an old lady* I love the sound of firecrackers banging here and there. But NOW, I was super annoyed with it!)
4. Red packets.
5. Reunion dinner with high school friends.
6. Meeting up with relatives. (Then, the aunties will *concern* about when you will get married, what's your plan for future, when do you wanna change job, change car, yadda yadda yadda...)
7. A reason for shopping.
8. HOLIDAY!

This year's celebration is extra special for me as I was in Kota Kinabalu for the past 3 years, and didn't celebrate Chinese New Year with my family.

Put away the emo side, let's see the CNY check list:

Fake flowers on dried branches. If got money, pussy willow is the best. Decorations for the trees.Wall decorations.A very joyful couple.Kuih bakul. Eat on the last day of CNY. Cut into slices and dip into beaten eggs. Fry until golden brown. Then it's ready to eat! Another option - place sliced kuih bakul in between sliced yam, and dipped into beaten egg, then fry! Mandarin oranges ("kam" = gold). The more sour it is, the more I love it!
Biscuits.Biscuits..Biscuits...
Biscuits!And more biscuits!What's a CNY without prawn cracker......and Shandy?Fatt Choy statue and bamboo tree to usher in good luck and prosperity!*Fa Chai, Fa Fa Chai*

I'll be starting work on 11th Feb... ughh! It's not something I'm looking forward to.

GONG XI FA CHAI again to all! This is the day where you can have great moments with your family and friends. Enjoy every minute of it, and appreciate the people around you... Happy celebrating!!!