*~ Cherindipity Moments ~*

CNY Eve~

Had been complaining about it that there was clearly no halfday off given on CNY eve.. terribly disappointing but it was just as well.. took the whole day off instead.. cleaning, decorating and last minute shopping in the most festive place during this time of the year ~ Chinatown!

taking a photo of myself with my bouquet of flowers in front of a temple~


Next stop was to grandma's place for our reunion dinner with the big extended family of 3 generations.



my floral arrangement~ a gift to grandma who loves flowers~


and thanks to 3rd uncle for he spent a day to cook up a feast for everyone~



a few on the line up:
salted egg yolk on crispy tofu, chilli crabs and not forgetting the yusheng!


*~ some of us cousins ~*


CNY~

So as usual.. CNY is about visiting relatives, exchanging good wishes and ang pows.. * very embarassing to still be receiving ang pows at this age.. but.. thats one of the privileges of being single~ :D* also lots of feasting, partying, celebrating, catching-up~ We all want a prosperous year in health and in wealth!



*~ visiting the temple on day 2~*

a small steamboat/teppanyaki party at home...


*~ cindy and claire ~*


*~ eugene and i, with grandma in the background ~*


*~ steamboat! ~*


*~ me and Mr WangWang with his new tie ~*


*~ Ex-Borlanders after a sumptious Szechuan steamboat @ xiaofu's house ~*


*~ Cindy's very tasty homemade tiramisu ~*


for the first time we also joined mom and dad in an estate 1000-people dinner feast! 100 tables of hillview and bukit gombak residents and their families, good food, entertainment and lucky draws! we won ourselves a nice birdnest hamper~ ;) learnt some indian dance moves~ haha!



*~ tickets to the dinner ~*


*~ grandma, phia and me! ~*


*~ grandma posing shyly with the God of Fortune ~*


*~ immersing ourselves in the bollywood dance ~*


Back to work for me on the 6th day of the lunar month~ arranged for a team lunch on the 15th.. also known as the chinese valentine's day. A time to gather again, celebrate the spring festival, hoping for more good luck throughout the year!



*~ Our lunch feast @ The Cathay Restaurant ~*


So far the year's been great! I even got myself a netbook (mom won it at another lucky draw at the dinner she attended). yes.. outdated.. i'm soooo "beyond technology" but i just like netbooks.. except my fingers are too fat for it.. ;)


It's gonna be a GREAT GREAT year!

Starting the day with a good swim at the pool~ both waking up very late.. ended up a little sun burnt under the 12pm sun :P

After which we made our way to a nice cosy restaurant District 10, hidden away from civilisation~


*~ District 10 ~*


*~ peeping into the kitchen.. no one there!?! ~*


*~ eugene ~*


*~ me ~*


*~ our salad ~*


*~ thick creamy potato soup ~*


*~ a huge chunk of juicy salmon ~*


*~ the one with both of us ~*


*~ and finally our dessert ~*

Completed the day with the very funny and entertaining A Great Great World movie!



And then a simple dinner at a nearby coffee shop :) nice!~ thanks dearie~

Not sure how my 2 front wheels turned this way but quoting the car wash guy.. "this one KO alredi... you need to go buy dunno wat to clean it... "

*~ my KO-ed tire... ~*


*~ with some hard work... ~*


*~ as good as new!! ~*


*~ my new best friend! thank you!! ~*


So amazed so decided it was worth some publicity! so if you have a KO-ed tire like mine, no harm giving 3M a chance! ;)