CNY really flies
first day of Chinese New Year (CNY) started on 26 Jan 2009... Monday.
the usual visit to my dad's pl... a slight change of plan this year... visited my in-laws (photos) after dad's pl and then last stop at my grandma's, meeting up with my dad's side of extended family, cousins and aunties (about 30 odd)... the last stop always ended with setting up mini 'gambling' den... the big/small dice set that was given free with every new moon abalone purchased... i actually bought the abalone becos of this dice set... hahaha... day 1 ended around 2100hr for me... losing less than 10.
day 2 CNY... visited my elder brother's place... all the kids were really busy playing at the double-decker bus bed... adults were busy with blackjack, KFC and prata... haha... made my best and fastest earning... 40 bucks in 15 mins :P... thereafter rushed to visit my wife's uncle, have another meal (nice and delicious home cooked food)... closed to 3.30pm, we adjourned to my mum's side of extended family... imagine almost 50 people (adults and kids) cramming into a 4-room flat... i was mingling and chatting non-stop with cousins, uncles and aunties... the fastest record was also set here... almost 20+ ang paos given out within 15 min... haha... but joyous occasion... ended last stop at my 2nd uncle's pl... steamboat and another round of chit-chat...
after the 2 days of hectic CNY... 3rd day was 'rest' day for us (wife, my girls and i)... a brief shopping at Vivo (post CNY sale), got my jeans here... and then to Marina Sq for River Hongbao... photos to be posted in facebook and linked soon... pathetic this year...
let's hope that this tradition of giving and visiting continues and ... HUAT AH.
the usual visit to my dad's pl... a slight change of plan this year... visited my in-laws (photos) after dad's pl and then last stop at my grandma's, meeting up with my dad's side of extended family, cousins and aunties (about 30 odd)... the last stop always ended with setting up mini 'gambling' den... the big/small dice set that was given free with every new moon abalone purchased... i actually bought the abalone becos of this dice set... hahaha... day 1 ended around 2100hr for me... losing less than 10.
day 2 CNY... visited my elder brother's place... all the kids were really busy playing at the double-decker bus bed... adults were busy with blackjack, KFC and prata... haha... made my best and fastest earning... 40 bucks in 15 mins :P... thereafter rushed to visit my wife's uncle, have another meal (nice and delicious home cooked food)... closed to 3.30pm, we adjourned to my mum's side of extended family... imagine almost 50 people (adults and kids) cramming into a 4-room flat... i was mingling and chatting non-stop with cousins, uncles and aunties... the fastest record was also set here... almost 20+ ang paos given out within 15 min... haha... but joyous occasion... ended last stop at my 2nd uncle's pl... steamboat and another round of chit-chat...
after the 2 days of hectic CNY... 3rd day was 'rest' day for us (wife, my girls and i)... a brief shopping at Vivo (post CNY sale), got my jeans here... and then to Marina Sq for River Hongbao... photos to be posted in facebook and linked soon... pathetic this year...
let's hope that this tradition of giving and visiting continues and ... HUAT AH.
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