C'est La Vie: January 2012

Monday 30 January 2012

Crabs at Uncle Leong

Meet up with 2 Yiwens and Nana for dinner on 人日. Unlike many, my family do not have the habit of eating together on this occasion. According to the Chinese, humans are created on the 7th day of lunar new year. So, it is considered every Chinese's birthday on 人日.

Dinner was at Toa Payoh's Uncle Leong. The food was nothing to rave about but not that bad either. Conclusion is Melben still serves better crabs!

Uncle Leong

Nai Bai

Pumpkin Prawn

Guinness Pork Ribs

Salted Egg Crabs

Crab Bee Hoon

2 Yiwens - Agnes & Eugenia

Me & Nana

Overall, the dinner was great. Good company make up the lack of quality food.

Will be going Phuket with the girls this August. This the be the first time the four of us going on the same trip. I have traveled with the 3 but not together.

I am looking forward to the trip! (:

Saturday 28 January 2012

下一站，幸福？

好想去北海道。。想要去幸福车站。

或许，下一站就是幸福？

Thursday 26 January 2012

In loving memory of Febby

Received a sad news that my cousin's dog, Febby had passed away. Felt really sad though we know that Febby was of old age. I even carried it on Monday at my Uncle's house. Febby used to live next door before my cousin got married. It has existed since I was in secondary school. Never would I expect that Monday was the last time I saw Febby..

Febby, you will missed... May you rest in peace in doggy heaven. :~(

Monday 23 January 2012

Change... Again!

I switched back on blogger again. I still prefer blogger's layout and the ease of posting. Manage to 'custom make' a simple layout using the available layouts. I am simply spoilt for choices with the options give. I decided to go for a simple blue background. Blue is still my favorite color. :)

Today marks the first day of Lunar New Year. My family do not usually go out today. My uncles and aunties from my father's side will visit us. My grandma used to stay with us which explains why everyone comes over. After my grandma passed away, this practice still goes on. The next eldest in line is my dad's eldest brother who happens to live next door. Families in the past seems to like to buy flats near to each other. There are pros to this but conflicts are unavoidable too.

Over the years, relatives who came become lesser. It will be the usual few families who will appear. Talking to some relatives is kind of awkward. The feeling is worse than talking to strangers. I am sure many of us can identify with this. My dad's side of family is big. He had 3 sisters and 6 brothers. Each family has an average of 3 children. I have a lot of cousins but close ones are only a handful. When I mean close, it only means we can talk during family gatherings. About 1/4 of my cousins are born in the 1970s and the rest of us are the 1980s gang. Those that appear in family gatherings are the 1970s gang. Among them, only like half appears too. They are my eldest uncle children and my brother. Others does not seem to want to associate with the extended family. When i think of this, i feel kind of sad and disappointed. But I guess, this is life. If one day I happen to see some of my cousins on streets, I may not even recognize them and vice versa.

Picture of my sisters and 2 cousins who we are closed to. They are Lydia (2nd from left) and Theresa (2nd from right). They are sisters. Both are younger than me. We can be considered playmates since young. My auntie would sent them to my house and my grandma will take care of them and my siblings. Theresa will be getting married this December. Really looking forward to this as it has been sometime we attend a close relative's wedding. Hope that I will be able to help out in her wedding. :)