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Friday, February 22, 2013

CNY cookies

We made four different types of CNY cookies this year for our relatives and friends.
Melting moments

Golden pineaaple rolls

Almond flakes cookies
 
Raisin walnut cornflakes cookie

First day of CNY

Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Getting ready to church on the first day of CNY.
 
Waiting for mass to start...
 
Big tanglung at the entrance.

Lion dance after mass.

Cai qing

Nice & meaningful red pocket bought from church.
 
As a tradition, I put two ang pau under the girls' pillows, ya shui qian ( in mandarin ). Each of us received an ang pau from ES too.
 
This is what she wrote for daddy:
Dear Daddy, Happy New Year! Daddy you will be happy because of me
 
 

Thursday, February 21, 2013

CNY eve at Kek Lok Si

 

 


 


 
 
 

Reunion Dinner

Lou Ju Sau
We had an early reunion dinner three days before CNY. This year we can really feel the new year atmosphere as we are with our beloved family members and everybody is celebrating chinese new year here. Ah Ma cooked some delicious dishes for the dinner.
 
Vegetables with abalone
 
Chicken
 
Lobak
 
And chilli sauce - red chilli, gingers, lime, soy sauce, a pinch of sugar ( only prepared during festive season at gong gong's parents house ) 
 
 The boys and girls enjoyed their dinner on their small tables while the adults having their dinner.
 
Daddy bought lou sang back and the kids enjoyed it too....