CNY 2014

Dear jumjum...

  This year I only had two days to celebrate CNY before heading back to HK. The days leading up to CNY was the usual frenzy of cleaning and cookie making...Oh yes! I discovered and baked my most 销 cake ever! Lemon Pound Cake Made it first for David's potluck dinner then again for sa chap may, both finished within two days. I used to look for elaborate recipes, thinking the cakes would be fancier but they always turn out weird. Suki says the simpler the recipe, the better.

  Mum and I were on a hunt for a pair of lanterns to hang in the porch this year. Found one we liked on sale in Parkson but there were defects. The nice sales assistant went around the different floors of Parkson with us in our hunt for the perfect pair (they were part of the CNY decor), brought her ladder and took it down for us. We put Dad straight to work once he landed. One worker, three supervisors:

White or yellow???

  Parents were up since 4.30am for  sa chap may dinner and it was all hands on deck all day. Two of the aunties including the one from HK and her family joined us. Some of the 12 dishes in total:

  After washing up, the three musketeers went over to aunt's place to play with Meg and Mark. Had a crazy fun time with pillows and stuffed owls. 

Mark the acrobat!

Z being Mark's horseeee.

Nearing 12am these two decided to walk back to our house like this: one with a lion costume, the other on drums!

Chu yi:

Chu er:

  Had a nice dinner with V& Z and NKK, then last minute packing with V and parents helping. Was a little eager to go back and start studying cause I was getting bored in Kuching, but then leaving in the middle of CNY celebrations is no fun!

Chu san ='( :

  Guess what I forgot to bring back? Retainers! GAH!

  Chu si! HJ, Patricia and I decided to fulfill one of the must-visits on our list before classes started. Ocean Park! Craaaaaazy load of people around. Got very annoyed at a Chinese woman pushing against me from behind. I don't understand why someone would want to push their boobs into the person in front. Almost elbowed her or scold her in mandarin! P was like, water off a duck's back, Jacq! But overall had quite a lot of fun. Thank goodness I didn't lose them- phone not working and there was absolutely no chance of finding them in that crowd. When the crowds thinned out by nighttime, we returned to our favourite roller coaster and rode it again twice. They wouldn't let us go on again without going through the entrance once more so we were running through the lanes for queuing like madwomen! Had a nice late dinner of mock shark fin soup from Old Hong Kong before heading back.

*atm*