Cottage by the River

GONG XI FA CAI!!

HUAT AH!!!

Today is the 7th day of the First Lunar Month.. Ren Ri, its everyone's birthday todae..

Anyway, I'm in the office now..
Long wordy post ahead as I've nothing better to do at the moment.

This is a super tiring week..

This year Lunar New Year (LNY) is not as happening as the past..

On LNY eve, I woke up at 5am to accompany my mum to Ubi Road to pick up brasied ducks and roast chickens for my maternal granny and aunts.. I reached the shop around 6.10am, and a long queue has already formed.. So I joined in the queue for the chicken, while my mum queue for the duck (2 different stores..) Its all the elderlies who are queing, I felt abit out of place, but yet excited.

A couple hours later, after depositing the staff at my granny's house.. I went home and bake cookies for my aunties.. In total, I made 6 bottles of chocolate chip cookies.. I improvise the cookies, and it not only looks good, but taste just as good.. So after the cookies are done, my mum sent me down to my paternal grandparents house..

Upon reaching, I realised my aunt has already whipped out plenty of food to pray to the ancestors.. So well, I ate a hearty meal, and went to sleep.. (I woke up at 5am kae..) Woke up at dinner time, and I continue to eat.. =x

And after much nua-ing around and mahjong, we left around 12plus in the morning and reached home around 1am.

First day of LNY, as usual.. Went to my maternal granny house.. This is the first LNY we spend at the new house.. (their old house at River Valley got en-blocked).. The new house is so small!! Not enough to house all of us.. So we didnt stay very long.. Then we made our way to River Valley, to pray to my grandpa, then to a temple in joo chiat.. All these while, I was tasked to sit in the car and wait. Coz I was wearing a new pair of heels which is about 3.5inch, so I could hardly walk..

Then went back to my paternal grandparents house.. Where I promptly fall asleep again.. =p

Woke up for food, then played abit of blackjack with my aunties, uncles and cousins.. Lost money. =(
Then xiang came over to pick me up around 1am, and we went Tampines for a show.. Watched (not CJ-7, not Ah-Long, not Jay Chow..) Sweedney Todd - spelling wrong right..

Second day of LNY, I went shopping. Only DFS was opened, so went down with my mum to get Clinique cleansing set and some make-up.. Then coz ALL shops was closed, we left after a couple of hours and she sent me down to xiang's house.. Nua abit more at his house, then went to Tamp for dinner with his family.. Then we caught another show - CJ-7.

Third day of LNY, after so many days so nua-ing I am really getting used to it. Sleep slack eat, sleep slack eat.. Drove down to Tamp around 3pm to meet Jere, Qian and Xiang for a movie - Ah Long.. After that went to XW house at Jurong.. Then we went to Jurong Point for more nua-ing and food, then I send them all home..

Forth day of LNY, I've got friends to come over to my house.. I baked some butter cookies in the morning, then when Jere came over we bake some chocolate cookies.. And slowly more pple started coming in.. All in all, everything was not bad.. They mahjong abit, blackjack abit and Jay Chou concert abit more.. Company was great as my besties came over too.. Xiang won money, I think I break-even..

I slept at 2am, and on the Fifth day of LNY, I started work.. -_-"
I practically zombie the whole day..

Office gave ang bao.. Its 80bucks each! My on my.. This is a generous company.. =p

Then wanted to have an early romantic valentine's day dinner with xiang (coz I've school on Tues and Thurs, and he has classes frm Tues to Thurs), but somehow things doesnt work out.. But the night ended with a stroll at Keppel Bay.. A very quiet and romantic place.. =)

And yesterday, Sixth day of LNY, I started school... -_-"

Today, it'll be home sweet home after work.. Need to do an online quiz..

But this weekend, it'll be more visiting!!

Going to Jere's house on Sat, and my Yi Po's house on Sunday..
And we have already lined up a mahjong session next Sunday.. -_-"

Overall, this has been a wonderful holiday. Except for a little hid-cup here and there..

Wishing everyone the best of luck in this coming new year, may the couples tian tian mi mi, may the singles tao hua duo duo, may the studying xue ye jin bu, may the working shen guan fa cai, may the mahjong-ers da san yuan and da si xi, may the black jack-ers ban luck and ngo leng.. HUAT AH!!