Chinese New Year

This year, our house cleaning is not so taxing. Dad decided to paint and change some furniture so house cleaning started all the way from January or was it December ?

So what does CNY means after so many years ? When I was a kid, CNY means "ang pow" collection time or aka extra income time. Of cos there will be loads of goodies such as pineapple tarts, almond biscuits, egg rolls and bak kwa. As I grow older, CNY comes with responsibilities, such as cleaning up the house. This is the one and only time that I think "Wah Kao, how can a 5 room HDB be this bloody big !" Imagine, a THICK layer of dust accumulated underneath my bed for a year, momentos and cards accumulated throughout the years, etc.

However, CNY means different thing to me admist the responsibilities. It is a time where some families come together for a meal, especially if one of their own is in a land far away working. It is a time where people meet to catch up and update on the happenings in someone's life. It is a time where greetings and well wishes are generously shared. What a beautiful and meaningful festive season isn't it ...

Bryan's (Nephew) Birthday

Bryan's birthday is on 8 February and we celebrated on 11 Feb (Sun). It is also on the same day as Melvin Yuan !!! I asked Bryan what cake did he get on his actual birthday and whether he liked it ? He mentioned he prefer a cake in the shape of a power ranger. Anyway, I told him I got him a mango cake and he said he liked mango cake! Not sure if he really like, but he sure is a sweet talker.

Well, the kids always love birthday celebration and the cakes that comes with it. Oh, apparently, Joel, the younger brother of Bryan like .... BLACK Cake... which I think he meant choco cake. I got a video clip as proof (too bad blog don't support avi file). Gonna surprise him with a "gui ling gao" first, then will bring out a chocolate cake for him. Haha ...

We had dinner in Toa Payoh at Fortunate Restaurant. As we left the place, the kids were eyeing the kiddy rides and grandpa who dotes them to bits, bought them each a ride so they can go home satisfied and without regrets.

Sigh ... reminds me of the times when dad would bring 3 of us to the market in Lor 8 to ride those battery operated motor vehicles, as mum would clean up the house after feeding us dinner. I guess the 3 of us would remember that till we gone senile. It was fun and guess dad dotes us to bits too.