CNY greetings
I'm amused. Two psychology graduates have confirmed my suspicions, and I'm reassured that I'm not totally paranoid or hypochondriac after all. Well, maybe just a little... :)
1 week after all the 3 Chinese New Year gatherings last weekend, I haven't needed to cook any meals, since there were enough leftovers to literally last for more than a week. It's inherent in the Chinese culture... the mindset that it's always better to prepare extra food, rather than to have insufficient food for the guests. Which has been pretty evident over the weekend, we've probably prepared twice to three times the amount of food required for the number of pple present at each gathering :)
Special mention goes to Maureen's 'Emperor's Chicken', Karen's 'Kong Bak' (stewed pork buns, which we stayed up till 2am the night before to prepare), May's 'Egg and Dried Fungus', Min Yu and Matthew's 'Baked Snapper', Hazel's 'Kim Chi Dumblings', Janet?s 'Massalla and Cream Cheesecake', Esther's 'Indian Curry', Rachel's 'Stewed Pork', Deni's 'Sweet Date Cake'... and the many other yummy dishes contributed by our friends and guests.
I think I've sufficiently recovered from all the celebrations, and had enough of parties to last me for... about a week or so. :) Any excuse to meet up over food will always be welcome :) Enjoyed Chilli crab with Maureen and friends yesterday to celebrate Day 7 of Chinese New Year (from Maureen's crabbing expedition, they caught 64 huge crabs!), had celebrations with Pam today, and will be going out for yum cha / dim sum with Karen and a few other neighbours next week to mark the end of the New Year celebrations. Which means that effectively, I won't need to cook for the whole week again. Except, perhaps, I may need to boil the leftover rice for porridge, to recover from the overdose of all those rich foods :)
Good food, great company... so blessed...
It's the second time I'm spending Chinese New Year overseas, away from family. The first time was in Canning (remember how we exchanged apples because we didn't have any oranges on New Year's eve? Hee hee, such fond memories :) But both times, I'm blessed to be able to celebrate with good friends.
However, I still miss the fun we have back home at family gatherings, chatting and teasing the cousins, joking with the adults, feasting on new year goodies before dinner, and collecting hong baos (which I'll miss out on this year... looks like my 'bonus income' just decreased :) At least we had our annual 'cousins movie-night-out' on Christmas eve instead of Chinese New Year, and watched 'King Kong' together at 1 am.
1 week after all the 3 Chinese New Year gatherings last weekend, I haven't needed to cook any meals, since there were enough leftovers to literally last for more than a week. It's inherent in the Chinese culture... the mindset that it's always better to prepare extra food, rather than to have insufficient food for the guests. Which has been pretty evident over the weekend, we've probably prepared twice to three times the amount of food required for the number of pple present at each gathering :)
Special mention goes to Maureen's 'Emperor's Chicken', Karen's 'Kong Bak' (stewed pork buns, which we stayed up till 2am the night before to prepare), May's 'Egg and Dried Fungus', Min Yu and Matthew's 'Baked Snapper', Hazel's 'Kim Chi Dumblings', Janet?s 'Massalla and Cream Cheesecake', Esther's 'Indian Curry', Rachel's 'Stewed Pork', Deni's 'Sweet Date Cake'... and the many other yummy dishes contributed by our friends and guests.
I think I've sufficiently recovered from all the celebrations, and had enough of parties to last me for... about a week or so. :) Any excuse to meet up over food will always be welcome :) Enjoyed Chilli crab with Maureen and friends yesterday to celebrate Day 7 of Chinese New Year (from Maureen's crabbing expedition, they caught 64 huge crabs!), had celebrations with Pam today, and will be going out for yum cha / dim sum with Karen and a few other neighbours next week to mark the end of the New Year celebrations. Which means that effectively, I won't need to cook for the whole week again. Except, perhaps, I may need to boil the leftover rice for porridge, to recover from the overdose of all those rich foods :)
Good food, great company... so blessed...
It's the second time I'm spending Chinese New Year overseas, away from family. The first time was in Canning (remember how we exchanged apples because we didn't have any oranges on New Year's eve? Hee hee, such fond memories :) But both times, I'm blessed to be able to celebrate with good friends.
However, I still miss the fun we have back home at family gatherings, chatting and teasing the cousins, joking with the adults, feasting on new year goodies before dinner, and collecting hong baos (which I'll miss out on this year... looks like my 'bonus income' just decreased :) At least we had our annual 'cousins movie-night-out' on Christmas eve instead of Chinese New Year, and watched 'King Kong' together at 1 am.
An entry on Chinese New Year wouldn't be complete without a New Year greeting. So, since this is the year of the Dog, and I can't think of any Chinese proverbs with dogs in them, here's my own little 'Doggy Greeting' to all :
:)
Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
posted by GraceL at 5:07 PM
2 Comments:
No hon!!! Just lack of sleeP! :p
*Yawn*
You're right... :)
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