Saturday, February 13, 2010
YEAH!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Bye bye Mr Cow...welcome the cute little tigers (hope it's not fierce tigress)!!! So adorable right these tigers?? They are ang baos actually...er...but empty ones lah,(sian) hee hee! My mum got it for free after buying something....hmmm...think about it...it's not free. 'Cause she did paid for something...right??! Nothing is free!!
I was helping my mum putting money into the ang baos last night...and i was reluctant to use these cute ang baos, 'cause they are so so so adorable!! In the end, my mum used one of these as my ang bao...LOL!
Here are some CNY-ish stuff. Oh, this is the pineapple tarts that have brought so much satisfaction to my family (our stomachs la) for the last 5 years!!! We always place order from this auntie...my mum's friend. NEVER buy pineapple tarts from Chinatown!! NEVER buy from supermarkets!! It's all crappy imitations!! You can try Bengawan Solo next year...hahaha! Theirs are quite nice! Apart from that, home-made pineapple tarts are still the BEST!! No fight man!!
Here's my younger brother and my mum...the head chef of the house!!! She's the best chef in the whole world!! Okay, the truth is, your mum is always the best chef...for some peculiar reason. Agree?? It's just different!! Right?? yes...i know my brother has very cool hair colour! Heh!
What's steamboat without hot hot hot chilli?? This is a yearly must have!! Especially for the fish!! Heh heh...secretly for masking the fishy smell...LOL! This chilli is really very very power!
Mushrooms!!! Er...actually i only eat the mushroom on the right...Hahaha!
What's steamboat without my favourite vegetables?! I love corn!!! Cabbage is easier to eat 'cause it doesn't have thick and bitter stem!! BLEHhhhh!!
Okay, here's everything ROUND. Otah ball, prawn ball, imitation lobster ball.... in a round bowl...
My favourite cheese tofu and cheese hotdog!! Oh....i think i'm secretly a cheese lover!!
Okay, 'cause my house is SMALL we can't be bothered to eat ona big big table! So we sat around the "biggest table" (the floor) and have our dinner. We have been doing this for the past 4 years!! It's actually quite fun!! We were watching my mum's favourite Taiwan soap opera...'AI' or 'Love'. Oh man...what a L...O...N...G....drama!
According to my mom, putting bak kut into the soup will make the soup really delicious. Try it next time! If you add corn and carrots, it'll be EVEN better!
Yummy!!!
This is our fridge before we started eating dinner.
This is the fridge after dinner. Actually not much difference right? HAHA! But good chance to play 'Spot the Diff' between the 2 photos! So...can you spot the diff?
I think my mum made the right choice by not buying as much food this year. Last year, we had even more left over from our reunion dinner! (which was really a heap)
Even though we didn't eat really expensive stuff, but what's most important to me, is the value of spending time with my family. For some reason, CNY is always a time where families reunite and reconcile. I think i really need to learn to treasure these times.
How about you?
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