CNY Activities

I used to hate Chinese New Year when I was a teenager. I hate the CNY songs, the same old CNY delicacies and dishes and worst of all, the compulsory needs to always say hi to those relatives whom you don't know most of them or some who would just come with whole bunch of kids but only one adult! Damn annoying lor! 

Well, I still don't really like CNY songs and those annoying guests who come with bunch of kids just for the ang pows. But after skipping it for two years during my studies in Perth, I have learned to appreciate the festival more, especially the fact that that is probably the only time in the whole year that you get to see your friends and relatives!  

As usual, we had a lot of good food this year but due to the coming big day, I've restrained myself from over-eating. I did succumb to temptations especially on those oily deep fried stuff but overall I think I did quite well! :p

Our reunion dinner prepared by our 83 year-old Ah Ma! 

The only 'cookies' Mamo made this year - Sinful Deep Fried Seaweed and I couldn't stop eating them!!! Arrrhhh... 

Visiting is a must and hanging out with my cool parent, relatives and cousins are always the best thing to do during CNY!

Me, Tan sisters, Tessa, Mamo and 4e posing with Ah Ma on first day of CNY!

WE LOVE CAMWHORING WITH CARINA AND TESSA!!!

Met Uncle Krishnan after some years! 

Just another weird photo of the cousins! :p

They were discussing about something scary I think during our drinking session at night! Look at their faces!

Sorry Jan, this is the best one and your eyes are shut! 

I enjoyed cooking with Mamo as well! :)

Artsy photo taken at Dua Go's house. 

I spent a total of about nine days in Taiping and I'm proud to say that I've gone hiking at Maxwell Hill five times in total! Ah hem... Talk about will power when it comes to slimming down for the big day man!!! I don't know myself but one of my colleagues actually asked how come I look like I've become slimmer after the CNY holiday? Maxwell Hill is the best man!!! Gaaaahhhh... Need more of the hiking!!! 

Went with Ducum once and it was her first hike since more than 10 years! 

Taking on the challenge like a man!!!

And Ducum started to feel nausea! LOL!

The only time I feel so good because I'm now fitter than my younger sister! Yesh!!! :p

Before we headed back to KL, we had a lot of fun unpacking those hampers we got this year. Honestly, are people getting richer or what? We got more hampers than ever this year! Oh wait, did some of them come with political reasons? Hmmmm... 

Some mad woman trying to grab all the freebies available...

We found treasure!!!

Don't you remember these old school candies??? 

Only Ducum and Vivian took all the candies and biscuits cos eh hem, big sis aren't allowed to eat all those bad food!

And this... Is so UNCOOL!!!

The horror moment when we found all these firecrackers damages on 4e's branded car. 

While I understand firecrackers are sort of fun and I love them heaps when I was a kid, but I do think that people should be more considerate. Firecrackers can be played but far away from someone's car man! So if you are parents to some kids, please help to educate them! Thank you very much!
And... By the way, since when did Malaysia re-legalise firecrackers? Hmmmm... 

This year CNY was actually a little quiet to me, but I think I had a lot of fun hanging out with my family members rather than going out here and there meeting other random relatives. Next year will surely be a different story all together. I sometimes wonder... Will I actually cry of homesick at Deardo's house next CNY? Even though our houses are like 5 minutes apart? LOL!!! You married women should share with me how to handle that, maybe???

Other CNY post here. 

Happy Fashionable CNY 2013!!!

Due to my busy schedule before the CNY this year, I haven't got a lot of time to do a lot of shopping for new clothes. I did get some new clothes here and there but some others are just old ones that look just right for the festive season. As usual, I had Ducum to help me take some photos to showcase these CNY fashion!

Here we go~!

Day 1: The Red & Black Contrast
Some said black is the lucky colour for Rats (in Chinese horoscope) so I guess this simple yet pretty dress I got just about 3 days before I came back to Taiping was a great choice to wear on first day of CNY. What I especially like about the dress is that it is so casual that I can also wear it to work (so a very practical buy) and the fact that it is a mini fishtail dress cos the dress has a slightly longer back just made it so much more cooler! 

Dress from Pudoudou at Lala Land, Sunway Pyramid, RM79.90. Wedges from Charles & Keith sales (forgot how much was it), very diva-ish earings from Aldo Sales, RM40, very diva-ish lipstick two-hole ring from a bazaar. 

Day 2: The Cute Colours
Got this cute dress from Bugis during my trip to Singapore for XT's wedding. It was the one and only piece of outfit I got from the super busy and crowded place. It is with a light pink base, with some pieces of bright pink and turquoise cloths patched on the bottom. Love how it makes me look so young! :p

Dress from a random shop in Bugis, SGD19.90. Very old hairband from a bazaar, very old necklace from Promod, very old multi-coloured bangles. Super cool-looking two-hole ring from Diva sales, RM21 and grey heels from Forever 21, RM79.

Day 3: The Princess Look with a Vest-Kick
The cream colour dress isn't new but this was only the second I wore it. The tulle material is one of my favourites now that I'm looking at bridal stuff a lot and I totally think tulle makes a dress looks so much more cuter! I put on the vest just so to cover a little bit of my fat!

Dress from H&M, RM79. Very old vest from Sub Zero. Same hairband, necklace and wedges as above.

If you realise, I didn't dye my hair this CNY because I would be doing that later for our pre-wedding photo shoot as well as our wedding so I left it as it is for CNY!


Oh wait!
Of course the Tan sisters had their photo shoot too! In fact I think my sisters are getting more diva now! They have dyed their hairs with cool colours and bought some really nice clothes! Ducum actually does better make-up than me you know!

As though we were doing a photo shoot for an all-girl band album or something! Don't you think so??? K-pop, K-pop! LOL!
This year 4e joined in for two photos and we love how they turned out to be! Check them out!!!

4e definitely doesn't act like her age! Oh... That was certainly, definitely, 100% total compliment, 4e! :p

As the popular saying says, we save the best for the last! Even Ducum's friend told her much earlier that he will be waiting for our annual crazy family photos! Were you also waiting for our family photos???
Here you go then~! :)

Papo was out in the morning so we took some with Mamo first. She looks uber cute in the second photo!!! Ha!

The boring one.

The not-so-common one.

The super cute one. Look at Papo and Mamo!!! :D

The movie poster-inspired one. Guess which one?

Bridesmaids it is! How close were we???

By far everyone's favourite! The random one! Papo's expression is priceless! 

Well, we did LOL a lot taking those photos and I'm so thankful that once again, Papo and Mamo are sporting enough to answer to all our funny requests in posing for these photos! End up we have another set of fabulous and fun looking family photos! Yay! Huat Huat Huat Aarrrrrr!!!
So which one is your favourite, guys? 

Heading back to KL soon but hey, CNY is still considered on! So Happy Chinese New Year to all of you and may only the good things come! :D

*My previous CNY posts here.