新年快乐,恭喜发财!
Happy Chinese New Year!

Finally, Chinese New Year is considered over..at least for me.
Normally I would be starting work tomorrow but our company close an extra day for staff welfare.
So, how have you spent your first few days of dragon year?
Did you receive alot red packets?
Well, I did not really go around relative house.
My auntie who is suffering from breast cancer was admitted to hospital on CNY eve.
So practically from first day till now I have been running to hospital everyday.
Nobody is in the mood of going around for visits.
Furthermore, my papa is not around anymore..he used to be the one who will bring us around to other relatives' houses.
However, as usual, I was running here and there like mad cos I have two sides of the family to go to.

Alright, putting the sad things aside, before CNY eve, I have brought mama to Chinatown to enjoy this festive mood.
I remember last year when Bengbeng went with me..not many people there.
I thought it would be the same but I was wrong.
The whole Chinatown was so packed.
Brought mama to dinner at Tiong Shian Porridge first..wanted to bring her to eat something better..restaurant or what..but she insisted the porridge. =.=
We started our walk from Lucky Chinatown..everything sold there seems to be from Taiwan.
It looks like a little Taiwan night market. Haha!

Mama was really cute going around trying all the food.
She actually ate the tester from the start of the walk to the end of it. LOL
And guess what, we ended up only buying CHOPSTICKS!! O.o
Ok, but the chopsticks are really cute..with surname or zodiac on it.
We bought 11 pairs..(cos buy 10 pairs and get 1 pair free) Haha!
Mama don't buy the new year cookies there at all..she keeps saying this not nice, that not nice..
She just feel that only the pineapple tarts she made is the nicest lah.. -.-"
I wanted to buy nuts and mochi..but was being stopped. *sighz* I cannot even spend my own money.. :(

Accompany mama to Sinflora too..which is just opposite our house..a 10 minutes walk.
I know she got nothing in particular which she wana buy..yet she keeps saying she wana go there.
She really loves sight-seeing..and enjoy the festive mood..with all the crowds around.
So I got no choice but to go with her..

I was kinda amazed with the varieties of flowers there.
I thought there would only be those bamboo shoots.. puffy willow..and mandarin orange trees.
It's so colourful there!!
And just as I expected, we went home empty-handed, not buying a single thing. Haha!
This is what we called, "window shopping"? LOL.

Eve was a movie day!!
Bengbeng brought me to watch "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"..not too bad show.
I actually wanted to watch "We Not Naughty" but in the end I changed my mind.
Heard that it wasn't very good..not sure.
Anyway, after movie, Bengbeng brought me to his big auntie's house for reunion dinner at early evening.
I did not eat much cos I have another round of reunion dinner at my grandpa's side lor.. =.=
Bengbeng gota work after the dinner and so I went over to my grandpa's side.
Talking about reunion dinner..I guess most of the people are having steamboat?
I believe this is the only trend which will never get discontinued..
Furthermore, steamboat is the easiest to prepare.. haha!
It only depends if you are cooking any other additional dishes..which normally people would.

This CNY is really spoiling my diet. =.=
Shall continue after I am back to work.. haha!
CNY food are just irresistable. However, I still insisted on no carbo intake. ^^
Just that I ate lotsa junk food..especially those new year cookies. =.=

First day of CNY almost killed me seriously.
Woke up super early..around 6.30am.
Need to get prepared as we were going to pray my papa at Nirvana in the morning.
Cos I wanted to curl my hair..so I need at least like 1.5 hours for everything. LOL!
Afterwhich, visiting my auntie at the hospital..then to my mama's side for lunch.
I don't really like to go over there because of the uncles and aunties..
All cunning and money face..not expecting any red packets from them at all either cos they are selfish people.
I was simply going there to show my face..quickly eat and go.
Luckily Bengbeng accompanied me this year..at least I have someone to stick with.. hehe!

After the lunch, Bengbeng brought me to Angbao River!!
Few days before CNY, I told him I wana go Angbao River walk walk..cos last year we went too..and he never forgets!
Really love him so much.. :)

Dragon dragon!! There are so many dragons!!
All made of different materials..I espcially like the one made with the plates, bowls and cups.
Seriously, some of them I really don't know what are they.

Look at the 12 zodiacs!!
Ok..some are cute but some are really ugly.
I kept asking Bengbeng to stand beside the rat (his zodiac) and I will take a photo for him but he refused..cos he said the rat is so ugly. Haha!
We both think the pig is the cutest..but why the pig got no eyes?! kekex!
And..the horse looks like pig.. =.="

Really enjoyed the trip to Angbao River although we only go there for like less than an hour.
I guess that's they only thing I love about this CNY.

My CNY actually ended once the first day ended.
Second day was practically at hospital chatting with my auntie..helping her to buy all the neecessities..bringing porridge to her..
I love her alot..because she is the auntie who is closest to me as we worked together in my grandpa's 4D shop for almost 2 years.
She dote on me alot too..so now it's my turn to dote on her since her son is still too young to look after her.
I really wish that she will get well..although I know it needs miracle.
I just hope she'd feel better..and fight through this..
I cried today..thinking of my papa.
I seriously do not wish to lose another kin.. :(

Time to rest now..gota visit my auntie again tomorrow morning.
To view all the photos on my CNY 2012, you may click here! ^^