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chinese new year come in a rush and went off in a rush too. but time spent was merriemnt. on chu xi went for reunion dinner. was super hungry before dinner was served so ate all the rubbish that my hands can lay on. and i was too full when dinner finally comes. skipping the noodles n the rice, i ate as many side dishes. and i must say they are all yummylicious. we usually dun eat out for reunion dinner, but instead everyone of us meaning all my cousins and uncles from my dad's side came together. each family will whipped a dish or two. those that are too busy to cook will buy duck or roast meat. these people i will be seeing on chu yi, i see them on chu xi as well. i duno how u guys reunion goes but mines like tt. so after dinner, went back home to watch tv. wanted to go chinatown to catch the 208 fireworks but heard that it was super packed n getting crushed before cny isnt on my top list. after the korean show, jing san shun, my family went down to the temple at bugis and did some quick prayings. the place was full of people as well. the time then was nearing 3am.

on chu yi, i woke up at 2pm. yup. hee. coz both my parents are the youngest in their family, on one visits us during cny. left for my eldest uncle's house at 5 where everyone wil gather there. catering was set up by 6 and dinner by 7. nxt up was the annual one-minute of silence led by my eldest uncle to remember all our ancestors. and i litereally mean all of em. he will always go asking, "whats the name of your grandmother? great grandmother? grandfather? great-grandfather? blah blah" and all of us (the young ones) are supposed to answer back in unison. i have been gg through this practice for the past 18 years ( my grandmother passed away when im 3) without fail. when i was younger, i will always see this practice as a bore. i dun seem to understand why my eldest uncle made us all do that. but now i do. if withouht his persistence, i dun think i will remember my grandparents' names. without it, i will not remember many of my childhood memories. and often thtrough these memories, i realized how fast everyone has grown up, some attached, some married, some pregnant and of course myself promoting to 'aunt'. i realie do treasure my family ties.

on chu er, i was rudely awaken by my mom and soon on the way to my aunt's place. we had our lunch there. my aunt's place got 2 fat cats. yup CATS. but both were locked up in the cage throughout the day. muhahhaa. a bit evil lar. but it beats having me running around in circles should they be allowed to be walking around my aunt's place. went to watch 'i not stupid too' in the evening. it was a good show. i teared and laughed to my heart's content. thumbs up!

on chu san, met up with linda n gang and we went around singapore home visiting. in total, we went to 8 different houses and it took a full day. was super tired by the end of the day but it was an enjoyable experience. 8 differnt kind of people, each with their own problems. funny how we can still enjoyu ourselves despite all the fan-ness. mayb coz when we are together, we will not think of the many problems? hee duno why but i was amazed how this frenship grows. my aunt was equally amazed when i explained to her. she was over at my house when we came back for dinner. she popped a question asking linda if we were from xinmin or nyjc. so linda told her, nope, (pointing to me) " we are univeristy classmates". then i overheard n joined in the conversation. so my aunt asked how bout the rest. i jus told her, the rest are linda's friends. and so she goes "ohh wahh". :)

and that rounds up 2006 cny. now, its photo time. i bet it will take ages for all the photos to be up. hope everyone has an equally enjoyable new year. and may the dog year be a fantastic year for everyone too. gong xi fa cai, xin nian kuai le!!! =P

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