Chinese New Year 2020

Hello readers! Wishing everyone a Happy Lunar New Year in 2020！

As we usually celebrate chinese new year for 15 days, so this is a consolidated post of my different gathering with relatives, family and friends!

This year is also the first time we are celebrating CNY at our new house. So unlike my mum who really put in 101% effort in chinese new year. I put in the bare minimum. Bought some simple chinese new year decor, but spring cleaning is a must so i have schedule on days such that it is not too tedious for us and clean every corner of our house to welcome the new year!

Bought some simple CNY goodies so that it doesn't look so empty even though i might not have many visitors coming over. Haha

JY told me i don't need to buy pineapple tarts as her mum is making so she give me 2, which is good!

During chinese new year, lao yu sheng is one of the tradition practise in many house, so i can't remember how many yusheng i have lao, but it was not limited to one!

Even though it was supposed to be a joyous occasion but during the eve of new year, Jeremy and i had a big fight, so we was suppose to be home at his parents house for reunion dinner, i was trying to do some last min cleaning so we can go out on time, as i have to work half day, so the schedule was quite tight so i was trying to ask him to stop using his phone and help out, and he refused to listen, so we ended up in a big fight, i never give in during quarrels so when he ask me to shut up, i talk loudly so that probably how our argument didn't ends and i was so mad and eventually i did everything myself, but i was not going to join him for the reunion dinner with his family.

It was so frustrating and i can't understand why one cannot just put down his phone and do whatever he need to do before using back the phone. He probably understand that i was not going to go back with him, so after our big fight, then he try to help out but too late cos i was so mad.

Eventually he went back to his parent house, while i complained to my parents so they came to pick me up in the evening and i went back to help them with all the praying etc.

Cheeky duffy when we try to put on the gold necklace around her. Hahaha

The usual practice for my mum is to decorate the whole house with CNY decors.

With lots of cny goodies in the house.

After our usual praying which starts at 12am, dad bring us to Loyang temple to pray, it was less crowded as we reach around 1-2am. It was also the first time i came along with them. Haha

This year CNY angbao that i packed for the kids! I think i bought too much so there were extras.

After the praying, dad send me back home, by then i saw he was already sleeping like a dead log, initially i thought he won't return but he came back.

Haha and we was on cold war for at least 1 week plus ignoring each other existence. He went on with his own visiting while i went with mine. I went back home and play with Duffy!

Had my usual CNY day 1 feast!

As usual in the afternoon during CNY day 1, my relatives would come over and had steamboat dinner hosted by my parents.

In the past, we usually visit all our relatives day and try to squeeze everyone house in one day, but we realise its too taxing and because it usually is eating non stop. So our cousins decided to choose 2 house per year and it will be on rotate basis, so we just need to visit 1 house in the afternoon and 1 more in the evening til late.

This year is my 7th uncle house and evening was at my cousin house.

First stop at my uncle house! Haha he set up two tables for bbq and steamboat for us.  I like it when we just need to go and visit and eat. Hosting could be tiring. Haha

And evening time was gambling session at my cousin house!

We had our fair share of lao yusheng!

This year i only hosted once at my house with my colleagues! Haha, we had bbq steamboat dinner and gambling session again. They say its a good year for goat, but kinda bullshit cos i been losing money ok! tsk.

They was taking all sort of available stuff in my house to help them in winning. LOL

This year we was invited by Jeremy colleague house for CNY gathering, with lion dance performance. But it was a short one because Jeremy and his colleague had to attend some CNY gathering in the evening so we stay for awhile before he will join his colleagues, on the other hand, i have gathering with another group of friends. Luckily it was just nearby so i went to my friend house after that. Haha

I was the first one to reach Yuna house as usual. Hahahaha, she order all this feast for hosting!

As it was Day 8, I couldn't stay long so i left about 8plus as i need to go back my mum house to help my parents in praying. Only for hokkien dialect, they usually pray 天公 on CNY Day 9. Even though i married Jeremy and he is Teochew but this tradition has never end so far at my own family side.

My last gathering was on the last day of CNY, at Alex house. It was also the first time we visit his house for some board game session! He win all of our money this year, so next year i going to invite him to win back all the $$. Hahahaha.

Overall CNY has been fun in catching up with relatives and friends! As this CNY is pretty short, there was only like 2 weekends before it ends so i didn't manage to arrange meet up with many other group of friends but it's ok, we can catch up some other day!

Shall end this post for now.

Till then!