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Happy Water Dragon Year 2012!
Can’t believe that it’s new year already! My gooodness! I’ve barely made proper and enough preparation for this CNY. In fact I decorated the whole house on Saturday and went marketing for reunion dinner on Saturday night! What a last minute person I am! Haha!
Speaking about reunion dinner, this year I cooked lesser dishes due to the fact that we’ve booked a pot of poon choy from Dragon-i. It’s not like I’m lazy or what – I’ve actually googled all 8 dishes’ recipes and totally looking forward to cook them! But then we’ve bought the voucher and the voucher valid up to 22nd January, by 2pm! Oh well, will be saving those recipes for next year reunion dinner then! 
Yesterday we went up to granny’s place to pay respect to our ancestors. Right after the prayer we had to rush to Queensbays to get the poon choy. By the time we reached home, it was already 3pm and immediately we started the last minute house cleaning. Hung all the last minute decos, bathed Miilo and blew dry him, and mopped the floor, then off to the kitchen to work on the prawns and cutting the vegetables.
Weeks prior to Chinese New Year, there was a grand pre-CNY celebration at the 9th Emporer temple at Raja Uda. Since we were quite free that day, we decided to drop by. However, we went quite late, at about 8 something.
… and I forgot my DSLR. Resorted to take photos using my iPhone only. -.-”
It was so crowded there especially at the entrance since there was only one way in and out. The other entrance was blocked by the temporary stage, hence the terrible human traffic. I felt so uncomfortable when someone’s sweaty, sticky skin rubbed against mine. Luckily the jam was temporary only.
On the stage, local singers entertained all with countless of Chinese New Year songs. I took a glance to see who was singing at that moment (but I don’t know him! ops..) and walked faster to catch up with my parents.
Around the temple were stalls which mostly showcased the Chinese art and culture or things that related to Chinese culture.
The yearly tradition started as early at 9 in the morning this year!
Purposely cut all the needed ingredients so that I wouldn’t have to start cooking that early. Little did I know when I took nap at 2.30pm due to terrible headache, mum woke up me an hour later asking me to start cooking!
Of course, I snoozed the ‘alarm’ until 4pm, lol!
I thought I would have enough time to kaotim everything myself, but I’m so wrong again. Again, help was needed in the kitchen. Mum, sis and even dad crowded the kitchen, helped stirring, frying and washing the plates.
By 7.30pm, dinner was served. 
Baked scallop and bacon with honey mustard sauce; Garlic beer prawn; Thai style steamed fish.
Want a bowl?
It supposed to be a pre-birthday celebration at Seoul Garden Autocity for dad with the family. Little did we know that there was bigger celebration at Autocity itself. ^^
We decided to have a walk at the SHOP IN d’PARK after the super full buffet dinner. When we reached there, we saw few cute looking tanglung with a long white paper hanging below it. A closer look revealed few Chinese words on that paper.
Apparently there was competition going on. The participants were to look for these tanglung and answered the questions on the paper. It seemed like the questions are those literature related and difficult since my mum, bro and sis didn’t know the answers. Lol!
So, we feasted out eyes on the goods instead. Many nice dresses, bags and accessories attracted my eyes but I was very tight on budget this month, therefore didn’t dare to go near them. LOL.
My sister had gotten herself a dress by the way. Damn cheap. Under RM30! XD
As we walked towards the end of the lane, I heard a lady singing mandarin song but didn’t pay much interest to her voice. Only when we reached the end, we realised there was a singing competition going on as a lady in fancy dress stood on the big stage, serenading to the audience below.
There was also tanglung (lantern) competition going on. This competition which emphasized on using recyclable items as the lantern’s material, showcased creativity, artistic and skills as some lantern blew us away!
Since I brought my DSLR along, I asked my bro to snap all the tanglung exhibited there. Bro was initially reluctant, but eventually enjoyed taking them since he felt, you know “cool”. Lol!
While my bro capturing around, my sis and I went about admiring the lanterns.
