CNY open day @ work

My work place organized a CNY Open Day last Friday. As usual the lion dance performances (2 sessions!) especially the World Champion team was the highlight of the evening. Both the adults and especially the children thoroughly enjoyed the performance. And of course, the Ang Pow distribution is one of the most long waited event for the children especially with the generous Ang Pow given out by our MD ;p And prior to our yummylicious dinner especially the roasted lamb (food catered from The Hut), we had the Yee Sang tossing too...I didn't get to take a pic but here's one 'borrowed' from my colleague's blog (Fara hope u don't mind ;p)

Gong Xi Gong Xi in the Roaring Year...

We've been quite busy for this year's CNY...it was almost like a CNY marathon celebrations as we've been house visiting since CNY eve with the last one just last Saturday..although it was only 1 house per visit but we stayed on for quite a while in each house...Such an eventful for us :)

CNY Eve - Had the reunion dinner at PIL's


1st Day CNY - Open house at Uncle Tony & Aunt Grace home


2nd Day CNY - Crystal's 7th and Zac's 3rd birthday party cum CNY celebration. We would have gone to another open house next to my parents' house but unfortunately it clashed with the birthday party which we've already committed earlier...


3rd Day CNY - CNY celebration at my best friend's home - as usual I'm the only non-family member around and after marriage I am (plus my own family now..) still always the non-family member around but I don't feel ackward as I always feel at home with all of them :)

8th Day CNY - Open house at Uncle Wong and Aunt Roslyn house

We had a bit of interruption during the lion dance...initially the dance troupe and hubby's cousin arranged the mandarin oranges, cans of beers and chinese vege as above...

But b4 the lions continue their stints, Ethan without much thinking, quickly decided to re-arrange the mandarin oranges as above without permission...sigh... this boy really has a mind of his own...tsk tsk tsk ;p

Picture: Taken from Aunt Anda's album in FB

It was tiring for me but it was good to see how much fun Ethan was having during all those visits especially the lion dance last Saturday :)

Gong Xi Fa Chai & Happy Valentine's Day!

Red the color for CNY and VD.

Our attempt to get a family pic during last nite CNY's eve dinner at MIL's. But as you can see, with Ethan busy playing and picking the carrot from the dinner table, we didn't actually manage to get it quite right ;p

Wishing all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous Chinese New Year!!May the tiger year brings you good luck and may good things in life come your way always :)

Happy Valentine's Day to all too!!

Afraid he is not

During the recent CNY celebrations, I was curious to know if Ethan would be scared of the lion dance or the noisy firecrackers....there I was all ready... holding him tight in case he gets scared or frighten but surprisingly both didn't scared him...not even a bit...instead he just looked at the lion dance and the fireworks/ firecrackers when there were two of such occasions at my big bro's place the other day...My little one so brave huh ??...Well, that's ma' boy alright!! :)

Here comes the tung tung chang...

The curious and not frighten Ethan ;p

Ethan doing his funny face and must be wondering what was that furry thingy beside him hehe...

Finally Ethan posing with the tung tung chang :)

CNY Rewinded

A pictorial display of our activities during the recent CNY break:

1st Day of CNY - dinner with my in-laws-- sorry no photos taken as the workaholic paparazzi was busy eating and was on so-called unofficially off duty! Here's a photo of my lil' E instead ;p

Ethan in a playful mood :)

2nd Day of CNY -- "fun" session at big bro's & open house at Tosaraya

SIL, Big Bro & Allie

The hubs & Lil' E with him doing his funny face, AGAIN! ;)

Ethan with his grandma at Tosaraya

3rd Day of CNY -- family outing at Grace Point

Look at his mischevious smile ;p

Ma' boy & I...

4th Day of CNY -- open house cum house warming party at big bro's

Me mum with some of our close relatives

Family & friend

Ethan and his cousins...

So how was your CNY celebrations or CNY break?

Girls just wanna have fun

Prior before the CNY eve, we gals at work decided to doll up either in red or in Cheong Sam to signify the then upcoming CNY. Ultimately we of coz just wanted to have fun and take some fun pics together ;p Well, just like boys will be boys, girls will be girls too! ;p

Not ready yet lah....

Say cheese...

Happy Rat year!! :)

Ok, that's all for now...I'll update about our CNY break very soon...have to get things ready now as we're going to my big bro's CNY open house this afternoon...wonder if there'll be any fun gambling session...or if I would ever get the chance to have some fun at it...probably not since I'll have to take care of lil' E ;) Hmm.. maybe I'll have to consider online casino eh ;p Just kidding! hehe...

Gong Xi Fatt Chai!!!

Here wishing all of you Gong Xi Fatt Chai!!!

May the Rat year brings you good health, happiness and good wealth!!