A couple of months before welcoming the Chinese New Year 2017 (according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar), traditionally and as according to culture, we would do some spring cleaning around at our homes for the preparation, Cleaning away all those dust is believed to welcome more good luck in our homes. To add to it, cleaning those windows and put up new curtains.
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| Something small fr the security guards, pak cik cleaners and auntie cleaners to quench their thirst in conjunction with #cny 2017 #mandarinoranges #packetdrinks How could I forget those simple and genuine smiles and cute waving from the pak cik cleaners everytime they saw me driving into the organisation. A colleague also came to tell me happily that some cleaners got mistaken and thanked her instead~ Indeed, I managed to make everyone happy in a way. I don't expect anything in return for this purpose 😀 |
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Pretty purplish yellow hybrid of #daisies -like #chrysanthemum #plant in which I bought fr #cny decoration at home. 🌻 🌿
Not sure how long it would be able to sustain in a small pot after buying from the supermarket. I fancy supermarket pottery flowers can't last long. Maybe the flowers would love to be in an air-cond environment. >.<
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On the Chinese New Year eve (27th January 2017), we will be preparing lil' steamboat reunion for our lil' family gathering during dinner. Some family may have bigger group, some may have a smaller group, just like us :) However, our food preparation may look like serving a whole group of giants with a big appetite! hahaha~
Around noon, I helped my mommy to put up the red cloth above the main entrance door to usher in the new year at midnight. I believe that every single Chinese in the world does that for their homes, regardless of whether they are Buddhist or Christian. ;)
Around noon, I helped my mommy to put up the red cloth above the main entrance door to usher in the new year at midnight. I believe that every single Chinese in the world does that for their homes, regardless of whether they are Buddhist or Christian. ;)
After dinner, if there were to have any floors that are dirty, sweep and mop it up before the clock strucked 12am as on the 1st day of Chinese New Year, we are banned from sweeping and mopping the floors to avoid luck from getting out from our home.
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| Steamboat preparation by mommy is in progress~ |
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| Lil' giant me had this 3 rounds! :D :D :D |
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Trying out this #wheatbeer #1664 #France #kronenbourg#precny #FireRooster #2017
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 This is also a custom and religion that mom followed each year, which is to pray to the Gods. We worship to God of Heaven, God of Prosperity, God of Kitchen and God of Soil Ground/ Floor Guardian. In general, we are Buddhist. But we are more towards the Hokkien culture who follow the Taoist worshiping.Complicated. Don't question ppl's religion! :P #FireRooster #popipopi #LightgivesusHOPE |
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| Chu yi (1st Day of CNY) which is today (as of 28th January 2017). Snacking on this (US gift by the boy) while waiting for auntie and cousins to visit the parents! :) |
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| Pesto for dinner, anyone?! ;) |
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| 1. Boiling the spiral pasta for about 8 min (add in a tablespoonful of cooking oil and half tablespoon of salt). Drain off the water after that. |
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| 2. Then, start cooking the chopped garlics with a tablespoonful of cooking oil. Add in prawns and cuttlefish (leftover from steamboats). 3. Next, open and put in the powdered premix pesto sauce and add a quarter to half cup of water and let it simmer at a medium fire. If it is too watery, add a teaspoon of cornstarch to make the sauce sticky. Add in a teaspoon of sugar to taste. |
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| 4. Switch off the fire from the stove and add in the boiled pasta and toss to mix. |
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Gong Xi Fa da Chai!
Keong Hee Huat Chai!
Xin Nian Kuai Le!
Happyyyyy Chinese New Year 2017!
*cock cock cock cock* ;)
#prosperityinallaspects
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