Sunday, January 29, 2006

CNY p.s. bday :) 1st day of cny 2day..as usual nothing much to do coz we dun do cny visiting among our relatives in sg and the others which we are closer to r in m'sia. abit envious of my bro n sis-in-law who rode their bike back to m'sia tis morning, couldn't go tis yr coz of dad's condition... so long nvr go back liao... didnt go anywhere to celebrate my bday coz 1st day of cny none of my frenz would be available n family already celebrated during reunion dinner yesterday.
had reunion dinner in the afternoon instead coz mum wanted everyone to be present (previously sis-in-law wld hv dinner with her family instead) started ard1pm with yu sheng followed by the usual fare of steamboat until we drop ;p
yu sheng
steamboat as usual
juz b4 12 midnite, went to tis temple @ paya lebar area with mum n dad coz they had signed up for a ceremony to welcome the god of fortune... juz as we got there, the clock struck 12 and they were letting off those electronic firecrackers. even though not as nice, it did really sounded like the real thing.. went ard taking photos and praying while waiting for the ceremony to start ard 1am. always luv to go to the temples during festivals coz itz all so crowded and festive rather than staying hm to watch all the new year celebrations and shows.
@ the temple
firecrackers
lotsa red lanterns!
lion dance :)
when the annoucement for the ceremony came on, all the pple who had signed up (ard 100-200pple!!) all flocked to the designated area where a raised platform was erected (facing north as that was where the god of fortune is supposed to be tis yr) the ceremony took ard 1hr of which we had to spend ard 40min kneeling down while every single name of the partipant was read but mum n i gave up half way n sat down coz it was really painful kneeling on the concrete road ;p. heard dad's name being called up loud n clear but both of us couldn't catch mum's name properly. me not really concerntrating coz smsing, taking photos n chatting with mm ;) onli got hm ard 2.30am and according to tradition, i stayed awake till 6am as customs has it dat by staying staying awake on the eve ("shou ye") children will help to lengthen the life of their parents.
me during ceremony :)
all the other participants
god of fortune giving out ang paos




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