CNY Gathering

We have celebrated our 3rd CNY together, and I am so honour that our CNY gathering hosted twice at my place - last year and this year.

We have YuSheng bought from Marriott as appetizer, Hot Pot as our main dish and home baked cheese cake for dessert.

On the spot, we can't remember meaning of the YuSheng ingredient, so we just say various 'auspicious wishes' out loud while tossing the shredded ingredients into the air.

After doing some google, here's the auspicious words to say when putting the YuSheng: -

Raw fish - 年年有余

The pomelo/lime - 大吉大利

Pepper - 招财进宝

Oil - 一本万利,财源广进

Shredded Carrots - 鸿运当头

Shredded green radish - 青春常驻

Shredded white radish - 风生水起,步步高升

Peanut - 金银满屋

Sesame seeds - 生意兴隆

Deep-fried flour crisps in the shape of golden pillows - 满地黄金

Snap! Snap! Snap! No idea how many times I have clicked. I just want to capture the best shot for them. I enjoyed capturing every moment of all the little ones, as for the most challenging is to have all the kiddos do the posting in front of my camera. Mission impossible!

Did some cropped and collage, the final result quite satisfied and here's the group photos.

新年快乐! - 'bai nian' (拜年) from our kids to their parents. We want them to learn the Lunar New Year custom whereby the younger generation pay their respect to their elderly.

Family Photo

Lunar New Year greeting from TTKfamily.

GO Xi Fa Cai

恭喜发财

Festive Reunion

I have a great day, with great food served for the day, but I can't sleep with a stomach full of festive food, ended stay wide awake blogging.

Saturday night received a text, TTKfamily are invited over for CNY reunion dinner at my cousin's house. My plan for Sunday have to change, so Hot Pot for lunch and dinner at my cousin place.

Wow! Really had a heavy meals for the day.

Here's the TTKfamily Hot Pot for lunch!

Reunion dinner at my cousin place. Managed to meet up my other cousin (they are sibling) and chat with three of my cousin's son, I don't know what the exact relationship terms, confused me more after reading the family relationship chart.

After Two Weeks Of School

I fall sick!

I have fever!

I have diarrhea!

I vomited!

I have stomach flu!

I have to stayed at home!

I am not fit to school for 2 days!

I miss my school!

I miss my teachers!

I miss my friends!

I can't play!

I have to rest and sleep most of my time!

Gifts Received

My gal brought back a CNY gift bag last week Friday from her Preschool - two mandarin oranges and a bag of red packets.

Another gifts received from my neighbour yesterday, some CNY deco for me, the deco just came in time as I planned to buy some. Lanterns and toy for both kids, they loved it so much.

Thanks you!

My First Chinese New Year Card

I know trough time, my talents will surface

And true artist I will become... ...

Soon my CNY greeting card will now have meaning.

I will learn to be creative with the exposure given

Support, love and guidance

cut and glue and paste

A true masterpiece, who knew?

Time and effort glue each piece

No reason, nor thought of waste

Cautiously, the work evolves

And for the moment, time stands still

I will create what I hold dear

A priceless work of art

This is my experience doing this greeting card at home with my mom guidance will stay forever in my heart

Auspicious Plants For Lunar New Year 2012

Beside decorated with Lunar New Year cutting paper or ornaments, this year is my first year to decorated with some Auspicious plants. Some people called it as Lucky Fortune plants too.

Here's the plant I have for this year: -

Pussy Willows (银柳, Yin2 Liu3)

In Mandarin sounds like 'Money' (银両, Yin2 Liang3)

I bought it from IKEA few weeks ago. I just found out from my friend it is a good sign where Pussy Willows sprout new shoots and leaves, it symbolise the arrival of prosperity and growth in prosperity.

Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena Sanderiana)

I bought it from IKEA too few weeks ago. This plant is to bring prosperity, fortune and happiness. I decorated the plant with some ribbons and lucky ornaments.

Money Plant Jin Qian Shu (金钱树, Jin1 Qing2 Shu4)

Also known as Gold coin Plant or Zamioculcas Zamiifolia (ZZ Plant) or Fortune Plant. My plants grow, is that mean begin to attract wealth luck to my family? :)

It happen 7 months ago, I pluck the leaves at my MIL place and planted to my pot. Now, one of my pot having a stem with 2 leaves and the another pot, a stem pop out from the soil, yet to see any leaves.

Crassula Ovata or Jade Plant

I planted few leaves in my pot 7 months ago, I get the leaves from my MIL place too, the leaves doesn't grow into a plant. I will try to plant it again.

My First Day In Playgroup

Time flies! Is another year!

Bye Cheer Bear class, miss you so much Ms Andrea and Gui Lao Shi.

I am in class Jemima Puddle Duck this year.

My English Teacher is Ms Aini and Chinese Teacher is Zhong Lao Shi.

Oh, in case you don't know about 'Jemima Puddle Duck', actually this name taken from a children's book - written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter.

Today I dressed in yellow because my class colour is yellow.

I am excited! I am so looking forward to meet my new teachers and friends.

I am at the void deck together with my parents this morning, waiting for my school bus.

Things that happen on my first day: -

- School bus late for 15minutes to fetch me to school

- I cried when I saw my mommy

- Mommy visited me when I am at the outdoor play area

- Mommy is with me when I have my breakfast (bread with Jam)

- School bus late again. I reached home at 6:15pm instead of 5:15pm.

Communication book, welcome notes and a gift received from her preschool. I like this year welcome gift, is a body wrap towel bathrobe with top elastic-band and velcro closure. Is so cute!