The Yap family ate out this year. I prefer to eat at home. But since I don't cook, I don't think I have the right to veto eating out. It turn out to be quite fun, better than I expected, and we even took an outdoor family photo!
The second was the Chan family. Yet another year, I told myself that we must take photo, but yet another year, we didn't. This year Dad was sick, so he couldn't join us for dinner. Somehow, I didn't see Joyce walk in nor walk out, so I wonder how tall she has grown. Aunt told me yesterday that Joyce is already 1.6m.
Finally, it was the Lim family's. Without grandma, it was as per normal for me. I guess, she has been physically around, but not spiritually for the past few years already, so I didn't feel any different.
I went early, left Lynn at home because she was feverish. So I get to help out a bit.. Firstly, I helped Wee San cut out her .. err. Chick deco, haha.. Then I realised that Aunty Cindy bought the wrong Yusheng platter from NTUC - ie one without carrot and radish strips, so she asked me to cut up a carrot from scratch! Luckily, she thought of using "Dongfen". End up, the Yusheng was pretty decent.
And I bought tomato soup base from HaiDiLao, and pork and beef shabu-shabu. I asked around, and my colleagues suggested getting from Isetan instead of NTUC because it's better quality. So I spent a fortune this CNY reunion.
Then we celebrated Wee San's birthday. This year, I decided that I will stop give Ang Bao to working adult cousins past 30s. I informed her beforehand. So I decided to buy her a birthday gift. I wrapped it using a page from a magazine (cos I didn't have wrapping paper). And I didn't bother to tear out the price tag.. I hope she gets it that it is still extremely sincere.
And finally, here's a few photos of my new year plants at home.
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