Water Dragon Lunar New year

Happy Water Dragon Lunar New Year everyone!!! I wish all of us a prosperous, abundance and healthy year ahead!! It was heavy downpour here in Singapore on eve of LNY and first day of LNY itself.. Water Dragon much?? =p

Little Kent wishes you a Happy New Year..=`)

See how they hold on to me?? So cute le...=p

My Mom and Sis are too much alike!!

We headed down to Resort World Sentosa.. and they have a 16.8 metre tall dragon spins around the bullring.. Huat Ah!!! =`)

Even prettier at night..=`)

Indoor also got Dragon!! Head!!

Tail!!

Can't help but to share this pic of whole bunch of foreign workers swarmed to take pic with pretty fairy model (far left) =.=" Her job is not easy AT ALL..

I hope she had a better day after that though..=.="

I still hope for my father to reign his health and this dragon year to be a good year for my family and loved ones!! Huat Ah!!!

Chinese New Year 2563

It's one week to Chinese New Year 2563!! I have been spending Chinese New Year in Singapore these past years and I loved every bit of it.. The red color, Chinese Zodiac decorations, the feasting, the cookies and cakes, the bak kwa, the Lion Dance, the greetings, the exchange of Oranges, the reunion dinner and of course the Red Packet!! It is a tradition during Chinese New Year for elderly folks and married people to give red packet/pocket to children and unmarried people.. I've read some comments regarding how unmarried adults find it silly or shameful to receive red pockets on CNY which I found, well, ridiculous.. Receive red packets/pockets is not about the money at all. It is about the wishes that we receive from people while they gave it to us. The red packet/pocket itself is a symbol of wishes and it had been a Chinese tradition for ages. People had been giving it out not only on CNY, but also on birthdays, weddings, or any happy occasion.. So if you find it silly to receive it then..it's your loss la..=p 

Anyways, we visited North Point the other day and there was a Lion Dance performance!! I have always been fascinated by the skill needed to perform yet another tradition on CNY!! How awesome is CNY?? =p

The Stage to perform the Lion Dance..

Little Kent was all excited and can't wait to watch..=p

The "Music" performers getting ready..

and..here it came!! The Lion!!

and...It jumped!!

from pole to pole!!

trust me.. IT DID NOT LOOK EASY AT ALL!! My mom was worried for them!!

Check out that jump!! How much skill and legs/shoulders power do they need?? So Strong!!

and they didn't fall and didn't fail to amaze us.. WOW..

 

My mom swear her heart was beating fast while watching them performed..=p See that is why I loved the CNY spirit here in Singapore.. Their people really appreciate every CNY traditions..=`) and we especially love the huge Zodiac Deco outside Mandarin Gallery!!

It's the year of the dragon!!

CNY unrelated, since it was really a rough week for us, my sister and I decided to have a little afternoon pleasure at our favorite Fruit Paradise..=`)

I wish all of you will have an auspicious Chinese New Year 2563!!

Let's go Red Packet harvest!! =p

Year End, New Year..

So I spent my year end and new year in Medan.. I was there for a solid two weeks.. I spent most of it hanging out, taking silly pictures, and feasting with CJ and my dear cousin.. Nothing really special planned on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve too.. The three of us (My sister, cousin and I) used to have our annual gift exchange on Christmas Eve, but we stopped it since last year. Come to think about it, it was actually made me sad now cause we were always looking forward to it every Christmas. Maybe we should bring it back, shouldn't we?? =p

Now here are summary of how I spent my time in Medan..=`)

Had Christmas Eve lunch with CJ..=`)

then tried Christmasy drink Toffee Nut Latte for the first time!!

and then headed to church for Christmas Eve Mass with the boy..=`)

Christmas themed Google!! Very cute!!

On Christmas Day, CJ and I went red and green!! =p

And we had Dim Sum lunch with my cousin..

in red and green too!! =p

then we headed for some drinks and took silly pictures..=p

We were supposed to act out reindeer..=p

love the reindeer pins from Daiso!! =`)

Took a lot of pics with the reindeer pins..=p

and my surprise Christmas gift from CJ.. He is the sweetest..<3

and I didn't even get him any special Christmas gift.. 

but I already gave you all my heart, baby..hihihi..=p

a day before New Year Eve we went for haircut, and coffee afterwards..=`)

Cousin Chris asked me to snapped a LOT of pictures of her, but she ended up making silly faces..=.="

So I decided to blurred her..=p

but the lights turned out pretty!! =`)

and...it's New Year 2012!!! Hope we all live through and could really make it to 2013..=p

Let's prove the Mayans wrong..=p

anyways.. the first person and the first smile that I looked at in 2012 is my CJ..<3

and this is the picture of my first breakfast in 2012..=`)

my first late lunch/early dinner in 2012..=`)

first hang out partner in 2012..=`)

and..first reunion in 2012..=`)

 
I wish for 2012 to be a good year for everyone..=`)