First Yee Sang for the Year 2010

Yee Sang

Last Friday night, mom invited us for dinner. Because hubby was working, only Thea and I drove to her place to meet her. We subsequently hopped into Chow's car to head for their usual joint, Grand Dorsett Hotel @ Subang (previously known as Sheraton Subang).

Last Friday was dated 15th Jan, right? And since CNY is marked on the 14th Feb, that day was exactly a month away from CNY, also the 'launching' of Yee Sang in the Chinese Restaurant. Irresistably, we ordered a mini Yee Sang to mark our readiness in welcoming the year of the Tiger!

Yee Sang was the smallest!! lols! Grandma, Mom, Chow, Aunt Mandy and myself 'lou'ed (as in mix the stuffs on the plate altogether) the yee sang and started saying auspicious stuffs such as "Gong Hei Fatt Choy"; "Forever young and beautiful"; "Good health"; "Prosperity"; "Career advancement"; and now that Thea is schooling, I had to add "Improvement in studies"! Like real!!  Everybody laughed. Lols!

The rest of the dishes were common stuffs we normally ate anyway. It's not really officially CNY so there wasn't the feel to indulge in the abalone, sharksfin and all... I guess Chinese always have a tendency to add these kind of food to their menu during auspicious or celebrative dates. It was a good time we had with each other though. I talked alot (aiya... as usual lah!)! I was too excited in sharing news and updates about Thea's progress in school!! The small toilet bowls in school which she found scary, the food that she wasn't used to but is slowly getting familiar with, her friends in school, her teachers and etc... Aunt Mandy would listen with amazement and laughters; grandma would listen attentively and share some advise on how to manage the situation better (she has experience mah); mom would listen and then turn to Thea to make fun of Thea; and Chow would just listen and smile. It was nice and sweet. :)

It was an early night for us though. Thea was already showing signs of sleepiness half way through the dinner so we did not hang out any longer after dessert and left for home.

The really fun part about being with them is that they always laugh. Maybe it is mom's funniness and her seemingly broad knowlege on all things surfacing the earth; maybe it's grandma's constant complain about mom not eating enough, or praise of my cousins in Beijing; maybe it's Aunt Mandy's witty-ness, or trendiness; maybe it's Chow's quietness or just his mere presence... they are all each a good combination of a great time together! The night was only missing my funny Uncle Stewart. Promised to have breakfast with him next week! *winks*

And so... it now looks like time to prepare for the year of the Tiger!!