'Family' Reunion

CNY, Day 12

This is a gathering cum reunion I wouldn't miss for the world. Every year, we set a date during the CNY period to meet up together; they are my college mates and we have all known each other for more than 10 years now. Yup, still going strong.. ;)

Alicia's place has become pretty popular somehow for our reunion. Don't know why. Guess it is more central for all of us. I was the first to arrived, since the rest were all working and *ahem* usually late too. Fortunately Danny was home to greet us!

By the time the rest of them arrived, namely 7, Olivia, Charmaine, Charlize, Donald and Jenneifer, I nearly fainted from hunger.. lols! Without further ado, we quickly set up dinner cooperatively...

Don prepared the 'Yee Sang'

Btw, I brought the 'Yee Sang'! ;p

Oli squeezing out the tomato sauce into a bowl.

Ali graping cutlery for our dinner.

If you are wondering why I took a photo of this - it is because for the first time I see a box of KFC drumsticks!! Long Live Oli!! (7 & Oli brought KFC)

Our Muhibbah-1Malaysia dinner - Satay (from Don & Jen), Yee Sang (me), Nasi Lemak (Ali & Danny), KFC (7 & Oli)

Healthy Orange Juice to complement our dinner!

And lovely Oreo Cheesecake baked by Ali for dessert! It was yummy!!

Dinner proceeded without waiting for hubby's arrival. He was working and promised to join us at Ali's place straight after work. During dinner, we were already discussing what we game we should be playin' - Black Jack, Texas Holdem', In-between... We reminisce on the laughter we had while playing Texas Holdem' last year but couldn't remember the game rules. And I thought it was one of us who suggested the game! Little did I know, 7 reminded that it was hubby who taught everybody how to play that game last year! lols! And I thought my hubby was innocent! Hence, hubby was labeled as the 'Big Head Ghost'! a.k.a. 'Tai Tau Kwai' in Cantonese! Lols!

So after his arrival and indulgence into our Muhibbah-1Malaysia dinner, here's the rest of us trying our luck at Texas Holdem'!

All of us happily exchanging abundance! lols!

On the other hand, the kids were having a great time themselves! Actually I didn't have plans to bring Thea along because I knew it'd be a late night. But lovely Charmaine asked her mommi Oli to call me and said, "Auntie Moon... will you bring Thea tonight?" Seriously, didn't know how to say no to that... so she got her wish - I brought Thea!

They were initially shy when they first met each other again (they only meet each other once a year during such gathering), but hit it off almost immediately after some time to 'warm up'! They had so much fun that they all fell asleep together in Ali's AV room!! Lols.

We didn't realise that time flew so fast, part of the reason was because our reunion started pretty late. It was already 2am when we decided on the last 3 games. Despite everybody's sleepy faces, I insisted on our annual family portrait! Lols!

Me, Hubby, Donald, Jenneifer, Olivia, Richard, Danny, Alicia.
Love Live The Family! :D

Sometimes I wonder, if we kept in touch with each other more often would we then lose the excitement and fun while being together just this once a year. I guess not. It is truly the company. All different special characters being moulded into one big happy family... lols!

I am thankful for habit of smoking 10 years ago - for that was how the some of us met and allowed the friendship to blossom from there on...  :)

*Note:- Donald quit smoking more than 2 years ago and we are all awfully proud of him. :)