And the chronology of events since pre-CNY goes simply like this :
060208 : Had a nice surprise this time around. Son & fmly came over a day earlier than expected. So our 2 OFH inmates had guests...haha...a good start to the coming Year of the Rat! Sorry but me cannot post pics here due to a kinda "prohibition" clause in an MOU that me had to unofficially agree to...hehe...
No worries tho...coz the most important factor here is both me & my other half had a great time with our grandson & grandaughter, J & Jan.
070208 : CNY eve...and it's the annual Family Re-union Dinner event. Dishes were the creation & product of my other half...for the 2nd year running. After also 2 consecutive years of Steamboats. Food was good & plentiful. No liquor this time around cos my son was not in his best form. Lots of digi pics were shot & even a video this time around! Again my sincere apologies...
However, this time around, my daughter & fmly could not be around. You see, there is a pre-nuptial agreement that she has to alternate between spending this time of the year with us & her InLaws. And this year is to be with her InLaws...
080208 : Day 1 of CNY. Everyone got up early & got dressed up for the Year of the Rat. Pics were taken. Breakfast taken. And it was time for my son & fmly to leave for Penang. Normally they would be joining us for our usual visits to relatives in Pg. However, due2 a recent death in my daughter-in-law's fmly, they had to forego the routine.
On the other hand, me & my other half left for Penang soon after them and headed towards Pg Island. Traffic was smooth all the way...thank goodness!
Met up with her cousin at our fav niece's place. Took lunch. Steamboat. Lots of stuff. Even stuff me hv not taken before. Then the wait begun...for my daughter & fmly. A delay. Jam at the bridge. Another call came in. The cousin's daughter's hubby was also on the way...another wait...another incident of delay on the bridge. Phew! The Second Link is truly a necessity now!
Finally the scheduled visits begun. 1st to our 5th Aunt...followed by Aunt #2 and finally Aunt #7. Me feel better to spare everyone reading this the boring details. A Haha here & a Haha there...with angpows for the kids! That's it...simply put lo...hehe....
Inbetween the 1st stop & the last, our cousin's daughter who was in full term for son #2 felt uncomfortable and left with hubby. However, just a short while upon our arrival at the last stop, an sms was received with great news! Her baby son was born!
Congrats to KM & TBY on the arrival of their 2nd son!!
080208 : Day 2 of CNY. Main visit today was to my Bro-in-law's place. This time around it appears his health condition has deteriorated. Hopefully it won't get worse too fast too soon. However, it was a happy occasion there. Met a couple of my nephews & a niece there, too. On the way out, we also ran into my niece's son. Had a long chat on the sidewalk.
We then had a short stopover to visit another nephew at his food stall along the way to our next destination. We missed him at my bro-in-law's place cos he had to start his biznes today.
Lunch was pre-arranged with our son & fmly. At a place we've never been before. Tks, EJ, for a great lunch!
After lunch, we paid a visit to our cousin's daughter in the maternity ward of the hospital where she delivered her son. Here is Angus, her #2 son...just a day old on 080208 :
Happy CNY, Angus! And welcome to the Year of the Rat...
After that, it was time to go home. Back home to A/Star. Tired but with loads of memories of nice times spent with ppl, most of whom we have not seen for at least a year!
Happy CNY everyone! Again? Sorry but it's still the CNY season...a total of 15 days. Till Chap Goh Meh...the 15th night or what is the Chinese version of Valentine's Day.
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