Happy Happy Cny Happy Happy You and I

i flew so many miles across the sea back home for 3 months anticipating the grandest celebration of all time in the Chinese Calendar. It's Chinese New Year. there is only one really good thing about studying in Australia which is none other than being able to celebrate CNY during summer break. i appreciate that the most in my whole uni life.
and please do pat on my head for blogging so frequently lately. hehee.

CNY EVE (13th February 2009)

earlier in the morning, my family and I was busy offering prayers for my late grandfather and grandmother. part of the Chinese custom.
and as for lunch, i had one of the most scrumptious meal but unfortunately it is not appropriate to upload the picture here because i enjoy porky stuffs a lot during cny.
and later in the evening, my family had our own reunion dinner by having a small steamboat.
i usually do not meet up with my father's family till the next day, so the reunion revolved around my own family only.

recently, i discovered the existence of fake 'kek kia' (miniature oranges) which is made of plastic net but look so real.

and my family usual tradition after reunion dinner is the walk at jonker street and as usual too jonker street is beautifully decorated for the Chinese New Year celebration.

(malacca-very-proud-of-muscleman)

i just realized how beautiful this photo was especially the blue-ing the sky and the reddening tanglungs.

and did you guys remember i scribbled something about not being able to see the huge lion head in my previous post while i was out with my cousins? we were pure idiots. the lion head was just at the front entrance and we were like only a few centimeters away. holy crap. so close and yet so far.
the lion head, which was proclaimed to be the biggest ever.

and sometimes i do really despise Malacca super hot weather that makes you sweat the minute you are out of the bathroom. that's what we, Malaccan always feel.
even sitting on a plastic chair is a nightmare for us. a few minutes after sitting on it and the next moment after you stand up you will discover how wet the chair was. super embarrassing. and it always happen to me. sucky cause it takes time to convince people that you did not pee on the chair.

Popsicle ice cream is really popular in this kind of hot sweaty thirsty weather.

and then we headed to the usual Cheng Koon Theng temple, one of the Malacca outstanding temples. gosh i realized i promoted a lot about Malacca lately. overly in love with Malacca. lol.

later at night, we headed to the cinema for Little Big Brother Movie.
Err..let's say it was an average movie, not that bad not that good. the down part of the movie: i thought i was in the cinema for nearly 3 hours due to the slow moving plot but it turned out to be only one and a half hour movie. crap.
conclusions, 14 blades still the best among all.
that's pretty much how my cny eve was, rather homely with my own family.
i wanted to continue blogging about my first day of cny but i am getting a bit distracted with movies on tv and firecracker sounds. shall stop here for now and continue tomorrow. bai.

CNY Eve Eve

two days before cny, i met up with my maternal side cousins. the last time i met with them was like a year ago, before i flew to Brisbane and since everyone is back in melaka, it is indeed lovely to see them again. the four of us were rather close as our age gaps are pretty small with my sis being the eldest, 24 years old followed by joe how, 21 years old and then me and joe yen, both the same age.

me, getting ready before heading out

joe yen, the future to be doctor and I. it was really awesome to finally meet someone in the health sciences field. at least i don't get the 'wth' look from him that i usually got when i babbled about biology or chemistry or anatomy.

kakak besar and adik kecil. i just realized how similar our eyes were. small and elongated when we smiled.

eric joe how, the future to be engineer and i. i guess everyone knows him a lot as the both us attended many similar tuitions together back then in high school. he talks a lot about electronics stuffs and his passion for the field he is majoring in is amazing. i know he will definitely be a good engineer in the future.

the four us. if only my other cousin, mei chien is around then this picture would be perfect. yes i have another cousin from my maternal side. she is one gorgeous lady staying in China and will be entering university pretty soon. many many many years back the five us formed the so called penyiasat team to investigate the mat rempit in my neighbourhood with my sis being the leader and i riding on a tricycle. lol. kids of those days.

oh yeah, we watched 14 blades that night. it was one of the BEST MOVIE I EVER WATCHED. even i could claimed that it was better than avatar. everyone said avatar was really excellent but for me, i thought the fighting scenes were so cliche and the plot was pretty predictable. only the colour effects and imaginary stuffs blew me off. perhaps i am someone who enjoys watching more climax and intense fighting scenes, so much of a tomboy.

14 blades blew above my expectations. the fighting scenes were amazing and the sounds effects were so good. Donnie Yen's martial art skills are amazing and i have officially inserted him into one of my favourite actor list. so if you are still contemplating about which movie to watch for cny, just watch 14 blades. awesome plot, awesome casting skills and awesome martial arts scenes. forget about true legend.

and as for little big soldier movie, i shall be watching tonight together with my family. after watching the awesome 14 blades, i have really high expectations for Little Big Soldier. just hope it won't be a disappointment.

after the blew-me-off movie, we had supper at a nearby hawker, rambling away about how awesome the movie was. lol.

and then, we had a late night trip at jonker walk. we were expecting to see the huge lion head but sadly we can't seemed to find it..

since it is new year's eve today, i bet many of us would be having reunion dinner tonight. i had awesome food for lunch just now which includes all my favourite dishes and later in the evening my family will be having steamboat.
till then, have fun during chinese new year.
GONG XI FATT CHAI!

Eunice is Back.

the lady is back. oh ho ho ho, Eunice is back for cny and holidays. welcome home, popo!

and the good news i finally eaten the Malacca famous chicken rice ball that i had been craving for ages. i adore them like crazy. yummy-licious Hainanense Chicken Rice ball.
malacca has loads of stalls selling them and it is really vital to choose the right one!!!!!!!!!
the shop that i went was Hoe Kee Stall located near the entrance of Jonker Wall, beside the San Shu Gong shop. the rice balls were awesome! plus the white skinned chicken, everything is heaven!.


an old style shop like those restaurants you used to see on Chinese classic series.
i think we ordered like more than 30 balls and half a chicken to feed the three of us only.
amazingly we finished up everything. alrite maybe it wasn't surprisingly amazing for three huge eaters like us.

After our huge brunch, we toured around malacca from the new jusco mall to mahkota parade to dp in search for cny clothes and our friend's 21st birthday present. and as everyone is officially entering adulthood, i realized how fast we grew up and the next moment you knew is seeing your friends walking down the altar. getting old really sucks somehow.


now tell me, mirror mirror on the wall, who is the cutest among them all?
the red one? the balloons one? or the green one?



and we ate some random snacks in a gorilla shop. lol. nah, it is called stone grilled shop. crowded with people perhaps due to its outstanding unique ambiance. so jungle like and so stone-y.


eye enlarging alert upon her favourite honey dew pudding. the honey dew addict.




so hell yeah, i had a fantastic time with my two buddies. sigh to think about it again, i will be back in another 3 weeks time and the worst part :-the moment i landed on Brisbane, I have to rush to attend Pass Leader Workshop from 4pm to 8pm at uni. sucky. so reluctant to be back there.
home is always still the best.