Today is Chor 3, meaning, the third day of Chinese New Year. I took a lot of pics these few days but didnt get the chance to sit here my pc. My BIL is back with his kid and wife, and since the guest room doesnt have an air-cond, everyone’s happily camping in mine, lol. Oh, i wont die if i dont sit here for a couple of days. It’s Chinese New Year after all, haimai.
Let me give you a quick run down of the past few days. We’ll start with Chinese New Year’s Eve. My MIL started cooking in the afternoon. She’s never had reunion dinner with us for as long as i remember as she prefers to eat with her eldest daughter’s family. Whatever it is, it’s fine by me as i’m already tired to trying to get her to eat home with us.
Here’s what we had for our Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner 2009:
This is the whole spread. I know, not much. Small family jek mah. Cook so much for what, lol. The freezer is still filled to the brim and if we feel like eating again, we can always cook more. Well, BIL loves to play masak-masak, wakakaka. he can have the pleasure of being the cook. Certainly not me.
Vegetables consist of cauliflower, snow peas, carrots, mushrooms and sliced pork. We love vegetables so much that one plate sure isnt enough.
Ahhhhh…. BIL’s favorite; Prawns. What this family has in abundance is lots and lots of seafood. We eat prawns almost 365 days a year. I married a seafood wholesaler’s son mah. Mah eat seafood for life lorr. I love it best with Maggi Mee. Well, Prawns signifies Hee Har Tai Siu, meaning lots of joy and laughter. Yeah, we are so gonna need lots of it during the current economic slowdown. If you’ve not had the chance to read what The Year Of The Ox brings, then go watch TVB Fortune Guide 2009 here.
This is Ma Yao. Why no pomfret, haimai. Haiya, every year also eat pomfret, mm sien gerr meh. Anyway, there’s a meaning as to why my FIL wants us to eat Ma Yao this year. Literally, it means, “Instantly Have”. Meaningful mah, haimai.Wuah, if lidis, hoh. Hari hari also i want to eat Ma Yao lerr.
Last on this list is this wrapped oysters. I have no idea how it’s made. But it’s kinda like a sausage with minced pork and oysters as the filling. Delicious when fried. This is overdone, sigh. Peel off the black part mah can stuff into the mouth lorr. Each year, IBS#2 will bring some over. Her MIL makes this each year for her friends and relatives. How nice, huh. Next time, what should i make leh?
And this is my #2, Malcolm, enjoying his meal with his cousin, Yuan-yuan. Three weeks younger than him and yet, looks more like one year older than him, lol. What did his mader feed him.???? *scratches head* What you dont see here is the pot of sea cucumber soup. Looks like Malcolm is more interested in the bottle of Vitagen than the soup. This year, it’s boiled with pork ribs instead of chicken. Hmmmmm…. just as good and nutritious as ever. So, this is what we had for Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner this year. What did you have?
Next up is Chor 1.
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