Chinese New Year is over…so quickly…This year I nearly couldn’t make it back to Penang for the celebration because I was really busy preparing for my first telemovie. Just when I decided not to make the trip home, dad called. I ‘conveniently’ informed him about my decision. Well, the reply I got was, “Look, you HAVE to go home, even if it’s just for the first 3 days!”. And the next thing I know, I was in my dad’s car on the North South highway heading north.
This year was a little special, we had steamboat for reunion dinner. Well, usually, we kinda have leftover food from lunch time for dinner. Leftover food? Yeah…the schedule for the day before 1st day of CNY is more or less the same every year. Wake up early, like about 7am, mum would drive us (sis & I) to grandma’s house. Once reached, we would usually continue our sleep while mum helps out in the kitchen. By about 11am, there’ll be food laid out on the table. This is for Grandpa. It’s a Chinese culture, I think, to pray to the beloved family members. So, that’s lunch…and the extras are for dinner.
It has been a working new year for me. I was making phone calls, calling up actors and actresses on the 1st day of CNY. Indeed, I was busy..but I managed to meet up with some of my close friends and took some nice family pics. It’s a promise to myself, I made a few years ago that I would take more pics with my family, especially during Chinese New Year.
Although it was the shortest Chinese New Year holiday, I am glad I made the trip home. :)
The last family pic we took together was more than 10 years ago.
To get my ku-ku to pose for a picture is a miracle!!
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