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It's been a long time coming. - February 16, 2010

2 months since i left a trace at this blog and most of my wanted-to-pen-down-thoughts have been lost in space. Many things happened and sad to say, most were made up of the "downs" which school work probably played the biggest part in it, but nonetheless im glad i survived till today.

Major delightful events that took place were:

Xmas @ fleur's
2010 countdown + Darling's TP celebration @ my balcony
My 21st party @ Changi
ATFKRS chalet @ Changi
Airshow 2010 @ Changi
AT Fun Day @ NP
*Most important* Many fun hangouts with Darling @ various places

and of course, Lunar New Year! which is right now.

This year's LNY is really special for my family because it is probably the first time we experienced so much cohesion. Our celebration is quite simple yet so heart warming. In the eve of LNY, my mum cook a lot of food and prepared the things for a traditional LNY custom. Dad and i would travel down to "si ma lu" to get "tou zhu xiang" at midnight. My sis and i would stay up till morning to "shou ye".

si ma lu - a famous temple in bugis.
tou zhu xiang - the first joss stick
shou ye - staying up the whole night as a symbol to wish one's parents good health

well of course, my sis and i were allowed to wake up late. when i woke up, i was greeted with alot of food LITERALLY! my mum prepared many traditional chinese dishes and desserts. We visited our grandmother later on and then spent the night together watching a movie. This is the best LNY "da nian chu yi" i ever had with my family so far. =]