CNY - do you look forward to it?

[carebear]

As usual, i don’t conform to tradition.

Reunion dinner my in laws usually come over to my place since i have a maid. This year not cooking at home but going out to eat. My parents are welcomed to join us, but usually they don’t.

Looking forward to eat a seafood reunion dinner.
Not having the usual CNY food cos DS and DD don’t eat those type of food.
So i ordered from the ala carte menu instead of set menu.

No need to spring clean.
Usually i clear rubbish from my home monthly.

Usually don’t specially shop for new clothes during CNY.
If there is something that i like then i will buy.

In general, i look foward to CNY because of the festive mood and the public holidays.
However, i dread the crowd at the supermarket, wet market and the bank.

Usually i use the new notes that i received from the last CNY for the hongbao, so that saves queueing up at the bank.

[Funz]

Actually since the day we were married, or even before that, there has been some mini drama over reunion dinners and 1st and 2nd day visitations with my ILs. But over the years, we learn to anticipate and cover our grounds. And at the same time basically grow totally numb to all the nonsense.


I am lucky cos DH also prefers to spend more time visiting with my side of the family then his own. Main motivation for him is Mah Jong marathon with my cousins and aunts.

[schweppes]

LKVM:

:!: must be looking super hot

:oops: :oops:

at my age, eh... i don't think so lah!! anyway, dh claimed like i look like a \"girl next door\" type, whatever that means :roll:

[schweppes]

buds:

Am imagining a J-pop hairdo in maroon or red!

:hi5:
streaks of red :preen:

buds:

I think Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives) looks great as a red head!

Red for luck for CNY?

Not sure about looking as hawt as Marcia Cross, just hope that I donch look like an ah lian :roll:

[autumn82]

auntieM:

My Dh's cousins very 'tok kong' ones.. their kids will receive ang pow, but they don't give at all oki.. ...unbelievable! :faint:

Ok, so to receive $1 is still better than nothing.. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[ttlkbs]

Both DH & myself enjoy CNY, whether the reunion dinner or the house visitings are fun for us. Both of us love to visit Chinatown too on the eve to grasp the atmosphere there. May be we are very traditional kind of couples. CNY is also great days for catching up with my secondary schoolmates after leaving school for > 20years! All the cha mo got lots of things to talk every year we meet! Usually no husband tag along us at such occassion.

[schweppes]

I generally enjoy CNY. It's great fun to catch up with my cousins and as my aunts are great cooks, looking forward to the feasting as well. :drool: There goes the diet!! :roll:

[tankee]

janet_lee88:

Spring cleaning ? No need lah. Every 6 months, I wash curtains. Every day vacuum. Last time I did spring cleaning was Dec when I dumped all of son's old assessment/text books. Just love to clear stuff in the house.

spring clean every 6 months !?!?!

:shock: :shock:

:udawoman:

[auntieM]

The eve of CNY headache start liao...

We normally eat early dinner with my parents, then round two later with ILs..
This year my DH propose both sides makan together...My mum and I definitely not keen...so I ordered 'pan cai' this year for late lunch at home...
Hope all turn out okay

[MMM]

Stress stress seeing all these. I haven’t start CNY shopping for clothes, shoes, goodies,etc… for the kids and us.


I will be going to US next week and will be back days before CNY… Was hoping to do some shopping there but not sure if I can get what we want. Hopefully the weather will be kind to me too so I can walk out to the nearby mall in the wintry weather.

If not, it will be another mad rush when i am back. This includes cleaning up particularly our bedroom and the kids room. Will leave the general area to my maid and pils.

We also booked the reunion dinner yesterday. Finally decided to have dinner together with my parents and pils. Otherwise every year we have to eat lunch at my parent’s and followed by dinner at home… No choice as I am the only child and my hubby is the only son.