4th Day of Chinese New Year

 

This evening we had a meal at my youngest sister's house. This is a collage of some of our relatives present. Not everyone was able to attend as they had other appointments.

As usual the children had a great time running around in the spacious lounge and there was Mr Bean on tv to entertain the older folks.

Makan at Bee's House Day 4

 

This is what my youngest sister fed us on the 4th day of the New Year. She cooked most of the food herself. The poh piah (Chinese salad roll), char siew (roast pork)were purchased while another sibling gave her the sambal sotong (spicy cuttlefish). The lemon cake was baked by her daughter Rachel.

The salmon yeesang was purchased and this is the second yeesang which I had today. My former classmates of the Methodist Girls' School gathered at the Lake Club for lunch and we had jellyfish yeesang. This dish is a must for the Chinese New Year and we toss the salad amid wishes for good health and prosperity. As one of the old girls said, "All the money in the world counts for nothing without good health." Good health especially as we grow older is true wealth.

Grandchildren are in Town!

 

My grandchildren flew in on the third day of the New Year and here they are receiving their angpows (red packets). Their Ah Yee (aunt)who is single is also entitled to her angpow. We get ours too from our married daughter!

Children who are married give angpows to their parents when they come to visit. They usually have their reunion dinner at their in-laws' place, according to the Chinese custom and then only come to visit their parents.

Our son left the same morning as our grandchildren arrived as he had to visit his in-laws who live in Singapore. So he didn't get to see his niece and nephew and to hand them their angpows. However, Ah Yee was delegated to hand over their angpows to them.

Chinese New Year Day1

 

This is a collage of the photos taken at my daughter's apartment on the first day of the Chinese New Year when our relatives, siblings, nieces and nephews, came to visit.