Reunion CNY Dinner 2023

I have been missing in action after my last post on the 18th January, 2023 and that is about 4 days. I had to do the last minute spring cleaning because the cleaner woman's daughters were sick and couldn't come. I had to do the last minute shopping plus getting ready some Chinese New Year snacks.

Here is wishing "Happy, Healthy & Prosperous Chinese New Year 2023" to everyone celebrating the Chinese New Year.

Crunchy home fried arrowhead chips or nyaku and imitation crab sticks on the left and toasted cashew nuts.

The above 2 types of Love Letters were bought. On the left is love letters with peanut butter and chopped almond filling.  On the right is love letters with chicken meat floss filling.

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The following were all gifts from friends.

Cashew nut cookies and pineapple tarts.

On the left is Almond Florentine and on the right is Seaweed Crisps.

On the top is Chocolate nut cookies, on the left is Chicken biscuits and on the right is Pistachio nuts.

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Simple home cooked Reunion Dinner.

Fried Prawns

Roast Duck ordered from a restaurant.

Yee Sang or CNY prosperity toss salad dish ordered from a nearby restaurant.

The vegetables were all hidden underneath the crunchy stuff.

Blanched Ipoh beansprouts with garlic oil, oyster and soy ssauce.

Left over salted vegetable + roasted pig leg soup from lunch.

Reunion dinner 2023.

We had left over roast duck for the next day.

Ushering in the CNY 2023 with this beautiful Adenium flower, a gift from a friend.

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Breakfast this morning, Monday 23rd January (2nd day CNY).

Most of the coffee shops in our area are closed for 2 days and only 2 shops are opened and they were overflowing with customers. In the end, we went to a Mamak shop for a relaxed breakfast to avoid the crowd.

I ordered tosai with plain water and hubby ordered roti canai with teh tarik (Forgot to snap photos) Elder son ordered the above roti canai sarang burung with kopi ais. Younger son still sleeping in his room.

Visit Perak mural for Monday Mural.

Linking to Monday Mural.

Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow.

Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land

you are about to enter and occupy.

(Deuteronomy 5:33, New Living Translation-NLT)

Reunion Dinner Chinese New Year 2022

Yesterday (Sunday) was eve of Chinese New Year 2022. To avoid the crowd, hubby and I decided to go out early for breakfast. We were among the early birds at the coffee shop.

Herbal tea for me and Chinese tea for hubby.

The price of drink at this particular coffee shop has increased 10 cents. Not sure if it is only for the CNY season or will be permanent.

We ordered a bowl of pork noodle to share.

4 pieces of fried ingredients.

Sunrise at 8:00am.

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Elder son brought back 2 fishes that he caught on his off shore fishing trip. I used one to steam for the reunion dinner.

Blended ginger steamed fish.

Blanched baby kai lan, drizzled with garlic oil, oyster and soy sauce.

Hubby ordered 1 roast duck for RM63. Half for reunion dinner and half for the next day's meal.

2 types of dipping sauce for the roast duck.

We bought yee sang from one of the restaurants in Falim at RM63.

The portion shrank in size but the price increased.

Only 2 sizes available. Medium size RM63, Big size RM83.

This was our family's reunion dinner for the Tiger Year 2022.

Update on my banana babies growing in a pot.

There are 2 smaller ones, one on each side of this bigger one.

An antique hot water boiler used in a coffee shop. The lower compartment is for holding the coffee cups submerged in hot water.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

Be gentle and ready to forgive; never hold grudges.

Remember, the Lord forgave you,

so you must forgive others.

(Colossians 3:13, The Living Bible-TLB)

Reunion Dinner Eve Of Chinese New Year 2020

This year elder son brought home some fishes that he caught on his fishing trip and younger son brought back a box of Mandarin oranges. 

 One of the red packets in my collection.

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Home cooked lunch for 4 people on the eve of Chinese New Year.

Sweet Sour Meat Balls.

Pig's stomach, rib bones, gingko, carrot and peppercorn soup.

I only managed to snap photos of the above 2 dishes.

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Reunion dinner for eve of Chinese New Year. 

 Steamed free range chicken

 Fried soy sauce prawns.

 Sauteed green vegetable with prawns.

 Home made salad or prosperity toss.

 Simple home cooked Reunion Dinner for 4 people. 

Looks like a Ladybird. Yes or No?

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

But most of all, dear brothers,

do not swear either by heaven or earth or anything else;

just say a simple yes or no so that you will not sin

and be condemned for it.

(James 5:12, The Living Bible-TLB)

Reunion Dinner Chinese New Year Eve 2019

Happy Chinese New Year! Today is the 1st day of Chinese New Year 2019. Yesterday evening we had our reunion dinner. It was a simple home cooked dinner for a family of 4 people.

 Our reunion dinner including a soup (not in the picture) for 2019.

 I bought this Yee Sang (Chinese New Year toss salad) - small portion.

 Sweet sour fish fillet.

My son brought back a big Snapper fish which he caught on his fishing trip.

 Steamed chicken.

 Blanched baby kai lan with garlic oil, drizzled with oyster sauce and soy sauce.

Lotus root soup with pork rib, carrot, red dates and goji berries.

  I saw someone posting on Facebook about making an egg stand on its end. Out of fun and curiosity, I took an egg from the fridge and try it out on a table.  After a few tries, I was so surprised that the egg stood still without rolling over. This was very unusual. 

After a while, the egg started to sweat - due to change of temperature.

Can you see the beads of water on the egg?

I left it on the table overnight to see if the egg rolls over. It was still standing when I checked on it this morning at about 6.30 am. It finally rolled over when I checked it again at about 8.00 am.

 Breaking of dawn on Chinese New Year eve. We went for our early morning walk as usual but the place was rather quiet minus the usual crowd.

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure
 and full of quiet gentleness.

Then it is peace-loving and courteous.
It allows discussion and is willing to yield to others;
it is full of mercy and good deeds.
It is wholehearted and straightforward and sincere.
(James 3:17, The Living Bible-TLB)

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The following picture is from the National Museum, KL.

1. The scent bottle on a chain is more than 200 years old. The bottle is decorated with fine gold filigree featuring a four-petaled flower motif.
2. Celepa - a gold tobacco box shaped in the form of a star. It has ten points like the petals of a flower. Was owned by a Sultan Zainal Abidin I of Trengganu (1725-1733).

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Tuesday's Treasures & Image-in-ing.

Year End Lunch At Restoran Kim Wah, Falim, Ipoh.

Once again it is time for friends and ex-colleagues to gather for the year end thanksgiving lunch. In Cantonese it is "sau koong" and the literal translation is "close work" for the year, according to the Chinese calendar. The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on the 16th February, 2018. So one week before the year 2017 ends (following the Chinese calendar). 5 retirees and 5 still working met for lunch at the Restoran Kim Wah.

Friday lunch is the most convenient due to the long lunch hours. There are some that we only get to meet once or twice a year, so this is the rare opportunity to catch up with one another.

A must have dish - The Tossing for Prosperity Salad (Loh Hei)

Yellow wine chicken in claypot.

Combination of 4 types of veggie, stir fry with spicy prawn paste.

(cabbage, long beans, ladies fingers, purple eggplant)

Braised pig's leg with dried cuttlefish, etc. in clay pot.

Deep fried tofu topped with minced pork.

Roast duck.

Deep fried soya sauce prawns

Deep fried fish with sweet Thai chili sauce.

Very soon the number of retirees will outnumbered those still working.

Group photo for sweet memories - one for the album!

To all readers and friends

Have A Blessed And Joyous Chinese New Year! 

Sound the trumpet! Come to the joyous celebration

at full moon, new moon, and all the other holidays.

(Psalm 81:3, TLB)

Oh, come, let us sing to the Lord!

Give a joyous shout in honor of the Rock of our salvation!

(Psalm 95:1, TLB)