CNY eve lunch at Kung Kung Titus'
Watching the firecrackers go off before lunch begins...
After being creeped out by a "CNY pak lo duck filled with maggots story", we decided to cook all the dishes fresh ourselves! We had spring rolls, pork leg, pak lo duck, prawns... the works!
After lunch was of course the "ang pow line-up"!
Next was CNY eve dinner at kung kung Paul's, with more firecrackers to kick start the meal!
"Fireworks display" later that night!
This year's ammo...
I can't imagine Chinese New Year without the racket of firecrackers, the smell of the surely toxic smoke and the beautiful way the fireworks light up the sky! I remember going back to Sibu one Chinese New Year when I was very young and firecrackers had not yet been banned (not that the ban stops anyone in Kuching anyway...). The fireworks went on throughout the night on CNY eve, culminating to warfare proportions at midnight and dying off somewhere around 4 am! We woke up to smoke choked air, much like the worst haze we ever had...
The kids were treated to a magic show by "Magic Uncle"!
Blackjack; the compulsory CNY activity...
On CNY morning, we always go to my Dad's house first. This year, Little Brother came back for the festivities.
That afternoon, it was off to Miri to visit cousin Hughie!
It was a 3-in-1 visit, for Chinese New Year, Hughie's birthday, and also house-warming!
The next day, we drove across the border to have yummy sushi in Brunei!
A traditional lion dance troupe came to perform during the house-warming cum birthday party!
Look! They left lucky poop!! Lol!
Jamming session!
Kids enjoying the playground at the boat club...
.. especially the zip rope!
A family photo before heading home!
Managed to visit Sis no.2, before school started, for a gambling lesson from Uncle Polycarp!!
Also met up with some ex-classmates who were back for the holiday!
Shandy, keropok and acar. No Chinese New Year is complete without these three essential ingredients! :)
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