CNY 年初六 & 七

15/02/2013

Selca with boyfie while waiting for the lecturer on that day

Went to meet up with my big family members after class & had our big family lunch 

@ Yun Lai Huat Dim Sum, Bandar Damai Perdana.

Pei dan jook (Porridge with century egg)

Loh Mai Kai( Steamed glutinous rice with chicken & mushroom)

Char Siew Pau 

Steam Oyster with cheese

Wantan mee with roasted duck

Dimsum

Hmmmm ... not able to capture all the food one by one as there are about ten people 

waiting for the food, so I just capture those which are near to my area.

16/02/2013

It's CNY 年初七, we will be having a big family together at my place with 

my grandparents, uncle, aunts, cousin, boyfie and his sis as well.

Selca while waiting for them to arrive

Some random selca with boyfie. I found out one quote at twitter stated that 
"You know someone means a lot to you when their mood can easily affect yours ♥"

It's really true actually! HAHA!

Awwww! Boyfie's look so adorable in this selca.

Say cheeseeeeee!

Boooo Hoooo!

Why so serious? HAHA!

Lou yee sang 

Looks so colorful!! It attracts me alot!!

All the ingredients ready

DONE! Ready to eat!!

Meaning of the ingredients

When putting the yee sang on the table offers New Year greetings.

恭喜发财 (Gong Xi Fa Cai) means “Congratulations for your wealth” &

万事如意 (Wan Shi Ru Yi) means “May all your wishes be fulfilled”

The raw fish (sashimi) symbolising abundance and excess through the year.

 年年有余 (Nian Nian You Yu) meaning “Abundance through the year”, 

as the word "fish" in Mandarin also sounds like "Abundance".

The pomelo or lime is added to the fish, adding luck and auspicious value. 

大吉大利 (Da Ji Da Li) meaning “Good luck and smooth sailing”

Pepper is then dashed over in the hope of attracting more money and valuables. 

招财进宝 (Zhao Cai Jin Bao) meaning “Attract wealth and treasures”

Then oil is poured out, circling the ingredients and encouraging money to flow in from all directions. 一本万利 (Yi Ben Wan Li) meaning “Make 10,000 times of profit with your capital”

 财源广进 (Cai Yuan Guang Jin) meaning “Numerous sources of wealth”

Carrots are added indicating blessings of good luck.

 鸿运当头 (Hong Yun Dang Tou) meaning “Good luck is approaching”. 

Carrot (红萝卜) is used as the first character 鸿 also sound like the Chinese character for red.

Then the shredded green radish is placed symbolising eternal youth. 

青春常驻 (Qing Chun Chang )Zhu meaning “Forever young”. 

Green radish is used as the first character 青 also sound like the Chinese character for green.

After which the shredded white radish is added - prosperity in business and promotion at work. 

风生水起 (Feng Sheng Shui Qi) meaning “Progress at a fast pace” 

步步高升 (Bu Bu Gao Sheng) meaning “Reaching higher level with each step”

The condiments are finally added.

First, peanut crumbs are dusted on the dish, symbolizing a household filled with gold and silver.

 金银满屋 (Jin Yin Man Wu) meaning “Household filled with gold and silver”

Sesame seeds quickly follow symbolising a flourishing business. 

生意兴隆 (Sheng Yi Xing Long) meaning “Prosperity for the business”

Deep-fried flour crisps in the shape of golden pillows is then added with wishes that literally the whole floor would be filled with gold. 满地黄金 (Man Di Huang Jin) meaning “Floor full of gold”

Information copied from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusheng

After that here comes our dinner time!

All dinner are prepared by my beloved mummy! 

Thank you so much for ur hardwork on preparing such a delicious dinner for all of us! 

Love you ♥

Well, actually I was not so happy during the dinner moment as I love to snap nice things but during that moment I was just too busy to help mummy preparing for dinner. 

So, I couldn't even take even a nice shot of each dish.

What a waste of that ...... those dishes was so nice...... Duhhhhhhhh .. =/

It's time for them to go back home. Buh-Byeeee!

The last selca before heading to bath. This is my look to show that I'm so soooo unhappy that  I couldn't capture any nice food photos. Hmpphhhhh!
Can't somebody help me to do so instead of me, myself alone???????
Why must I'm the always the one who be the cameraman??????? =(