Here wishing all my readers a Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog (my year :)) and may prosperity, abundance wealth, happiness, good food, best of health, lots of love and peacefulness of the mind is with you!
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Showing posts with label Chinese New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese New Year. Show all posts
6.2.16
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| A god of fortune ushering the folks there! |
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| Lots of stalls setup for the festival! |
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| More stores here near the 'Foo Lou Sau' Building. At the background is Suntec City. |
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And, here wishing everyone a prosperous and healthy new year!!!
23.2.15
To most of us, the CNY seems over although the festival has just reaches its mid-point of the 15 day celebration. Yes, I am back for work after a short holiday in Ipoh. This year's CNY was kinda quiet as my brothers were not back, thus, we had a simple reunion dinner at home. It was nice to have a steamboat on an unusual rainy CNY eve's evening.
I was out most of the time and I was also surprised that Ipoh was not that jam compared to previous years. I guess it's most likely due to the short school holidays and most folks rather don't want to travel. Coming home was a breeze but going back to JB was terrible. I was stuck in a 6 hours plus jam starting from Seremban.
Well, I took some pixs around Ipoh. Let the pictures do the 'blogging'.
Have a good week and drive safely if you are planning a journey.
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| Nothing fancy ... just some abalone, sotong, prawns, tofu, fish ball, squids, liver...etc. |
Well, I took some pixs around Ipoh. Let the pictures do the 'blogging'.
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| Below and above, shopping at Yee Hup Confectionary in Gunung Rapat for delicacies. |
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| Having lunch at the famous Old Town Kopitiam |
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| The char kway teow ... sadly, the standard diminished , probably due to the bulk orders from the crowded patrons. |
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| The Kopi ice still good. |
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| Freshly baked egg tarts. The filling was thick and hot!Nice !! |
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| Fried Carrot cake ...the food that I love since I was a kid but sadly this one really cannot make it. I didn't finish it. |
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| Shopping next door for exotic produce and notice these ... snakes gall bladders. |
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| Dried star fishes... |
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| I drove around looking for wall mural paintings but only found some ... |
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| Above and below, the busy stretch of streets which was turned into a pasar malam. A street of taugeh chicken eateries starting from Lou Wong. |
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| Got some cute delicacies |
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| oh... I love this one... the 'tok tok' malt candies. It's been awhile since I had it. |
16.2.15
I guess most of the folks have started their CNY holidays and started travelling on the roads. Me too, I was already on leave and will set to travel this week. CNY this year will be slightly quiet as two of my brothers can't make it for home due to work commitments. Thus, it's only my family and my sister's family with my parents but then, I am sure I will enjoyed the trip as I still have friends back home. It's also almost one year since I went back home, thus I will have a lot of places to go as well as makan. hahaha...
Btw, to those who travel, do note the following for a safe journey -
- Ensure your car has been serviced and in tip top condition
- Have good etiquette on the roads and follow the law. Yes, follow the law which means drive within the speed limit, signal, courtesy to others users, no tailgating, no take over from the left, no driving on the emergency lane, don't speak on the mobile while driving ...etc. For the family sake, reach home safely.
- Rest well
- Feel good and have a good meal before driving
- Play some CNY songs to lift up the mood
- Rest if you must at R&R
- Pray before you start your journey for a safe and smooth driving
- Defensive driving
- Stay alert
- Have a kopi :)
hahaha..that's all I can think of... just drive safely. Since my kids still need to go to school on Monday, my weekend is as per normal except that I don't have to wake up early for work on Monday. And, same makan habit too! I was at Tea Garden on a Sunday after fetching my kid from school and decided to have something appetising.
Happy Holidays folk and drive safely !
Btw, to those who travel, do note the following for a safe journey -
- Ensure your car has been serviced and in tip top condition
- Have good etiquette on the roads and follow the law. Yes, follow the law which means drive within the speed limit, signal, courtesy to others users, no tailgating, no take over from the left, no driving on the emergency lane, don't speak on the mobile while driving ...etc. For the family sake, reach home safely.
- Rest well
- Feel good and have a good meal before driving
- Play some CNY songs to lift up the mood
- Rest if you must at R&R
- Pray before you start your journey for a safe and smooth driving
- Defensive driving
- Stay alert
- Have a kopi :)
hahaha..that's all I can think of... just drive safely. Since my kids still need to go to school on Monday, my weekend is as per normal except that I don't have to wake up early for work on Monday. And, same makan habit too! I was at Tea Garden on a Sunday after fetching my kid from school and decided to have something appetising.
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| My favourite char kway teow |
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| And Kopi ice ... this was great for a hot day! Hope the pix don't looks weird. |
2.2.15
Oh... nothing really much to feel actually... hahaha... I was at City Square Mall in JB last Friday and it was great to see such a vibrant Chinese New Year setting over there. There were decors, though not extravagant, and a lot of temporary stalls there selling CNY delicacies. With the CNY music playing, I can really feel the mood and getting ready to usher in the Year of the Sheep. I even got myself a new shirt at the newly opened H&M shop. What a great start to the weekend!
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| Looking down from third level |
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| Another shot ... |
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| The main makeshift stage ... I guess there will be some performances there, in weeks to come. |
Fast forward to today, I tried Ayam Penyet Ria at Bedok Mall and I like it very much. The chicken is very crispy and delicious! This is one ayam penyet that I felt its the best around , though I seldom have ayam penyet. Those that I have eaten before are usually very oily which I dislikes.
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| My yummy lunch! |
