CNY 2011

I am so caught up worrying about going to Melbourne next week and I did not even bother spending a single second on my blog. I think maybe I should just upload all the CNY pictures before I leave at least.

I am going to go short on the descriptions. Prepare for a heavy load of pictures!!!

Usually the Chinese New Year is spent entirely in Penang, but of course every year got a little different recently. Went to a few places and it was very tiring (from all the travelling).

Malacca > Kuala Lumpur > Kuala Kangsar > Penang > Sungai Petani > Penang > Kuala Lumpur

From this picture you can conclude 2 things. 

Number one, I am Chinese (which makes me an Asian)

Number two, I am Buddhist (and we love burning things)

Prayers done before the reunion lunch

Things I know very little about, protocols and procedures of prayers.

HELL BANK NOTE! 

makes you rich in the afterlife

Guess what my dad was telling us that day.

Yee Sang! I used to hate the taste of it, but I grew to like it over the past few years. 

Burning notes.

back to the yee sang 

(yes, the images were uploaded in chronological order - I was running in and out of the house)

Aunt and Cousins

Had steam boat for dinner that night (reunion dinner round 2)

Cousins.

Ariel and Vee

Daddy Alan and Vee

The Chews

No, its not my tummy rolling out. 

ANOTHER YEE SANG!

while waiting for everyone to arrive

and yes I am well aware that I look ugly in this picture.

COCONUT JELLY FISH THINGIE! 

Karaoke level 2

went back to KL that night itself. 

Sky lanterns! (which is also very dangerous, please do not buy one!)

Traffic on the way to Kuala Kangsar/ Penang the very next morning. 

Kuala Kangsar, 1st world dining area :D

Childhood memories. 

First world kitchen!

Dad and his aunt talking about the hole that they used to poop in. 

very disturbing indeed. 

Drove to Penang after spending a few hours in Kuala Kangsar. 

for the postponed reunion dinner with the grandmother. 

<3

Mother and Grandmother. 

Prepare for some market shots taken by my sister.

Random garden shots. 

The under furnished house D:

Reunion round number... I lost count. 

The night, I met up with Stacie

She brought us to a pub/club called Sixty Nine Mansion

Gasp. Table and chairs in the water? I AM SOLD

Happy Chinese New Year guys!