"heavily pregnant"



sis and I
other one is in confinement so she's not allowed out

ah this fish is SUPER YUMMMMYYYY
It's called Rabbit Fish or Pak Tou (white belly) Fish in dialect
and it is a teochew tradition to eat it!
NOM NOM NOM

You either get a female fish or a male fish
with the female fish you get eggs, and the male fish you get sperm
and i think it's good luck if you eat it, the worst is the get a barren fish

between you and me I LOVE THE SPERM,
it's so milky and soft.
i know this sounds gross, but it's really good.



mum holding a photo that is FORTY YEARS OLD. even older than me.
that's my ah kong, ah mah, and my uncles and aunties!
(except 1 more auntie, not born yet)

if you look closer, all the girls are wearing the same clothes
my ah mah used to sew matching outfits for them



hahaha



cousins



grandma and her daughters



MUFFIN.
he is so ugly he is kinda cute.
he doesnt have a snout so he really looks like a sausage..or a bolster
and he grunts!!



lor hei!

for non chinese, this this is called Yu Sheng. It is made up of shreaded carrot, radish
and other spices. It is a tradition to toss the ingredients as high as possible
as this symbolizes a prosperous new year.

There's a much longer explanation behind this dish...
most of them stem from Chinese idioms



series of garden shots








me no comprehendo why i look so dorky



this strikes me as a line up of air-stewardesses




gamblliinnggg
i lost $4 from playing in $0.50 denominations >.<

my uncles and aunties playing mahjong in the background

Now this puzzles me,
why is it a CNY tradition to gamble?

THAT ENDS DAY 1