yellow! it's me: Gong Xi Gong Xi

Another day, another dinner. What I always like about this occasion other than the 'hong bao’ is the food. Eat and eat and eat is the main reason we have this celebration. So tonight is the fancy dinner invitation from the big uncle. Since my grandmother passed away, we always had our celebration at Mulia Hotel. Its not that it’s bad to have the celebration at a Hotel. But sometimes, I just miss having that informal celebration at home with the whole family eating home cook food. Anyway, time has change and maybe we have to be ready for a new year and a new tradition. ^^ I was late for dinner, when I arrived everybody were already there greeting each other. This is the fun part. We greet “Gong Xi Gong Xi” and the married couples have to give a 'hong bao' to those who are not married yet. Woohoo! Money harvesting :D Afterwards, we settle down for an evening prayer before dinner. Yes as you can see, we are not that ‘family’ who follows the actual tradition anymore. We don’t necessarily need to celebrate this occasion actually, but to respect our ancestor and the tradition that our elderly has pass down we are quite happy to relive it and pass it down to the next generation as well. Dinner was great, spreads of choices at the buffet table.

'the guard, guarding hong bao in the afternoon'