here goes...
13 Feb
headed home straight after work to catch some rest.
managed to nap around 4 hours.
almost didn't want to wake up, but still had to drag my fatigued self out of bed, into the shower and over to his mom's place for our first reunion meal - an early dinner.
headed back to Mommy's afterwards and began our second round of eating.
that's 2 meals within a span of 2 hours!
cuddled in front of the TV after meal and caught the special program.
and, just before the countdown, we decided to head over to Loyang Tua Pek Kong temple for new year prayers. massive jam. spent the last moments of the new year in the car waiting for a lot to park.
headed home to Clementi after sending Mommy and Bro back.
14 Feb
as with every lunar new year, 初一 (first day) is always reserved for visiting relative from his dad's side.
his sis, JT, came by in the morning after church, and we headed off to Bukit Gombak for brunch, then set off to 大伯 & 伯娘's house.
and like every other year, 伯娘 made us 糖水 complete with red dates, gingko, lotus seeds and marigold petals (my fave!). sat around a bit before heading off to 姑妈's place for an early dinner.
姑妈 made us her usual sumptuous spread of stewed soup, fried chicken wings, ngoh hiang, and multiple vegetarian dishes. i was stuffed to the brim. totally.
it was also there, that i had my first ferrero rochers of the year (i couldn't stop eating them at every household i visited afterwards).
hung around a while then sent everyone to Bukit Gombak.
sat around some more, then sent everyone over to our house.
more sitting around (and viewing our wedding photos), then we sent 伯娘 home and headed to 三姨's place.
Poppy had his fill of mahjong while i stoned in the living room.
before i knew it, i dozed off for a good 3 hours or so. sent Mommy and Bro home, then we finally headed back to Clementi for that well-deserved sleep.
15 Feb
got up at noon. Poppy heated up the ngoh hiang he made, prepared ourselves and went over to 舅舅's place.
we were the first to be there. chatted with Popo and Gong Gong for a bit, and the rest started arriving. Poppy played a couple games of BlackJack. then we had a filling dinner and headed home, after sending Gong Gong back.
packed up a bit while waiting for the gurls to come over.
no silly hand-smacking games this year. instead we watched Russell Peters. didn't manage to finish the entire show, but even just the front bits almost rocked us off our chairs. yea, the non-revolutionary revolution - D.D.R.
Alex and Michelle also came by, and after the gurls left, we popped by Chinatown to see if the CNY fair was still on, then went to Mustaffa instead.
almost duped Poppy into buying a soft-toy kitty for me!
by the time we were home, it was around 3 am.
off to bed for a good long sleep! or so we thought...
16 Feb
about 6 hours into our sleep, we suddenly got a call - Gong Gong was in Clementi and he couldn't find our block! we had no idea why he appeared in our neighborhood. Poppy rushed over to fetch him over.
we then realized Gong Gong thought everyone was visiting Poppy's house in Clementi when it's actually supposed to be at Bukit Gombak. ok, i guess it IS confusing and will take some more time for everyone to get used to. Poppy changed, and sent Gong Gong over to his mom's place then fetched Godma over. i took my time and went over later in the afternoon by train.
the usual eating/gambling/gossiping took place.
it's been tiring for the past few days, and i had a terrible headache later that evening, and we went home shortly after everyone left.
Alex, Michelle, Yongmei and Loh Wei came by afterwards... and they decided to learn to make ngoh hiang from Poppy. so our entourage grabbed the ingredients from NTUC and worked in the kitchen till the meat rolls were ready. everyone was bushed.
p/s: i was checking the CWS webbie for updates and saw this extremely cute Siamese-cross breed kitty. i contacted the foster immediately and managed to make arrangements to visit the next day. yippie!
17 Feb
i could hardly sleep the previous night. random thoughts kept running into my mind, mostly wondering how the kitty can get along with me.
got up uber early, prepared and shook Poppy up from slumber.
headed off to Mrs Wong's and were amazed by the sheer number of cats she has in her home. there must've been at least 30 over cats! and they had 2 maids just to tend to all the little ones.
Mrs Wong was out when we were there, so we hung around a little and played with the cats. Coffee was shy and hid himself when we approached him. instead, a few other cats came and warm themselves up with us. one of them didn't hesitate to leap onto Poppy's laps while he sat on the teak chair. i went gaga just belly-rubbing the felines that approached me.
there was one particular cat who was very friendly and vocal. it kept mew-ing at me for chin-rubs, and hissed when i rubbed other kitties. LOL. i think it could be the one. i'll be back again next weekend, and if all is well, we'll bring it home. =)
anyhoos, the festivities continue.
we went by to fetch his mom, Godma and Godpa, and headed off to Loyang Tua Pek Kong temple again. waited for them to complete their prayers and photo-taking, then set off to Mommy's place.
chitter-chatter. we left around 10pm, and decided to pop by Sembawang God of Fortune temple so that i can 拜太岁 (offer my prayers to the Grand Duke). it all took around an hour and by the time we got home after sending him mom back, it was past midnight again.
the festivities have ended, for me.
work began the following night.
had a simple breakfast of Spinach Wonton Noodle, dropped by the hardware shop to get supplies to mesh our kitchen window (cat-safe) then went over to Pets Passion to inquire on cages, litter trays and whatnots.
had a catnap before Poppy sent me to office.
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