Happiness, health, and success are the common requests during the Chinese New Year celebration, some also ask for a life partner and what not. But this Chinese New Year, the wants were simple, nothing to spill but it was simple. The Lee family as usual, was kept busy regardless of whether they were in Malaysia, Singapore or Australia. Mom was up early on most days to prepare food. Going vegetarian on the CNY day itself left with me with running tummy thrice! Insane much really. And then because we were too hungry, mom, dad and I woke up at 3 in the morning looking for food! LOL?!
Fast forwarding the events to last night, the Lee family finished the celebration with a dinner at Pantai Seafood. All the food that night (with the exception of the vegetable) was delicious but it costed an arm and a leg due to the price hike which is a norm during this period of festivity. I must thank my Aunt Chris and Sei Sook for the food that night! And for all the other yummy meals, my mom, dad and Yee Koo!
The Yee Sang is a common dish where diners use their chopsticks to toss an interesting mixture of crisps, ginger, salmon, jelly fish and vegetables. While tossing the mixture, they wish others well for the new year!
Steamed crabs :)! The best way to describe the crab meat is delicious sweetness with a hint of alcohol aroma!
Crispy chicken!! Ohh those red crackers! Definitely love those. Its a must have at pretty much every Chinese dinner. Pantai Seafood does it well! Every bite was tender unlike some other restaurants that over fries the chicken until it becomes so dry!!!
Delicacy cruelty! This was the suckling pig! Very good and very sinful. Crispy skin with yummy layers of fat and meat! Dip the vege into the sweet sauce and take savour the beautiful chemistry of flavours ;-)! The front bits are the pigs head chopped into four bits ahah.
For the night, we had a fish, pork, chicken, crab, vegetable, glutinous rice, yee sang, lala and a dessert. And we only had 10 people =X! I believe we had enough food for at least 12-13 people that night! Because I was filled to brim even before the fish came out, I decided to take photos of people! Its CNY man, its nothing without family and friends isn’t it?
My Sam Suk! Believe it or not, he makes killer roast pork! His roast pork on CNY eve was legendaryyy!!!! :D!
My cousin Cyrus and his mom, Aunt Chris!
Cyrus and my Yee Ku! Thanks too all the aunty and uncles for all the large ang paus this year HAHAHA!
My cousin Prodip and his dad Uncle Dipak! Prodip is a kick ass taekwondo pro man!
My dad and mom :)! Thanks for everything parents!!!
Family photo for this one! And shits man! 22 years still smile fail. Why have I never wished that I had the perfect smile? Maybe because it doesn’t matter so long as I am happy! Appreciate what you have and not what you want ma!! Haiyoooo! :P!
One of the main highlights of the night was the karaoke session. We had the dinner in a karaoke room. I think it was complementary because my aunt frequents this place for dinner on busy working days!
The father son connection ;-)! Next time if you cannot tell who’s the father and the son. Pay attention to their posture. OMG. Even their fingers seem bent in the same manner @.@!
ABBA anyone? It was oldies all night long man! RWARRRRRR
My uncle singing for his wife in Canberra! “… I WANNA HOLD YOUR HANDDDD!, I WANNA HOLD YOUR HANDDDDDDD!!!”
My dad looks like a kid in this picture ahah. So funny xD! He’s hitting the big 60 this year and woa! He only looks like he’s in his later forties!
Every bit of the night was enjoyable as it should be! The jolly company, the good karaoke session and the nice food! Happy that I was back here for the holidays! Meeting up with the family was good fun. I somewhat don’t feel isolated anymore when they talk old people stuff. I used to wonder about the weird topics they spoke of when I was a little kid man! So complicated, but growing older doesn’t make it any better!! Maybe I was better off being left young and lost! :P! Soon after the dinner, I met up with Justin a.k.a my homie! Twice in three months is disappointing but better some than none!
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