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Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner
10 CommentsChinese New Year Reunion Dinner happens on the Chinese New Year Eve. Chinese New Year is also known as the Lunar New Year. It is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar. The Chinese New Year celebration starts on the Reunion Dinner Day where the family will join together to have a meal together. If children are outstation, they will return home. It is also called “Tuin Lien” in Cantonese. On that day, it will be a scrumptious meal for everyone. It is an exciting day to catch up with everyone in the family before Chinese New Year.
This year, I could return to my parents place for Reunion Dinner. By right, I should have it in my husband parent’s place. However, out of the kindness of my husband and his family, they allowed me to return home with my family in KL every alternate year. My parents would love to see their grandchildren. It would be fair as my parents often don’t see my children very much as I lived away from them.
My mom will go all out to cook us a delicious meal. The meal could actually feed the whole village of people. Not that we have so many people in my family. Anyway, the meal will be eaten for the next few days. My children enjoyed their trip to see por por and koong koong (grandma & grandpa). Two of them are pampered by them.
The next day, Chinese New Year day, children will receive angpows (red packets with money) from parents and married couples. Only married couples were allowed to give to any unmarried ones. There is also a practice of visitation, going to older siblings’ house or older relatives’ house. My parents are the oldest, so we get to stay at home and wait for relatives to come. There will be lots of goodies to eat such as love letters (kuih kapek), sweets, peanuts, kuaci, pineapple tart, mandarin oranges (“kam” as in gold) and etc… Everything used in Chinese New Year either have the word gold, prosperous, wealth, good health and good things.
Anyway, I had to return on the second day of CNY and visit my in laws. It was a rush but it was enjoyable. My favorite CNY dish would be “Yew Sang”. I love the one sold in Jaya Jusco with the Japanese Salmon. Yummy!!!! In KL, I met with a couple of mummies, Twinsmom & her adorable twins (saw Twindad too), Agnes & Zara (Zara’s mama), Faythe and her Papa & Mama Jazzmint, WaiHan and LingLee in Kidzport. One dad, fong fee kee because no one take care of little skywalker while he drives.
Today I am back to work. My company doesn’t observe Awal Muharam holiday. Reason is that it has too many holidays in Penang. We have 17 public holidays and 2 are not observed, that is Awal Muharam and Quaran Day.
By the way, Emily gave mummy a great CNY angpow. She started calling me “mummy”. Not just once but a 3 times consecutively at one time. Every time she called me aloud, she will give a cheeky smile. :jump: I must say that she is developing very fast, she mimic whatever I teach her. She recognizes the Giant hypermart and will make a loud shout every time she sees it.
When I was home, my mum showed me this photograph, guess who is it? Doesn’t Emily look like her?
Published on February 1, 2006 · Filed under: Parenting;
10 Responses to “Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner”
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The little girl in the picture is your sister or you? You mentioned before Emily looks like your sister.
You have to return home on 2nd day, so rush! Sorry I couldn’t attend the gathering as I need to bring my mom fot hospital visit in the very last minute.
Anyway, happy new year to you and your family!
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tracy3c said on February 1st, 2006 at 9:03 pm
So understanding of ur PIL to allow u to be back with ur parents for the CNY reunion dinner.
Tim and Emily must have collected a lot of ang pows, rite?
Aiyo, tsk, tsk, tsk, what company are u working in? Awal Muharram is supposed to be a public holiday.
Wow, wow, wow, Emily finally called ‘mummy’ oredi? Dat’s the greatest angpow for u.
Don’t tell me dat’s ur mum in the photograph?
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glad to met up with you :D, and saw how sporty Emily is, she is really independent :).
hey, good Emily, took such a long time to save the “big ang-bao” for you :lol:.
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The little girl in the black and white photo is you? Looks like Emily!
Btw, good to meet you even for such a brief moment… We ended shopping till about 4pm before we left.. so many last minute things to buy. 🙁
GONG XI FA CHAI TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!
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sue said on February 3rd, 2006 at 5:59 pm
Happy Chinese New Year to you and your family!
Hey… my son loves the Barney ride in 1Utama too! 😛
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michelle said on February 4th, 2006 at 10:11 am
Everyone: Yeap, that picture is my elder sister.
Sue: 1 Utama has? Which part? That ride was taken in KLCC ground floor.
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So sweet of Emily. She really does gave u a big ang pau. Keith has been calling me mommy everyday and almost everytime till my ear oso feel hot liau. Daddy jealous coz’ he’s stopped calling him “papa” ever since he started calling mommy.
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that’s part and parcel of CNY celebrations….rush here, rush there. And we will always be eating no matter where we end up!
that picture is Terry?
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1+2mom said on February 7th, 2006 at 1:00 am
ops..i dunno got mommies gathering if not i also want to join. That pic very look alike ler..nvm as long as she also your sis mar.
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egghead said on February 7th, 2006 at 8:21 am
wah… your hubby so kind one ah… me also not bad lah 😛
sorry I FFK lah… no choice one 🙁
