CNY '07 Today is the 15th (and last day)of the lunar new year. As if most people here would care or bother especially when we only have 2 days of PH while China has 7(!!) holidays to celebrate..Somehow I think this cny has great significance:
What a 'great' way to start off this festive season with 2 bad dreams. It shudders to even think or share.. definitely not something you want to initiate a conversation about on the first day
This year reunion dinner was on a much much much smaller scale.. even the variety of food too. Of course, there is no escaping of my favourite ayam pangguan:
the picture doesn't do justice to the food. But I can tell you the shiokness is just out-of-this-world.
& how can there be no prawns on the table for my family??
Big. succulent asam PRAWNS!!
Even with all these food & preparations, I know cny will never be the same again. Not since 27 August '06..
Perhaps it is the coming of 18. With all due respect to this tradition, however it isn't difficult to see why some people would rather bi nian. Gone are the days where this festive season is for eating certain delicious dishes, wearing pretty clothes & getting ang pows (haha ya it used to be but now no longer). To put it simply, the drawing power has diminished. & sometimes, when you are so used to being the youngest, it's difficult to initiate the kind of conversations that you are so used to just listen while finding the next goodie to feast upon lol..
Finally, I get to eat my kueh rose on the second day.
My favourite goodie.
She used to make this herself. She was a great cook of many shioky-licious dishes (some that I didn't even managed to try). My uncle recently told me how spicy and special her otah was.. .. if only I did get to eat that. On this second day, one of the conversations was about her kaya & the recipe. Then I begin to think of some of her recipes that have been passed down to the next generation (some have been lost I guess).. what if one day nobody (of my generation) in this family can reproduce those food. No more gula melaka, popiahs (,etc). I remember that I like rolling my own popiahs, adding lotsa ingredients. It's been a long long while..
Perhaps this is my new year resolution. Not to learn how to cook-cook ( but just be able to cook those dishes).. at least just to make sure her legacy will not be lost. I would rather just eat but I know this is the only thing I can do for her & for us
it's okay if you can't see the road ahead, just make sure God is still in sight!!
In His time, in His time,
He makes all things beautful in His time.
Lord, please show me every day,
As You're teaching me Your way,
That You do just what You say, in Your time.
In Your time, in Your time,
You make all things beautiful in Your time.
Lord, my life to You I bring.
May each song I have to sing
Be to You a lovely thing, in Your time.
Words and Music by Diane Ball
Th3 b@bY iN mI
vette
15 Sept 88
child of God
likes: zzz
dislikes: waa waa
