Chinese New Year Celebration in Malaysia

Happy Rat Year to everyone!

Yet another year staying far from home for this special celebration, CNY.
Here are some photos taken by my sister for her little princess in NY:
(Thank you, dear sister!)

Money Tree 金钱树

My sister, grandma and aunt

My cousin brothers and sisters (from the left): Kit, Wen Han, Pei Li, Wen Yao, and Pui Wan

Ang Pao time!!! BB Uncle, please do not forget to keep one big ang pao for me!

My Three Pretty Cousin Sisters (from the left): Melissa, Angelina, and Nicole

Pretty girl - Nicole

Poser - my cousin sister - Nicole

Chinese New Year Party at Golden Dragon Boat Restaurant!

Shark Fin Soup

京都骨

Steamed Fish, my favorite!

Seafood Pot with 山珍海味

家乡豆腐 Tofu

Ha...My dad never fail to serve his guests well. Such a caring host!

My lovely Mom and Dad! I love you!


My uncle, cousin brothers and sister

Happy Family

I miss all my family and relatives so much.
1st row from left: Singapore Aunt, Grandma, and My Mommy!
2nd row from left: Pei Li, 3rd Aunt, Singapore Uncle, Elsie Aunt, My Daddy, Sister, Yvonne Aunt & My Aunt
3rd row from left: Kong Uncle, Wen Yao, Wen Han & Fook Uncle

Nice and Tasty homemade jelly by my mom!

Close-up on the offerings. There are ang gu gui (chinese cuisine with green bean paste), fatt gou (cake - symbolize wealthiness), dumpling (symbolize wealthiness), fruits (each represents different good meanings), jelly and etc.

Everyone is waiting patiently for the praying session.

拜天公是福建人的传统礼仪。

Table setting for the praying session

Getting ready to 烧金纸


Miss my CNY Celebration back home! I must get home next year!

Kleinfeld Bridal

I bet a perfect gown is one of the important items what a 准新娘 hope for her wedding, including myself!

Therefore, I have went online and searched for some nice gowns. Here are some sample gowns for Spring 2008 Brides~!

This is a Strapless Empire Waist Silk Chiffon Sheath, designed by Carolina Herrera

This is a Strapless Natural Waist with Silk Princess Ball Gown, also designed by Carolina Herrera

This is a Strapless Empire Waist Tulle and Lace Sheath, designed by Claire Pettibone









This is a V-Neck Natural Waist Alencon Lace Mermaid Dress, designed by Jim Hjelm


Special Edition of Bridal, inspired by the Disney Princesses, Designed by Kirstie Kelly
This is a Strapless Empire Waist Silk Organza Sheath, designed by Kirstie Kelly


This is a Strapless Empire Waist Silk Organza Princess Ball Gown, designed by MaxMara


This is a Strapless Empire Waist Silk Chiffon Sheath, designed by No Ordinary Bride



Please note that all the information and pictures are taken from Kleinfeld Bridal's official website: http://www.kleinfeldbridal.com/

Attendants List for My Ideal Wedding

Family /Relatives

1. Father
2. Mother
3. Sister
   
4. Brother-In-Law
5. Gia Bee Aunt
6. Ann Aunt
7. Giat Niew Aunt
8. Giat En Uncle
   
9. Wan Har Aunt
10. Cousin - William

1. William's Grandma
2. Giat Lin Uncle
3. Kim Lan Aunt
4. Cousin - Siok Yee
5. Siok Yee's Boyfriend
   
6. Cousin - Chun Pang
7. Cousin - Siok Xin
8. Cousin - Chun Hong
9. Kim Lan Aunt's Sister
10. Kim Lan Aunt's Brother-In-Law

1. Kim Lan Aunt's Nephew
2. Alex Tay Uncle
3. Foong Aunt
4. Cousin - Nicole
5. Alex Uncle's Father
6. Alex Uncle's Mother
7. Alex Uncle's Aunt
8. 大姐阿姨
9. Ampang Grandma
10. Ampang Grandma's Son

1. Ampang Grandma's Daughter-In-Law
2. Ampang Grandma's Grandchildren
   
3. Ampang Grandma's Grandchildren - Ah Hok
4. Mian Mian's Mother
5. Mian Mian
6. Hui Lee Sister
7. Hui Lee's Father
8. Ah Gu
9. Ah Gu's Wife
10. Ah Gu's Childrens

1. Angie's Mother
2. Cousin - Angie
3. Cousin Brother-In-Law
4. Cousin - Melissa
5. Cousin Brother-In-Law
   

1. Grandma (Mother side)
2. Loy Uncle
3. Kuen Aunt
4. Cousin - Pui San
5. Cousin Brother-In-Law
6. Nephew - Kelvin
7. Nephew - Desmond
8. Niece
9. Cousin - Pui Yee
10. Cousin Brother-In-Law

1. Cousin - Pui Pui
2. Cousin Brother-In-Law
3. Niece/Nephew
4. Cousin - Pui Ling
5. Cousin Brother-In-Law
6. Niece/Nephew
7. Cousin - Pui Wan
8. Cousin Brother-In-Law
9. Niece/Nephew
10. Niece/Nephew

1. Fook Uncle
2. Elsie Aunt
3. Wen Han Brother
4. Wen Han's Girlfriend
5. Wen Yao Brother
6. Wen Yao's Girlfriend
7. Kong Uncle
8. Kong Uncle's Wife
9. Cousin - Pei Li
10. Cousin Brother-In-Law

1. Cousin - Wen Kit
2. Wen Kit's Girlfriend
3. Singapore Uncle
4. Singapore Aunt
5. Cousin - Liang Liang
6. Liang Liang's Wife
7. Niece/Nephew
   
8. Cousin - Kang Kang
9. Kang Kang's Wife
10. Niece/Nephew

1. Yu Zhi Uncle
2. 四姨
3. Cousin - Bo Yi
4. Cousin Brother-In-Law
5. Nephew
6. Niece
7. Cousin - Bo Ling
8. Cousin Brother-In-Law
9. Niece - Carmen
10. Niece - Jing Wen

1. Nephew
2. Cousin - Kai Fan
3. Cousin Sister-In-Law
4. Niece/Nephew
5. Foong Aunt
6. Foong Aunt's Husband
7. Cousin
8. Cousin
9. Cousin
10. Cousin

1. Cousin
2. Malay Uncle
3. Malay Uncle's Wife
4. Cousin
5. Cousin
6. Cousin
7. Small Aunt
8. Uncle
9. Cousin
10. Cousin Sister-In-Law

1. Nephew
2. Cousin
3. Cousin Sister-In-Law
4. Niece/Nephew
5. Cousin
   
6. Cousin Brother-In-Law
7. Niece/Nephew
8. Cousin
9. Cousin Brother-In-Law
10. Cousin

1. Yvonne Aunt
2. 表姨
3. Cousin
4. Cousin
5. 表舅
6. 表姨
7. Cousin
8. Cousin
9. Singapore 表姨
10. Singapore 表姨丈

1. Chuen Uncle
2. Annie Aunt
3. Cousin - Evonne
4. Cousin Brother-In-Law
5. Cousin - Kit
6. Kit's Girlfriend
7. Song Uncle
8. Song Aunt
9. Cousin
10. Cousin Brother-In-Law

1. Niece/Nephew
2. Cousin
3. Cousin Sister-In-Law
4. Niece/Nephew
5. Cousin
6. Cousin Sister-In-Law
7. Niece/Nephew
8. Cousin
   
9. Yong Uncle
10. Yong Aunt

1. Cousin
2. Cousin Brother-In-Law
3. Cousin
4. Cousin Sister-In-Law
5. Cousin
6. Cousin
7. Cousin

20 tables will be reserved for My Family and Relatives

Parent’s Friends

1. Wong Uncle
   
2. Wong's Wife
3. (Temple) President Uncle
4. President's Wife
5. Daughter
6. Son-In-Law
7. Treasurer Uncle
8. Treasurer's Wife
9. Daughter
10. Daughter

1. Son
2. Special Aunt
3. Special Aunt
4. Dato
5. Dato's Wife
6. My dad's Partner
7. Partner's Wife
8. Accountant 1 (Dad's company)
9. Her Husband
10. Children

1. Accountant 2
2. Her Husband
3. Uncle
4. Aunt
5. Uncle
   
6. Aunt
7. Uncle
8. Aunt
9. Uncle
10. Aunt

5 tables will be reserved for My Parents' Friends

My Bride maids

1. Cheng Yee
2. Yee Peng
3. Mei Yee
4. Jyy Huey

My Friends

1. Hui Sam
2. Hui Sam's Boyfriend/Husband
3. Hui Yoke
4. Hui Yoke's Boyfriend/Husband
5. Ji Ying
6. Ji Ying's Boyfriend/Husband
7. Seok Yong
8. Seok Yong's Boyfriend/Husband
9. Chin Sien
10. Chin Sien's Boyfriend/Husband

1. Hui Wen
2. Hui Wen's Parents
3. Hui Wen's Boyfriend/Husband
4. Wah Wai Kiat
5. Khor Haw Lun
6. Fiona Seet
7. Andrew
8. Low Kien Ooi
9. Loh Hong Wu
10. Choo Li Sia

1. Lam Ooi Mon
2. Ooi Mon's Boyfriend/Husband
3. Ong Hui Kim
4. Chia Ya Teng
5. Chia Wen Hsin
6. Yap Ming Erh
7. Ng Kuan Foong
8. Yap Pin Pin
9. Chow Li Hsien
10. Kesiny

1. Tan Su-Lin
2. Min Mien
3. Wen Jye
4. Rachel Lim
5. Huey Fang
6. Yin Shi
7. Pei Ru
8. Ashley
9. Cindy Ong
10. Greenie

1. Joan
2. Lynette
3. Melissa Koay
4. Shan Yung
5. Sweet Honey (Name appeared on Frienster)
6. Li Peng
7. Ai Peng
8. Yee Peng's Parents

1. Ms. Khor
2. Ms. Pei Yi
3. Ms. Zoe
4. Andrew Gooi
5. Frederick Tan Wei Hao
6. Tan Hui Yee
7. Adeline Lum
8. Alvin
9. Jia Hui
10. Yat Choong

1. Christi
2. Chong Chia Yiaw
3. Chai Xuen
4. Suresh
5. Sean Chin
6. Ken Siew
7. Jing Han
8. Wan Ting
9. Shing Lan
10. Boon Li

1. Christopher Ang
2. Yee Ling
3. Yen Ling
4. Asif
5. Veng Wai
6. Leong Ghee
7. Kien
8. Khai Au
9. Yen Shi
10. Faisal

1. Ling Huey
2. Kay Ying
3. Kay Ying's Boyfriend
4. Eva Heng
5. Wen Ni
6. Clement
7. Chia Ling
8. Rain
9. Seth
10. Kim Ming

1. Fenny
2. Jack Soh
3. Liong Lap Hong
4. John Chua
5. Wei Ming Toh
6. Paris Tian
7. Zhee Zhong
   
8. Michelle Ho
9. Wendy
10. Jenn Ho

1. Yeong Chien
2. YC's Boyfriend
3. Jun Hong
4. Colin Leow
5. Chung Chin
   
6. Shie Meng
7. Su Meng
8. Sheau Chin
9. Kok Weng
10. Kok Lim

1. Kok Mun
2. Huey Jer
3. Mario
4. Cadence
5. Zheng
6. Lili Ye
7. Terence
8. Gillian
9. Gillian's Boyfriend
10. Valeska

1. Valeska's Boyfriend
2. Chun Fai
3. Chun Fai's Girlfriend
4. Dat
5. Cheng Yee's Husband
6. Mei Yee's Boyfriend
7. Kelvin Loh Kai Bin
8. Sine
9. Sye Lynn
10. Eng

1. Chin Ting
2. Long Kor
3. Dustin Graber
4. Sonya Graber
5. Olivia
6. Sophia
   

15 tables will be reserved for My Friends

Total = 40 Tables!

- End of the List -

Will definitely add in more as I might miss them out while preparing this list. No worries!

A Smile Missing Forever

I feel so sorry to hear that our Hong Kong Artist "开心果", Lydia Shum, has passed away peacefully on Feb 19, 2008.

She was a talented artist, good mother, and also best friends to many people who know her well.

Hope the best for her family members, especially Joyce.

New Cell Phone!

Time to say goodbye to my old cellphone who has been with me ever since I came to US.
My first cellphone, Samsung, in the State and it was given by my uncle.


Always thought of changing a new phone and i finally realized my dream today. Hahaha...
I got myself a Sony Ericsson S500i, black and green cellphone. Like my kor said, it is so 有型!

Love it and cherish it!

Photo taken from: http://www.sonyericsson.com

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's to every couples in the world!
It's a great day to show your soul mate how you treasure and love them!
Hope everyone will be as blissful as I =)

Experience of First Day of Lunar New Year in a Different Town

Still remembering the reunion dinner with family on the last day of the lunar year (年三十)? It is a very important and something that is impossible to get rid of in a traditional Chinese family. It is a Chinese custom and tradition. That’s a night where all family members will gather at their parents’ (or eldest sibling’s) house and have the reunion dinner together. All the family members put this day as an important day on their yearly schedule. They value this dinner very much as everyone grows up and getting busy in life. They hardly see each other or run into each other every day; and therefore, they treasure this precious moment very much. Almost all the Chinese employers and employees will never work on this day because almost all of them they will stuck the traffic congestion as to rush home for Chinese New Year celebration and spend more time with their family members. We called this as “balik kampong” in Malaysia. I spent a quality time with my uncle and his family this year. We had “鱼生” (which symbolized energizing year ahead), shrimp (symbolized happy and laugh all year long), fish (symbolized fortune for the year), seafood pot (symbolized good fortune), and a Thai chicken. I came from a typical Chinese background family; therefore, we will have all the good fortune dishes on this special day.

Happy Rat Year!!

~Preparation for Midnight Prayer~


Nice "桃花" for New Year Decoration

I am so glad to celebrate with them this year. I have not been home and celebrate with family since two years ago. Thank you them for taking care of me and treating me as their daughter. Thank you and I appreciate their thoughts.

1^st day of Lunar New Year Wow…that’s just so fun being in NY Chinatown early this morning. As usual, we went to temple and have lunch at the temple. And I will let the following pictures tell you how we celebrated our day!

-End of my 1st Lunar New Year Celebration at Manhattan Chinatown, NYC-

新年快乐，daddy mommy!

新年了，又是 人在他乡的一年。虽然我并不是一个人渡过，而且还是在超有新年气氛的唐人街渡过。我还是很想家，好想倚赖在妈妈的大腿上享受美味可口的过节礼品和欣赏新年特备节目。真过瘾阿！

不知不觉我已两年没与爸爸，妈妈，姐姐，姑姑，叔叔，婶婶，堂弟妹们，舅舅，舅母，表哥姐弟妹们，还有 所有的朋友们一起庆祝农历新年了。想起与家人一起出门办年货的时光，一起购买新鞋新衣的时候，总是有种怀念的感觉。总是觉得能与家人一起欢庆这令人振奋的季节，是十分幸福的画面。爸爸，妈妈，我好想念您们！是好想好想！

您们一定要答应我要好好照顾身体哦。如有心事，我永远是您们的好听众，好伴友。能听到您们的声音是很开心的。

祝您们，

新年快乐 身体健康 出入平安 生意兴隆 心想事成

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