Sunday, January 29, 2006

lunar new year...

Didn't quite like my previous attempt, so I'll start again.

The Chinese must be crazy. They base their calender on lunar cycles, so it's kinda no surprise that half of us are lunatics. That said, they have pretty profitable habits, as long as you fulfill certain criteria.

Eve

As with every year, dinner at Dad's Mum's (Ah Mah's).

Dinner on the Eve.

Then it's sitting around the idiot box for some random chatting of sorts.

Always this one...

Day 1

After the tea ceremony (if you really want to know what that is, Google it), we went over to Ah Mah's for lunch.

Lunch usually consists of leftovers from dinner the previous day, plus or minus a bit.

After lunch, it's over to number 27, which is down the road from Darien's. MAHJONG MANIA!!!

Mahjong helps prevent dementia.

Tai Kow Foo, if anything else, is most certainly the voice of amusement in the family.

I should have recorded this conversation...

Day 2

Day 2, straight to number 27 for more mahjong, dinner...

Dinner at 27...

...and Loh Sang!

Strangely, this custom is not found anywhere else in the world. Malaysians are absurd.

Day 3

Spent the day hanging out with CHSers. The process by which I came to actually be an associate of sorts is kind of strange and entirely clear to myself, but meh.

After picking up Wen, headed over to Dexter's place, with PokX waiting in the Red Box.

Dexter's house.

After a whole many rounds of blackjack...

How's this for a hand?

...lunch. Not bad at all, except for the prawns and mushrooms.

Our host is the one on the far left.

Usually, I don't DotA, but in this case, I thought why not, after which we had dinner in this Italian place, which Miss Eva Thong will likely review.

Nice ambience, but I found the waiters too chilly.

Back to Dex's place for a random fire play, blackjack, and back home.

PYROMANIA!!!

Day 4

Yesterday was a bit tamer than usual. To Auntie Heng's place for mahjong (you can never have enough of this)...

Green is standard for the tiles...

...Loh Sang (again)...

Tossing it high is basically the idea, as long as you can keep it on the plate...

...and losing to about one of the most insanely difficult methods of all.

Sap sam yew. Insanity...

More to come.

4 comments:

Wingz said...

Wish you Horse come job done!
Year Year Got Fish!
Gold Jade Full Hall!
Smile mouth always open
Step Step tall up!
Out In Safety!
Money Roll Roll Come!!!
Gong Xi Fah Chai !!

e2wen~* said...

*roll eyes*
I don't know how to play mahjong.

evathong said...

bah! i hate candid shots! hmph! look so ugly there >,<

Phat Culture said...

looks fun!