withdrawal symptoms

Haven't been blogging, I'm in one of those.. i feel awful moods.. maybe its because i am having one of those "i miss my family.. but it was my choice to come here" episodes. I know what you are thinking! I just have to keep telling myself.. "you will be fine"

My perth trip was fun, relaxing and heart warming, getting to see how my sis & brother in law raise their little one is just amazing! I must say cheah, you are doing a great job. You are an amazing mummy and your baby is the most amazing little girl i know. That little one is fiesty and has alot of character, just like her mummy. Yet reserved, observant & quiet just like her daddy.. oh and really kay po just like her yee yee.. Getting to see the Loo sisters was great too, this trip was short but very, very worth it. You know how your heart feels warm and fuzzy?? This trip made me feel like that. haha gosh.. this is overwhelming! I miss you guys! I'll post pictures soon, promise!

So what other withdrawal symptoms am i suffering from? alot i guess.. some are bad habits.. some are good memories.. others are just redundant and unnecessary emotions, which i think i should already have kept in lock and key.

i just have to keep remembering that, it is not going to be easy and the road ahead is not going to be smooth sailing, but at least in the near future, i can look back and say "hey, wow, you have came a long way to this" and then give myself a pat on my own heavy shoulders.

estoy comenzando a caerme

me dije que hace tres años era la vez última que me caería.
¿Por qué la gente escucha sus corazones? debe haber un manual escrito para ayudar a los que se caigan. ¿puedo realmente ser feliz? deseaba que fuera joven otra vez, juego de la fuerza mis tarjetas con el hin diferentemente.
¿usted me encontrará realmente? no dure por favor demasiado, mi amor.

i miss my spanish classes.. :)

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is around the corner! This is the first time in 27 years I am not celebrating this festive season in my home country! First time I am not waking up on brand new bed sheets changing into brand new clothes and running into my mom's room to wish her a prosprous new year ahead and giving her a pair of mandarins and a red packet.

It is going to be the first year that I am not going over to my bestie's house on the third day of CNY to gamble! However, it is a good thing I would still be with family! The cousins have picked perth as the middle destination. The reason is all of us wanna see our little Gem Caitlin! I am dying to hear her call me Yee Yee in return I would give her a BIG red packet!

So to gear up for this festive season what have I been doing? Just yesterday I invited a bunch of friends over for a tiny reunion dinner, I know it is a little early and CNY is not till next week, but I'd be in perth the entire 1st week of CNY, i thought it would be good to do it earlier.

We had a feast i must say! With 2 steam boats bubbling away on the dinning table and accompanied by soft drinks and deep fried chicken wings and Zai-a vegetarian dish an important symbol of longevity and prosperity because of the ingredients used. Also i exerimented with making Bak Kua which literally mean dried meat. It is mince pork marinated rolled into thin slices and dried in the sun and then bbqed. Yums! A must have for all household celebrating CNY. Here are some pics to share!

The ingredients!

Marinating the meat!

Mixing it!

Rolling it!

Drying it!

BBQ-ing it!


Done!