Chinese New Year 2008

Wow, wow, time has passed so fast again. Mommy overlooked posting Kieona's and Kierra's blog entries for over 5 months already! Time to do some work, Mommy!

Pre-CNY Reunion Dinner at home
Prepping up for CNY
Kieona Tikus from Skool House...
CNY 1st visit
Kieona & Kierra with Xiao Yee Poh
San Yee Poh, San Yee Zang Gong reliving memories
Dee Gu Kong with us
Wai Poh giving out angpow

Chinese New Year this year had been very, very exciting for the girls. This is the first year we changed our visiting plans, as some of Mommy's cousins on the paternal side requested we go later so they get to see us. As such, we went to Tua Gu Gong's (Daddy's uncle) house before noon and were able to catch the annual Lion and Dragon Dances. Both Kieona and Kierra were so absorbed and totally enjoyed the shows. Other places we visited included Gu Kong's (Mommy's uncles) house in the late morning and Zhor Mah Mah's house (our third stop and last stop where we also see cousin Rae-Ann/ Uncle Alvin and Auntie Gyn's daughter celebrate her first CNY).

Kierra the little imp before the lion dance

The Lion Dance....
Is that how dragons look?
Everyone, look at the camera!
We are hip!

Day 2, we again went visiting. This time was to Wai Gong and Wai Po's house in Ang Mo Kio, then Tua Yee Poh's house in Bukit Batok (where Ryan Di Di is still so nimble) and San Yee Poh's house (last stop). It was yet another day of catching up with the relatives, whom we saw so little of otherwise.

Day 3 was a Saturday, so all the merry-making went on. This time round we went to Auntie Zhen Zhen and Uncle Don's house at Nuovo for Daddy and Mommy's Archery gang gathering. It was fun as Kieona and Kierra had lots of friends around their ages. After that we went to Uncle Eugene's (Daddy's friend) house, where we met his brother, the famous singer JJ Lin, whom Kieona and Kierra took a photograph with. There, it was eat, eat and eat - like all the other venues we went.

Little child models, anyone?

Kieona, Kierra, Mommy and JJ?

Day 4 was Mommy's JC friends and teacher who came to our house. Pity though, as both Kieona and Kierra had been so tired out from the past three days of feasting, playing and visiting that they slept through the "party" at our own house.

Mommy and her friends. Where's Kierra?

All in, it had really been a pleasant Chinese New Year where everyone was pretty happy. Kieona and Kierra are also at the age where they have started to appreciate it and sure had a lot of fun collecting angpows as well.