So, we have entered the year of Water Dragon - it has been raining a fair bit in Brisbane and there were reports of flood. Hopefully it won't get worse over the weekend as more rains are in the forecast. As for today, it is Australia Day! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! This time next year, hopefully I would be an Australian already (reminder to my lazy self: start application process NOW)
Reunion dinner was on the eve of Chinese New Year - that fell on last Sunday. We all headed to Drewvale to be greeted by the feast that was laid on the table. As usual, was getting excited of seeing so many home cooked dishes including the awesome 'Lou Sang' dish. Apparently, 'Lou Sang' dish is only famous in Malaysia & Singapore and not many other Asian countries.
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| the dinner for 8 people |
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| roast duck |
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| char siew by mum |
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| nem nuong by mum-in-law |
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| mixed vegetables by mum |
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| lou sang |
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| for prosperity |
After dinner I insisted on a family portrait together - too bad Michelle was missing in action as she has to work that night.
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| the family |
A toast to the many changes and challenges in 2012 Dragon year ahead!
4 comments:
All the best for 2012! It's supposed to be an especially good dragon year I heard... usually there's also a spreadsheet circulating at work telling you what day to come back to work in the new year, based on what year you're born in... not officially tho, but our Hongkie bosses wouldn't bat an eye if you discreetly "started work" on your lucky day...
And i'm missing lou sang :P all the dishes look really good!
Hopefully this will be a very good dragon year :-) We have to work on 1st day of CNY, talk about party popper.
Mum prepared most dishes except roast duck and the nem noung.
You had to work on first day of CNY??!! Some of the top Chinese schools here are only starting school tomorrow... Tho my son (being in English Kindy) started 2 days ago, one of the first to start...
Yes, sadly Lunar New Year is not recognised as a public holiday in Australia yet :-(
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