To all my beloved ones, a very Happy Lunar New year to you..! Its Chinese New Year again. That means lots of weight to gain, lots of money to win (Swim Swim!), hong baos to take (Hheeeee!), lots of gossips to catch up with, lots of new clothes to squeeze into etc etc. Haha, oh well, so let your hair down and start celebrating kay!
And yes yes, I know Mr Piglet,stop whispering in my ears, I know it's the PIG Year. Roll eyes. But Mr Feng Shui Master says that horhz
"Pig years can be turbulent because they are dominated by fire and water, conflicting elements that tend to cause havoc"
Waha..No wonder every time you come close to me, my left eye twitches. Pig means trouble!
Hee.
Wave piglet wave piglet..its your year...!
Enough teasing the pig.
Chinese New Year away from home was a new experience for me . My first actually. I was contemplating between joining the Singaporeans for reunion dinner or the Chinese. But since I was already away from home, no matter how i try to be at home, I would still feel away from home, and so I decided to go with the Chinese and try something new.
Instead of the steamboat dinner that I usually have on new year's eve, we had dumplings (餃子, 餃子!) Seriously, if i had anything other than steamboat or jiaozi that night, I would have be devastated.
Sadly, I think I was the only one who had no experience in the kitchen, but I did try to help out. =P The whole process was a long, tedious and tiring process. We had to knead the dough till it was smooth. Too hard and the dumplings couldnt be sealed, Too soft and the skin would break. Divide the dough into countless pieces, flatten them and roll each piece out into a circle. Prepare the fillings of soy sauce, hua tiao jiu, meat, celery etc. Place the fillings into each of the wrapper, sealed it in all the fancy ways. Boil it. Phew...
But all the hard work made the dumplings even tastier. I must have eaten a whole plate of dumplings all by myself. Hey hey the dumplings were small kay. Dousing it in the vinegar-ginger-soy sauce-chilli dip, biting into it gingerly, slurping in the dumpling juice before devouring it ..what more can I ask for?
Oh la la, Pig eaaaars salad..haha.kinda weird
新年快乐！
fatlady