Sharing everyday moments and random musings
This Chinese New Year marks the Year of the Snake, with the lunar year beginning on 29 January 2025. We didn’t get to spring clean thoroughly due to our busy work schedule. Luckily, we usually don’t have relatives and friends visiting us, and since I had cut down on a …
It’s ‘post-Covid’ in Singapore although the Covid virus is still pretty widespread among us. Guess most of us have already got infected at least once, so we are beginning to treat it as ‘common flu’. This means house visiting and group Lo Hei resume openly in Singapore! Most of us …
It’s time for lo hei (捞起) again! According to National Heritage Board: Lo hei 捞起 (Cantonese for ‘tossing up’) refers to the communal tossing of yusheng 鱼生, a dish comprising fish slices, vegetables, spices and condiments. Traditionally, the practice was commonly observed on Renri 人日, the seventh day of the …
祝大家虎年快乐！ 虎年大吉！ 龙精虎猛！ 如虎添翼！ 虎虎生威！ 因为疫情的关系，今年大家还是没法好好的庆祝。曾想说我小时因为家在新加坡，亲戚都在马来西亚，很少有机会和堂表兄弟姐妹们一起玩耍；而且因为父母“迟婚”，堂兄弟姐妹们都比我们年纪大好几岁，比较没共同的喜好。 以为Kpo Kia的堂表兄弟姐妹们年纪差不多，可以多见面一起玩耍，可惜人算不如天算。。。 希望疫情可以快点受控制，这样大家才可以恢复以往的关系。
2021年新年快乐！ Happy 2021 Chinese New Year! This is a special Lunar New Year. We didn’t really go for visiting, not exactly by choice, mainly by advice from ‘Ah Gong’. Yes, it’s been a year and COVID is still so close to us. Many countries are experiencing their second, third or …
初十五。 元宵节。 吃汤圆，庆团圆。 时间过得好快，没有借口再无忌肆地大吃大喝了。。。是时候减肥了。。。年纪不小的我，有办法成功吗？
This is a special Chinese New Year for me, for once I finally can bring my “red packet” to go around collect ang bao~ This year, I didn’t really clean up the house or do much housework (although my dear hubby did try to clean up quite a lot while …
Movie synopsis A group of middle-aged men are playing mahjong; it’s the St. Stephen Lutheran Middle School reunion party. It’s the St Stephen Lutheran Middle school reunion party and a group of middle-aged men are playing mahjong, while watching a TV program whereby a group of women discuss their experiences …
Mahjong is a favourite hobby for a lot of Chinese, including my dad. 😛 Remembered when Sis and I went to Hong Kong, there are a lot of mahjong center near our hotel, and outside the center have a big signboard that states the benefits of mahjong – this includes: …
阿愣谢谢双福星财神送“旺”来！ 祝大家蛇年行大运，吃蛇也行运~ Danbo thanks Fortunate God for sending the good fortunate over~ Wish all have good fortunate in Lunar Year of Snake~