Chinese New Year!

After a busy week of shopping around for my New Year clothes and accessories, the Chinese New Year is FINALLY here!! Still the same old New Year routine - visit the relatives on my mum's side of the family on the 1st day of the New Year, and those on my dad's side on the 2nd day.

So yesterday, which was the 1st day, things were a little boring. Basically, went to my grandaunt's house after waking up at 1.30pm, stayed awhile to make sure that I've collected all the angpaos, then headed to my uncle's house to offer respect to my late grandma. Home after that.

Today was slightly more interesting. There was a buffet lunch going on at my grandma's place, so my gluttony nature took over from there. Most of the food was catered; some were brought by my mum. Got to talk to my cousin Liping about choosing NIE as our future path. The conversation really got me thinking, especially later on. In the late afternoon, I decided to head to NUH to pay Minghao a visit, so I drove down, with my brother following as he wanted to take my car home after my visit to the hospital. When I reached NUH, I checked around and found out the Minghao was already discharged, so I returned home to wait for Laibao's and Shaoqi's arrival.

Laibao reached my house a few minutes after I stepped in. I put my computer to entertain Laibao, while feeling guilty for eating so much, I decided to workout on the treadmill while waiting for Shaoqi. Halfway during my workout, Shaoqi arrived. Soon after I was done, we decided to go to Mount Faber for a drink, since I was able to drive us up. The sky was dark by then.

Upon reaching Mount Faber, I found out that all the parking lots were full, to our dismay, until we came across this kind carpark attendant who allowed us to park along the road, as long as we didn't block the way. When we got to Hill Bistro, it was full, so we had to make a reservation and hang around until a seat was available. I left my handphone number with the guy and we decided to explore around the place. We managed to enter this posh complex which somehow led to the cable car stations. The scenery overlooking the city in the evening sky there was marvelous, and I regretted not bringing my camera.

Soon, the Hill Bistro guy called to inform us about an available seat. We made our way to the cafe and ordered milkshakes and a course of chicken to share. It was probably the first time I was trying out their special milkshakes. It was a sinful treat, but who can resist that?? Halfway through, the fireworks from Marina suddenly illuminated the sky, capturing the attention of the patrons there. I was too lazy to bother walking to a better spot to see the fireworks, so I just remained seated and continued slurping on my milkshake. It was approaching 10pm soon and we were trying to plan more programmes for the night. In the end, we agreed on going to the River Hong Pao near the Esplanade.

The River Hong Pao wasn't much of an experience as the entire place was PACKED TO THE BRIM, and most of the stuff there were either food or chinese ornaments which didn't really appeal to us. I did, however, clear my Malaysian Sens at the wishing well, getting a few hits in the process. Next, we noticed that alot of people were crowding around the 'Cai Shen Ye', waiting for the lucky numbers to be released. I didn't really believe in that stuff, but just decided to join in just for the fun. At first, I thought that the confetti released from the 'Cai Shen Ye' was the main attraction, until I was told that people were actually waiting for the lucky 4D numbers.

Shaoqi's next suggestion was to go to Geylang for some "sightseeing", but upon reaching Geylang, I realized that I really dread driving along those Lorongs, so I proposed to leave in a hurry. I sent Laibao home first since his house was nearby, then drove down to Sengkang to send Shaoqi home.