春节 is here! It is also known as the Chinese lunar new year and marks the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. Legeng has it that a monster by the name of Nian could infiltrate homes silently. It came to the people's understanding that Nian was sensitive to loud noises and the colour red. Thus this brought to the current customs during Chinese new year where everyone don red clothes and using firecrackers.
On a personal note, i love Chinese new year cos it's a time for me to feast away. Be it abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber or mama's Hainanese Chicken Rice or meatballs, they are nice dishes to share with the family on a special reunion. Part of the fun comes from baking cookies and making minuscule meat floss popiahs with my erjie ( the size of our mini popiah is about half of normal on sale ones!) The TV in my house is virtually switched on for most of the time to add to the festive mood.
During the 2nd day of chinese new year, MIB 3 will be back and our family will get really busy showering them with attention. The living room would then be strewn with toys and the house gets really noisy...With MIB 3 around, i'm sure Nian would stay away cos he'll be terrified of their loud voices...haha.
Ahhh...the joys of Chinese New year....
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