Happy Horse Year 2014

GONG XI FA CAI!

 

 

Day 1 - Lou Yee Sang

 

Day 2 - Snake Temple

 

Day 3 - Steamboat

 

CNY 2010

Today is already the fourth day of CNY. Didn't go out much this year to celebrate. Most of the time just stay at home completing my assignment due this 21st Feb.

Though it do sound pathetic, i do have some great time taking pictures.

Chap Goh Meh

Chap Goh Meh symbolises the last day of CNY for the chinese people. meaning you won't get to receive anymore angpows. instead me going to gurney drive like any other teenagers to throw mandarin oranges, i went to the batu ferringhi temple's for buffet dinner. p/s : why wanna waste time throwing mandarin oranges when i can take the time to slowly enjoy my dinner? hehehe....

manage to take some pictures with my camera and do eat a lot too...

~ the front of the temple ~

~ the firecrackers ~

~ the buffet decoration ~

~ laksa ~

hope you all did enjoy your CNY this year!!

Thni Kong Seh (Jade Emperor's Birthday)

It began at the stroke of midnight on Thursday where all the Hokkien's people will set up an altar in front of their house for the big day. Of course, not forgetting my family been busy this few days just for today.

On this day, foods and fruits were laid out on long red tables with the offerings that we have bought. The roasted pig and the must haves such as ang koo (red tortoise buns), huat kuih (prosperous cakes), mee koo (red-coloured buns) and mee sua (longevity noodles) were decorated and are arrange nicely and accordingly. Not forgetting leng hneo (dragon joss sticks) were burnt during the celebration.

Here is the pictures that i took for the celebration.

The front of the altar

The back of the altar

The foods and fruits that are being offered

Oh yeah not forgetting the paper money for the Thni Kong that we burnt after the offering.

Were taken when my parents and maid were arranging the paper money

The burning

Feeling very tired now as it was nearly 2.30am. Nitez...

8th Day of CNY

Well, what should i say... instead of going out with friends today, i went out on a motorcycle ride with mum to buy some stuff for later prayers. really can't believe it that its already the 8th day of CNY!

Here is the schedule for the day ride... First, we went to the Chowrasta market to choose a roasted pig and we ended up choosing a big fat roasted pig weighing 29kgs. phew.. so fat! At the corner of the market, we stop over at a fruits stall to buy a pineapple before we ride on to Kuan Yin temple to buy flowers, also for the later offering. With a basket full of stuff, we made our journey back to the shop.

After several minutes of unloading the basket, we continue our journey to the second destination that is Kuantan Road where we buy a big fat juicy roasted chicken and duck worth RM48 before heading to the afternoon market located at Lebuh Cecil to continue buying stuff for the prayers. At the market, we bought a live crab, red plums, more pineapples before stopping having our lunch at the market itself. We headed back shop after lunch where we can finally rest for an hour as we have visitors coming.

At about 3pm, my parents accompany me to Olympia college to ask some courses that they are offering. After that, we headed back to Chowrasta market to pick up the roasted pig and to other market located at Perak Road to pick up the ang koo and other must haves offerings for the Thni Kong. We headed back shop again after all the completion of buying.

At around 9pm, we went to Thni Kong temple located at the Ayer Itam for prayers before the auspicious day. From the temple, we can see the statue of Kuan Yin from far which i took a picture of it which is not clear.

Alright need to go now. By the way Happy Valentine's Day!

CNY Day 2

Went to Snake Temple early in the morning for prayers. a family tradition that every second day of CNY we must go there to pray for better health, luck and etc. didn't manage to get a lot of pictures of the temple as its under renovation.

The front of the temple

The inside of the temple

A pic of myself with dad at the side =p

After prayers, of course its time to get some more angpows from relatives! we stop over at my grandma's house and served ourselves with koey teow soup. feel so full with the noodles and also a pocket full of angpows from the relatives. =)

After that, nothing much happen. just stay at home watching astro.

CNY Day 1

Sorry folks for not updating and also for back dating my post too.

First day of CNY is always in the tradition of my family to stay inside the house rather than under the hot weather outside. its just coincidentally that we have visitors for the day that we ended up staying inside the house. =)

The front of house

Mum's flowers blooming perfectly at the rite time

Oh yeah, not forgetting my family having steamboat for lunch.

Yummy

Later that night, my family went to my first uncle's house for visiting before we end our first day of CNY.