CNY's not free and easy.....really!

Oh me, oh my.....

CNY Eve's here and everyone's sitting at theor houses free and easy...but then it's not for me!!

Anyway, I woke up a bit late (about 9.00 a.m.), but then I could only wash my face (without a bath). Guess what I have to do?

Well.......

RENOVATING THE HOUSE!!

Okay, right after the start-ups, I had to paint the whole house from morning 'til evening (this has lasted for 2 days already) with only breakfast and lunch breaks. I felt very, very tired painting the house...not to mention having neck pain in the end! After a whole day's work, my family and I found out that it's only 3/4 done.....there's the living room ceiling and the wall above the balcony door!

What's worse, the tiles were about to crack, so Dad and I had to go patching the cracks at the floor. Luckily it took us not much of our time, so we could continue with our painting. (It seems when the contractor built my house, they didn't do the tilings properly...and the developer was about to get bankrupt....we had to do those on our own!!)

We took a temporary break about 3.30 p.m. After bathing and preparing myself, I went for a Reunion Dinner at Suria KLCC (the shopping centre part of KLCC). We headed for Spring Garden Restaurant at the top floor of Suria KLCC, but then we had to wait for Aunt Suet Chin as Mom promised her to call Dad to take Grandpa up to the restaurant. (Note: Grandpa's on a wheelchair!) I met Aunt Hooi Lee and her son, Dylan (which oddly looks like his father) at Zara's. Next, I went to the other Zara's (there were 2 Zara shops in KLCC) and saw Uncle Tuck Wieng and Hann Lynn. And there was a performance at the Centre Court during that time....using all Chinese musical instruments except a cello! It was great!

My family and I had a parking space at P2 at the shopping centre...it was quite a good lot as it's near the escolator! I went shopping for clothes at Elle..but we didn't have much time as the shop was about to close. Then, we went shopping at Giordano. Dad managed to buy some clothes for himself, I have a red patterned shirt (which was very pretty).....but Mom did not get anything for herself. I feel sad for her....:((. Along our way, we saw that all the shops are closed, so there's nothing much to shop. :(

I was tired waiting after a while, so I went up to the restaurant straight away. I had the chance to get there by lift since there's not many people there. When I reached there, I saw Katrin, Merissa and their family waiting at a room. The waitresses were hurrying us up since they had another customer at 8.30 p.m....but then Aunt Suet Chin haven't turned up yet! A moment later, Uncle Chee Wah (Katrin and Merissa's father) and Dad went down....don't know for what reason...maybe it's something about Grandpa.

So we waited, waited and waited....and Aunt Suet Chin came! With Grandpa, Uncle Chee Wah and Dad! Yee Sang ( a kind of Chinese dish) was ready by that time...and dinner started (without Hann Lynn, Uncle Tuck Wieng and Grandma...they were shopping). Nobody wished each other during Yee Sang...it was quite saddening! At that time, the three of them ( the ones I mention in brackets before this) turned up. I was not really hungry at the dinner anyway, so I didn't eat much. The shark's fin is a little unusual...it is prepared in a different style (if you want to know, ask me and I'll reply). The rice was a little too hard too. (Fortunately, Aunt Suet Chin and Uncle Tuck Wieng could comment about the food at the end of the course, since the former knows the manager very well.)

Halfway through the dinner, I followed Merissa, Katrin and Hann Lynn out for a walk. We were supposed to get to Kinokuniya, but then Merissa (or Merie) decided to go to a telecoms shop since her handphone had not much credit. So we followed her to the shops and couldn't find any. I took a pamphlet on Suria KLCC and found the directory of the centre, so I managed to help her find the nearest shops. However, all was to no avail as both the shops were closed. Sigh.

Katrin and Hann Lynn then decided to head to the washroom. I was surprised that the washrooms were all renovated....and so modernised! Oh gosh...it mesmerised me! Even the taps were arranged differently! WOW! *can't say much here...AAHH!!*

Finally, Merissa and I went to Kinokuniya (Katrin and Hann Lynn went back to the restaurant). We were just about to get in when Mom called and said that we have to return back. Dessert was ready...and it was a bit clear (qing, I mean)...as I had soy bean! It was oishi...(nice to eat...is that the right word?)

Then, it was time to go. Feeling a bit sad, we took Grandma back to her house and then reached home.

Don't think the work was all over....I had to do more tiling. Helped Dad to put white cement on the tiles we worked that day....it was fast! Then, we cleared and cleaned the house as fast as we could before the New Year starts.

5..4..3..2..1..HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!

Well, I've finished what I'm supposed to do for the day before....hope to see you soon!

GONG XI FA CHAI!!