This year’s CNY is celebrated in a slightly different manner, instead of having everyone from the maternal side of the family coming over, all of us from Msia went over to S’pore. 4 Families altogether but 3 cars as one of the uncles is banned from entering S’pore for running away from S’pore National Service so only his wife and 2 daughters went.

my sis & i at the entrance of the hotel
The hotel is quite classy, i must say the room my family got was the best compared to rest, it looks newer & more spacious than the rest, the only down side is that there is only 1 king size bed when we would prefer it to be 2 single beds. Well, i guess we couldnt always get everything we wanted…

No. 307

Must make sure the blind is down when using the toilet.
On the 1st night, we went over to my uncle’s house for BBQ, food was good.
2nd night was when we celebrated my ah ma’s (grandmother) birthday at 7th storey restaurant in Marina Mall. Food was ok. The 2 dishes i like most are the longevity noddle and the red bean (soup?). Apart from those, i get to try the latest cuisine in M’sia (johore, to be exact) called “pen cai” it seems that this pen caiis a korean dish. One has to eat layer by layer… Not too bad, and it sooooooo expensive!

pen cai (basin dish)

@ 7th storey Restaurant

in Marina Barage
3rd night, dinner at my uncle’s house again, this time his mother-in-law cooked, she made paiti, broccoli, Fried Tang Hoon, Fried rice, Tofu (not sure what style, but i like!) and ABC. It’s nice also…
During the day, we went walking around S’pore, my aunty with her children (13 and below) went to places like underwater and S’pore Zoo. While the rest of us went to SunTech City on the 2nd day and BugisStreet on the 3rd Day. We used the public transport instead of driving(cos their parking system is quite confusing, fr my past exp), so tend to walk alot from MRT stations to where we were heading. But because we had “functions” at night, we rushed around because we had to be back at the hotel at 4:00pm. x.x From this trip, i learned that no one should shop at S’pore during the 1st 2 days of CNY, cos hardly any shops are open for business!

Hotel's shuttle bus picked us up at the Changi Airport
Changi Airport is so cool, its design enables anyone and everyone to see the airplanes taking off and landing from a very close range while driving through the terminals. It such a thrills for me to see a plane taking off. Actually, some might think its terminals are all over the place, true, but without that i wouldn’t be able to see that many planes in close range. What an experience! Anyway, the purpose of me going to the Changi Airport is to take the MRT to city center.
my catch from singapore is

a pair of white sandal
LOL! cost me about S$10 from Bugis Street. It is really comfortable.
the last time i went to Singapore, i bought a Giodarno baby-T for S$10 also.
With that said, i guess that’s roughly all that i wanted to write about my S’pore trip.
This year CNY was not celebrated with a peace of mind, because i cant stop thinking bout the unfinished works waiting for me back home. *SIGH*
The year 2009 has not really started well for me. Have a feeling I have to work as hard as a cow to sail through this year. Moooooo! Have to keep chewing and chewing the cuds in order to survive. It’s indeed a new year for me. Hope that i will be strong like an ox in facing the challenges ahead.
Last but not least, wishing everyone an OXsome and wonderful lunar niu year!