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Flashback: Celebrating Chinese New Year 2013. Hiss hiss. My zodiac year of the snake!

July 11, 2013 by thejessicat
 

 

Today's post is all about the celebration, the culture and the family amidst the Chinese New Year festivity.

Uh-huh. Though I'm fully aware that we've already come to the middle of the year, I'm adamant on posting this despite being half a year late!

 

Because it's MY YEAR. wink

 

Ever since the inception of this blog, it has since became imperative for me to write something about Chinese New Year (CNY), every year without fail. Ergo, I can't and won't let this year go by without a word – especially since it's my own zodiac year!

This is also especially for some of my family members and close family friends who have been waiting for this post and non-local readers who wanted to see how I celebrated my CNY. Sorry I'm late! crying

So bear with me while I (try) to VERY briefly write and characterize my CNY 2013 as succinctly as I can.

 

Mandarin Oranges. 

 

Angpows.

 

Chinese New Year cookies – pity they only come once a year, right? frown

 

MORE CHINESE NEW YEAR SNACKS.

 

GONG XI FA CHAI! First day of Chinese New Year.

 

The Lion Dance troupe performing in the middle of the night just outside my house.

 

The Lion Dance troupe up close

 

Standing by the CNY decorations at the foyer of my home.

 

Ladies helping out and making preparations for our family steamboat dinner!

(while daddy does the prayer stuff and takes a nap LOL)

 

Steamboat dinner with my immediate family.

 

 

The smallest of what a family can comprise is what we have always been. Granted, we are a close-knit one!

Shall we cue the happy family pictures already? heart

 

Mom, dad and I makes the family I'm speaking of heart

 

Hugs galore!

 

The man of the house, Mr. Daddy and his bitches girls.

 

After our family steamboat dinner, we had relatives come over.

 

I went visiting my buddies next day!

 

With Mr. BFF Vincent!

 

Annual CNY gathering with the buddies

 

Boo!

 

Cue the Jagerbombs and CNY gambling!

 

 

After the alcohol kicked in LOL

 

Random selfie while I took a break from gambling with the boys.

 

Mom and I grabbing a quick breakfast the next day

 

Brought out babyChivas

 

Jumped into the car.

 

Roadtrip time! Guess where we are going?

 

Two hours down south, we arrived Ipoh. Look who greeted us happily! wink

 

My dearest popoh giving me my angpows!

Why does she look more excited than I am?

 

Lion Dance troupe invasion!!!

 

Our (very brown) lunch.

Trust me, it tasted ten times better than it looks! cheeky

 

A compulsory photo with the God of Prosperity plushie 

and a bowl of ancient money from China.

 

Hello smiley

 

Three generations: Popoh, mom and I.

The fourth one will have to wait, okay? Uh-huh. No pressure alright. *rolls eyes*

 

En route to the big reunion dinner with the extended family!

 

Headed to one of our favorite Chinese restaurants in town, Restoran Kok Thai!

 

All decorated for a night of family Chinese banquet dinners!

 

Camlovin' with Uncle Mikey.

 

With the (fairy) godmother and popoh

 

This one is a prized photo with the cousin, as it is one of the

rare photos we snap together whilst not drunk/in a club/at a party/at a rave.

 

Mommy dearest and Uncle Mikey

 

I think I must've spread the love for camwhoring to her. Whoooops! 

 

With Auntie Karen and Uncle Philip

 

With the two sisters – granny and grand aunt.

I think this should be a foresight of how I would look 50 years later?

 

And it begins! The Chinese tradition of to lou our yee-sang.

(For my non-Chinese readers, it means to toss this dish about haphazardly as a symbol of prosperity)

I know right, us Chinese are all about being prosperous LOL

 

Just some traditional Chinese dishes in our 8-course dinner:

Braised cerbal chicken with mushrooms

 

Steamed brocolli, scallops and mushrooms

 

Mom, couzie Shaun and I helping ourselves to the dish

 

Pork Trotters with dumplings

 

GIGANTIC steamed prawns!

 

Cue the red wine.

 

Kochabi – a traditional local Chinese dessert (a very frozen ice-cream texture)

which means 'the taste of old times' in literal translation.

 

We entertained ourselves to fireworks and firecrackers at night

 

I had my fair share of fun too!

 

Mom and I flanking kakak heart

 

Cue more alcohol. Yummy.

 

Thanks Uncle Mike, for this lovely photo!

I wish I didn't look so drunk though. indecision

 

Traditional Chinese mah-jong with the family

 

Third day of Chinese New Year. We went avisiting more friends and family!

 

More yee-sang and more homecooked meals. All thanks to granny and kakak, the masterchefs!

 

Time to toss it like a savage and ravage it like the last yee-sang on the phase of earth!

 

Hi again. Off to another reunion dinner

 

Came home bursting at my sides to this handsome furkid of mine on the bed

 

Couldn't help it. You'd be tempted to camwhore with this fluffy ball of love too.

 

After all the festivities with the family and friends back home is all over, it was time to head back to the city. 

Despite having15 days of Chinese New Year, work beckons! I returned to the office on the 5th day of CNY.

 

The lion dance troup invading our office!

 

With the colleagues 

 

At night, we headed off for our company's Chinese New Year dinner!

 

Baked cereal prawns

 

Steamed grouper fish

 

Baked chili crabs!

 

'nuff said.

 

And yes, you guessed it. Yee-sang again.

 

A quick shot before making a giant mess of the yee-sang!

I think I'm pretty good at this already LOL.

 

With my pretty girls, Carmen and Sheena.

 

I think that wraps up my Chinese New Year 2013. cool

Was that brief enough? Hahaha. Better a simple post than completely forgetting to have this up.

 

So what do you really like about CNY?

Just like every year, Chinese New Year consists of five most important F WORDs for me.surprise

Don't jump to conclusions just yet. Why F WORDs, you ask? They are:

 

FAMILY.

 

FRIENDS.

 

FOOD.

 

FLAMING FORMULAS.

 

FORTUNE. 

 

There you have it. You can stop bugging me for Chinese New Year photos now hahaha.

Sorry for the tardiness, though! frown

 

But this FORTUNE a.k.a angbao only applies if you are still single. YIPPEE! laugh

The married ones ain't gettin' nothing! 

 

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The Sunday Times XIX: Sights, sounds, adventures & eats! My week in a flash ♥

January 27, 2013 by thejessicat

 

 

 

Hello hello folks!

Sorry for not updating for a while, I was relatively busy with keeping busy, going out heaps with buddies, family and also traveling the Penang-Ipoh-KL routes several times back and forth.

 

One of those journeys in the car

 

Today will be a quick post. My laptop ran outta juice and I've left the charger somewhere in Penang.;(

Will blog a proper one soon; am using someone else's laptop now.

 

Anyway, here's what I've been up to for the past week!

 

Bid farewell to the other half and sent him off.

 

He'll be back in Australia for two months!

 

Had dinner at Pasta Zanmai with buddy Vincent

Highly recommended: Unagi Roll, Smoked Salmon Pizza

& Teriyaki Chicken Spaghetti

 

My Mr.BFF – Buddy Vincent and I!

9 years of friendship & counting :D

 

It was nightfall. I soon set off to GEO's cafe in Sri Hartamas for a hang out and catch-up session with my Aussiemate, Aaron.

He was down in Malaysia for a week!

 

   

Shisha take one!

Shisha take two!

 

My kakis for the night


T'was a splendid session! We had various conversations about almost everything under the sun.

Learnt so much especially about our different and highly contradicting perspectives. We ended it with more karaoke and chats thereafter.

 

Spotted an epic Superman bike one afternoon

 

On the road again!

 

This fortnight's simple nail art I did :D

(Why does my hand look so wrinkly in this photo OMG!)

 

Arrived my folk's place in Ipoh!

Remember Penny? Say hi!

 

Salmon Sashimi at Sushi King with the family

 

Did some work over a cuppa Cafe Mocha at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf!

Had dinner with Mr. BFF at one of my fave European dining spots ever-

at Indulgence Restaurant & Living!

 

We had chicken and two pots of tea before heading out for the night.

 

I didn't have the time for an OOTD shot so this will have to do!

 

Beer towers of Strongbow Cider!

 

The night ensued at Bricks & Barrels Gastrobar and Beer Garden, Ipoh with the rest.

It was a memorable night of friendship, reminiscence, drinkies, truth or dare and silly challenges. We made the most of that night like we're gonna die young.

(Yes, I know it's a Kesha song)

 

My flaming shot – Chocolate Fire! A superb mix of Kahlua, Baileys & Rum

 

Take my hand, I'll show you the wild side

 

The morning after felt like my head traversed into an epic wreckage.

Ahhh… hangovers. How I miss thee.

 

That didn't stop me from making a trip back to Penang later that day.

But going back means having to be apart from my babyChivas (My father, being the only person in the whole world who doesn't like babyChivas):/

 

So I bid adieu to my babyboy. Mr.BFF took over & babysat him while I was away!

 

Thank you so much!

Being back in Penang, I was able to catch my Aussiemate Carly who was down for her honeymoon.

 

Just being girls at Austin Chase @ Queensbay Mall

 

Our afternoon of catching up over food, shopping, coffee, gossip, taking photos, long conversations were plenty fun! :D

So glad we managed to catch each other this trip.

 

Oh by the way, since I'm always posting decent photos of myself, here's an ugly photo to balance the ratio up a little LOLOL

 

So candid! I reckon I was expressing my disgust at something.

 

Found that picture so unglam yet hilarious at the same time haha!

Headed back home for some kick-ass sessions at the gym

 

Just part of today's routine, among others

 

My following week will be spent in Penang, leading up to Chinese New Year.

 

Being back made me realize how much I miss being in the comfort of my own home I grew up in. Being with the family, having regular home-cooked meals, not having to do my own laundry nor dishes, not having to pay rent.

But on the plus side, I appreciate the freedom and independence that comes with living away from home. I guess you can't have the best of both worlds, huh.

By the end of the week, Mr.BFF came over to Penang and brought me back my son!

Reunited with my boy again made me so happy.

I hope your god daddy has been treating you well!

 

Here's my current earworm that I relate very well to. Love the music video the most!

Song of the week:

 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IZgpyeJ7U4

NERVO & Hook N Sling – Reason

 

Here's wishing you a great seven days ahead! :D

More to come soon, once I get my laptop charger back

 

 

Much love,

Jessicat

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The Sunday Times II: Sights, sounds, adventures & eats! My week in a flash ♥

August 26, 2012 by thejessicat

 

Wow, it's been a week already? Let The Sunday Times roll again!

This week, I am thankful for :

1) My trusty DSLR which has served me in innumerable moments that I aim to capture

2) My friends & to appreciate those around me even more.

 

This week has been crazy. Especially the weekend of back-to-back events!

Here's what rocked my week this time round :

 

Guess where we were at on a Friday night?

 

Media & Celebrity Night of Superstars of Magic 2 at the Genting International Showroom!

Thank you Resorts World Genting for having us tonight :D

(Full blogpost coming soon!)

 

Did a longer routine on Tuesday afternoon spanning for an hour!

LOL typo! It ain't POT ribs for dinner (how I wish!) but *PORK Ribs lah! :P

Did some catching up with thebestie Joyce & our other halves @ Chicken Hot Pot, SS2 Mall

The Asian bites here are really, REALLY yum! Especially the Pork Ribs one, which I had

 

Made dinner again!

Garlic-baked Mackerel, fluffy cheddar omelette & fresh lettuce with thousand island :D

 

Caught sight of my cat sitting on my carpet listening intently to what I have to say

Sometimes, I swear he thinks he's a human being 

 

Indulged in some sin at New York New York Deli @ One Utama

Unfortunately, I didn't like it at all. The food (we ordered 4 dishes!) tasted meh to us

 

Attended Guinness Arthur's Day Media Launch!

Expect a great month of events leading up to the concert on Arthur's Day itself

(Full blogpost coming up!)

 

Theboyfie & I decided on Pasta Zanmai @ Mid Valley Megamall for dinner.

We had Squid, Garlic Fried Rice with Omelette & Teriyaki Chicken and Unagi & Avocado Crepe Maki.

I'd recommend these three!

 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR13EKA9D_8

This week's eargasm : Nicky Romero – Toulouse!

Was introduced to Kairo Kingdom too! Digging their electro-dubstep beats 

 

Clocked in my 5KM run routine in 36:45mins @ Celebrity Fitness, One Utama

 

Stir-fry veggies for dinner! Deliciously healthy bites :D

 

Attended ELEVATE KL in Black Magic @ Voodoo KL along Jalan P.Ramlee

(Full blogpost coming up!

 

Saturday night shisha (drunken) crew! Apart from the usual suspects theboyfie & thebestie Pamela,

Jeremy and two old buddies, Ragu & Dylan from my Penang days joined us too! 

2A.M shisha & delicious Iranian food @ AVA Bistro along Jalan P. Ramlee

 

Ended my weekend on an impromptu trip to Malacca, one of Malaysia's World Heritage Site!

Not only did the 4 of us go random food hunt, I ended up getting to know more about my beloved country 

(Wait for the full blogpost!)

 

That's all this week has to offer. Can't wait to see what next week has in store for me!

Have a great seven days ahead, dear readers 

 

Much Love! 

 

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Introducing a furry bundle of joy! Cheers to my furkid Chivas, my one n’ only kittyboy

November 22, 2011 by thejessicat

 

Ohai! Hope your weekend was just as exciting and eventful like mine was, if not better!

Today imma introduce you my little one. No, I did not go into hiding for 9 months and produce an offspring.

 

Born 7th June 2011

My 5 month old American Curl x Ragdoll kitten

 

BabyChivas, would you like a glass of Chivas on the rocks?

 

Many question the reason behind his name. It is Chivas, named after the 1st blended Scotch whiskey that introduced me to the world of partying and drinking, Chivas Regal. Behold the wonder:

 

Ohai. We meet again.

 

So yes, hence the name Chivas. Also because I wanted to name my furkid after a two-syllable alcoholic beverage but other brand names didn't seem to cut it for a name of a cat.

I'm pree sure you would've known all about Chivas if you've been following me on Twitter or Facebook.

 

Here we are at Old Town White Coffee for dinner 🙂

 

Monday blues begone! Imma spam you with photos of my kittyboy today. Okay? 😀 😀

 

Adorable one

 

My 1st day bringing babyChivas home!

 

In case you were wondering how a 5 month old kitten can be so big, it's because of its breed.

It's a purebred American Curl with a Ragdoll for its mommy. It took the traits of its father, an enormous cat.

 

Cradling babyChivas

 

Got him for a fair bit of a price but he's worth everything to me now.

One of the reasons why I chose Chivas from its entire litter of siblings, is because he magically winked at me

 

And I managed to catch it again!!!!!!!! He only does it to me though 😀 😀 😀 

 

My one and only kittyboy

 

Brought him back to granny's place and there were dogs around so.. IN THE CAGE YOU GO! 😀

For your own safety, boy 

 

I hate it when he's eyes/pupils get tiny (direct sunlight) cos it makes him look a tad bit creepy

 

See what I mean? Creepy.

Btw, check out his ears. Total curly-eared trait from daddy American Curl!

 

Talking to Chivas before bedtime

 

Bought him a red toy shark to play with!

 

Who's my prim and proper kitty?

 

Just chillin' on the sofa

 

Ready to pounce? 😀

 

POUNCE!

 

Food??

 

Just fooling around

 

How can you not love him?

 

Coming from a family who despises cats, thefockers instantly warmed up to babyChivas – faster than I thought they would! Granny and mom hates the living daylights of felines; warning me never to bring him back.

But knowing my rebellious nature, I did anyway. And guess what???

 

Woohoo 😀 😀 See? If you give everything a chance, it will turn out great!

 

Nommy!!! 😀

 

No mouse for this computer, cat.

 

Outing with kittyboy at Desa Park City with my mates 😀

Yippee yay for pet-friendly zones! 

 

Another outing!

 

Looking out the window

 

Although I look dreadful in this photo, babyChivas

looks simply adorable so I just HAD to post it up

 

Shocked expression LOLOL

 

Watching TV together

 

babyChivas being sucha baby!

 

I'm blessed to have housies that equally love and adore my kittyboy.

In fact, they do help me with disciplining him when he destroys our cables/wires by gnawing on them

 

Housie Edwin – Chivas' merciless discipliner, Uncle Edwin 😛

 

Housie Darryl – Chivas' affectionate & pampering Uncle Darryl

 

"OH NO!

DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG AGAIN?"

 

Funny how we brought Chivas over to buddy Venessa's house to befriend her cat, Whiskey.

 

Chivas & Whiskey's 1st meet …….. didn't go well 🙁

 

"UGHHH. GTFO! NO! EWW! I HATE HER!"

 

Whiskey & Chivas not playing with each other

 

Chivas can be quite a whiner sometimes.

Especially when he wants more attention or food 😀 😀

 

WHINE WHINE WHINE

 

That's when mommy cajoles you 

 

Happy now?

 

He's sucha child sometimes.

Well he should be, he's only 5 months old (4 months, at time of the above photo)

 

Just like me, I love how he can sleep instantly anywhere he wants

This was taken while he was keeping me company on my roadtrip to Ipoh!

 

Or just on my lap while I'm busy with work

 

Or over-exposed & vulnerable on the bed

Or in my arms like a baby!

 

Although I don't sleep with babyChivas, we do take naps together

 

Jessicat and her kittycat off to catch some zzzzzz's 😀

 

"MOMMY! HOW DO I GET DOWN FROM HERE??"

 

Smile for the camera!

 

When I figured I was bringing him out with me all the time, I thought I'd just get a kittybag for him

 

So he can follow me whenever and wherever!

 

Another random photo:

 

Looking all serious and shizz

 

Also recently bought a kitty tee for him too!

Look who's a handsome boy now?

 

Lookin' all smug

 

But still adorable nonetheless

 

Cuddly kitty! 

 

Oh and, you know what randomly came to my mind as I was choosing kittytees for him?

The fact that we always watch him poop – cos it's interesting to watch to be honest LOL

 

So.. no watching ey? Can we take photos instead? 😛 😛

 

POOP! You're on candid camera!

 

Oh, speaking of candid camera, you should totally see Chivas after showering. 

HE.LOOKS.RIDICULOUS. And extremely scrawny!

 

HOUMAIGAWD LOLOLOL

Wet cat 

 

BabyChivas snoozes a lot during the day but is tip-top alert during the night

 

"WHAT'S THAT, MOMMY?"

 

BabyChivas can be quite an intellectual kitty too.

Whilst I was slaving away at my assignments and exams, he just loves coming over to me and sitting there to keep me company. Sometimes even walk up and stare or sit on my notes!

 

Heh. Excuse me

 

Thanks for the offer, sweetheart, but I don't think I can trust you to give me a Distinction for my assignment

 

Microsoft Word kitteh

 

Another random huggable kitty photo of him

 

Better than any huggable plush/soft toy! 

Also, like clockwork, he mews softy and squeaks whenever he is being squeezed hehe!

 

Cuteness overload. Mommy and everybodeh loves you!

 

So there you have it. An entire post about my furkid.

Photo credits to housies Darryl & Edwin and my iTouch

Ain't he a celebrity cat? 😛 So many people wanted to meet him already for the past 1 month ever since I tweeted and Facebooked him to the world! 😀 😀 One day, just maybe one day, I'll bring him out partying with me to meet his muse, Chivas Regal LOL

 

I was joking 😉

Great week ahead peeps!

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