The Lunar New Year :D

This year, I ushered the lunar new year in a slightly different way... Usually, I'd either be back in KL with my family, or be miserable here in Melbourne, cause classes would have commenced... and I'll have no chance of celebrating Chinese New Year. But this year, it was different, cause Jon's aunt extended an invitation, to have dinner at their place.

I guess I did feel slightly pressured initially... having to meet the whole of his extended family, and be courteous, not to offend anyone...etc :) But it turned out alrite I guess... cause everyone's really nice... and I've met alot of the cousins previously, so it wasn't too bad. PLUS, the food was yummy too! Aunty Choo cooked lotsa Malaysian dishes... which reminded me of home a little...

"Dinner" lasted till about midnite. We passed Box HIll on the way back from Greensborough... and decided to stop by to have a "look-see" cause there were lotsa people around... They even blocked off the roads and there were policemen around everywhere....

There were stalls, selling delicacies, to random stuff... lion dances, stage performances... AND....


A fun fair!!! :)

Bumped into Tony and Al there too. They wanted to go on the Zipper ride, but Jon was being a spoil sport. But oh well, his folks would have been bored if we went on the ride without them.... and I doubt they'd wanna go on that ride! hahahaha... It spins and turns and stuff! Looks quite exciting! But it creeks a little too... so I wasn't too thrilled to go on it myself.


Plush toys for grabs!!!


Jon thinking "Hmm, I reckon I can do this. Should I have a go?"

Met Ade, Chee Yoong, Audrey, Jialian, and her sister too!!!! What a coincidence! I tried ringing Ade to let her know that I was around Box Hill, but I guess it was too noisy at the funfair, and she couldn't hear her phone. But we bumped into each other anyhow! Hehehe. Uncle Peter said, it was as if we were having a medical convention there! With all the med people around! :) Well, it was good seeing everyone again! Haven't seen many of them in awhile, except for Ade, whom I still keep in touch with, every week.. Hehehe.

Then we walked around, looking at the stalls, checking out yummy food. But the night was too hot, that we weren't really interested to have anything to eat, except for..... GELATI!!! :) I had gelati in a cup, while Jon'a folks shared a cone :) How romantic! They're quite a cute couple, really...

As we were strolling, there were people around, giving out jossticks!! I just thought it was rather strange.


Everyone can pray at this 'portable' altar. There were many praying for prosperity, good health, luck, fortune and happiness... Box Hill area was filled with people last night... It's as if the whole Chinese community were out yesterday. Hehehehe...

Well, like I said... my new year celebration this year, is slightly different... but none the less, it was still good ;) The only thing that's missing... is the usual "big" angpow collection!

Gong Xi Fa Chai everyone~ May this year of the Pig be a great one for all...