Chap Goh Mei & Bye Bye London

Its the last day of Chinese New Year. But to me, it felt like Chinese New Year never happened at all this year. And that is why, I vow to NEVERRR (yes, capital lettrs with 3 Rs.wtf.) travel again during festive seasons like this.

I felt like I was missing out on so much!! When everyone back home is busy gambling, stuffing their faces with CNY cookies, shamelessly asking for ang pows, etc... I was in Europe freezing my you-know-where off.

Nevertheless, happy Chap Goh Mei to all. Here's a fact. I'm sure everyone knows that during this day of the new year, women will go to the ponds/lakes/rivers to throw mandaring oranges, right? And they'll have to write their names and phone numbers on it as well, correct?

Now.... did you know... whilst women have to throw oranges, the men have to throw BANANAS!! ..... *cough* I wonder why. Sucha mystery.

But honestly, I think it's quite a cute idea... putting aside the embarassment of a women having to cast a net to bring in a banana. I think it sounds very obscene on too many levels. Hohoho.

I was plannig on going to partake in this tradition tonight at the lake near Amcorp mall............. with my mum and her tai-tai friends. And also, just to see if I've got any luck to land myself a good-looking, RICH banana. But well, plans got canceled because the rest of them chickened out of the idea.

But the day was spent well though. Had brunch at grandma's with all the other relatives. We had our home-made steamboat, gambled a lil, wrap Chinese herbs (weird I know, but my grandma's a chinese medicine sensei. Don't playplay.), had so much Chrysanthemum tea that my pee smells a lil fragrant. All in all, it was a good end to the new year. Every year, I learn to treasure family ties and family closeness more than ever. I think we all need to be reminded of that, amidst our hectic city lives.

So now, for some final pictures of London before I talk about Edinburgh in the coming posts. Enjoy :)

Fat Hao is one of my forte. Unfortunately.



At Richmond, where we stayed. And that silver, millenium, astronaut-like jacket is one of my favorite from Naf Naf :D !!



I look like a boi. @#$@^. I miss my long hair :(




The unmistakable Trafalgar Square.

That'll be all. The rest of the pictures are too commonplace.

Argh. Back to work tmrw.

I chao first,
Ah Moi