Chinese New Year's eve

It's been a long time since I was an active participant of spring cleaning before the Chinese New Year. For the past few years, there were always other things to do, This year, I decided to make myself useful and took over some of the back-breaking work from mum. I got to clean the toilets. I always take pride in my work, including this. The tiles were scrubbed from matt to glossy with a toothbrush....of course not. Took me about half and hour to complete one, and before I moved on to the next, mum said she had already cleaned the other one and father had cleaned the wall tiles....Phew. Then I did other chores and had a nice afternoon nap before the reunion dinner. That makes it feels like Chinese New Year!

After steamboat, we made our way to a nearby flower market. It has been our practice for the past 2 years. Kind-of fun and you could see the prices being slashed by the hour. Parents really liked the purchases they made and I am in-charge of keeping their plants alive (while they travel in China). We didn't stay to witness the price-slashing, as we had to come home and prayed to Ti-Gong (Sky God). I wonder how Chinese New Year will feel like without all these practices, which are part of our childhood memories. I even took a picture of the items that parents offered to Ti-Gong, in case I am given the task of sourcing for them next time.

I have a good 4-day break during this period, hence, the new posts are coming up. Plus, I brought my camera out this time round for family shots.