The Lunar Year of The Rooster

Both myself and hubby started off earlier than usual preparing for the Lunar Year of The Rooster. Every weekend and on public holidays hubby is busy with house painting which started with the ground floor: living room, dining room and bedroom; after which proceed upstairs: the hallway and another bedroom.  With the Lunar New Year just round the next corner the remaining painting of our master bedroom and another room have to be put on hold.  

With our children all coming home for the celebration hubby decided to put up more decorations....

Grandson Brendan lends a helping hand in the final decorations.  The Red Lantern which we bought from Vietnam during our trip in December 2016 is specially meant for this purpose.

Living room decorations

Decorations at the Car Porch

Night Views with lights on....

As usual, celebrating The Lunar or Chinese New Year in our sweet home in Kuching always means lots of home-cooked food, which have been missed by my children, being away from hometown at work.

Our simple home-cooked reunion lunch in the heart of our sweet home : Sweet and sour fish, stir-fried leeks with arrowroot, ngo hiang/meat rolls, stir-fried mixed vegetables, stir-fried longevity noddles and yee sang, which we bought from Pullman Hotel.

Next, our reunion dinner at Carvery Restaurant, together with the other Kuek siblings and relatives from my hubby's side of the family.....

As usual, after attending The Thanksgiving Mass at St. Peter's Church, Padungan on the first day of the Chinese New Year, we will visit my mum who is staying with my eldest brother and family.

Family photo with my mum

Steamboat on the 2nd day of the CNY....

Other home-cooked dishes includes.....

Lamb Curry with bread

Deep-fried wantons

Cereal Prawns

Stir-fried leek flower with prawns

Steamed fish, mixed vegetables, deep-fried pork ribs, steamed prawns and bamboo clams

We all have an enjoyable celebration, especially grandson Brendan.  This photo of him tells it all.....

Though memories of the celebration is still fresh, which seems just like yesterday, but we are already into the 21st day of the Lunar/Chinese New Year.  Well, time really flies.....

May God bless everyone with a great year ahead and Cheers to all!