CNY!

It's that time of the year again, when we get together to go visit our Chinese relatives. As I mentioned last year, this is a time-honoured tradition dating back to the late '70s.

This year, we were the first ones to arrive. And for some reason, Adik has been obsessed with mailboxes lately. So as soon as we arrived, he didn't go to the front door. Instead he went straight to the mailbox and see if there's any mail in there (I guess). Usually the mailbox at Atok's house has lizards nesting in there but this one seemed safe enough.

I found out that my mom's uncle, whose house we were visiting, is 95 years old. Amazing! I thought he was maybe around mid-80s but I was wrong. He is a little hard of hearing - there I go again, shouting at an old man - and walks a little slowly but his mind is as sharp as ever.

We hung out for a little while, munching on various cookies, chatting and catching up. The children had a ball attacking all different types of kueh, some more messy than others. As we were about to leave, more and more family members arrived to visit.

It's nice to get together even if only once a year.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!