On Day 28, Mama and I arranged another pot of flowers? It is not really flowers but some leaves and branches. We named it red pandan & dried bean curd stick.
And this, the orchid in cracked vase. 'x'
After that, we unpacked the cookies and nuts bought and put into bigger jars. Koko (bro#1) cut the bbq pork into rectangular shape.While we were busy working, mama was playing the tong dong dong chiang songs.
And today, NOW, we are going to prepare 2 dishes now which are bbq lamb and bbq chicken wings. LOL...I think no one will think of having bbq for Reunion Dinner as it is so troublesome. FYI, it was mama's idea! Cool, isn't it? I kept telling papa and koko that she has finally come out with a good idea to make herself more relax on Day 29. We will do the bbq and she can prepare 2 dishes less. HAHA
When come to Chinese New Year celebration, the greatest part of all would be REUNION of a family. Somehow, I believe that the atmosphere of CNY is there only when the family spend it together.
I remembered I saw an local advertisement yesterday. The story of that advertisement is touching. It is something like this:
There are about 4-5 nenek tua sitting at a round table and eating. They take turn to talk about their children. Nenek 1 told the rest his son is a lawyer and earn alot of $. He is always so busy when I call him. Nenek 2 said his son is doing direct sale business. His business network is all over the world. Then Nenek 3 said that his son is a doctor at LONDON. He can earn berpuluh-puluh thousands from an operation. All the nenek are so proud talking about their sons and how much they earn. Then one nenek is holding out her fingers and trying to kira the figure that her friend's children earn. Then suddenly, one nenek ask this nenek 4.
"Eng, how about ur son??"
Eng answered: "My son? Oh he is fine. He is going to drive me out later." And a while late, her son arrives with his family. Nenek Eng then goes with her son and family to Cameron highlands happily.
Although nenek-nenek are proud of their sons, but they can only TALK about them. They cant even chat with them through phone sometimes because their sons are busy.
As a child, I think we should always make our parents feel proud of us if possible. And it is a MUST for us to spend time with them more if possible. I always have a weird feeling whenever listening to aunties just talking about their children's lives but don't really get involved in it.
So, let's be the generation that not only the one that our parents proud of but also the children that our parents able to see and touch everyday. Let's also be the generation that pass the chinese moral value -- "love and respect the elderly" to our next generation.
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