CNY updates

Just a short one.. not that long.. =)

Well, the jam was horrible from KL to Bkt Mertajam on the Saturday afternoon. I reached at night and before I knew it when I woke up the next day, it was already the eve! As usual, for the past 20 years (gosh, 20 already?) my mum will prepare steamboat. Actually, it's tradition since even before I was born.

As you can see, that was just part of the food that we add in. The eggs are my favourite and I've been having it since I was a kid because that was the only thing I dared to consume. I didn't like fish back then, nor vege.

This is a better view I think. On the 2nd day, my mum made tomyam steamboat instead of the clear soup. It was AWESOME! Sour and nice~

One thing that was tradition I think its to take bathes with flowers and oranges in it. I'm not very sure about why we do it but I think it's for 'ping an'. Correct me if I'm wrong.
What happens to the oranges after that? I think it's kept away while the flowers are thrown away.
On the first day of CNY, as always, I would go to the temple and offer prayers with my family. I only go to the temple once a year and that is only during CNY.

Anyway, like always as well, I would light up a candle. Every colour has a different meaning. White for good luck, purple for knowledge and studies, pink for career, red for health and yellow for something which I don't remember already.
And you could probably guess which one I got. There were many red ones. It kind of means, there are many people praying for good health this year.
Other than that, I didn't do a lot of camwhoring because my brother wouldn't accompany me. And of all the pictures that I took, it's always the ones the hand gestures that turn out nice. I need to get a camera!