All the relatives are in Malaysia, what to do?
But I don't mind at all. (: Spent a lovely day bumming at home (how long has it been since I've done that?) despite efforts from various people to drag me out of the house. Had something apart from steamboat for the first time in years - my favourite dish being the salmon, cooked Chinese style, and underdone, just the way I like it. Mm mm.
With Joel having just uncorked the bottle and me sniffing the white wine - gong xi fa cai from the Chans! All looking as though we just hopped out of bed, everybody bearing practically no physical resemblance to everyone else. It's funny, isn't it?
And here's the salmon! :D
Elisa & I also baked pumpkin pie, which sounds funny to me because pumpkin pie is more suited for Thanksgiving or Christmas and not so much Chinese New Year. But yummy nonetheless. (:
I had been itching to try out this recipe that I got from Becky some time back, and so I did! Cinnamon and maple syrup cookies! I should have rolled the dough out thinner so that they would be more swirly, but the dough was so soft and practically melting in my hands that I had to whip everything up in a jiffy. Hence the thick clumsy swirls.
But they taste good and crunchy, and I cut down on the sugar and syrup, so yay! Success lah. (:
And to round off the night - mahjong! Possibly my 2nd time playing (last time was last CNY). I won one game, and lost all the rest, ie. I lost more than $10 in total. HAHA. But Daddy was kind and we ended up not playing real money, so my finances are still intact!
So today will be Day 2 of Bumming At Home (because church is at the indoor stadium today and I don't wish to wrestle with the crowds), and I'm looking forward to work on Monday and Tuesday because it's double pay for me (I think) (and come visit me!), and then I'll be meeting the dancers and starting contemp practices, with Elisa's and Mummy's birthday celebration over the weekend, so this week is shaping up be-oo-tifully for me.
(: