another CNY gone by saw my red packet collections halved, since the familia decided not to visit dad's side this year.
some of dad's siblings however, decided to drop by our place for a change. i think their presence kinda threw our regular guests (mum's side, mum's friends & godchildren) off a bit and those who could speak teochew very quickly realised that dad's side weren't the chatty sort.
in other news, i have fallen stupendously, cannot-get-up-from-bed kind of sick. which meant i didn't so much as smell any yummy CNY goodies at all over the weekend. tres sad.
altho i did manage to make it to david's place for our annual council gathering yesterday. i think the party really got started after we decided to play some wacko (damn old school), which forced a number of us to relive our past (nightmare?). ahem. those who have photos, please-erase-them-thank-you-very-much.
man. i really missed those days. how carefree were we? we've all grown up so much over the years and yet... we're still the same somehow. i was even glad to see our China Friend (with the 7-month bonus tamade) and Loudspeaker Friend, who caused my ears to ring quite badly by the end of the night. was really great to see and catch up with everyone. till next year!
right. TheEditor is shooing me to go home and see a doctor "and don't spread your germs around here!" so off i go.
happy Ash Wednesday - what will you give up for Lent this year?