as usual, chinese new year spent in malaysia. this time round, we were in such a hurry to leave that i barely had time to pack all that i need for the trip.

the immigration & checkpoints authority said the customs would be choked up through the new year, but it was okay when we drove to malaysia. the jam was there, but it wasnt unusually long.

fathers side

this years new year was a little different. for a start, the house was filled with food!

lots of choices, but only the pistachios and prawn rolls appealed to me.

of course, there is also the usual:

fresh veggies! without preservatives!

free rambutans from the 2 rambutan trees

my agile dad climbing up the tree for the rambutans

managed to snap a picture of my naughty nephew

we went to a few more places this year. en route to my mothers side, we stopped by a few place to visit my mums cousins. this was the time meeting them.

tailing my uncles car during the visiting

and my cousin tailing us

saw this place on our way. my mum said its her secondary school.

what is new year without fireworks?!! there has to be some fireworks, right? actually i dont really care :P but we did have some at home.

young naughty cousin trying to steal candies.

i also went to a newly-erected temple which was located right opposite my uncles house. went to get a divination, asking for work and studies and got a good one!

should have asked for EVERYTHING haha...

i returned yesterday, but without my parents. they decided to stay with their own siblings for a few more days, so my sis, aunt, 3 cousins and myself drove a car back on our own. it was my first time driving all the way back without having the assurance from someone who knows the way. thankfully, im able to make my way back. the traffic was surprisingly good, and that definitely helped me a lot.

the jam at the customs was also a pretty short one. but unfortunately while i was queueing at the singapore customs i was diverted to the customs for cargo trucks, which was slower. it was a good experience though. you dont get to drive through the customs for cargo trucks that often, do you?

McDinner at aunts house. end of CNY chapter!