Post CNY Part 2

Gula (gluttony)

Contrary to the common belief that CNY is always associated with good food, i seemed to be either plagued by awful meals or starving my way this new year. To start with was the "收工桌" treat from Boss on the last workday before CNY. Went to this beijing cusine restaurant in Joo Chiat 菜根香 or 菜香根? Cannot remember.

Ordered 3dishes but gave additional free soup, free salad & free Yu Sheng. Too much. Their signature dish, Double Flavoured Fish Head took a long time to come. By then we already finish the kebah & brinjal in spicy sauce plus the above mentioned. Not to mentioned the fish head was bigger than my face! (My face is considered very broad leh!) In the end, was forced to ta-bao 1/2 of it back even though it sux pretty bad. Very salty & the fish wasn't really fresh & thawed properly.

Mum tasted it and being a very traditional thirfty lady she is, she decided to keep it for lunch next day. Here is the amazing part - dunno what she did when she re-heat the fishhead the next day. it actually taste better. maybe she added some of her 妈妈的味道?! (FYI - Not saliva or sweat ok!)

Reunion was one of the better meals I had cos was personally invloved mah... hahah!

CNY 1st day gathering at my place - was too tired from the preparation the whole day that I ended eating bascially nothing. To be in a stuffy kitchen that produces really good food (personal standard) doesn't really increase one's appetite.

2nd day gathering at my cousin's new place, The Shaughnessy. It seems that my eyesight is really bad cos I though it was Shanghainess all along. hahaha! Dinner was prepared my auntie, not bad but I like 吃不饱 cos it seems like there were more people than food! Minmin is the happiest lah.. food is not her priority. The fact that she can swim like nobody's business & sua-ku-ily thrills her. (The pool is directly in front of the living room. ) Apparantly, the neighbours also like her lor cos she got invited to a girl's birthday party the next day. So jealous o_o"

I went back to work to find out the it was President's Day in the States. So bascially just nua for 1/2 day. Then walk to my another cousin new home. I just picked up a $20 Chandoney at 7-11 & everyone look at me like I'm very high class. Diao.... Anyway I got Qi to take a $15 cab ride & we left like 3/4hr after she arrived. Think she almost killed me with her eyes for tua-ing her. what to do, food not nice, people there also not nice. I pampered myself with a box of pineapple tarts that night. Ho hO Ho!

8th day: I can kicked myself for agreeing to the dinner by Auntie K. At PS's 老北京. What's up with the beijing cusine this new year. It's 难吃的咯!!! All the taste are so extreme! Braised meat too salty, shark's fin soup too sour, dumplings too bland. Luckily I can siam for not eating cos I was too busy attending Princess Jamie. We were sort of entertained by this 变脸 大师？！He only paced up & down twice than retreat un-glamorously into the kitchen door.

Ho Ho Ho.. Mum is the funny one. she replicate the vegetables and dumplings in her own style yesterday & of course way much nicer. My mum's way of challenging herself. =)

Sidenote: I think CNY is a very unhealthy period. Despite the fact that I've restrained from gorging, control the intake capacity. I still get tummy upset. bleh... my system is all messed up.
Till now, i still can't digest properly. Sigh.....