BOLD enough to ENJOY life now!: 18FEB

18FEB07 SUN CNY Day 1 (2nd reunion dinner) - Steamboat & Abalone Shark's Fin Soup:

Angel snapped these with my N7270:

and Kenneth snapped these:

Kenneth thrilled seeing himself on the mini-display of my N7270:

RenMin & RenYi wanted me to try their CNY new dresses, haha I managed to squeeze in:

19FEB07 MON CNY Day 2 - RenMin, RenYi, YiHui & YiFan stayed at my place for a night. Haha see the illusion shot taken by 'cheeky' RenYi, she folded her knee and captured this:

20FEB07 TUE CNY Day 3 - On our way to the bus-stop:

Their favourite activity - 'painting':

21FEB07 WED CNY Day 4 - KTV with ST & LL

Haha not forgetting singing this song that I've not sung for ages and could only sang the chorus with Van in the Ashram:

背靠着背坐在地毯上, 听听音乐聊聊愿望,
你希望我越来越温柔, 我希望你放我在心上.

你说想送我个浪漫的梦想, 谢谢我带你找到天堂,
哪怕用一辈子才能完成, 只要我讲你就记住不忘.

我能想到最浪漫的事, 就是和你一起慢慢变老,
一路上收藏点点滴滴的欢笑, 留到以后坐着摇椅慢慢聊.

我能想到最浪漫的事, 就是和你一起慢慢变老,
直到我们老的哪儿也去不了, 你还依然把我当成手心里的宝.

Haha ST shading the 4-D coupon:

Visited LL's parents after our KTV, bought YuSheng to toss for Prosperity with them.

LL might be going for 'own bone marrow transplant' for her SLE after CNY, hope she can recover from SLE soon.

YuSheng is a popular and fun dish served during Lunar New Year. At most Chinese New Year meals, you will see a platter of vibrantly coloured ingredients and witness cheers of good wishes and blessings that accompany the tossing and mixing of the ingredients.
YuSheng originated from Singapore and is traditionally eaten on the seventh day of the first lunar month. However, due to its popularity, people now eat it throughout the 15 days of the celebrations.
‘Yu’ (which means fish in Mandarin) is a homophone for the word ‘abundance’. YuSheng is loaded with symbolic meaning. The raw ingredients and fish signify prosperity and the renewal of life.
“The fun part about eating YuSheng is when everyone at the table uses their chopsticks to toss the ingredients as high in the air as they can”.
“It is believed that the higher you toss, the more good fortune you will enjoy in the coming year.”
The first toss-up represents career success, the second symbolizes wealth and the third is for romance.
All the ingredients are neatly arranged in a large bowl with two red envelopes placed on top of it. One is filled with sesame, the other with pepper. One of the diners at the table is supposed to open them and spread the contents into the bowl. That is taken as a good omen symbolizing a rich and fruitful new year ahead.

The significance of this symbolic appetizer:
Green lime - Best of luck and prosperity
Turnips and lettuce – May your fortunes rise with the wind and tide
Savoury fried flour chips – May the ground you walk on be covered with yellow gold
Packet of spice powder – May you be blessed with good luck
Raw salmon – May you receive good tidings in abundance year after year
Bowl of sesame oil – May all your dreams come true

Bowl of plum sauce – May all your hallways be filled with gold and jade

These are the BOOTS Deep Conditioning Hair Mask and Body Butter that ST bought me in addition to the Vitamin Recovery Mask that she brought over to India for me.
A big THANK YOU to ST for pampering my body. MUAK! ;)