Chinese New Year In the Ox Year- Part 2
Yesterday, the first day on the lunar calendar, January 26th, went to visit my relatives on grandmother's side.
I came out dressed like a zebra and decked in skirts which I commented, "made me feel strange". Yea. I took this nice effect (means cannot see face) picture in the lift. The heels hurt too... Cannot run... else not I will fall sia.
Well, went to visit relatives whose dog really fits, "It's bark is worse then it's bite". Keeps barking non-stop that I feel so compelled to bark back de.
O la. Met with Ah-ma's youngest sister whom is still shorter then me... lols... The joke never ends here.
Afterwards went to visit another elder who last year, I vaguely remember, we were stuck trying to find where he stayed. Meaning, we had to call up so many people as well as running up and down the flats.
Afterwards, sent grandma off at her Chai Chee home as we went to my maternal grandparent's place. But first, for that buffet.
There, I helped myself to the many 红包's given to me as well as the food. Oho! You wear a skirt? "Nice but your daughter so skinny." Oh my god, like I don't want to be fat de.
"这样才漂亮。才不像个阿婆" My grandfather said, drinking to hard liquor. "我不习惯穿它" I replied curtly as I went indoors for more red packets.
Finally, I had enough and went back to my grandparent's place whereby I kanna the fun part.
A woman, my relative, on her 30's greeted me thus:
Much later on, I was sitting on the dining table after all my younger cousins were in the room playing psp and Ds (like primary school kids) and stuffing myself, all the time sitting very un-lady like. Needless to say, 三叔公 was there, drinking beer with my grandpa and 小叔公, he wanted to smack me again as I reluctantly placed my legs down.
All the time, there was joke and laughter because 三叔公 would pronounce or say a word wrong or I would be debating him to the point whereby he dunno whether to cry or laugh and just looked away. Also, when I was rather 迟钝, he curled his fist and pretended to hit me but I never shrank away and just gave him a "huh" look.
And no, they are only fierce on the outside. My grandpa and all his brothers... Awww...
In the end, 三叔公 kept repeating, "我很欣赏你。真的。" And again, I went, "Err..."
“我欣赏你的才华。你有演艺的才华。不过，现在你要去想以后要做什么。" was the morale I learnt as I realised I never thought about that.
Well,much less to say about the tykes bullying me. Seems ironic that the elder one would get beaten up by children younger then her. At one point, I was even held hostage, mind you. Damn it. I get downtrodden by children so easily....
I ran out in one point to exclaim to the bemused adults that they were killing me. And there they were, all laughing. Almost like I running out to tell them,'Hey, April Fool's"
The climax of the whole thing was at night when the game of Blackjack begins.
Even our maids were engaged in the play- betting on respective players to form a 'partnership'. And when Auntie Eunice was the banker, damn it, I lost my $10 from mum and had to get the loan of $10 again because she was too lucky and we ended up losing big time.
As the game progress, we went back up to the dining table as the older folks were complaining of backaches due to sitting down on the floor for too long.
Not long after, I opened the cards and laughed like crazy- Double Aces again. 小姨婆 was like, "Lend me your aces lehx!" Last round I lost but then, I won back $2 (I started off losing and won. Repaying the loan, I ended up with $2). And all the 'partnerships' made quite some loss.
My record that night was, 1 blackjack and 3 Double aces. The 3 double Aces shock even the banker who was on the winning streak and was like, "Again?" Lucky girl?
On the journey back home, even my parent's were amazed that I got the lucky cards.
I came out dressed like a zebra and decked in skirts which I commented, "made me feel strange". Yea. I took this nice effect (means cannot see face) picture in the lift. The heels hurt too... Cannot run... else not I will fall sia.Well, went to visit relatives whose dog really fits, "It's bark is worse then it's bite". Keeps barking non-stop that I feel so compelled to bark back de.
O la. Met with Ah-ma's youngest sister whom is still shorter then me... lols... The joke never ends here.
Afterwards went to visit another elder who last year, I vaguely remember, we were stuck trying to find where he stayed. Meaning, we had to call up so many people as well as running up and down the flats.
Afterwards, sent grandma off at her Chai Chee home as we went to my maternal grandparent's place. But first, for that buffet.
There, I helped myself to the many 红包's given to me as well as the food. Oho! You wear a skirt? "Nice but your daughter so skinny." Oh my god, like I don't want to be fat de.
"这样才漂亮。才不像个阿婆" My grandfather said, drinking to hard liquor. "我不习惯穿它" I replied curtly as I went indoors for more red packets.
Finally, I had enough and went back to my grandparent's place whereby I kanna the fun part.
A woman, my relative, on her 30's greeted me thus:
Lady: Hi, happy new year. How old are you this year?
Me: 18. (received the 红包)
Lady: You know who am I?
Me: (thinks) I forgot. Sorry.
Lady: (mock angry and turns to another older guy) 她说她忘记我了。But I know she's Michelle's(mum) daughter.
Me: (attempts to slip past but got blocked by the older guy)
Man: 我是谁？
Me: 这个嘛。。。 我不知道。
Man: (mock angry look) 你不知道我是谁？你妈妈呢？欠打。
Me: Err... 她在后边。
Man: (Greets my mum, behind me and says something)
Mum: Vivian, come here.
Me: (walks over)
Mum: This is 三叔公。How can say you dunno?
Me: I just forgot?
三叔公: Next year no call me, I whack you, I tell you.
Me: Ok.
Ah well, always like that one.
Much later on, I was sitting on the dining table after all my younger cousins were in the room playing psp and Ds (like primary school kids) and stuffing myself, all the time sitting very un-lady like. Needless to say, 三叔公 was there, drinking beer with my grandpa and 小叔公, he wanted to smack me again as I reluctantly placed my legs down.
All the time, there was joke and laughter because 三叔公 would pronounce or say a word wrong or I would be debating him to the point whereby he dunno whether to cry or laugh and just looked away. Also, when I was rather 迟钝, he curled his fist and pretended to hit me but I never shrank away and just gave him a "huh" look.
And no, they are only fierce on the outside. My grandpa and all his brothers... Awww...
In the end, 三叔公 kept repeating, "我很欣赏你。真的。" And again, I went, "Err..."
“我欣赏你的才华。你有演艺的才华。不过，现在你要去想以后要做什么。" was the morale I learnt as I realised I never thought about that.
Well,much less to say about the tykes bullying me. Seems ironic that the elder one would get beaten up by children younger then her. At one point, I was even held hostage, mind you. Damn it. I get downtrodden by children so easily....
I ran out in one point to exclaim to the bemused adults that they were killing me. And there they were, all laughing. Almost like I running out to tell them,'Hey, April Fool's"
The climax of the whole thing was at night when the game of Blackjack begins.
Even our maids were engaged in the play- betting on respective players to form a 'partnership'. And when Auntie Eunice was the banker, damn it, I lost my $10 from mum and had to get the loan of $10 again because she was too lucky and we ended up losing big time.
As the game progress, we went back up to the dining table as the older folks were complaining of backaches due to sitting down on the floor for too long.
I sat beside the glum-looking(family problems) 大姨婆 as she placed another $10 onto my $2 bet. I call that shrewed investment because, after that I drew 2 aces and turned to 小姨婆 sitting on my right. "这样可以吗？". She took a look at my draw and laid them on the table exclaiming to Auntie Eunice, "Triple!"
Of course I was paid $6 to recoup some loss much to my surprise.
Of course I was paid $6 to recoup some loss much to my surprise.
Afterwards, I got less lucky cards and before long, I slammed my cards on the table, laughing. Another double aces. Even Josh, opposite me was like, "Why she has the aces?" Again, Triple my winnings, please. 大姨婆 was winning as well.
Not long after, I opened the cards and laughed like crazy- Double Aces again. 小姨婆 was like, "Lend me your aces lehx!" Last round I lost but then, I won back $2 (I started off losing and won. Repaying the loan, I ended up with $2). And all the 'partnerships' made quite some loss.
My record that night was, 1 blackjack and 3 Double aces. The 3 double Aces shock even the banker who was on the winning streak and was like, "Again?" Lucky girl?
On the journey back home, even my parent's were amazed that I got the lucky cards.
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