i'm amazed by how time flies... i remember when grandma was still around, we will all go to her house at amk for our cny gathering. there was 1 occasion tt left the most impression on me... cant remember how old i was back then but it was definitely the best cny i have ever had. i was a very shy kid... plus due to the fact i did not grew up with the rest of my cousins from my dad's side, i was always v quiet at grandma's place. that cny was super crowded... my grandma has 8 children, 1 adopted daughter, 19 grandchildren and she was already a great grandmother by then. can u imagine how crowded her 3 room flat was when so many of us gathered together at the same time? i remembered playing pokers with my elder cousins... nothing out of the blue but it was definitely a new experience for me as i blended in with them. den with the permission from my parents, i followed them to go bai nian at my grand aunts and uncles house... something i had not done before and doubt will ever go thru again. we went from 1 hse to another and stuffed ourselves with so much candies... at the end of the day we were all tired but happy cos our pockets are full of ang baos.
