Bouncing into the second day of CNY!

On Chu Er, we made our way into Malaysia to unite with mommy's family @ Wayne's great grandma's home @ Batu Pahat!!

We planned to start our journey at 830am but by the time mommy was done packing, it was 930am! We thought we would be very late, but da-yi and Uncle Terry were even later!! Haha. Mommy was really excited and happy to join all mommy's grandma, aunty, cousins and relatives! Thankfully, there was no jam at all at the causeway and we arrived at noon. When we arrived, before daddy even parked his car, ah ma, ah yen yi, mommy & daddy and E and V and Uncle Ken, and Siong ge & baby Chloe, ting and meiyi all gathered outside the house to welcome us!!! Mommy was happy!!!

As for Wayne, mommy must praise Wayne for being such a good fellow traveller!! Haha. Cos although Wayne just woke up in the morning at 830am, throughout the journey from 930am to 12 noon, Wayne slept!!! Giving mommy & daddy no problems at all!! Mommy's proud of you darling!!!

So for the next 3 days, we spent most of our time at ah ma's, where everyone gathered from all over place. Nights were spent at Pine Tree Hotel, which was a brand new hotel! Thank goodness for this new hotel! Cos mommy was really dreading staying at Katerina hotel again which was....err.. not something to look forward to.

We spent the days gambling and eating all the CNY goodies and then gambling some more and then eating some more... And of course, we took many photos that day with all mommy's cousins!!!

And this is daddy, in his "lucky hat" gambling away! But unfortunately his lucky hat wasnt that lucky afterall, as he kept losing while others kept winning!!! Since we were young, we have been gambling every year at CNY, and mommy still recalls the days when we were just kids and the bets were 20 cents and 50 cents.. and now many many years later (15 years??), the bets have raised up to 50 bucks!!! Each bet was a minimum of 20! Mommy is shocked! Hahaha! Biggest losers were the Yap son-in-laws - thanks to Uncle Terry & Daddy!!! hahah! But gambling with mommy's cousins are always so fun - it is always filled with so much laughter!!!!

As for Wayne, he was kept occupied playing with Baby Chloe who is 4 months younger than Wayne! Wayne absolutely loved hugging Baby Chloe! Thank goodness mommy brought some of Wayne toys along, cos that kept both Wayne and Chloe occupied for a good few hours! Wayne was every bit the 'big brother' to baby Chloe - mommy loved seeing them both play together. Last year, both Wayne and Chloe were too young to really play, but this year they were perfect playmates!

We also had our big family dinner (5 tables!) on the second day of CNY, which was held in this big banquet hall with loud music (too loud) and cheesy dancing. Hahah. Not a pleasant experience cos mommy had to spend half the time outside the hall as Wayne was scared of the loud music! But at least we managed to catch some fireworks outside the hall! And the whole purpose was to catch up with relatives isn't it, whom mommy was so happy to see!!!! And of course we had to 'lo hei' to usher in the new year with the many many blessings!!!

And lastly, we also took our yearly extended family photo, very precious to mommy!!!! Each year we will surely capture these precious memories of everyone in the family!! May we all be blessed with happiness and all things beautiful in life!!!