My late parents wanted the children to get up early even on the lst day of CNY as they believed that those who slept late meant lazy. So during such time, I used to get up as early as before 6am and prayed in the family altar where late Dad would burn the incense, light up candles and prayed.
Late mum used to cook long life noodles with chicken soups but before eating those, we were served with fresh boiled vegetables.
As today mark the lst day of CNY 2012, recalling back my late mum was a very capable woman who would administer to cook a few tables of food and as far as my memory can keep, they were meat balls cum soup, fried eggs soup, dark soya sauce chicken, fried kueh tae, fried noodles, mixed vegetables, fried fish, beancurd soup and so many in the list that recalled myself in the typical
foochow family.
Sensitive housewife - one & only 1
