Malaysia (Chinese Lunar Niu Year Day 3 - Day 15) Feb 14 - 26 2021

 

" Either you run the Day or the Day runs you " 

15th Day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year or in Hokkien is called Chap Goh Meh (Friday Feb 26 2021) - also known as Yuan Xiao Jie, an important festival signifying the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations, no doubt  for this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it will be a quiet affair; this morning, accompanied my wife to the morning & wet market in SS15 to buy some meat, pork dumplings (Rm6), fresh vegetables & flowers etc; visited the Serdang Hospital to discharge my brother Kheong after hospitalisation for 4 nights due to a fall at home injuring his back & head ! 

14th Day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year (Thursday Feb 25 2021) - my outdoor visit with my brother Weng to Rainbow Bridge & Artsphere 20/8ty 3D Murals, Seri Kembangan (Serdang) followed by a dim sum lunch in Balakong with my brother & sisters. 

 

11th Day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year (Monday Feb 22 2021) - my morning walk near my neighbourhood area; a beautiful day ! Sunrise, fresh cool air, flowers blooming, greeneries, quiet roads, birds chirping, neighbourhood park, morning walkers, exchange of greetings etc .... looking forward for another healthy day in this Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year ! 

10th Day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year (Sunday Feb 21 2021) - visited the Pasar Tani morning market, USJ Taipan with my wife to buy some fish & fruit (07.00) ... Chap Goh Meh falls on the last day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year - countdown 5 more days 

Lunch with my brother Weng at a coffee shop in SS19, Subang Jaya, savoring a bowl of my favourite pan mee (Rm7) & tao bao (takeaway) a package of roasted chicken rice (Rm5)

9th Day of Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year (Saturday Feb 20 2021) - today is a Jade Emperor Festival (Bai Tian Gong), took a Rapid KL train from Subang Jaya to Kuala Lumpur & spent 4 hours of my time taking the train rides plus doing a Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) in Chinatown, Suria KLCC & Pavilion KL - just a morning exercise to explore & see a greater KL during the CNY .... all the religious sites ie temples were closed to the public due to the MCO 2.0 ruling ! 

My Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) in Chinatown area 

My Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) in Suria KLCC & Petronas Twin Towers area 

8th Day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year (Friday Feb 19 2021) - today is the eve of Jade Emperor festival or Bai Tian Kong (praying the Heaven God) which is celebrated by ethnic Hokkiens on the 9th day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year, an important day to Hokkiens because they believe it is the birthday of the Jade Emperor (Tian Gong) who protected the ancestors of Hokkien people from ruthless army in ancient China; prayer items eg paper money, red colored buns, prosperity cakes (huat kueh), big pineapples, pomelos, green bananas & sugar canes (Rm12 for a bundle of 2 stalks) are the main offerings used in this festival, fireworks & firecrackers (illegally) are also used to celebrate the Jade Emperor festival close to midnight on the eve of Bai Tian Kong ! 

7th Day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year (Tuesday Feb 19 2021) - the seventh day of the first lunar month is named renri (Pinyin ren ri), literally Human Day and is considered to be the birthday of ordinary or common man. The day is also called Day of Men or Men Day; for the past 4 years on the 7th Day of every CNY, over a dozen of my ex-colleagues would meet up for a round table get together reunion CNY lunch (lou sang or prosperity toss) in Jaya Palace Restaurant, Petaling Jaya - renewing our friendship & chatting over the Good Old Days of our working life, we were once upon a time "The Young Ones" ! Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 & travel restrictions, our group's reunion lunch for this CNY has to be cancelled ! Let's KIV (keep in view) our next meet up & wish one another well & healthy throughout the Lunar Year of the Ox in 2021 & beyond ! 

CNY lunch with my ex-colleagues in Jaya Palace Restaurant, PJ (Jan 2020)

CNY lunch with my ex-colleagues in Jaya Palace Restaurant (Feb 2019)

CNY lunch with my ex-colleagues in Jaya Palace Restaurant (Feb 2018)

CNY lunch with my ex-colleagues in Jaya Palace Restaurant (Feb 2017)

3rd Day of the Chinese Lunar "Niu" Year (Sunday Feb 14 2021) - today is also a Valentine Day ! Roses are red my love, violets are blue ... together with my wife, both of us had a "romantic" morning walk (07.00>07.45) near my neighbourhood around the SS15 Courtyard, Subang Square, Bubble Tea street & University Campus area ! The streets were quiet like a mouse, most people were still in slumber land .... 2 - 3 noodle stalls in a coffee shop & a few Nasi Lemak stalls had opened business awaiting for their first customer to show up ... 

My unusual breakfast of the day - bread with barbecued pork 

Lunch in my sister-in-law (Soon Hoh)'s house in USJ, Subang Jaya & a small party to celebrate her birthday !