have you ever wondered about the history about the chinese zodiac? why there are only twelve out of the millions of other animals? it is said that buddha invited all the animals in the world to join him for the new years celebrations but only twelve animals bothered to show up. so to reward them, he named a year after each one in the order that they arrived; starting from the rat to finally the pig. interesting huh?
yes, i believe that odd looking baby is me....
it is now the start of the year of the rabbit for us chinese people; not the cat (as the nsw premier person sent a note thinking D is vietnamese! jeeezzz.. check and don't assume la..can??). so anyways, 60 years ago, my mum was born in the year of the metal rabbit. if you've ever read about a rabbit's personality it truly reflects how she has grace, culture and beautiful manners. that;s all i wanted to say - just brings back memories.
we had our little family reunion dinner, only the 4 of us... family plus 1 friend. hahaha yeah no other family around which doesn't seem as fun. since there is only so few of us, i didn't even bother ordering "yee sang". it's kinda expensive here and not as easy to get and no i'm not going to make it myself. in tradition of having a feast, dishes on the menu are: fried fish, char siu, siu yuk, broccoli & chinese mushrooms with rice... can't believe we forgot all about the chicken. damnit :(
oh and to end this post, let me share with you weird randomness that goes through my head. there is this lame joke i made up which still truly amuses about how the frog keeps calling for the rabbit ... "ribit" = "labbit" ... it's makes a little more sense when you hear it. >_< hahaha
i wish you all a very prosperous "labbit" chinese new year with lots of happiness, wealth and longevity. feel free to send me any cny biscuits. *grin*
