NEW YEAR VISITS ON SECOND DAY

With Jeremy and Benjamin

Group photograph
Group photograph
Nizam aka Ah Chai trying his hand at eating with chopsticks
Sharveen eating the fried chicken with chopsticks

Me with Kak Ros, Ramona and Ika

My mum and I with Mr Zam Zam and Puan Ros

My, my what a pretty young lady Ika has grown to be

With two very pretty Ipoh girls

With Kak Ros and Mr Zam Zam

Nizam and Azifi

With Azifi

With Ah Chai

With Sharveen

My three students enjoying the CNY fare at my house in Ipoh

On the first and second day of the lunar New Year, friends and relatives would go a visiting or pai nien as it is called in Mandarin. It is hoped that these visits will help foster friendship and strengthen family ties.

This year I invited the boys and girls from my class 5JER and the librarians to my house in Ipoh. Initially about 10 said they'd come but last minute some of them could not make it as they had to go outstation with their families. Besides, it is quite difficult for them to come as some are from other states in Malaysia. Azifi and Nizam who came are from Ipoh and Sharveen is from Sitiawan. Mona and her family are also from Ipoh. If I were to hold the gathering in my house in Sitiawan, I think I would not have enough space to accomodate everyone as I'd sure have many, many guests. Besides, I have to keep the celebrations simple since I spent a lot of money after my house was broken into. Even now I am rather worried that the burglars might ransack my place again since I will be back in Ipoh for 9 days. However, I have notified the police and they assured me that they'll be making checks on my house daily.