more chinese new year pics.. and a gripe

grr... i woke up and the house was stinky. opened the windows in the living room and trudged into the kitchen to see what the 2 idiots have been up to. true enough, one of the idiots has pooped on the toilet floor OUTSIDE of their litter box. grrr. wtf? these 2 will be the death of me... they only seem to do this when they know kale is out in the morning so that it will AGGRAVATE me. ACK.

ok, anyway, on a happier, more festive and joyous mood... (hmm)... here are some more photos. now that i am recharged from a nite of not-so-good sleep (more on that later)... figured i have the energy to put more pics up while i munch on my aunt's homemade "ba-hoo" rolls (aka pork floss rolls, which admittedly don't sound too appetising for the foreigners but trust me, they taste really really good).

The lunch crowd.. we had a smaller crowd so for the first time in a long time, we were all able to sit at 1 table
Me trying to distract Elodie at lunch
Taking a breather after the pre-dinner prep. Selene, notice I'm wearing the t-shirt you bought for xmas?
Pre-dinner crowd lounging
Adult table putting all the lo-hei condiments out while teacher Joe yells out the traditional greetings
Lo-hei-ing in full force
The agar-agar fish Aunty Kwai made

So yeah, back to this not-sleeping-well thing... erm, I'm sad to say that my hives are back. Grr. They've made a vengeful reappearance after over a year. The last time I had hives was around the time we got married. The doc said it had something to do with me being allergic to humidity and temperature change (which in singapore does not bode well for me.. er).. but Kale seems to think it's a nervous tic type thing. I'm beginning to agree with him. My sinus allergies and hives seem to alternate... which makes me think that they're a response to some pyschological trigger. Which bums me out cos I can't figure out how to make them stop short of taking anti-histamines every episode which I'm loath to do. hmm.

Anyhow, enough grumbling. The hubby's back from his round-the-island bike ride. Off to lunch with the rents and my grandma soon... more pics to be taken today at my aunt's house... and more eating! mmm...