" Year of the Tiger "

And so we celebrated the year with a Bang.
Last night, we had dinner at Hyatt hotel yet again and had a sumptuous dinner and get together with our relatives. ^0^

This "golden" coin is part of the many traditions during this festive week.
It's meant for prosperity and luck.


This is the lavish interior of our room.
Inspired by oriental motif which is perfect for this event.



For starters, we had the traditional cold cuts platter,in it were "siu yok" or crispy roasted pork (among my favorites), "海蜇"(hǎizhē) or jellyfish, white chicken and "char siu" or barbecued pork.


then, it was the pekin duck,thinly sliced, separating the meat from the skin.



and then wrapped into this kind of mélange, which is so fattening and oily
but truly scrumptious.



this is an O-kiam chicken, a typical one but with a twist, bec. a salty preserved bean curd mixture was added in this dish.
It sounds weird, but believe me it's tasty. ^0^


next,was the sticky rice or "ma-chang" as we call it here.


biggie prawns paved the way for our next dish, sauteed in garlic.


green peppered shrimps and scallop with celery and zucchini.
It's very light as it balances well with the heavy dishes that we had.


broccoli and straw mushrooms


oysters and black mushrooms


and last bit, an assortment of fruits


we were so full that when the last dish was served, only a few have tried it.
Of course, the night's eve wouldn't be complete without the red packets.
It used to be our granny who would gave us, but now, it's more like exchanging
red packets among cousins. ^0^ (thanks unc E. and aunt T.)