31Dec11

Mortar and pestle, grinding peanuts.
Glutinous rice flour.
Brown sugar added, peanut filling.
Forming the Tang Yuen. (glutinous rice balls)

made these with my sister last week the day
before the Chinese calendar’s Winter Solstice.

it was simple, yet fun.
traditions like this should be kept on, thank God Suzanne made the initiative.
it makes festivals… more festive.
and families more bonded.

holidays are coming to an end.
to the start of a hectic year ahead, as i anticipate.
to the biggest exam i will probably ever face.
to new resolutions and new hopes.
new love.

i’m glad i went for the trip to Ayer Tawar with Pastor Soo and some youths…

to experience small town life,
so simple and slow.

before facing a new barrage of challenges.

ang zhiew mee suah (red wine vermicelli)
cendol
kong piah (onion biscuits)
kampua (handmade noodles)

eat good food.
add new flavours to our dictionary.

taste a piece history of the people.

create new memories together.

new things to reminisce about.

to have each other.

and without a shadow of a doubt,
2012 is gonna’ be harder, better, stronger and faster.

-zachsiow

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