Everything Tigrrr!!!
2010
Happy CNY guys! I know some of you are back to work, but I haven’t! *jumps around in happiness* I’m so happy I could walk on water WTF.
Anyway, I have something very beautiful to share with you guys today.
I shall declare it to ya’ll later but before that! Let me start my “1st Day of CNY” post. 
On the first day of CNY, I woke up to a lovely spread of food on the breakfast table. So much love~
Dad made some aromatic black coffee; Ol’ style~!
Mum prepared this entrée all by herself – Nasi Lemak with Popcorn Chicken and Rendang Sotong Terengganu + Golden Eggs…
These are not normal boiled eggs. They are called GOLDEN EGGS! Seriously. I don’t know how she did it, but got lah!
Had some Fatt Kueh (kuih apam) with freshly grated coconut side by side. (:
After loading up my stomach with food, it was time to get ready for the 1st bright shinning day of CNY.
Went to my room, played Creedence Clearwater Revival and danced around with my brother while putting on makeup. SO FUN!!!
Did the smokey eye to match my skimpyyy TIGRRR dress.
Paired it with a black glitter vest for a more refined touch. GRRRR~!
No matter how fun dancing was, Eu and I couldn’t help it when we smelt the balmy, dulcet aroma of the chiffon cake baking in the oven…
… so we ran downstairs like kids.
*DRUM ROLLS*
IT’S A TIGER CAKE!!! LITERALLY. CAN YOU SEE THE BROWN STRIPES ON THE CAKE?!?!
Mom even did cut outs of these cute lil’ tigers and decorate the chiffon cake with em’! Awww…. <3 <3 <3
The cake looked so dear I didn’t dare eat it.
My maid decorating the house with red ribbons.
We kept the coffee table away and tried something different so it is much more spacious now. ^^
Went to visit grandma and watched my cousins played with mini firecrackers.
It certainly reminded me of how naughty I was… LOL
Random: Somehow got stung by a big fat mozzie @ ama’s house on my left knee. =/
Then mom asked if we want some dessert. HELL YEAH~!
Was so touched to see what she took out from the fridge. She made this just for me – Can you read the note? It says, “4 Cindy, Strawberry agar2, No Sugar Added“.
Oh my… Has anyone did anything like this for you before?
So there you have it – Strawberry Jello for me!!! A biggg fat <3 for this dainty morsel, mom.
I ate half of the tray w/out any worries cuz “No Sugar was Added“, and then decided to act tigerish at the garden -_____-”
Loves the orangy red buds behind me – totally compliments my bright orange tube dress.
With a different species of delicate orange flowers and a cinful me threatening its fragility. LOL
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (?)
After playing in the garden for a while, it was time for dinner. The first dish we had was Leng Pua / Cold Plate.
In the pua (plate), there were :
Prawn Salad bathed in Thai Sauce,
Shark Fin Scramble Eggs with lotttssaaa Crab Meaattt,
Meatball Skewers Korean Style! ,
CRAB BALLS !!!!! ,
Put em’ all together and we have THIS. Brilliant!
That was not all. We also had :
Abalone Noodles Korean Style – like a fusion. So picturesque!
That still wasn’t all. I can’t believe my eyes when I saw this tray real dim sum restaurants use. I mean,
WE HAVE THAT AT HOME TOO?!?!?! :O
These buns are made to look like pig trotters; the yam sticks as their bones. You know, when you slice a pig’s leg, that’s how it kinda looks like? Ahahahhaha… XD
The buns and man tou were made to eat with this delicious Braised Pork Belly with Garlic.
Claypot Kampung Chicken Soup with Dua Chai.
So full we couldn’t even cmile propply. Ops… how do you spell smile again?? *cheeky*
At around midnight, it was time to pai pai.
Mom even MADE THESE for the Gods OMG. They really look like peach (pau) to me lorrr…
Burning money for the Gods via DHL – Deliver Halfway Lost. =/
Hopefully our trees grow angpows like this w/out needing to have :
My maid hanging em’ manually.
Main mercun.
It didn’t end there; my neighbours are obsessed with firecrackers = FREE SHOW.
Here’s a video of our midnight meriah-ness.
Caught a glimpse of this lovely sight where all ‘wish lanterns’ floated with unity to one direction; that’s our house. ^^
At the end of the day this post,
I think my mom deserves some credit and also, a big round of applause for creating / baking this wonderful, picturesque Tiger Chiffon Cake. So creative I couldn’t believe it!
More food posts to come, and a special one loaded with muah beekeenee pictures. Stay tuned~! 
XO – Cin
Jesper
February 18, 2010 at 6:40 pm
always love CNY…
Cindy Tey
February 19, 2010 at 12:00 am
me too… <3
sheon
February 18, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Happy Chinese New Year…!!
just like the good old days, when you always tempt your readers with your mom’s food!!! just 4 of you can finish all that food meh? next time better invite me over. oh, yeah..i know the trick to cooking those golden eggs. love ‘em!!
another person that deserves credit is your maid..hahaah…
whats the beautiful thing you wanna share?
Cindy Tey
February 19, 2010 at 12:01 am
haha! Good old days it sure is~ wow even i don’t yet know the trick to make em eggs gold! my maid sure does get credit too! & the beautiful thing is the cake lah! hahahahhahaa
YJ
February 18, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Seriously, every time you post pictures of your food, I want to lick my screen!!! Your mom seems to be an AMAZING cook!
Cindy Tey
February 19, 2010 at 12:01 am
lick it baybeh~!!! xD
jolly
February 18, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Always love your post featuring your mom’s cook !
Post more of that yea?
Cindy Tey
February 19, 2010 at 12:01 am
sure will do!
axiao
February 18, 2010 at 10:44 pm
big applause only?
huge huge applause!!!
this is just day 1, i’m sure there’s more to come!!
Cindy Tey
February 19, 2010 at 12:02 am
of coz darln~ until dono day… 5? hmm, sendiri tak ingat lol!
KY
February 18, 2010 at 11:41 pm
i sure can use some of those prawn salad now!
Cindy Tey
February 19, 2010 at 12:02 am
come i stuff into your mouth lolololol
Angeline
February 18, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Can I have your mom?? Haha..shes a brilliant chef! If she opens a cafe let us know..we will sure support her!!
Cindy Tey
February 19, 2010 at 12:03 am
haih~ that’s never gonna happen. she says it’s too tiring & she only wants to make her family members happy.
Angeline
February 21, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Perhaps someday we could come over and sample her specialties heheh…or maybe she can share some of her recipes for us young mums to try
Seriously you are super lucky lah…a loving mom with superb culinary skills!
Cindy Tey
February 23, 2010 at 11:17 am
i m sure u will be a good mum too cuz u r interested in learning this ‘cooking thing’…. hahaha
Xiaopei
February 19, 2010 at 2:10 am
Your mom is awesome! And she is so sweet leaving a note for you on the agar-agar.
Envy-nya.
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 5:23 pm
that’s a tip i learned from her. we can do that for our future daughters too~ ;D
nino
February 19, 2010 at 2:43 am
wow, your maid did all sorts of things huh…from decorating to main mercun huh?
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 5:24 pm
yup, & the funny thing is, that’s the part she loves most about CNY. not the dishes definitely -____-
Lisa Cheah
February 19, 2010 at 4:00 am
Awww! Your mum is an amazing cook!
It all looks so… yummy!
Happy CNY!
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Happy CNY, Lisa~
Serene
February 19, 2010 at 6:09 am
Your mom is truly amazing.
Happy CNY!
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:08 pm
thanks serene. Happy CNY to u too~
chris
February 19, 2010 at 7:18 am
ur maid is soooo young and petite!! How old is she???
have a tiggerific yr!
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:09 pm
tiggerific! i like~!!
rara
February 19, 2010 at 8:39 am
so lucky ler u are still slim even though ur mom is super
awesome chef! if me hor, sure fat max dy.. everyday very
delicious food! hehehe..
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:12 pm
not everyday so lucky ler… CNY only.. ):
ivan khong
February 19, 2010 at 10:41 am
How u stay so slim, with your mum’s fabulous cooking? Happy Chinese New Year girl!
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:12 pm
will post the secret post on how to stay slim one day. hahaha!
cathj
February 19, 2010 at 3:08 pm
credit to mom for the best food…. best mom!!
oh and credit to maid… for daring to burn the firecrackers and waiting there until it stop… No 1 dare to do that.. ^_^
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:13 pm
my maid… LOL! she suka do that lor~ likes to play wtf
N
February 19, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Can we have your mum be a guestblogger? Let her knows that sha already has fan club
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:14 pm
hahaha! what web site is this? :O
HM
February 19, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Hey does your mum blog? How bout creating her a food blog?
Really drools all over your mum’s cooking!
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:15 pm
hmm.. i m really contemplating. should i??
Angeline
February 21, 2010 at 7:16 pm
U should!…
waddup
February 20, 2010 at 2:16 am
the food looks great, lucky u. feel so sorry for your maid though she looks like shes 15 yrs old max and on top of that having to climb pagars to hang ang pau then having to be the one to burn firecrackers, i hope she had a good time as well.
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:16 pm
she volunteered cuz she loves firecrackers n fire works. lol
vialentino
February 20, 2010 at 2:25 am
gong xi fa cai to u and ur family…
btw, can post mercun pics and video? if can, i wanna post it up in my blog too…
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:16 pm
i dono wor. i post only. =/
vialentino
February 21, 2010 at 10:22 pm
ok….me also dun care then….will post pics n video
Cindy Tey
February 23, 2010 at 11:19 am
YEAH!!! hahaha
FreakyWeirdoGal
February 20, 2010 at 2:30 am
Nice food Cindy, and I heart Creedence Clearwater Revival too, especially Black Moon Rising and Proud Mary !
Cindy Tey
February 20, 2010 at 6:17 pm
:O Really?! U r the very few people i know who knows the band! *hi5*