~Winter Solstice~

Celebrating Winter Solstice together with my family in Zhong Hua Restaurant ...


ZHONG HUA XIAO CHU (read from right to left) =P

Open a bottle of wine.... hur hur hur!!

let me see... Merlot Domaine Viven 2005... (a gift from my relative when they get married)

Leng Tong~~~ snakehead fish papaya soup....

Vege fried with lap cheong (chinese style sausage)~~~

Steam Chicken ~

Kelah fish- 山河之王(the king of mountain river @@)~~~ the fin can eat 1 oh!!

Here come the main dish of the day!!! "Tangyuan"...
after this eat Tangyuan.... old 1 year old dy.... T.T

finally... the fruits.... got mango, papaya and watermelon...
WEIII!!!! wait for me leh.... =.="


*from wikipedia*
The Winter Solstice Festival or The Extreme of Winter (Chinese and Japanese: 冬至; Korean: 동지; Vietnamese: Đông chí) (Pinyin: Dōng zhì), (Rōmaji: Tōji), (Romaja:Dongji) is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the dongzhi solar term on or around December 21 when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest on the first day of the dongzhi solar term.The origins of this festival can be traced back to the yin and yang philosophy of balance and harmony in the cosmos. After this celebration, there will be days with longer daylight hours and therefore an increase in positive energy flowing in. The philosophical significance of this is symbolized by the I Ching hexagram fù (復, "Returning"). Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is also a time for the family to get together. One activity that occurs during these get togethers (especially in the southern parts of China and in Chinese communities overseas) is the making and eating of Tangyuan (湯圓, as pronounced in Cantonese; Mandarin Pinyin: Tāng Yuán) or balls of glutinous rice, which symbolize reunion. In Korea, similar balls of glutinous rice (Korean: 새알심) (Romaja:Saealsim), is prepared in a traditional porrige made with sweet red bean (Korean: 팥죽)(Romaja:Patjook). This porrige was believed to have a special power and sprayed around houses on winter solstice to repel sinister spirits.
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