Activities for CNY

The things I will be doing this CNY:

1) Makan - yes, every Malaysian's favourite past time will be magnified tenfold during CNY. All forms of edible (and inedible) stuff will suddenly appear: sea cucumber, yee sang, mussels, pork knuckle, chicken legs, pigs stomach, candies, cookies, muruku, Ngan Yin groundnuts, Carlsberg, Peace brand longan... and of course... Penang steamboat!

2) Big 2 - previously my family didn't know how to play this game. Only started 2 years back, and now it is the staple game. Occasionally played during weekends, but the big kaboosh comes once a year during CNY. Recently it has been expanded to all sorts of "new years" : Hari Raya, Deepavali...

3) Mahjong - the time passer game, painfully slow but essential during every CNY to liven up the environment with the loud sounds of plastic tiles crashing into each other, the ecstatic cries of "pung", "kong", and "sek wu", chips exchanging hands and not forgetting Ah Kong's super yau yeng gestures during the game!

4) TV - endless droning from Wah Lai Toi, AEC, and other Chinese channels which will show reruns of old Hong Kong movies, TVB variety shows, concerts, and not forgetting the local musical shows with the once-a-year appearance of Mohan.

And, that's it. CNY is so simple. The only painful experience? Giving ang pow >:(