Happy New Year 2022!

Hiya peeps! Happy New Year!  

What have you guys been up to? I hope your new year started off well. 

Our New Year's Eve was a quiet affair at home again. For 2 years straight, we've not had any celebration with friends on New Year's Eve to welcome the new year since the pandemic wrecked the world.  

On the first day of 2022, we had lunch with our usual group of friends at Overseas Restaurant, Imbi. This restaurant has always been our restaurant of choice for our gatherings as we can book a large room all to ourselves.

This is our first gathering after almost a year. 

3-Variety Platter. This was my favorite dish.

Char Siu.  The guys seem to like this dish very much albeit the Char Siu always has a black and burnt crust, which I don't like for health reasons. 

My other favorite dish - braised fish maw with abalone and dried scallops.

Everyone's favorite as well, except for the kids - braised pork knuckles with Chinese Mustard. Sweet, sour, spicy, and tangy - goes so well with rice or porridge.

Lap Mei Farn (waxed meat rice). 

Fah Sang Woo (Chinese Sweet Peanut Cream Dessert) and Wo Peng (Baked Lotus Seed Paste Crêpe).  

Hung Yun Wu (Sweet Almond Soup) with egg white. My absolute favorite from this restaurant.

A game of cards is always the best ice-breaker for all the not-so-small any more kids!
Most of the kids here grew up together since they were infants. Soon, some of them will be flying off to other countries for further studies for several years. I hope that they will still keep in touch with each other even though they may not see each other again for the next few years. 

The journey of a new year is never easy, what more with the pandemic still ongoing.  But with the help of God, we can survive everything.  May 2022 bring everyone holy blessings and peace. May God grace your life with His generosity and blessings! Wishing everyone a happy, safe, and healthy year 2022!