Birthday Dinner
Just got back from my brother's birthay dinner. Happy birthday little bro! Boy am I stuffed! must have had like 8-9 dishes, plus the fruit, tong-sui and the delicious green tea ice cream cake from Tai Pan Bakery. It was a pleasant family meal although my grandmother sat there in daze and she ate whatever we put on her plate. I'm surprised she can even eat, with the constant worrying over my grandfather in the hospital. But she needs to keep her strength up since she's at the hospital all the time. But we have to get on with our lives and that is something easier said than done for some people. But I'm tired of feeling as if I should put my life on hold or feel depressed all the time and feeling guilty that I'm not showing more sadness. My grandfather has lived a long life and has always been a heavy smoker. I guess it wasn't a big shock to me that he had fallen ill at his advanced age. It's sad to see him in such a state. I've had enough of all the medical scares I can take since the new year started. These days there is so much stress that I need to find various outlets for it. That's why I just need to keep busy and just enjoy life to the fullest.
There was a karaoke machine and I flipped through the book and thought about singing at least one song. But I chickened out and decided not to subject my family to my awful singing =P Instead I concentrated on the steamed prawns, peking duck, fish soup, roasted chicken with shrimp chips, fried fish fillets with jalapeno peppers, fried shrimp with mayo and walnuts, seafood pot (sea cucumbers, scallops, shrimps shanghai greens, conch) fried tofu with snow peas, mushrooms and other various veggies, stir fried duck with chinese celery, carrots, onions.
Since I burned off so many calories during the weekend by dancing my ass off, to relieve this stress, I figured it wouldn't hurt if I pigged out tonight hehe...Ok, I'm feeling very sleepy now, must be all that food ZZZZZZZZZZZ.......
There was a karaoke machine and I flipped through the book and thought about singing at least one song. But I chickened out and decided not to subject my family to my awful singing =P Instead I concentrated on the steamed prawns, peking duck, fish soup, roasted chicken with shrimp chips, fried fish fillets with jalapeno peppers, fried shrimp with mayo and walnuts, seafood pot (sea cucumbers, scallops, shrimps shanghai greens, conch) fried tofu with snow peas, mushrooms and other various veggies, stir fried duck with chinese celery, carrots, onions.
Since I burned off so many calories during the weekend by dancing my ass off, to relieve this stress, I figured it wouldn't hurt if I pigged out tonight hehe...Ok, I'm feeling very sleepy now, must be all that food ZZZZZZZZZZZ.......