2nd week - Tang Yuen week

Second week, blood donation to save life. Followed my friend to Hui Yin Seh Air Itam centre to donate blood. My blood type is B+, it's be positive. Haha...

This week is a fat fat week. Had 4 servings this week. I love tang yuen, its really yummy. Can't resist but the mind keep on sending signals of yummy yummy rice balls to the brain.
One of the shop is Sugar Dynasty: http://www.sugardynasty.com/.
My sister bought the coupon for Buy 1 Free 1 Glutinous Rice Ball for RM4.20. They had a lot of different taste flavour paste inside the big glutinous rice ball (cheese, chocolate, peanut, sesame, etc).

The one that has been my favourite is Tang Yuen stall opposite Traders Hotel: http://penang-tangyen.blogspot.com/. The price starts from RM2.20 (small) - RM5.50 (large). They usually open from 7-12am.

Our team had "Siu Kang Jiu" at Bukit Genting, Penang and also celebrate farewell for one of our colleague. "Siu Kang Jiu" is done annually to celebrate the closing dinner and acknowledge all our hardwork before the coming of CNY. In Hokkien dialect, it means "Closing of Work". The restaurant @ Bukit Genting are famous for Thai food and you can enjoy nice scenery view from the restaurant there. As I'm sick, I need to control on the food intake and didn't really take spicy food, although I love tomyam a lot.  

View from Bukit Genting

One more week and it's going to be Chinese New Year. Last minute shopping to welcome the new year.

It's time to get ang pow again. Mmmm, hoping to escape the "usual" question by the relatives... hahaha...

Happy Dong Zhi Festival to all ^_^

It's 22nd of December, 3 more days to Christmas. Yeah yeah.
Today is also a special day as we celebrate the Dōngzhì Festival or Winter Solstice Festival.

Tang (Sugar) Yuen(Ball) is a traditional colourful Chinese dessert made and used to celebrate the Harvest Festival of the Padi and welcoming the arrival of winter season.

Dong Zhi literally means The Arrival of Winter season and has been said to celebrate much merrier and grandly than the lunar Chinese New Year during ancient times.

The Ancient Chinese believed that after a year of successful harvest, it is the occasion for thanksgiving to the Mother Nature for her blessings. So, it is an occasion to celebrate.

More info on Dongzhi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongzhi_Festival