Okay, it’s listverse time! What do you need to do before Chinese New Year kicks down your door and sprays you in the face with FOX 5.3 million SHU OC pepper spray?
Well, the obvious thing is to (as my grandma would put it) GET A FUCKING HAIRCUT. I’m totally down with that, I totally understand that an untamed mane is a liability when all and sunder gathers around during CNY eve a.k.a. The Reunion Dinner (TM).
I still haven’t figured out what to tell them when they bug me about not being hitched when I’m 30 but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. 
Anyway, I’ve been hanging out with Jeanie the past couple of days and last night we ate this super sized portion of Prosperous Mee Sua (longevity noodles) for RM 18.50++.
It’s pretty good – there are lots of goods in the middle – squid, prawns, mushrooms etc etc but what makes this dish from Tanahmas special is the way it’s served. Mee sua in Sibu is usually soggy and drowned in chicken broth – this version is a crispy and soaked in gravy and it’s very tasty!
The portion is a bit too large though coz my stomach has shrunk during my hibernation (not eating for 24 hours) so it took us quite an effort to even make a dent in the dish.
I told Jeanie that according to custom, you’re not supposed to break the strands of mee sua lest the Powers That Be/God/Sol Invictus/(insert deity) frowns upon you and casually strikes off a few years from your lifespan in His righteous anger (at least according to my paternal grandma).
I reckon we sacrificed 20 years (cumulative) of our lifespans coz we couldn’t finish the generous portion but still it was a good dish and I loved the goodies in the middle.
*sigh* CNY. I hate the gatherings and reunions and whatnot. It’s the same old things over and over again. When ur not married, they’ll ask you when you’ll have kids. When u have kids, they’ll ask u when u wanna have another. I got sick of people prodding me about my sex life… so this year I’m just going to go ahead and tell my outlaws that my husband can’t ‘get it up’. Den I’ll probably just boohoo on the spot…maybe that, or I’ll tell them I’m having an IVF treatment cuz my man’s sperm is lazy swimmer!
Heh! Well, there’s the good and the bad cleffairy, my friend. 🙂
The bad is as you said.
The good is the sense of family (no matter how fucked up, all families can be civilized to each other for 1 day in an entire year) and together-ness.
LOL! That’s a good answer (and hilarious too) – awesome comeback!
All the best and happy CNY cleffairy! 🙂
your mee sua make me darn hungry!!! ><
It’s a seasonal promotion in Tanahmas. 🙂
Eating mee sua during CNY is a must, my reunion dinner at my grandma’s place always serves it in lieu of rice (although she cooks a small amount of rice as well).
We (Heng Huas) eat it dry though – without any soup. 🙂
were the photos all taken in sibu? quite modern looking ah WTF
!stare
Sibu is not that ulu la. It’s not as modern as Penang but still relatively alright. 🙂
BTW, we have the tallest building in Sarawak – it’s not at the capital in Kuching but right here.
*misplaced Sibu pride
Don’t forget to mention we have the biggest indoor wet market and town square in Malaysia. hehe!
Tell her (Aud) also that although Penang is famous in char kway teow, we have sibu kampua, kong pian and dian mian ngu. WTF
Heh! She knows that Teck, she’s only kidding. 🙂
Haha! I didn’t know that Jan!
And we are in the biggest state Sarawak. And the most important is we have Poh HB, made in Sibu
Heh! Thanks for the kind compliments but I don’t deserve that. 🙂
Yum! Kampua and dian mian hu are my favorite. 20+ years since I last enjoyed them.
Yup, I love kampua too! 🙂
you are back in sibu for CNY ar?
Yup! I’ve only missed one CNY ever since I started working in KL – the very first year. I thought we only had a couple of days of holiday but instead it turned out to be a week. So I spent it in Ipoh with my friend and her sisters. 🙂
Happy Rabbit New Year to you and family 🙂
Happy CNY to you too Jane! 🙂
HB, i got the one that you missed (2009) but i missed all others that you had. (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and now 2011)
Hello! Just check out the tag – “Chinese New Year”. 🙂
Erm…about the other years I missed 2 other years coz I was in rehab. 😡
Happy Chinese New Year, HB! XOXO
Happy CNY FF! 🙂
You coming back or spending CNY in the states with Ed?
Still in the States. But hopefully we can go back for the 2012 CNY. Hey, the firecracker video is great. Good for us who miss that side of Sarawak. ^_^
Yeah, it’ll be great to have you guys back! 🙂
Have missed both of you!