We were supposed to knock off work at 4pm officially on the eve of Chinese New Year but somehow, the Country Manager realised 4pm and the normal hours doesn't make much difference, I suppose, and so he announced that we could leave at 2pm if we had nothing urgent to handle.

And so I left as fast as I could and reached home to a sleeping baby whose 1/2 day at the childcare centre was shorter than mine. The hubs had to 'escape' from work too just to fetch her. Anyhow, I didn't have to rush to cook my dish to bring to Jeremy's house for our reunion dinner.

On our first day of the Lunar New Year, we met the PILs as well as the 2nd BIL and his wife at the columbarium to 'visit' the MIL's late mother and sister. They started going only last Chinese New Year and somehow, this year, the MIL brought only hell notes and joss sticks to burn. I asked the hubs why must they visit the niche on the 1st day of the Lunar New Year, since we have never done so before and why the sudden burning of hell money and joss sticks. The MIL perplexes everyone. We didn't even go to the BIL's home for CNY visitation. 

And then we went back home after lunch. After baby K woke up from her nap, we were off again but this time to drop by the hotel that the Victors' and Salahudeen's were having a staycation at. They had asked us to join them too but it doesn't make sense, monetarily, if we are out for CNY visiting half the time. Anyhow, we spent about 2 hours at the pool side before we had to leave again as I needed to cook dinner with Jeremy and his family coming to our place in the evening.

And a group of my older cousins came over in the evening as well. Thankfully, most of our guests visit M on the first day of the CNY. So I don't have to fret over cleaning the house over and over. :)