Three more weeks to CNY!

Hmmmm, it's less than 3 weeks to go before the angpow season kicks in! Spring cleaning, reunion dinners... it's quite a chore for just 15 days huh?

Well, every spring cleaning exercise always turns out bags of old clothings. At least for me! My philosophy towards clothings kept in the closet is that if you had not worn them in the past year, you probably would not wear them in the next year. One good way of "Passing It On" is to donate the old clothings to the welfare homes. One very meaningful place to donate to is the Metta Welfare Association, which caters to the young and the elderly. They run a school for the intellectually disabled called the Metta School. I dropped off a few bags of clothes at one of their homes in Woodlands which they re-distributed it to the residents/needy under their help. It's a good cause, it goes directly to the needy and it simply makes them happy. Check out http://www.metta.org.sg/mettasch.htm especially the section on "How You Can Help".

Talking about reunion dinners, Carlton Hotel's Wah Lok restaurant is highly recommended. Their "Poon Choi" (a less expensive version of "Buddha Jumps Over The Wall") is good, so are their set meals which is quite reasonably priced. The only problem is that you have to make a reservation in advance. Their "Loh-Hei" is also very yummy! Highly recommended!

Hmmm... should we organise our own reunion dinner/gathering? I think it is especially important for those with kids coz it's angpow collection time!