2009 June

The date now is 28th May 2009, in Lunar Calender, it is 5th day of the 5th month of the year. And, you know what today's meaning to us Chinese? Yes, it is Dumpling Day, called 端午节 (Duan Wu Jie), it's the day we miss our home again - Happy Dumpling Day.

In Chinese Traditions, the day like today our mom will wake up early (maybe 4/5 AM?), prepare all necessary foods and fruits, and some 'God Paper' to be burned to those in heaven (I think). I miss those old days, miss those delicious food prepared by my mom -- the DUMPLING!!!

My mom's dumplings are bit different from others, ours are white in color (It may because she is Hakka), other people like Hokkien and Teo Chew, they will make their dumpling in darker color, because they put plenty black soy sauce into the sticky dumpling rice.

And, I must say that my mom's dumpling is very big in size. She puts a lot of delicious stirred pork, mushrooms， Chestnuts...and some others different kind of beans....hmmmmm...yummy!

Nevertheless, I should say that I miss my home very much. I miss the day I can sleep late, and food is prepare on the table when I wake up, the day I don't need to work and don't have to use more than RM5 a day (or not even a single cent). I miss the night I can hang out with friends at Mamak, enjoying the delicious Nasi Lemak or various kind of Roti, plus talking nonsense with friends. Yea...those days that without any worry and responsibility.