Peaceful and quiet...everyone's asleep except me. Feel so awake after a nice warm bath... The only sounds that are accompanying me right now are the clicking sound of my typing and the swinging wall fan right next to me. Hmm...

I had a great night. Attended my sis-in-law's wedding with family members. It was held in the beautiful mansion, named Cheong Fatt Tze Blue Mansion at the corner of the busy town of Georgetown. Everything was perfect - the people, the music, the decor, the food...And all these were personally arranged by the groom and bride themselves. Awesome...!

Cool..many family members were dressed to the theme of the night - oriental. Liara (the bride) was dressed in beautiful red cheongsam and so was the groom - red "kung fu" shirt. Pa-in-law in white creme "kung fu" shirt. Hubby in black and Leia in colourful pink cheongsam. Well, as for me, I opted for black, red kebaya top. With 6 months into my pregnancy, you would imagine how big I've become. So, cheongsam is totally out. Anyway, I'm proud to wear kebaya as it identifies my to my true ethnicity - nyonya (a Straits woman).

Hubby was the part-time cameraman on that night. So, once I've got the photos from him, will post them here. Very beautiful, colourful night indeed. :)

Cultural Treasures: Zhuazhou

I just thought of sharing this great article forwarded by a friend of mine about a traditional ceremony practised by certain Chinese on their babies' first birthday. It's called "Zhuazhou" (don't ask me how to pronounce it correctly coz I don't know either!) In English, it's defined as "Catch" (according to my Chinese literate friend...)

It's about letting your baby choose an item from the display in front of her. Whichever first item selected determines her future inclination and capabilities. Sounds fun, right...?

My friend shared with me that she has selected a pencil and ruler when she was 1 year old and today, she's in academic line! Amazing! I've never heard of this tradition before. None of my old relatives ever mentioned about it.

For those of us who are not superstitious, I find it's still a fun game to play with our babies on their first birthday. I will certainly let Leia play this "game" on her birthday.

In this little small way, we can help to keep the tradition and custom alive too! Read about it more here!

The modern version

P/S: I wonder what item would I have selected if I was given a chance to participate in this ceremony when I was 1 year old.... Looking at my career journey so far....hmmm, I would have selected several different items! Pencil... phone... sweets... radio cassette... a dollar bill...