Yee Sang Sayings
The Fatty Boss treated my team to a Yee Sang lunch at Golden Sun, Kuchai Lama. My second for the year. Nothing special about the food, but what got my attention was the procedure during the serving of the Yee Sang. Each step was accompanied by flowery words and flourishes. Basically those goody-goody and positive stuff that people like to hear. I'll give you some examples:
- During the pouring of the sweet sauce - "May your relationship with each other be tim-tim mat-mat!"
- During the pouring of the golden-brown crispy stuff - "May your house be filled with gold!"
- Before the waiter dumped in the fish slices - "May your year be blessed with abundance!"
Lame kan? But if you're really into that kinda stuff, then it's good lo. But anyway, this should be last day of work for most people before the long weekend! Wishing everyone a wonderful Lunar New Year! Hopefully the Year of the Tiger will be a good year for everyone. If you're tired on the road driving back to your hometown, do stop and have some Biskut Tiger dipped in Nescafe. :P
P.S.: Can't wait to see KH!
- During the pouring of the sweet sauce - "May your relationship with each other be tim-tim mat-mat!"
- During the pouring of the golden-brown crispy stuff - "May your house be filled with gold!"
- Before the waiter dumped in the fish slices - "May your year be blessed with abundance!"
Lame kan? But if you're really into that kinda stuff, then it's good lo. But anyway, this should be last day of work for most people before the long weekend! Wishing everyone a wonderful Lunar New Year! Hopefully the Year of the Tiger will be a good year for everyone. If you're tired on the road driving back to your hometown, do stop and have some Biskut Tiger dipped in Nescafe. :P
P.S.: Can't wait to see KH!
Comments
Tossing the yee sang, is like children playing with their food. Also the higher the better!
It like so typical of the Chinese culture of having 'sweet' words/phases on different occasions.
Kung Hei Fatt Choy, Kung Hei Peng Onn! Will catch up you at my place next Friday ya! :)
+Ant+
LOL. After a couple of yee sang sessions, I noticed that my colleagues are too ganas. So much ends up on the table! Have a fantastic new year ahead of you!
@Grat:
True. True. I would have smacked the waiter. :P. Kung hei peng onn? That's new! HCNY!
@Beng2:
Will you be having home-made yee sang? :)
can we eat now? ;p
happy cny :))
Everybody "hoi hoi sam sam"...XD
>.<
Is it common? Reminds me of the tai kam che at weddings.
@Danny:
Yeah lo! He was taking his own sweet time!
@Nicky:
Got eat hoi sam ah? :P
@Medie:
Is Yuen open during CNY? LOL
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! May the New Year turn your head, luck, wealth and happiness to better level.
Enjoy the holidays!
@Ban:
Means "sweet and close".