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For the First time in 10 years…Balik Kampung!
For a long time, I have never had this much fun for Chinese New Year. 
Chor Yat (First Day) started with the standard prayers, and the most important part…
FIRECRACKERS!
This is the only time I can get a good shot of firecrackers. Once it’s lit, all I can get is a pic of a HUGE bunch of smoke, like how Hindraf protestors get loaded with teargas during their demonstrations.
But the highlight of CNY 2010 wasn’t the firecrackers.
On the first day, my house was the meeting point for many of my mum’s side relatives.
Now, everyone has long-lost cousins. They could be working or studying abroad, pursuing some gold mine or some sugar daddy / sugar mummy. As in, they’re normally far away.
But for me, I’m possibly the only guy in town whose long lost cousins actually live in KL. The only problem was that we lost contact… for over 15 years wei. And so we were reunited in one single makan sesh.
I now have 2 additional cousing who’re half-Malay. Happening kan?
This is 80+ year old granny. She forgot to give out angpau this year. Maybe she wanted to save $$ for a pair of dentures.
JoyLKChan is naughty.
Me, Ego and cousins.
In countries like Taiwan or China, the very enthusiastic people like to release big lanterns during the Mooncake Festival.
Back home, we Malaysians are too impatient to wait til September. So we do it during Chinese New Year.
And it works! Hahaa.
We initially planned to make our first trip in 10 years to Butterworth, dad’s hometown…and this, I was very excited about. The only thing was, the above party ended about 3am and we were supposed to leave at 8am the next day.
So we left only at 10.30am cos too tired haha. Reach Butterworth at 5pm. Fail!
This is my Dad’s Dad, Ahkong’s house.
The best moment is upon stepping into the house and breathing in all the once-so-familiar sights and smells that I was attached to when I was a kid.
Old school cupboard, big cross-stitch hanging on the wall, old pillow. Banana on the doorknob. Nostalgia was imminent. Lucky I never emo on the spot or I’ll be crying on the first day of CNY lol.
My first CNY gambling session involved Anglia Shandy, lots of coins, EGo, myself….
….and my cousins : in their pyjamas. Dah lah damn hot, still wearing long sleeve and pants hahahaha.
In my Siew Kucheh’s room was where 4 of us bunked in for the night.
And in the corner of the room, was a picture on the wall. It was my favorite part of the house:
No, that’s not my Siew Kucheh! Haha.
Next day was the reunion with more uncles, aunties and cousins. Thanks for lunch AhKong 
Again, I must be the only guy in town who fails so badly in keeping contact with these cousins (dad’s side). Because despite their northern-state origins, most of them study / work around KL. Fail # 2.
:):)
My AhKong is 81 years old. The coolest grandpa around because he’s one of the nicest, most independent, steady gramps you will ever meet.
Why is he cool? Because his house is equipped with a home PC + broadband + router. And he even has a Gmail account and MSN.
What’s even cooler is that he calls me EVo online. Shiok. 
Next, I will teach him how to Facebook and Twitter.
Cheers!
EVo
EVo Ooi Eu Veng February 19th, 2010 09:21 am
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EVo Ooi Eu Veng February 19th, 2010 13:43 pm
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FlorenceKhay February 19th, 2010 17:29 pm
Hey Evo. Sounds like your CNY celebration had been great this year. =) Your grandpa really cool weh. Gmail and msn summore. My mom also doesn’t wanna learn, getting fed up to learn how to. Great year ahead!
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
I know…I also damn surprised lor! and he called me EVo @.@
Ur mum should meet my gramps…before u know it she’ll be persuading u to teach her
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thenomadGourmand February 19th, 2010 17:33 pm
Cool! Its alws good to hv a close knit family
So u goin Broga or not? I blogged abt the food! Tempted??
;p
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
I shall resist!
I mean..it’s not hard to resist bring hardworking lol..
Memang lor I seldom spend time with cousins before this..now things’ll b different
U dapau for me on sunday can?
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kruel74 February 19th, 2010 17:36 pm
Wah, full blown CNY celebration. Yo, how come Malay cousins? In Krabi they released that lanterns too. Must be ur long lost cousins too wei…
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Yaya..cos my aunt married a malay so the kids half malay…i wouldn’t recognize them if I met them on the streets
Whooo dude awesome post on ur trip!
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Tallboyz February 19th, 2010 17:42 pm
Your grandpa so cool lar!
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Yeah bro. Until now also still driving car u know! but slow abit…and sometimes drive on both lanes…ahaahaha….
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AaronWoolala February 19th, 2010 17:50 pm
Your grandpa damn cool can.
My side, even my dad have problems with PC. Grandpa won’t even know what is a mouse for.
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Yow bro! I’ll be honest and say..sometimes my dad not as geng as my gramps also lah. damn char dou T_T
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MsXeRoZ February 19th, 2010 17:58 pm
WoW, ur family really embrace 1Malaysia concept. Now waiting u to marry an Indian then kautim liao. 100% 1Malaysia. =)
i also fail one. My cousins and I dun contact each other although we know each other’s existence in KL. XD Their parents always thought im a negative influence T_T What to do. My face look like criminal..
Anyway, ur AhKong super cool leh. Since he got lotsa free time, can teach him blogging and photography with DSLR too!
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
ALAMAK Indian wife cannot la…but maybe 2nd wife can? cos i got business in india so I can research there lol..
Memang i agree with ur cousins parents…during the Astro event also I almost wanted u declare u as the ‘murderer’…ahahhaa…
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MsXeRoZ Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
WA so so eviL!!!! come come change ur name to EViL
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Jac February 19th, 2010 18:32 pm
wah ur ah kong damn happenning! i like!
happy CNY to u yo~~
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Maybe I should help him register a @AhKong on twitter…hahahaha…Happy CNY to u jac! hope ur microbes r going ok
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ahmike February 19th, 2010 21:20 pm
Wahlaoeh, ah gong damn cool wei…. keep learning despite aging..
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Yeahhh man I’ll be tweeting / FB til i retire and have 20 grandchildren lol…
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Jonathan February 19th, 2010 21:57 pm
Wah your ahkong sibeh modern! Salute* Salute*
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euveng Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Once day when an @OoiAhKong follow u on Twitter u know who it is!
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yinxie February 19th, 2010 23:23 pm
i really respect your ah kong! damn geng! some can use MSN to chat with you.. i guess your ah kong have adopt to the mordern world and learn to keep in contact with his grandchildren through all this gadgets! haha! =)
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euveng Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 2:11 am
Ya lor..if i was his age..i think by the time i look for power button..look for mouse..look for keyboard..then…look for monitor…time to sleep liao..haha…
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MeiQ February 20th, 2010 02:06 am
Gong Hei Fatt Choy to you and your family! Send my regards to your parents okay! and wow, ur grandpa quite changgih. Ask my mom to chat on MSN is like nightmare LOL.
Looks like you had a wonderful celebration. Aku di Canada sangat da sien … >.<
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euveng Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 2:12 am
Ah Q!!!! faster come bacccck…got so many things happening back home!
fai tit! how did cny in canada go?
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axiao February 20th, 2010 10:19 am
walao…ur ah kong so cool man.
hometown in alor star? cos can see the tower there..
we all same case la, all cousins in kl also, but we onli meet during cny…busy life ma…wahhahhaha
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euveng Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Oh no la. that pic was a googled pic of shanghai / taiwan haha..my hometown’s butterworth! how about urs? angpau going fine so far?
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Joy♡. February 20th, 2010 11:06 am
I am not naughty! *indignant*
Wait, what has eG been telling you.
HAHAHA.
See you in two hours for lunch!
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euveng Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Need EG to tell me meh? I know naughty ma can lah. ahahaks. Eh i feel quite porky after lunch wei…oink..
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TianChad February 20th, 2010 12:50 pm
Your Grandpa is indeed a modern uncle =D Everyone agree with that~!
A small tip, at your last picture you forgot to censor the email in message board ;p
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euveng Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Oh, DAMN. I forgot about that one! cos so many emails that I didn’t notice that one >.< don't spam him ok..later he spam u back lol
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Hanie Hidayah February 20th, 2010 13:16 pm
omg your grandpa so cool. i will be freaked out if my parents even use fb hahaha
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euveng Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
One day when someone called @AhKong follow u on twitter then u know who he is la..haha..!
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Cavin February 22nd, 2010 13:12 pm
Gong Xi Fa Cai !!!
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AngelKein March 22nd, 2010 21:23 pm
Omg your AhKong shoo cool.
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