Hunting down the lions...

Months before CNY, Victoria has already started to mention about lion dance. This time, she assured us that she will not run away, will not cry or scream and will not be scared. She even emphasized how much she looooovvveeess to see lion dance. Knowing her, this little girl doesn't really mean what she says, sometimes it's just "dai hau gong" (big mouth talk). But well, just like almost all parents, when your child wants something (legal and moral and free) we will always try to give in. So when it was CNY, she again asked to see lion dance. She kept pestering us, and a Saturday just before the CNY we were at the Curve shopping mall for luncheon at Ying Ker Lou Hakka Restaurant. After that, we rushed off to attend her Children Church and passed the Centre Court where we saw the lion dance troop. Curious, we asked what time they will start. Since it was just another 10 minutes, we decided to wait, and it turned out that the lion - the Pink Valentine lion decided to walk around the Curve instead of prancing around the stage. So we followed the lion, half chasing it. Poor Daddy had to carry Victoria - all 20kgs ++ - and I pushed William on his stroller.

This is the pretty pink lion : )

Victoria's first encounter with the pink lion was good... it came right in front of her, and the "handsome, young uncle" gave her a sweet. Our daughter, I think, was smitten, because she cried when we insisted that we leave after that, and she kept saying that she wanted to see more lion dance.

So, Daddy search the internet and called up hotels and shopping malls. Turned out that KLCC Suria have one on Wednesday 10th Feb and so we prepared ourselves, left the house to be in time for the performance at 6pm. We got prime standing place, and this time, it's the yellow lions. One of them even tug of war with our maid for William's stroller. I told the maid to let go, so the stroller got into the stage for "good luck" (?). At that moment I thought they'd do some stunts with our stroller, haha, but pity, my thoughts didn't come true.

Scared, clinging on to Daddy for dear life when the yellow lion came near. Maybe they can smell fear, hor


As for Vic, she got scared. Daddy had to carry her, she cried and said the lion came too near to her at one time.

As for her third encounter, it was at the hotel in Singapore where we stayed in this year, Holiday Inn Atrium on the first day of CNY, 14th Feb. We just had our buffet breakfast and we rushed downstairs excitedly to see the performance. Not even 5 minutes into it, Vic freaked out and Daddy had to carry her away. William and I stayed on to enjoy the show.

Orange lions, with a red baby lion - at Holiday Inn, Atrium Singapore

The next lion dance performance which we have planned, probably the last for this CNY will be this coming Wednesday at a dealer's showroom. I'm not sure if we will have time to attend, as it will be very near to our departure date to UK.

Yes, we are going for our long holiday in the United Kingdom... finally! And despite all the stress and frustrations I had for the past few days (and today) on the new maid, I think I'm beginning to feel excited after having done some packing just now. This will be our first overseas holiday as a family of four, weather predictions in London when we arrive doesn't look good what with the scattered rain. Vic of course is hoping for snow, that little girl! I said, if it snows, we will have trouble driving on the road.

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