What a rude awakening! To realise my resolutions means to just do it rather than think it. It's been a month into 2017 now and I am still only thinking...this is obviously getting me nowhere. Last Saturday, on the first Lunar Day of the Chinese New Year, I do what I do every year and visit my godparents, play some games and then eat. Then after enjoying their company, hospitality and delicious home-made food so much, I go home promising myself that I will visit BEFORE the nex

The Chinese are celebrating a New Year of the Rooster on January 28th and for this Chinese, it promises to be a busy one! But before that even happens, I've already made tons of pudding to share with all my friends and loved ones. The word 'pudding' sounds the same as the word 'high' in Chinese (pronounced GO), thus all the limitless variations of pudding you see everywhere, ranging from sweet to savoury. This year, my puddings of choice are steamed turnip pudding, steamed ta