Photo taken this morning on the journey to Poh Poh's place. Ern was sleeping soundly even it's 8am (she normally gets up like 7am+) and only woke up when I placed her on the car seat. Why? Read below to find out more.
It is a tradition for the Chinese, especially the Hokkien community in Penang, to celebrate the birthday of Jade Emperor (Thnee Kong Seh) that falls on the ninth day of the first lunar month. The prayer begins right on the dot of 12 midnight with fruits, sugar canes, miku (red bun), pomelo, pineapples and etc as the offerings. At the same time, playing firecrackers is also another "must have" during prayer.
Well, it is a lively and exciting event as the Chinese celebrates another "small version" of CNY. At the same time, it is also a nightmare to parents who have infant/babies - the firecrackers!!!
Firecrackers at 12+am used to be something ok for me (even it's forbidden by law) but NOT NOW, after having Ern!! Our housing area is like a "war zone", bustling with loud noises from firecrackers. Ern woke up 2 times from the sleep. Thank god she just opened her eyes and didn't cry in fear. I just gave her some water to sip and pacifier (under supervision for sure), she went back to her dreamland within 10 minutes. *phew* KK and I took turn to pat her shoulder/butt/back to ensure she feels our existence and secure. It was 2am+ before we get to zzzzzzzz.........
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