Family dinners...

family dinners are very interesting to be at, well espeically if your with your partner/significant other's family. You learn so much from being there...in the summer i was always at my ex's family dinner. It's really completely different from mine. His family dinners usually were at their houses with home cooked meals. It was like a feast - mostly with western food and some traditional chinese food.

Now his family dinner had all the cousins together having dinner and chatting about their trips or things that were going on in their lives. The adults would have their deserts and coffee and chat about current events or gossip over little things. They were really close to each other and very social with one another despite the age difference.

Now my family, we would normally go out for dinner and my we'd be seperated by two tables. I always end up at the table with the cousins I grew up with, and my parents with my the other older people in the family. If there was a third table, then that would be the remainders of the family or friends that we've invited. Now my family is very segerated from each other. If i sat with my parents for one night I would not have a single clue whats going on and who they're talking about. It's how its always been with my family, the adults would gossip or discuss things that were going on with other family members whom I've never met- or expect to meet. Now at the table I sit with it usually consists of my cousins, my aunt and uncle and my brothers. My cousins usually sit together with the youngest in the middle and they have conversations among themselves. Same goes for my brother, I'm usually sitting there alone with my cellphone going on facebook or texting people to keep me entertaining until the first dish is served.

Occassionally I'd play with my 2nd cousin and take pictures with him. He's a total camera whore - I probably have a whole album dedicated to him on facebook. I guess I'm his favourite cousin? I always played with him when he lived in my basement suite. His dad used to walk him up the stairs to come up to see me, then when he learned to crawl he crawled up the stairs so flipping fast. It was adorable, we would know when he was coming. He would always takes a peek around the turn of the stairs before coming. If he doesn't see us he takes his time, but if he knows we're there he'll power crawl up the stairs. Now his little game of finding me is even cuter. When i would be doing homework and my door would be closed, he opens my door a little and takes a peek. He would giggle at me if i don't notice me right way. When I go he laughs and runs into the door shouting "GUUUU!"

now the best part about tonight

me: " lang gu hai been ah?" (where's your pretty aunt?)
eric: *points at me*