2007 Chinese New Year

1st year not celebrating Chinese New Year with family and friends. Being in a foreign land , in a town with countable Chinese around , we can't expect a celebration as grand as in Malaysia.

But at least , everyone has made an effort to cheer up this occasion.The best thing Malaysians can do during festive season - EAT , EAT and EAT! And yes indeed , the only thing we seek comfort in is eating.

We had our reunion dinner with our Taiwanese friends. A hearty meal of Bak Kut Teh , Char Siew , Pork Rib , Roasted Chicken , Herbal Chicken , Tom Yam soup , Pearl Tea .... True indulgence in pork. A meal to die for.

1st day of Chinese New Year , we had gathering with all Malaysian students. Of course , the in- house chef had to whip up the dinner. Preparations started as early as noon. Furthermore we had to search high and low for 'halal' chicken , which we eventually took from the storage in surau. Dinner of the day - fried chicken strips with 'special' sauce , honey chicken , cantonese kueh teow , steamed chicken , mixed vege , chinese style fried rice and mushroom chicken.

Nevertheless , no matter how much we engorged ourselves with food , nothing beats the atmoshere in Kuching.

Nothing beats this and this..

Oh ya , many thanks for the cards flown all the way from Malaysia. Also the Chinese New Year VCD ( which admittedly pale in comparison to previous years , are they out of idea or budget??) , and Tammy's specially made PINEAPPLE TART ( which was almost completely shattered by the time it reached me). Thank you!

Hopefully i can go back for Chinese New Year next year!