JAN 29 — To ensure further prosperity, my family and I have long been enthusiastic Chinese New Year celebrants. It is not something we’ve ever questioned; we are Singaporeans...
JAN 29 — To ensure further prosperity, my family and I have long been enthusiastic Chinese New Year celebrants. It is not something we’ve ever questioned; we are Singaporeans and so to us, Chinese New Year celebrations are near universal.s and though our house decorations don’t reach Deepavali levels, there are usually a fair amount of red cuttings etc out.
But when we arrived at the undeniably swanky restaurant and were escorted to our table — the Chinese chef who was produced to greet us looked confused and said, “But none of you are Chinese.”Yu ShengThe chef nodded slowly and said in Mandarin, “Malayia-ren.” We felt no need to correct him because well, close enough.s is from our corner of the world.
Celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice — the 21st of December — the lunar new year is also celebrated in Vietnam and Korea. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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