GEORGE TOWN: Nur Zahirah Abdul Ghani Lee never misses the Chinese New Year open house hosted by the Penang Chief Minister and willingly braves the traffic from Nibong Tebal on the Penang mainland every year.
The 26-year-old warehouse administrator, who is half-Chinese, said the celebration this year was extra special because she got to see Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the event.
All smiles: Soon, Angela and Nur Zahirah at Chow’s Chinese New Year open house at Spice Arena in Bayan Baru, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star “My father is Chinese so we do celebrate the festival. I usually come over with my grandparents but this time, I am here with my parents.“As someone born of a mixed culture, it is nice to see everyone coming together to celebrate the festive season,” she said when met during Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow’s Chinese New Year open house at Setia Spice Arena in Bayan Lepas yesterday.
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