Two New Year's in as many months. Ripper. Could get used to this. The Chinese version is a little less about getting caned, shouting the one line you can remember from Auld Lang Syne and trying to snog anything still conscious at midnight though.
Food features pretty high actually. The Lunar banquets put on by various media owners in Singapore are epic. At least 10 courses (any correlation that it's the Year of the Pig ?). Problem is I'm flagging after the dim sum. How on earth does everyone here stay so slim ?
Very different to the MPA Chinese New Year lunch at the Yang Sing back in Manchester (which I managed to make a brief evening-only 'guest appearance' at this year). As usual, that had much more in common with a traditional British New Year bash (minus the rendition of Auld Lang Syne maybe). Good to know that some fine traditions remain in tact whilst I'm away...
Steve Blakeman
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