Last dinner 2006

The last dinner in 2006 was luxury. This dinner, we had 3 small families which meant a lot different. It's my parents' wish came true. Their mission has completed.

Lunar New Year's Eve is the time to venerate one's ancestors, and as a mark of sincerity one is sure to place on the altar table a whole chicken, a whole duck and a whole fish, along with a large piece of boiled pork, or a round knuckle of pork glistening with fat. Also, in order to have "abundance every year" one is sure to keep the fish head and tail until New Year's Day (the word for "abundance" in Chinese sounds the same as the word for "fish"), and to help it keep that long, the fish used as an altar gift is usually deep fried. After the ancestor worship ceremonies are finished, the sight of all that meat and fish is enough to put everyone off.

After dinner, it's show time for Daniel. Telling bed time story, taking pictures (pretending), chatting; Daniel got a busy night. Actually, we knew what he was after - the red envelope. After 11PM, the fireworks start from place to place. It's 2007. HAPPY GOLDEN PIG YEAR!!!