Chinese New Year & Firecrackers

Bouncing off the lovely Cosima’s recent post and one by my friend, Patrick… (plus he sent an IM greeting to me this morning)… I thought I’d post a little about Chinese New Year. At least my own memories of the holiday as I was growing up in Malaysia. Somewhat related to the post before this one… it always impressed me that one of the customs was a New Year’s Eve dinner with the family. The …

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not sure what is on the menu today…

… as there are leftovers from yesterday that we are still stuffing our faces with… and glad we are for that too. I just finished off a plate and am quite content as I sit here and write. The flavors are still delighting my senses and triggering images nostalgic of distant times. Food does that for me… taste and smell just evoke time and place. I was thinking about this last night when Zonthar dropped …

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spicy fried rice topped with an…

… onion omelet. That started off my day today. I haven’t had this for breakfast in a while. Just had a hankering for it so I made it happen within 20 minutes. The coffee is on the brew and that will just cap the whole thing off. Don’t get me wrong… I like the standard breakfast. But for me… this is comfort food. Now, what shall I do for lunch? A post that Kien wrote …

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