Water Dragon

The year of the Dragon in the Chinese Zodiac has arrived and this year is suppose to be the turn of the WATER Dragon. It sure was as it started with rain right at the stroke of midnight.

It was a cooler Lunar New Year and it has been a long time since I remember a cool Lunar New Year, it's usually hot hot hot and hot on these days. First day was marked by afternoon/evening showers and the 2nd day was relatively cool. Most shops are closed on the first day but have since reopened on the 2nd day. Not much ofa break this year.

We did out usual rounds with the family visiting all the relatives. Hardly meet them nowadays. The truth is it's either during the Lunar New Year or at a funeral that you meet and greet the relatives. As usual the trusty GPS in the car worked wonders and all the pre-programmed locations from las year helped !! No more fumbling with street directories (do they still sell these ??) The other thing I found out this year was that I really enjoy those left over bits of Bak Kwa, don't need to buy teh expensive whole pieces, I woudl much rather get the little bits and pieces which have been cut up already and easier to manage.

The 4 day long weekend is over and soon it's back to work !!