I’ll take a break from the vacation blogs to make a quick entry on Chinese New Year. In China, Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday of the year. This year it fell on Valentine’s Day. Last year I was in Cambodia during the holiday so I was looking forward to spending it here and with Chinese friends. My friend Michelle invited myself, Kim, and Ian to spend the holiday with her family at her aunt’s home. Saturday, February 13, we all met up at Michelle’s house first then made our way to her aunt’s home. Visiting from out of town were Michelle’s paternal grandmother, her young cousin, and her cousin’s grandparents. There was a big feast at lunch time with beef, fish, lamb, chicken, duck, oysters, shrimp, and many other delicious things. There was another
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