Every Chinese New Year, it’s Back to Basics for my family.
We return
to our kampung (village).
We
gather in a small humble house with no air-conditioning.
We eat
our reunion dinner in the hot and humid kitchen.
We sleep
in the sweltering heat. Amazingly, we manage to fall into slumber.
Chinese
New Year is a time to reminisce about our lives, offer thanks for our blessings
and pray for good fortune in the coming year.
It’s
wonderful to have the family together.
Enjoying meals together.
Chit-chatting
in the kitchen.
Sleeping under the same roof.
