So what if you are in a place that does not declare holiday for Chinese New Year (CNY)? Just make the best out of it. The choice is in our hands. And that was exactly what we did for CNY here in Cambridge. The Asians in ESD united to throw a CNY Eve party to all coursemates. I volunteered to cook two big Emperor Chicken and a new found recipe of banana fritters with toast.
The above two photos are showing "engineering in practice". So what if you don't have a pot that is big enough to fit in a chicken? Just use a pan as the lid!
We sent out an email to ask everyone to wear red for the party. It was just a recommendation. And I was really surprised to see how red the party eventually turned out! I was laughing looking at the photos. I doubt people could be this disciplined for such mono-coloured dinner if this party were held in Malaysia!
The dinner spread at Gina's place. The two chickens (in aluminium foil) were placed at two end of the table. Gina is English but offered her beautiful place for the party and cooked up some Char Siew for the dinner. She learnt it when she was staying in Hong Kong for 11 years!
L to R: Gina, Kiki, Me, Phuong, Gareth, Eskandar and Martha.
The very "ong" people! More traditional than the celebration we ought to have back home. Phuong was so beautiful in her traditional Vietnamese costume called the Ao Dai. Kiki contributed all of the auspicious Chinese writings on the background, as you can see from the photo.
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