CNY dinner

Just went to the CNY dinner organised by IC Singsoc.

It was at this restaurant call Habour City. Pretty good.

But there were quite few dishes though. Nonetheless, we made full use of the free flow rice, especially Kenneth. I guess he really made his mark tonight. From now on the whole Singsoc will know him as the one who eats alot of rice, The 饭桶 (i.e. the rice tub)

It was quite funny though because the waiter and the manager actually made fun of him and passed him a HUGE bowl of rice and challenged him to finish it. He didn't in the end. But nonetheless his ability to chomp down on massive amounts of rice is amazing.

The whole dinner was very cheerful. Everyone had fun. It's nice.

Well, it's the next best alternative to being home with your family. Wait a minute, in UK, these people ARE family. They are the ones closest to you in this foreign land. But at the same time, they aren't the same.

Hmm... How do I put this in words?

I can't.

The feeling is just different. Afterall, I've spent CNY with my family all my life. That's not to say the feeling tonight wasn't good. It's nice and heart warming, but in a different way. On one hand I'd love to be back with my family. On the other hand, I'm glad that I had the opportunity to experience all this and to spend this special time of the year with wonderful people.

Family's good. Friends are good. Friends like family are good. Family like friends is good. You can't always have it all. Enjoy it while you have them.

(photos on flickr. find it too much of a hassle to upload to blogger)