Chinese New Year Away from Home

This is my first time celebrating Chinese New Year away from home, abroad in Austin. Luckily my Penang colleagues were around. How I celebrated my Chinese New Year without my family around?

The celebration started with few of my Penang colleagues having our reunion dinner on Friday night at Ho Ho Restaurant. Eng Yeow's family and Chee Heng's family graciously invited me to had lunch and dinner respectively during Chinese New Year Eve and the first day of Chinese New Year together with them. The Penang team also gathered at Azian's house for Nasi Lemak and Laksa as dinner during Chinese New Year Eve. Eng Yeow and Chee Heng later proceed to my house for some drinking and chatting. My Chinese New Year is not that bad after all...

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a Happy, Healthy and Harmonious Tiger Year!

Below are some photos taken during our dinner at Ho Ho...

Hakka Connexion

"All people are migrants on this earth, in time and space.
There is but one race - the human race.
Knowing our root is to better understand and respect other people's roots.
Preserve our cultural heritage to promote diversity and not hegemony."

Very well said! The quote above was seen hanging on the wall of this unique eatery, the Hakka Connexion which serves Hakka delicacies situated at Jalan Bawasah behind Dorsett Hotel and Giant Jalan Burmah, Penang.

The food served here was not superb to me, but it is a unique place in a sense that beside the eatery, lies the Memorial of the late Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, the first Chief Minister of Penang. The owner of the eatery was the son of the late Tan Sri.

The wisdom that lies in between the quote...

Pictures were seen on the wall of the eatery, tracing the root of the Hakkas from Hongkeng Village, Yongding County

The Late Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee

Pictures on display inside the memorial

Tea Set on Display

An ancient typewriter

Some other items on display

Hakka Lei Cha

Hakka Noodle

Deep Fried Soi Kao

Tu Ka Chor

The eatery is selling products made from Beetle Nut, under the brand of Myristica.

Beetle Nut Seeds

Bravo to Yuh Jau

Yuh Jau is a friend i know since my university days. I'm glad to know that she is doing quite well in her business and was recently featured in Sin Chew Daily.

Do visit http://www.sinchew-i.com/special/food/node/559?tid=11 to understand more about what she was doing now and for those visiting Malacca, remember to pay her outlet a visit! I will, asking her to give me a treat ;)