Chinese New Year - Part 1

It's Chinese New Year - biggest holiday of the year here.  Stan's office held a company celebration dinner.  It was at a really big restaurant in a hotel - once we started to our seats it seriously felt like we walked 400 meters (the length of a lap at the track) to our private room.

We had a traditional Chinese meal with sixteen different menu items.

Stan and his boss in from the USA made speeches and the office staff made there way around the room toasting and drinking with everyone - I could tell early on that it would be a long crazy night for some at the rate they were polishing off the wine!

The food was pretty good - a few strange items, but nothing my palate completely rejected.

It was the first night out Stan and I had without the boys here (in almost 2 months!).  Ahwa watched the kids which was comforting since they know her and she knows how things go.

Probably the highlight of the night was the background music playing throughout the room - Contemporary R&B Jazz music - haha.  It was a bit strange, but enjoyable!