happy chinese new year to all of you out there!!this is the first time i’m away from home for chinese new year and man, i miss the cny mood and reunion dinner and eating all the cny goodies. there’s absolutely zero cny mood here, though i had dinner with the house owner’s family.

luckily for me the extended family didn’t turn up. so it was just me and them. which wasn’t too bad.

their daughters, just a few years younger than me, were friendly and chatty, like most australians. the japanese exchange student living with them is uber cute in expressing herself.

and i realised the very fierce looking male owner is just quiet, that’s all.

it was nice not having to face the wall while having dinner alone, silently. and there was a spread of chinese food and, get this, nian gao!

it wasn’t too bad, after all.

p.s. it’s been warmer these few nights. no more sweaters for the time being!