Reunion dinner. That’s what all us Chinese folks do the world over, this gathering of family for eats once a year. Loadsa meaning and warm feelings. But instead of describing it, why don’t I show you what it’s like not to be able to come home for reunion dinner? Here’s me pal Emily in Bristol:

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Anyway to celebrate CNY, me and my friend decided to bake pineapple tarts but considering that pineapples here are fucking expensive first time make pineapple tart and it cost so much and the worst thing is it was GROSS. sigh, sad sad. then i tried to make fortune cookies. but the thing i was thinking right, fortune cookies arent exactly chinese but rather more american, like in batman.. u like chinese food. DUH! so i downloaded a lot of rubbish quotations from the net, like you have life’s most important treasures within u…crap.

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Er, yes. Poor dear’s slightly on the sad side not being with her loved ones this CNY (either that, or the loss of potential hongbao $$$), so we don’t blame her. The only time I missed CNY was last year and that was something awful.

Which makes tonight all the sweeter.

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