Rats, it's 2020 already!

Every year, the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall's Women's Division would either organize a cultural event for the Winter Solstice or the Lunar New Year. The Winter Solstice event didn't happen, so they organized the 11th "Love the Lunar New Year and Reunion" Cultural Carnival instead. As usual, my mum's society was invited to take part. We had a stall to decorate and a themed dish to prepare. Our chosen dish was a lotus seed and lily bulb tong sui. As with all the other participants, we also made enough for a public tasting. In addition to all the member Chinese associations, several other regulars were also there, namely MySkills Foundation (representing the Indians), Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association (MACMA), and IKRAM (representing the Malays). Other than food, other important cultural aspects were highlighted, like dance, percussion, Chinese calligraphy, lantern riddles, Chinese paper cutting, origami, flower arrangement, and a diabolo performance. MACMA sponsored a humongous lou sang to usher in the Year of the Rat in the presence of VIPs like YB Tan Kok Wai, and YB Datin Paduka Tan Yee Kew. Towards the end, there was also a surprise appearance by the God of Prosperity. MySkill Foundation's kolam was also repurposed by some kids into a Chinese kolam. Pretty interesting. It was a long day, but it was lots of fun!