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06-Feb-2024
 
As I've already indicated, Lunar New Year -- ushering in the Year of the Dragon -- is fast approaching.

Everywhere is a riot of colour:

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Here's our newly refurbished cat in illuminated mode

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More lit-up kitties

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CNY at The Hills

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CNY at Normah Hospital

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New Year greetings from our leader

Particularly enjoyable was a little expedition to the Chinese New Year Market at Kenyalang Park. It's housed behind the normal wet market (actually, it's tacked on to a mass of food outlets that we didn't even know existed...).

As always with Sarawakian endeavours, it's heart-warmingly multi-cultural.

And it's lots of fun to wander round:

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stall

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Plenty of fireworks...

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Plenty of red

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And there are some beautifully decorated houses in that area

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Part of what we brought home from the market. Where we weren't actually intending to buy anything...