Singaporeans love to have Yu sheng, a dish of strips of raw fish, usually salmon, mixed with shredded vegetables, a variety of spices and condiments among other ingredients. Yu sheng literally means raw fish symbolizing prosperity and abundance.
Family and friends sit at the round table. The celebration begins when all stand up to toss the yusheng saying appropriate words.
We had the first yusheng with a former cell member Vicky and her friend at a restaurant at Tampines. This was done before New Year when she came to visit us.
The second time was held at the appropriate time, New Year's Eve at our son's home with his family. Eight of us sat round the table to celebrate the usual reunion dinner.
The third time was at Peacehaven Nursing Home with the staff and invited guests including the Territorial Leaders - Colonels Lyndon and Bronwyn Buckingham and Major Patti Niemand.
Today is the 11th Day of the Lunar New Year. Come 22nd, the 15th February, there will be more celebrations - Lantern Festival, Chinese Valentine's day and the closure of the New Year.
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