Today I participated in a Singaporean tradition of tossing raw fish. It's something that the Chinese do for Chinese New Year (only in Singapore and Malaysia...), and it includes carrots, watercress, cabbage and other shredded goods - seeds (not poppy, though - those are illegal here), plum sauce and others and raw fish. Basically it all starts off separated, and then you toss it together. I thought that tossing includes throwing it to the ceiling, but apparently you just pick some of the stuff up with chopsticks, raise it up and then drop it. It's a communal thing - everyone does it at the same time, and it is for prosperity (I really think everything is). One picture is before, one is after, and one is enjoying the Yu Sheng (I can't seem to get them in order or move them below the writing).
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Cool pics...as usual, your comments and pictures make us feel extremely Mid- Western and staid. Very exciting, exotic and interesting stuff.
Check out Ron's blog at Ronglass.wordpress.com and Max Sussman's and Eitan's blogs that are connected to Ron's.
If you don't get to Ron's because I have screwed up the address, then you can just Google Ronsglass and it will take you there.
Meantime, much prosperity and Happy Chinese New Year.
Love ya,
Lonnie
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