Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often called the Lunar New Year, especially by people in mainland China and Taiwan. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese New Year's Eve is known as Chúxī. It literally means "Year-pass Eve".
A reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve where members of the family, near and far away, get together for the celebration. The venue will usually be in or near the home of the most senior member of the family. The New Year's Eve dinner is very sumptuous and traditionally includes chicken and fish.
** Jon's Food ** 
** Hmm.. can I eat now **
** Dishes for Reunion Dinner **
** Tray of food - consists of pork shabu shabu, fish tofu, crabstick, sliced fish, sotong, sauages.
In some areas, fish (simplified Chinese: 鱼; traditional Chinese: 魚; pinyin: yú) is included, but not eaten completely (and the remainder is stored overnight), as the Chinese phrase "may there be surpluses every year" (traditional Chinese: 年年有餘; simplified Chinese: 年年有余; pinyin: nián nián yǒu yú) sounds the same as "may there be fish every year."
** Normally prawns will be the last to cook as everybody is lazy to peel them, so I pre-cooked them and de-shelled it and put on the plate.. and it became 1st to finished **
** CP Dumplings **
** Baby Abalone **
** Not forgetting Waggy, we prepared for him too **No more pictures after preparation cos everybody was busy cooking and eating at the table.. hehehe
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