Saturday 12 February 2011

Chinese New Year Celebration

Year of the Rabbit


Hi Everyone,
Happy Chinese New Year.  Last weekend my close friend Daisy, dressed head to foot in red, her daughter and yours truly entered into the spirit of celebrating the Chinese New Year by going to a local Chinese restaurant.  Sadly there was no dragon parade in the restaurant. That parade took place on Boxing Day at Tenby in freezing temperatures and snow on the beach!


Boxing Day Swim 2011

 Luckily we booked  because it was packed out and we had to abandon the car blocking several people in not that anyone seemed to be bothered by that issue.  No knives and forks for us who wanted to enter into the whole spirit of the experience with gay abandon, unlike the other surrounding dinners, chopsticks all the way was our motto for the night. Eating rice with them was a challenge!!!
It is the year of the Rabbit so apparently there is likely to be some calmness restored in the Chinese Calender this year following the Tiger last year.  Apparently characteristic's of people born in the year of the Rabbit is that they are admired, tactful, talented, kind and financially lucky!!  Well guess who is a Tiger me,oh joy!!  Daisy my slightly dizzy friend is a Rat, I think I prefer being a Tiger.  Apparently we are completely honest and expect the same from others, charming personalities, always welcoming, have the ability to lift spirits, are well liked and enjoy a challenge!!!  Thank goodness for that running a bed and breakfast!!  Apparently I am a Water Tiger therefore they are  a bit more tranquil than other tigers who can be short tempered in the Chinese Calender.

So I thought why not tie this in with the whole theme of today's blog and show you a photograph of a Tigers I took not in a safari park in the UK but in Kanha National Park in India where I worked many moons ago.

Tiger photographed from an Elephant Kanha National Park, India


Tiger looking for her cubs, Kanha National Park, India

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