Lim (right) feasting with his family members during their reunion dinner at his parents’ house at Lim Jetty in George Town, Penang. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
Celebrating any festival in Malaysia usually results in packed roads as the community comes together for parties and food.
This, for a journalist like myself, presents a pot of content to dip into for feel-good stories.
This year, however, I was perplexed during Chinese New Year to find that not only were the celebrations watered down to the extent that it felt just like any other day but that the magician’s hat which we always pull out for our story ideas, was now practically empty!