Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Today's the day for visiting family and collecting $$. Some of the packets are quite pretty - I'll save up the nicer ones. Nothing much today, since many stores were closed, even many restaurants. The fun thing is that the police aren't giving out parking tickets today, which means that people are parked EVERYWHERE on the roads. Of course you still have to pay if you park in a parking lot, and private property is off limits. But basically as long as you weren't blocking anyone, you can park anywhere. Walking down the street, a lot of the kids (and some teenage girls) were wearing "traditional" Chinese clothes/tops. A number of ppl were wearing red also.

We're heading off for Thailand tomorrow. Going to "Man Kook" which I don't know the name of in English. But we're forbidden from going near any water. The fact that we plan to visit a "Market on Water" is strictly hush-hush to grandma. Apparently the big thing to do in Thailand is go to a spa, so I think we're having a day dedicated to that. Otherwise, I have no idea what the travel plans are. I think there's 11 of us going, including some young kids, so I don't know how it's all going to be coordinated. I hope I'll be able to get some neat souvenirs!