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I hope it’s not too late to say “gong xi fa cai” to everyone. And I hope you had a great Lunar New Year and you’re all ready for the year of the Tiger.

How have you been?

I had a great break. I went to Bangkok, walking all around the city. So I’m back with a fully charged battery and ready to live and breathe on Answers with you again!

I’ve been talking to my co-workers about the Lunar New Year. “Bak kwa” came up. Our country editor Jeff told me he added two kilograms because of bak kwa!

Disclosure: I had a lot of bak kwa too and my belly is bigger; it’s too delicious to ignore!

There were plenty of people at the big name bak kwa stores like Lim Chee Guan, Florence and Bee Cheng Hiang. Some people were smart enough to beat the queues by going direct to the factories.

I was one of those who was in line at one of these stories in Chinatown. I started at 9 am. And I finally got my eight kilos of barbequed meat at 3 pm. Six hours! My goodness. The lengths we would go through to get bak kwa!

It was hot and humid, we were getting upset but we stayed in line. Some people tried to cut the queue, but were yelled at (only an old auntie was allowed to jump the queue). Some people brought their own chairs for the long wait. Some kids left the queue to get water for their parents.

So why do I bother so much with bak kwa? I love it as do the rest of us in the editorial team. What about you? What’s your bak kwa story? I do believe that I am not the only one. If you still don’t believe me look at this question.

Have a great year of the Tiger,

PS. We found an interesting question here about the red colour. Please check it out.