{"id":219,"date":"2014-03-10T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T06:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2014\/03\/10\/motivational-mondays-have-a-reunion-everyday\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T18:19:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:19:16","slug":"motivational-mondays-have-a-reunion-everyday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2014\/03\/motivational-mondays-have-a-reunion-everyday\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Mondays: Have a Reunion Everyday!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Food reunites people. In Singapore, where everyone proclaims to be a foodie, it’s not uncommon to hear people use food as a conversation starter to break the ice. In this part of the world, we ask “Have you eaten?” instead of ‘How’s the weather today?”. In Asia, food often carry special significances and it’s almost unthinkable if a happy occasion is found lacking of food. For example, we distribute red eggs to loved ones after a child’s birth to celebrate the couple’s fertility; we eat noodles (or ‘mee suah’) to symbolise longevity on birthdays, we fill the table with fish, duck, chicken, abalone and other rich food during reunion dinners to usher in abundance for the New Year. As a family, we enjoy huddling over a yummy steamboat meal at home, regardless CNY or not.<\/p>\n