One of the downsides of growing up in the US is that I missed out on entire swaths of Chinese culture.  Celebrating the Lunar New Year – Chinese style is certainly something we didn’t have growing up.  And I do not count the New Years day parades that happen in SF Chinatown as an immersive experience.

As this will be my second New Year in Singapore, I’m looking forward to a number of things – decorations in Chinatown, family reunions, time off spent with the wife, and oh- the music.  Apparently, there is an entire collection of Chinese New Year songs – like Christmas songs but with more gongs and whatnot.  If you’re in Singapore, you can tune to the mandarin channels (92.7, 100.3) and chances are you’ll hear some tunes as we get ready for the new year.