On New Year's day

Number one rule in blogging ... once the post is done, don't go back and try to add something else.  Instead, just add a new post with the additional information.  Having said this, I've just recently received a few pictures from last night's extravaganza.  Here are two for your perusal. 

I know I'm breaking the rules about pictures in this blog stream, but there's always got to be a first, and what better time than this to start.  Here's the second one (so that all the faces can actually appear on film).  Wait, if these pictures were taken with digital cameras, does the expression 'on film' still apply?

One should note the collection of articles on the table.  It is customary in the Vietnamese household at New Year's to always have a basket of fruit, with at least four different varieties included.  In addition, other items from the feast demonstrate the profusion of food, a sign of good times being celebrated and a wish for continued prosperity in the coming years.