2026 > Chinese New Year

2026 > Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner

Sitting L-R: Ching Neng Bin, Crystabelle Ching and Dr. Goh Chooi Beow.
Behind L-R: Ching Sze Lin, Ching Neng Shyan, Catherine Oon, Judith Khoo, Ching Jin Yuan, Jessie Lee, Ching Bee Geok, Ching Meei Jin, Dr. Goh Hong Siang, Dr. Julia Lim Kin Hoey, Shevin Teoh, and Ching Jin Wei.

16.02.2026 - This reunion dinner reminds us that family is our greatest blessing. The fish on our table symbolizes abundance. The vegetables represent growth. The sweet cakes promise progress. But the most meaningful symbol is this table itself — bringing us together as one.

Over the past year, each of us has faced challenges and achieved victories. Some struggles were visible, others carried silently. Yet tonight, we sit here together — healthy, grateful, and stronger than before.

Let us thank our elders for their wisdom and sacrifices. Without their foundation, we would not stand where we are today. Let us also bless the younger generation — may they grow with courage, kindness, and integrity.

As we welcome the Year of the Horse, let's move forward with strength and determination. May our family continue to gallop ahead with harmony, resilience, and prosperity. May our home always be filled with laughter. May our health remain strong. May our hearts stay close, no matter where life leads us. 

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Goh Chooi Beow and Ching Meei Jin for graciously hosting our Chinese New Year’s Eve Reunion Dinner at Beiking Restaurant.

Your generosity, warmth, and thoughtful arrangements brought our family together for a truly memorable evening. The delicious food, joyful atmosphere, and spirit of togetherness made the celebration even more meaningful.

Because of your kindness, our reunion was filled with laughter, gratitude, and cherished moments that we will remember for years to come. May your kindness return to you in abundance in the Year of the Horse — with good health, happiness, and continued prosperity. With sincere appreciation and festive blessings — Gong Xi Fa Cai! 

Tonight, we celebrate not only a new year, but the gift of having one another. To family, unity, and a prosperous year ahead. Gong Xi Fa Cai. Cheers


L-R: Catherine Oon, Ching Jin Wei, Shevin Teoh, Ching Bee Geok, Jessie Lee, Crystabelle Ching and Ching Jin Yuan. 

Tonight, we gather not just to enjoy a meal, but to celebrate something far more precious — our unity. No matter how busy life has been, no matter how far we have traveled, on this special evening we return home. We return to the people who know us best, who support us quietly, and who stand by us through every season of life.


L-R: Dr. Goh Chooi Beow, Ching Meei Jin, Dr. Julia Lim, and Dr. Goh Hong Siang. 

Gathering around the table, we're reminded that family is our greatest treasure. The fish symbolizes abundance, vegetables represent growth, and sweet cakes promise progress - but it's this very table that brings us together as one. As we welcome the Year of the Horse, may our family gallop ahead with harmony, resilience, and prosperity.
 

L-R: Mak Shoi Fa, Judith Khoo, Ching Neng Shyan and Dr. Goh Chooi Beow.


L-R: Ching Neng Bin, Catherine Oon, Ching Jin Wei, and Shevin Teoh.


Sitting L-R: Ching Sze Lin, Mak Shoi Fa, Judith Khoo, Ching Neng Shyan, Dr. Goh Chooi Beow, Ching Meei Jin.
Standing L-R: Khoo Khay Sern, Dr. Goh Hong Siang, Dr. Julia Lim.

Mak Shoi Fa and Judith Khoo.

Ching Neng Bin, Catherine Oon, Ching Jin Wei and Shevin Teoh.

Crystabelle Ching, Ching Neng Bin and Ching Jin Yuan.


Crystabelle Ching, Ching Neng Bin and Ching Jin Yuan.

Jessie Lee, Crystabelle Ching, and Ching Jin Yuan.

A bottle of Royal Salute from Neng Shyan and 2 bottles of Choya from Dr. Goh Hong Siang.


Jessie Lee, Crystabelle Ching, and Ching Jin Yuan.


Dr. Julia Lim and Dr. Goh Hong Siang,

Yee Sang is one of the most well-known Chinese New Year customs. Served as a vibrant raw fish salad and tossed high into the air with shouted blessings, it not only symbolizes the beginning of a dinner but also the symbolic ascent of prosperity for the next year. 


At first view, it appears to be a colourful buffet of shredded veggies and fish. However, every ingredient, every word spoken over it, and every upward flick of the chopsticks contains layers of mythology, migration, and meaning.


Jessie Lee, Crystabelle Ching, and Ching Jin Yuan are getting ready for the Yee Sang.


Ching Jin Wei and Shevin Teoh are getting ready for the Yee Sang.


Everyone is getting ready for the Yee Sang.

L-R: Ching Sze Lin, Mak Shoi Fa, Judith Khoo, Ching Neng Shyan, Dr. Goh Chooi Beow, Ching Meei Jin.
Standing L-R: Khoo Khay Sern, Dr. Goh Hong Siang, Dr. Julia Lim.


Everyone is getting ready for the Yee Sang.


Everyone is getting ready for the Yee Sang.


Everyone is getting ready for the Yee Sang.

Group Photo-shoot Before Dinner — Capturing the Moment

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2026 - Vinyl Records Revival — where memories come alive again 📀📀

Holding history in his hands — Ching Neng Bin with the 1958 classic Elvis' Golden Records. 👑

Earlier this year, while doing some spring cleaning in an old cupboard, we stumbled upon a forgotten treasure — my parents’ Long Play records from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Dusty sleeves, slightly worn covers, but still carrying the quiet dignity of another era.

Holding them in my hands felt like holding time itself. These were the songs that filled our home long before playlists and streaming existed. Music that played during family gatherings, quiet evenings, and ordinary days that are now precious memories.

So we decided to bring them back to life. We bought an Audio-Technica turntable, and when the needle first touched the vinyl, that gentle crackle before the music began sent chills down my spine. It wasn’t just sound — it was nostalgia spinning at 33⅓ RPM. In that moment, the past didn’t feel so far away. Some things are never truly lost. Sometimes, they’re just waiting in an old cupboard to be heard again. 🎶💿


1958 - Elvis Presley's Golden Records Volume 1 (original US release).

1959 - Arthur Murray’s Music for Dancing (RCA Victor LSP-2155)

1959 - Connie Francis – Country & Western Golden Hits (original recording) 


1959 - Mitch Miller and The Gang – Folk Songs Sing Along with Mitch 


1960 - It's Party Time A Go Go


1961 - Cliff at 21.


1962 - The Best of The Kingston Trio (original compilation) 


1962 - Victor Silvester and His Silver Strings – Waltzes of Johann Strauss 


1963 - Big Ben Hawaiian Band – On the Beach at Waikiki (UK Columbia) 


1963 - Ray Price / Various – Greatest Country and Western Hits No. 4 


1963 - The Blue Danube – A Johann Strauss Festival, Performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra, Conducted by Eugene Ormandy.

1963 - The Brothers Four – The Big Folk Hits 


1964 - Big Ben Hawaiian Band – Hits Hawaiian Style 


1964 - Glenn Yarbrough – One More Round 


1964 - The Best of Jim Reeves 


1964 - Los Indios Tabajaras - Always In My Heart


1965 - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass – !!Going Places!!


1965 - Joan Baez – Farewell, Angelina


1965 - Nat King Cole – Sings His Songs from Cat Ballou and Other Motion Pictures


1965 - Al Hirt – The Best of Al Hirt 


1965 - The Sound of Music – Original Soundtrack 


1965 - Non Stop Dancing 


1966 - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass – What Now My Love 


1966 - José Feliciano – Fantastic Feliciano 


1966 - Ray Conniff – Somewhere My Love and Other Great Hits 


1966 - Ray Conniff, His Singers, His Orchestra, His Sound


1966 - The New Christy Minstrels – Greatest Hits 


1966 - Chet Atkins


1967 - 黑飛龍 Hark Fei Loong Hei Fei Long – 城賭見再


1968 - Connie Francis – Connie & Clyde (Hit Songs of the Thirties) 


1967 - Simon Junior – 15 Greatest Hits 


1968 - The American Breed – Pumpkin, Powder, Scarlet & Green 


1968 - The Melodians – 12 Golden Instrumental Hits 


1968 - 凌云 (Rita Chao) & 樱花 (Sakura Teng) – 家喻户晓 (Talk of the Town) 


1968 - Organ Freakout


1969 - Al Martino - Spanish Eyes

1970 - SAKURA

1970 - Rita Chao 凌雪 (Ling Xue)


1970 - 张小英 (Chang Siao Ying) – 张小英之歌第一集 (Songs Vol. 1) 


1970 - 楊小萍 (Yang Xiao Ping) – 品大拉台牌


1970 - 難忘名曲 第三辑


1971 - Carole King – Tapestry 


1971 - Charlie & His Boys – The Enemy Vol. 6


1971 - Studio 70 Orchestra – Jesus Christ Superstar (Singapore)


1971 - Popular Music in Hong Kong – 香港名曲音樂 


1971 - Title: 世界唯一 口琴進行曲音樂 Artist: 湯勝雄 神奇演奏

1971 - 优雅 (Yu Ya) – 优雅之歌 (LFLP 212)


1971 - 邓丽君 (Teresa Teng) – 最新流行福建歌曲特辑


1971 – Michael Nesmith


1972 - Bee Gees – Tour Souvenir (Singapore)


1972 - Bert Kaempfert – His Greatest Hits (Polydor compilation)


1972 - Bread – Baby I'm-A Want You


1972 - Ervinna, Charlie & His Boys Vol. 7 (White Cloud EALP-148L)


1972 – Frances Yip’s Target Hits


1972 – Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel


1973 - Burt Bacharach's Greatest Hits


1973 - Carpenters – The Singles 1969–1973


1973 - Wally Whyton’s Party Playtime (Pickwick PLC 7019)


1973 – Charlie Rich


1974 - Juliet Lau (劉美萍) & Pang Fei (龐飛) – Vol. 3 (GWO GL-270)


1974 - Ronnie Aldrich – The Way We Were


1974 - 李逸 (Lee Yee) – Vol. 3 (LFLP 435)


1975 - Andy Williams – The Other Side of Me


1975 - Helen Reddy – Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits


1976 - Ervinna & The SAS Group – Favourite Hits Vol. 2


1976 - Ervinna & Charlie & His Boys – Open Hello of 20th Century Vol. 7 


1976 - The album “Tees-Side Echoes – The Life of the Tees… The Story of a River”.


1977 – Tom Jones


1978 - Anne Murray – Let's Keep It That Way


1978 - Eric Clapton – Backless


1978 - Pete Tex – I Love Sax


1978 - 邓丽君 (Teresa Teng) – 一封情书 (A Love Letter)

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In 2026, vinyl isn’t just making a comeback — it’s reclaiming its throne.

From the warm crackle before the first note to the ritual of lowering the needle, records offer something streaming never can: presence. Listening becomes intentional. You don’t skip. You sit. You feel.

Albums like Elvis' Golden Records by Elvis Presley remind us that music was once experienced as a complete journey — artwork in your hands, liner notes to read, songs flowing side A to side B.

In a world of instant everything, vinyl slows us down. It reconnects us to analog sound, to nostalgia, to memories shared across generations. Parents pass down records. Children discover music the way it was first heard — rich, textured, alive.

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