The Year of the Tiger Dinner

Dr Maung Maung Nyo

Chinese students of our medical faculty treat us

The Chinese New Year Dinner today at UNIMAS

With red lanterns, red flowers and red placards

Every Chinese is active welcoming us on red alert.

(At the Entrance to the CNY Celebration FMHS, UNIMAS;

Standing L to R: Dr MMN, Dr NOM, Dr LKM, Dr SAHW, Student)

Two lions and two fat men come out from a side

Two lions comprise one yellow another white

Both lined with golden hairs and bulging eyes

The music was deafening as the lions fight and fly.

(Registration of Paticipants for the CNY Celebrations; L to R:

Dr Lucy Kyaw Mya, Dr MMN, Dr NOM)

The Deputy Dean comes in style

Accompanied by a red Chinese guy

He is the chair of Chinese Students Society

He speaks Chinese, Malay and English fluently.

(Lions and Fat Chinese Dolls)

(A Lion and a Fat Chinese Doll Dancer)

(Chinese Musicians at the Background; Mrs Tin Win and

Dr Tin Win in the foreground)

Then eight couples of Malay students dance

Four on the stage and four on the floor front

Muslim partaking in the Chinese New Year

Malaysia celebrates many new years together.

(Deputy Dean Receiving Gifts of the CNY)

(Deputy Dean A/P Hata Rasit Opening the Ceremony)

Then dinner is served on buffet to suit

Each guest to take one’s own food

According to one’s own like

We take just one plate right.

(L to R: Drs Yi Yi Kyaing, MMN, NOM, LKM, SAHW,

Khine Myat Min)

(Mrs Tin Win and Dr Tin Win)

Chinese students wear red

Malay students grey or black

Scarves mark the Muslim girls

Otherwise they are also fair.

(Deputy Dean 3rd from L with Students)

(UNIMAS Medical Students Queing for the Buffet)

As gusts we enjoy the “year of the tiger”

It signifies strength and stamina of a fighter

We have always enjoy year of the rat or rabbit

Malaysia is blessed with tolerance of the ethnic.

(Malay Dance in Couples)

Male Malay Dancers)

We love Malaysia for its life style

Simple sincere generous and gentile

Malays, Indians and Chinese live together

Maintaining hisown way to grow for ever

“Gon Si Fan Chi” for 15 days

Malaysia boleh, Malaysia can, hooray!

Dr Maung Maung Nyo

27.2.2010 in commemorating the Chinese New Year