SOME 500 residents of various races thronged an open house organised by the Taman Free School Residents Association in Penang in celebration of the Lunar New Year.
State Gerakan vice-chairman Ong Thean Lye and Datuk Keramat Barisan Nasional coordinator Tan Yeow Joo were the guests of honour at the event, held at the community hall at Block KG.
In his speech, Ong said that open houses were a significant part of Malaysian culture, with the practice adopted by all Malaysians of different religions.
“It is great to see people from different walks of life and races able to sit and celebrate the occasion together in harmony,” he said.
Earlier, Ong presented ang pow (red packets) to 36 children of the association’s members of ages seven to 19 who did well in school.
Keep it up: (from left) Tan and Ong chatting with the high achievers whose parents are Taman Free School residents Association memebers after giving out ang pow to them The open house on Sunday saw long queues of visitors at the buffet table helping themselves to food such as mee hoon, fried chicken and pohpiah.
Hundreds of mandarin oranges were also given out to the guests.
Grandmother Normah Shaik Abdul Kadir, 57, was spotted at the event enjoying the food and festive atmosphere with her grandchildren Mohd Faris Ikhwan Syazwan, 12, Mohd Irfan Husin, eight, and Fariihin Husin, seven.
“I brought them here to expose them to the Chinese New Year celebrations,” she said adding that her eldest grandchild Mohd Faris was also born in the Year of the Dragon.
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