How did you bring in the new year? For me, I went to my bestie's place where she also invited a few other friends over and we went to a nearby zi char place for dinner. Most of the stuff were the usual fare but we had to take a photo of this:

Have you ever seen a heart-shaped yam ring?  Well, I can't call it a ring now, can I?  Taste test - so so. I suspect they over blended the yam in a food processor.  That's a big no-no because that releases too much of the starch granules and the whole paste will be too gooey.

Back to the countdown.  Bestie's place is in Woodlands and there was an actual countdown party going on at the field next to Causeway Point.  I think you had to pay to be in the tent with goodness knows what sort of entertainment they had for the evening.  We went downstairs at 11.45pm to await the fireworks.  This is the calm before the display...