Today is the Chinese New Year, so I decided to go get some Chinese food tonight. Of course it was not as authentic as I would have liked.

However, Panda Express does have decent American style Chinese food, so that is where I headed.

To see some pictures of some authentic Chinese food, see my post from last year. Chinese New Year Dinner

I would have much rather had some nice hot Chinese tea, but at least they had a flavored iced tea. The cup has a nice design on it just for the New Year.

I was not as good as I was last year. This year I decided to have some orange chicken along with the healthier string bean chicken. Of course I had to get some chopsticks. I need the practice as I will be eating a lot of Asian food during my next wandering.

Of course, when you have Chinese food in America you get a fortune cookie. Did you know that this is a California invention? You do not get fortune cookies in China.

I had a nice fortune:

Speak less of your plans.

You will get more of them done.

This is a very wise saying and the more I think about it the more it seems true.

Of course I was Eating and Reading, and my book for tonight was News of the World by Paulette Jiles. I am really enjoying this book and recommend it if you enjoy Historical Fiction.

I also got a red envelope 红包 with some coupons for a future visit. The red is for luck and it is traditional to give red envelopes on New Years Day in China.

Now to send a few greetings to my Chinese friends, even though it is already tomorrow there 🙂

Steven