{"id":299,"date":"2008-02-13T20:08:32","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T06:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/?p=299"},"modified":"2008-02-20T00:04:25","modified_gmt":"2008-02-20T10:04:25","slug":"oahu-cinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/?p=299","title":{"rendered":"Oahu &#8211; Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, Feb 2nd we watched the Chinese New Year&#8217;s Parade. It is now 4706 in the Chinese calendar, the year of the rat. Dollar bills are being fed to the lions and dragons for good luck, and Leilani is mighty brave when it comes to lions and dragons &#8211; especially for someone who is very afraid of Santa Claus&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Leilani is playing in the street while waiting for the parade to start.<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-street.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-street.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are the coming yet?<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-they-are-coming.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-they-are-com.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here lion, lion, lion, come, I got lion food&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-muz-muz-lion.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-muz-muz-lion.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her y&#8217;go lion:<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-here-y-go-lion.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-here-y-go-li.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Too close for comfort, Leilani faces her fears:<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-scary-lion.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-scary-lion.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bye bye nice lion&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-bye-lion.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-bye-lion.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>nom-nom-nom<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-nom-nom-lion.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-nom-nom-lion.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A tiny bit scary&#8230; (according to her own words)<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-a-little-bit-scary.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-a-little-bit.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the year of the rat.<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/rats.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/rats.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/26m-oahu-china-dragon-street.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/26m-oahu-china-dragon-street.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/chinese-lion-statue.jpg'><img src='http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/images2\/third-year\/1st-quarter\/web\/chinese-lion-statue.jpg'\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click to watch video:<br \/>\n<object width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/HqqsBx3HUWM&#038;rel=1\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/HqqsBx3HUWM&#038;rel=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, Feb 2nd we watched the Chinese New Year&#8217;s Parade. 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