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Minor Issues: Chinese New Year and the value of respect

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Saying sorry and asking for forgiveness, repeatedly, is how we learn to live with one another as a large family, says the writer.

ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA

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SINGAPORE - My wife and I recently had a conversation with our five children about what we would miss most this Chinese New Year (CNY).
The older children lamented the reduced hongbao collection due to the fewer relatives and friends we would be meeting.
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