Travelling from near and far to be with family

Loh (second from left, back row) goes on several excursions with her family before returning home for the Lunar New Year.

THE bumper-to-bumper highway traffic before Chinese New Year gives an inkling of the difficulty one braves just to be home for the special occasion.

With the high number of Malaysian Chinese abroad, thousands also take to the skies to return to their birthplace for the sole purpose of reuniting with their families for the festive season.