Yay, Chinese New Year is here! ... ... ... ... ... ... (paused for 17 mins).
Yup, it is finally here. I am sure that we all can sense that kind of stillness in the city whenever this occasion arrives. As major malls are closed and foodstalls are deserted, as people need to stay home chewing the endless supply of barbecue pork and mandarin oranges.
CNY always gives me a sense of nothingness, but I cherish the opportunity to stay home watching Ally Mcbeal and the money in those tiny red packets. Speaking of which, I have this friend of mine who has the most absurd culture of CNY (second to mine). His family usually give really big red packet during CNY and none of those go to my friend even when they're given to him. Because giving away red packets is so commercialised, it's merely just money in and money out. For example, his aunt gave him $240 (yeah, my jaw nearly reached the table when I heard), then his mother will give the 3 children of his aunt $80 each back. Hence, nobody loses.
But the funny part ain't that, because when I asked why such big amount, and he answered that the amount has sorta been rising every year, becuase nobody wants to take nobody's money, therefore, to be on the safe side, they increase it every year. Funny ...
Oh... tomorrow, I need to visit Jul and Daph ...
Yup, it is finally here. I am sure that we all can sense that kind of stillness in the city whenever this occasion arrives. As major malls are closed and foodstalls are deserted, as people need to stay home chewing the endless supply of barbecue pork and mandarin oranges.
CNY always gives me a sense of nothingness, but I cherish the opportunity to stay home watching Ally Mcbeal and the money in those tiny red packets. Speaking of which, I have this friend of mine who has the most absurd culture of CNY (second to mine). His family usually give really big red packet during CNY and none of those go to my friend even when they're given to him. Because giving away red packets is so commercialised, it's merely just money in and money out. For example, his aunt gave him $240 (yeah, my jaw nearly reached the table when I heard), then his mother will give the 3 children of his aunt $80 each back. Hence, nobody loses.
But the funny part ain't that, because when I asked why such big amount, and he answered that the amount has sorta been rising every year, becuase nobody wants to take nobody's money, therefore, to be on the safe side, they increase it every year. Funny ...
Oh... tomorrow, I need to visit Jul and Daph ...
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