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Gong Xi Fa Chai |
 Wishing everyone Happy Chinese New year
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Gong Xi Fa Chai
Happy Chinese New Year everyone!!!! I am scared that I might not have the time to wish everyone here during the Chinese New Year. Now I can't wait for that day to come! Muahaha... Don't know why I feel kan cheong about it and can't wait to get ang pows too! I am just glad that this year I am able to celebrate this special day with my family!!!
Tonight until tomorrow night will be the busiest day for my family as we are gonna clean up the whole house for one last time to make sure that the whole house looks nice for Chinese New Year!! Guess what? Every year my job is to make the house looks RED!!! Yeah!!! The auspicious color for Chinese New Year and every year without fail I will make sure that the whole house looks red!!! I think it makes people feel happy! ^____________^
When I was young, I couldn't understand why we have to wash our hair and everything must be new and clean at least to welcome the New Year. I used to think that it's so troublesome to follow all the rules for not sweeping the floor and must cut the finger nails before that, etc. But my appreciation for this Chinese tradition has increased as I get older and when I spent too much time at oversea.
I feel quite guilty now for all the times my mum and aunts lamented that their Chinese traditions would be lost on our generation. My mum and aunts' efforts in trying to teach us these Chinese customs have made me understand that it is important that we know where we come from and that it is we who will pass on the tradition to the future generatons.
I am disappointed by some friends who think that they have been to overseas for their studies and when they came back, they simply think that they are more ang-moh and think that all these are not necessary. But I am pretty sure that I wil definitely pass the tradition to my children next time in the future... even tough I didn;t learn 100% of tradition from my mum, but I will make sure that my children know the important one!!!
For now, I am just waiting to receive ang pows, have reunion dinner, tossing the Yee Sang and to catch up with friends and relatives!!
HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sOphia.G
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Saturday, January 24, 2009 
6:58:00 PM 
