Been quite busy leading up to CNY, and it a super long weekend! Compared to last few years when it had always been a rushed 2 days affair..this year became an excuse for extended indulgence in vices - eating and gambling mainly :p
COming to the last day of the 4 days of good food and $$$$ (from ang paus and mjs), I am seriously comptemplating to take leave on Monday just to recuperate.God...the amount of pineapple tarts, bak kwas, love letters and all other nibble stuff that I have been downing, I am afraid to weigh myself liao.
And I'm such a sucker for nibbling..happened to sit next to the table with all the goodies when watching vcd while waiting for the rest of the kakis to turn up (being more than one and a half hours fashionably late is no longer enough. Next time I will come 3 hours after the NTM time! :<). And the goodies promptly become my lunch, or at least the amount made up for the one meal. I have officially developed a tummy from all the sinful food...argh!!!!
Detox after CNY!
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Was tellng the Leo one day that while Christmas carols as so soothing, somehow the CNY songs didn't go down as well. And I concluded that it was due to the music arrangements - while Christmas carols can sound comtemporary, CNY songs uses the dong chiangs (I donno how you classify those instruments..but I guess you know what I mean).
And afterthought, while Christmas carols promote love, peace and everything nice, CNY songs are telling you that you should wish for 发大财，接财神，and everything to do with $$$$.
Not that I mind more moolahs (who would), but somehow..quite disjointed when everybody is talking about quality of life, blah blah blah..seems crass when you only talk about $$$ and more $$$$$$$$.
But then again,bottomline is I dont mind more moolahs (mj kakis..take note!), crass or no crass..hehe..
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It seems a common peeve - CNY is a time for meeting relatives who you see only one a year, and try to make conversations.
Typical questions (which everybody has been experiencing)
1) Where are you working now?
(yeah, I have not seem you for a year. I think I can remember where you were working last time one year back, but I cant be sure, so in case I embarass myself, I better ask as if you may have moved onto greener pastures)
2) when are you getting married?
(overasked, and too many ignenious answers have been given)
3) ....
(Usually they run out of questions and it had always revolved the above 2 questions. Anything else is a bonus from the monotany of repeating the same answers)
But anyway I dont blame them. I find it challenging myself to try to talk to cousins, aunties, cousins' kids (who are only a few years younger than me. That is the case when you are part of a big family where you cousins can be grandfathers already). But well, I guess it's amazing that in Singapore when everything is based on the nuclues family, I still get to meet the bigger family fratenity even for that once a year and they remember my name at least (I made a fatal mistake of calling a cousin (who is older than me by a good ten plus years) by the wrong name throughout an half and hour conversation -.-". Almost died of embarassement when I realised)
But then, I don't think I will ever 避年. Once a year is still an experience to see other blood members of the Wan family. We are always part of something bigger, whether if we like it or not.So why not join in the fun since everybody will be caught in that kind of situation anyway.
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And of course..the usual red packets.
Well well..there are still about 8 more days of CNY. Better go 拜太岁soon!
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