HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL
sO how was Chinese New Year been for all of you out there? Good and delicious I presume. Good in the way that there is holiday, catching up relatives and friends that you have last met, buying new clothes although this is an on going event for most of us and not to mention the portion where "Ang Pow" is given and received.
Yes indeed this is a start of a brand new year accordance to the lunar calendar. So many customs to follow and for us to remember them for that is our identity.
All of us must be busy visiting and eating and playing. But also do watch out for health and also to practice cautious especially to those who are driving as during the festive season each of us will tend to drink a little.
Well although is good to have holiday and to get together with families. I on the other hand feel that yes this is a happy occasion but somehow I just feel that the family ties for me with the family is not that strong. Within me I always felt that I do not belong to the family. I know that all of you will be saying that I am wrong to say that as no matter what family will still be family as this is the fact. Nothing can defeat that. Yes I do know that this is the fact but just cannot help to have that feeling. I think it all come down to myself, as it is what I am thinking. Therefore, it is something that I myself have to handle and change that mindset.
Knowing all this and yet I did not do anything about it is my fault. Just hope that this Cow year will prove to be a better year. As until this very moment, I am still blur about the vision for my future.
Take Care young man
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
2009 The Year of the Cow
Hi there stranger,
Tomorrow according to the lunar year is the last day of 2008.
Well, now that the year is coming to an end , we should plan ahead and wish for a better lifestyle and year.
Birthday just passed like a week ago, and somehow is that I dun feel much happiness in this year's birthday. Maybe is due to the trip that I have taken or maybe it was some other stuff. What the hag. The actual day of my birthday, I have to work which is a setback, no one actually remembered beside family and a couple of friends. Well what can you expect for someone who has such a small social circle, shame on me for complaining.
The most happiest that happen was that a simple "Happy Birthday " send to me through msn at the moment the digital number of the clock at the task bar was set to 00:00:00. It was just a simple msn from her to me. I was so touched since it was the first time that I received these words.
There was this debate that was going on within me regarding whether i was born in the year of the dog or the rooster. According to the calender, those born of 1982 is of the animal "Dog" but accordance to the lunar calender, on the day of my birthday it was still 1981 and have not been the new year. Therefore I am born of the rooster instead of a dog. According to the facebook application, that year for me I was the metal rooster. My parents then indicated to me that i was of the head of the dog and the bottom of the rooster. So that ended the debate. The conclusion is that I was born of head of the dog and bottom of the rooster.
In the rest of the year of 2009, have to attend quite a number of weddings. I was envy with my friend who have married. The reason of my envy was that they have earn enought to start a family while i have just started to step into the working world. How long will it be my turn to start a family or perhaps i may be single for what i may know.
Well, putting that aside.
I hereby wishes all of you my friends a very Happy Niu Year.
May you be wealthy, healthyall year round.
Tomorrow according to the lunar year is the last day of 2008.
Well, now that the year is coming to an end , we should plan ahead and wish for a better lifestyle and year.
Birthday just passed like a week ago, and somehow is that I dun feel much happiness in this year's birthday. Maybe is due to the trip that I have taken or maybe it was some other stuff. What the hag. The actual day of my birthday, I have to work which is a setback, no one actually remembered beside family and a couple of friends. Well what can you expect for someone who has such a small social circle, shame on me for complaining.
The most happiest that happen was that a simple "Happy Birthday " send to me through msn at the moment the digital number of the clock at the task bar was set to 00:00:00. It was just a simple msn from her to me. I was so touched since it was the first time that I received these words.
There was this debate that was going on within me regarding whether i was born in the year of the dog or the rooster. According to the calender, those born of 1982 is of the animal "Dog" but accordance to the lunar calender, on the day of my birthday it was still 1981 and have not been the new year. Therefore I am born of the rooster instead of a dog. According to the facebook application, that year for me I was the metal rooster. My parents then indicated to me that i was of the head of the dog and the bottom of the rooster. So that ended the debate. The conclusion is that I was born of head of the dog and bottom of the rooster.
In the rest of the year of 2009, have to attend quite a number of weddings. I was envy with my friend who have married. The reason of my envy was that they have earn enought to start a family while i have just started to step into the working world. How long will it be my turn to start a family or perhaps i may be single for what i may know.
Well, putting that aside.
I hereby wishes all of you my friends a very Happy Niu Year.
May you be wealthy, healthyall year round.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The Past?The Present?The Future?
Hello there stranger,
Welcome to the 'Niu' Year of 2009.
All these years have been in local to celebrate the crossing over to the year but this time round I was out of the country and was in China during the crossing over to the year 2009.
Going over to China was supposedly to be a very happy event for me as I have been waiting for this time ever since the start of 2008. But having gone to China, I felt within me a seed of sadness been planted and sprouting. Things have happened while the stay over there. I was happy at first having to meet up with the person who is the local there. Great hospitality to the extend that I feel very uneasy.
Upon arrival at Pudong Airport, we went to take the long distance bus to Hang Zhou, which is the destination for my trip. After settling down at the hotel, went for a dinner at one of the relatives place and I think the first impression that I gave them was that I was not much of a drinker nor a speaker. I feel very uneasy, as the dialect which they are speaking is foreign to me and that they can speak of any topic.
This event of meeting ppl for meals carried on throughout the whole period of time while i was there except for the last 2 days. Where I walk around on my own and eating meals as and when I feel appropriate. This is something that I feel easy about. Having company for meals are ok but for the people in China I think if they were to sit down and have a meal with me they will regret it and will boycott me from inviting to a meal. The reason is that I cannot drink/smoke nor speak. These 3 things are the most common things that one will face in China.
China citizens also honor the 5Cs as that of Singapore, which are Cash/Condo/Career/Car/Card. In China, for guys the parents will make the downpayment for the flat for them while the monthly installment will be settled by the Son. Only then will they be able to get a wife. Another thing is that the position you hold in the company or the salary that you are currently earning. The real estate price in China is so scary that you really need to have a high paying salary in order to support the family or the housing loan.
Thats why we can see that China people are able to spend on things so often without hesitation.
What lies in the future? It is unknown, but if you were to work hard and pave out your path then the future will be known.
Present is current. The current status issit satisfying to you? what can be done to make it a better one for a better tomorrow?
Past is over. Do not dwel in that but look forward.
Having said the above is very contradicting as I never did those things.
But for the 2009 new year resolution, those things will be the one that I will strive to do.
Do take care.
The Tough Get Going.
Welcome to the 'Niu' Year of 2009.
All these years have been in local to celebrate the crossing over to the year but this time round I was out of the country and was in China during the crossing over to the year 2009.
Going over to China was supposedly to be a very happy event for me as I have been waiting for this time ever since the start of 2008. But having gone to China, I felt within me a seed of sadness been planted and sprouting. Things have happened while the stay over there. I was happy at first having to meet up with the person who is the local there. Great hospitality to the extend that I feel very uneasy.
Upon arrival at Pudong Airport, we went to take the long distance bus to Hang Zhou, which is the destination for my trip. After settling down at the hotel, went for a dinner at one of the relatives place and I think the first impression that I gave them was that I was not much of a drinker nor a speaker. I feel very uneasy, as the dialect which they are speaking is foreign to me and that they can speak of any topic.
This event of meeting ppl for meals carried on throughout the whole period of time while i was there except for the last 2 days. Where I walk around on my own and eating meals as and when I feel appropriate. This is something that I feel easy about. Having company for meals are ok but for the people in China I think if they were to sit down and have a meal with me they will regret it and will boycott me from inviting to a meal. The reason is that I cannot drink/smoke nor speak. These 3 things are the most common things that one will face in China.
China citizens also honor the 5Cs as that of Singapore, which are Cash/Condo/Career/Car/Card. In China, for guys the parents will make the downpayment for the flat for them while the monthly installment will be settled by the Son. Only then will they be able to get a wife. Another thing is that the position you hold in the company or the salary that you are currently earning. The real estate price in China is so scary that you really need to have a high paying salary in order to support the family or the housing loan.
Thats why we can see that China people are able to spend on things so often without hesitation.
What lies in the future? It is unknown, but if you were to work hard and pave out your path then the future will be known.
Present is current. The current status issit satisfying to you? what can be done to make it a better one for a better tomorrow?
Past is over. Do not dwel in that but look forward.
Having said the above is very contradicting as I never did those things.
But for the 2009 new year resolution, those things will be the one that I will strive to do.
Do take care.
The Tough Get Going.
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