Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
So this year is the year of the Tiger. Apparently, according to my animal sign, it’s gonna be one tough year ahead for me. However, looking back 12 years ago (when it was the year of the tiger too), I had one of the best years of my life. Unfortunately, my friend felt the need to point out that each animal year is different from the last one so you can’t just make that conclusion. Whatever – I remember people saying it was a bad year back then too. I’m trying to look at things optimistically here.
I haven’t been back in Malaysia for the last 2-3 years for CNY as my family has adopted Dec as our reunion month instead. So now, I celebrate it with a CNY eve dinner with my small extended family here. It’s not too bad – there are usually 2 other families who join us. We talk about the same things – how life has been treating everyone, what’s been going on around us, good restaurants around, etc. Then we finish eating with some leftovers given to me, I wish them well and hope to see them again in a year’s time, then I leave. When I arrive home, I find Indy hiding because the restaurant opposite must have let go some firecrackers.
A year later, we just repeat the whole thing all over again.
I guess on the upside, at least I don’t have to listen (and watch!) the dvd with those annoying pesky little girls singing Chinese New Year songs that my Pa (who doesn’t even understand Mandarin) always have a tendency to buy just before the day. That alone almost makes up for the fact that I don’t get to go home to spend the new year with my family.
Here’s wishing all a great year ahead!
Happy new year!