Lunar year of the Ox

The Rat came and went. Lets hail the Ox!

I don't know if it's suppose to be a better year or otherwise. Different feng shui masters tell you different predictions for the new year. One said it's good for you. The other said it's bad. They need to co-ordinate their facts first before releasing them to the public. Like whose advice are we suppose to heed now?

The last couple of days have been busy....and tiring. Been out visiting and getting together with family and relatives. You know. Those aunts, uncles and cousins whom you only see once a year. Only during chinese new years. And like a tape recorder, they ask the very same things that they did the year before.

" Happy new year! Wah..so tall and pretty already. Here...an ang pow for you. Have you graduated? Oh...you have. Where are you working now? Oh...that's good. Earning big bucks now huh? How's the job? My daughter is still studying. She's in Australia doing...bla bla bla..Any boyfriends? Never mind...still young. Take your time..."

They are just so very cute. I enjoyed telling them over and over again about my life. No matter what they have to comment, you won't go wrong in smiling and replying, "Yes. Yes. Hope the new year brings new hope, new fortune and new beginnings....." You can be a tape recorder yourself as well.

What's chinese new year without the food, right? Tonnes of them. You munch a little at every place you go and in the end you'd realised that you could no longer stop munching. There's the pineapple tart. There's the mandarin orange. There's the kuaci. There's the kueh-kar-pek. There's the peanuts. There's the chocolates. There's the sweet cookie. There's the ice-cream (Yes. I've finally satisfied my cravings). Then, there are the lou-sangs, the dinners, dinners, and more dinners. Grrrreeeaaattt. I can already feel my tummy expanding.

It's not over yet Ox! It's just the beginning.