Chap Goh Meh

I've never attended any tossing-of-mandarin-oranges event before. Back in those days, single maidens threw the mandarin oranges into the river, on the 15th day of the lunar new year, hoping that the gentleman who scoops them up, some where along the river, would be destined to be their future husband. These days, we find our own destiny. Single women write their names and contact numbers onto...

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Privileged

A friend and I wanted to watch this blockbuster movie. Drove ourselves to Mid Valley Megamall on what alot others considered a holiday still. Arrived to find out the cinema hall was jam packed with people. The queue at both the ticket counter and the food counter was snake-long, which was not an unusual sight at the Mid Valley cinema halls. It seemed impossible to catch the next...

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Year of the Rabbit

Going oriental in the year of the bunny By living in the city, we never really did got the real feel of celebrating chinese new year. Even more so when there are not many elders around to tell you what you should do and what you shouldn't. The basic stuffs would be just not to sweep on the first day, not to wear black, get the titbits ready and put on something red around...

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