today is already chu san. felt that this year's new year is quite sad. no hype, no expectations nothing. but still, a holiday is still a holiday. it is always better than staying in some place in mandai where arrows fly faster than aeroplanes and life is never a bed of roses but rather a bed of thorns. hahaha. noe that a lot of pple my age have e same feeling too. so wad if it is a new year? e only difference is that e animal changes. ( but e problem is it ll change back 12 years later!) why is it that chinese new year in e olden times seem more festive n happening? is it becuz of e pple today have different expectations from our ancestors. actually, i dun tink so. this is due to the fact that e society today is affluent. people in e past are so thrifthy because they cldnt afford. big fish n meat can only be seen in new yr. new clothes too! in order to earn more money, abled men had to travel far n wide. reunion dinners are a gathering of these people n their families. however, today is so different. fish n meat can be bought at anywhere anytime unless u have some disease like bird flu or mad cow disease spreading around. clothes can also be bought at anytime anywhere too. gatherings can be arranged juz by making a phone call. new year is juz another occasion where people make e effort to visit relatives n friends. nth special n nth significant makes new year very boring.well, if u wan to feel more hype for next year's new year, here are some suggestions.
- dun eat love lttrs, pineapple tarts, bak gua or food that u can associate with new year at other times of e year.
- dun meet ur relatives or hold gatherings till CNY. u ll ve more expectations when CNY comes.
- go n sweat it out by squeezing with fellow singaporeans in chinatown or river hongbao during CNY. *yucks*
- dun play mahjong, blackjack or poker until CNY. if u wanna gamble, go singapore pools or illegal bookies ( &pray that police wunt come after u)
- DUN BUY NEW CLOTHES OR ACCESORIES. wait till CNY is coming.
if u follow these 5 suggestions, i bet u ll hope that CNY ll come quickly n ur CNY ll guaruntee be fun!
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