元宵

元宵节的到来，我们必须要接受一个事实，就是农历新年就这样落幕了。有没有人因为这样而开始期待明年‘虎’视眈眈的新年？我想，没有那么夸张吧？

这个新年我过得蛮特别的，为什么呢？

1. 我初一开始生病到元宵节，最恐怖的是事到如今我竟然还没有痊愈。>_<

2. 我在过年期间去了5次的诊所，有我被人载去看病，有我载人去看病，也有我自己载自己去看病。

3. 我喝少过200ml的汽水，我去拜年不是喝白开水就是喝茶。

4. 我尝试做以为很有把握的cheese cake，结果是宣布失败！更失败的是根本不知道失败的原因是什么。Conclusion是好失败的一个Food Technologist。

5. 我今年只收到5个红包，好少！:'( 数量比去年少，可是$比去年多，有点小安慰。全部都拿去奉献了，相信上帝会加倍祝福我。

6. 我今年初八才开工，这是历年来休息最久的一次。拿annual leave当sick leave用，悲哀！

7. 我只吃了一粒红柑，并不是我害怕在网上流传的红柑有虫事件，乃是我本来就不是红柑的‘粉丝’。

8. 我今年没有去戏院看任何一部贺岁电影。

9. 在经济不景气的情况，老板还是在过年前3天发了花红给我们，很满足。让我可以包个大红包给我的父母。

10. 我发现了不为人知的秘密，不能说的秘密。。。

分享一则来自Steven的手机简讯：

‘ 春节过了，请停下来回头看一看，神的恩典一路相伴，闭上眼睛用心去感觉神的爱从不曾离开。抬起头你将发现乌云背后还是蓝天, 每一次跌倒站起来要更刚强，相信不论明天如何，神的恩典够你用，神的应许从不离开，新的一年里常与神同在。。。祝元宵节快乐’

Happy Chap Goh Meh...

Happy牛Year

Mooo...Moo...新的一年，这里有我满满的祝福。愿大家牛转乾坤庆团圆。

我的家人：谢谢爸爸妈妈养育了这样的一个我。在这特殊的日子里, 所有的祝福都带着我们的爱，愿这爱弥漫我们家的每一个角落，感染每一个人。我一直都知道，不管发生什么事，家永远是我最想靠岸的避风港。祝福我的家人一切安好。

我的朋友：感谢你们陪我一同笑过、哭过、疯过、精彩过。。。 但愿新的一年大家都活得更精彩。

我的同事：经济不好的状况，我们还能在同一艘船共同进退，很难得。愿大家新的一年更上一层楼。一起加油！

我爱的人和爱我的人：大家新年蒙福蒙恩。今年过得比往年好。

我的以撒：你什么时候才出现？如果你已经在我身边，可不可以和我说一声：新年快乐...？

Season of Ang Pao

Dong dong qiang… Chinese New Year is approaching. Everyday when I switch on the radio, I listen to the CNY’s songs; when I drove along the road, I saw a lot of red tang-lungs hanging here and there; when I dropped by in any Supermarket to buy something, I saw tones of mandarin oranges and loads of other CNY’s goods. Yup, I am not staying in jungle therefore I cannot isolate myself from these CNY’s atmospheres. Honestly, it has effectively accelerated my mood to look forward this CNY.

During the Christmas season, I mentioned that the second I anticipate the most is the feeling of unwrapping the gift and find out what is enclosed. Towards the Chinese New Year, should I say the thing I foresee the most is the feeling of opening the angpao and discover how much money contained?… Wahaha! Frankly, it was undoubtedly the moment I awaited for during my childhood time and it was my most vital objective to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Nevertheless, when I started to work, this mood has gradually reduced as I happened to receive less than 10 ang-paos per CNY. So pity of me! If I am not mistaken; I got 6 last year… yeah! Only 6! ! I cannot or to be more precise is I don’t want to visualize how is the condition this year since everybody is tighten up their stomachs due to the decisive economy crisis.

Basically, the way of giving out angpao in West Malaysia and East Malaysia is fairly different. I noticed this dissimilarity when I was studying in KL.

In West Malaysia, as long as you are still single & unmarried, you indeed have a right to get an angpao, and you can accept it without any awkwardness. In East Malaysia like Kuching, some families set their specs such as to give angpao only to the children under 12 years old, some with higher tolerance, their target will be below 21 or if you are still a student. Hence, a people like me, more than 21, worked for few years… the probability of getting angpao is approximately equal to zero.

More to the point, in West Malaysia, you are not only entitled to receive an angpao if you are still unmarried, and additionally you can get angpao from any of the married couples if you visit their houses during CNY. Huhhh…how marvelous & amazing! Sorry for my sakai-ness, it might be an ordinary practice in West Malaysia, but it is tremendously exotic in my place. I was told by my coursemate in few years back, if he is sooo good luck to go for visiting during CNY, e.g. from 1st day till 5th day or more, maintain 10 houses per day, he definitely can gain a handsome angpao’s wealth.

In East Malaysia, if you are more than 12 years old, you barely get any angpao from the people who are not your close relatives or not a very close friend of your parents. In West Malaysia, even you are 21, you still can get angpao from your classmate’s mom, from your friend’s mom, from your friend’s friend’s mom, from your friend’s neighbour, from your neighbour’s relative etc… or anybody you might dunno them but he/she is married and you just unintentionally follow your friend’s friend to visit them. All you need to do is just wish them Gong Xi Fa Cai with your biggest grin.

Good or bad? I believe this culture is only advantageous to unmarried populace; it would be a burden to those married couples. Yet it sounds fascinating to me, perhaps I should consider celebrating CNY in West Malaysia once before I get married.

平安夜

Yeah… this is a season of giving again. We do not have chance to experience a white Christmas in Malaysia, however we did experience a rainy, gloomy but yet still a warm Christmas this year.

During this season, I think the most enjoyable thing I anticipate is the feeling of unwrap the gift and find out what is enclosed.

I just celebrated my Christmas Eve with around 50 of my church mates in Siaw Hui’s place. We sang, we played games, we exchanged gift, we ate a lot of foodsss… can you imagine that… 50 ppl went and everybody brought 1 type of food, so the consequence was we really couldn’t finish all the food although we had tried our very best. However, the Japanese Tofu I prepared was very ‘laku’ and it was finished. Yummy…!!

Should I say we celebrated Christmas Eve together yet we ended the party before 12 midnight? Haha!!

Oppss... I forgot to bring my camera, so no pictures to share, very sorry.

This is the Christmas gift I got… I simply like it.

Merry Christmas to everyone… may God bless you with the gift of His perfect peace this Christmas and a sense of His presence in your heart everyday. Cheers!!

过冬

去年的这一天，你告诉我你没有汤圆吃，孤独过冬。我答应过你，今年有机会的话，会送你汤圆，陪你过冬。不晓得今年的你有汤圆吃吗？

没有冬天一样要过冬。祝大家冬至快乐，吃了汤圆就代表自己又长了一岁了。

中秋节快乐

很怀念提纸灯笼过中秋的日子。

小时候，妈妈带着我和妹妹提灯笼绕院子的记忆依然清晰。

大学时期，和一大群同学提灯笼绕校园的记忆历历在目。

几年前，有一个他…亲手制作了一个纸灯笼给我，陪我点灯笼, 那是温馨的记忆。

我思念的人，思念我的人…祝你们中秋节快乐。但愿与你天涯共此时。