Chinese New Year

CNY is coming. 4 more days...

Have you readers done with your new year goodies shopping? Have you finish spring-cleaning your room? Have you bought new clothes? Are you all planning to have a reunion dinner, and perhaps to go to chinatown for the countdown?

Ask this question to any kids (16 and below), "Why do you like Chinese New Year?" and the answer they prob reply is "Coz got ang pows (red packets with money inside) to receive."

Ask me the same question and i will reply "Coz its a good time for me to have a rest."

To Singapore kids, CNY is only to receive Ang pows? I had seen kids complaining that the ang pows from that uncle contains too little money, as compare to that auntie. During CNY season somemore. They do also like to compare how much they "earned" during each CNY, and to resolved to go visit more houses next year, "just to beat my neighbour who got more ang pow money than me".

Hey, is that the meaning of CNY?

CNY is also known as the spring season. That means it's to celebrate the arrival of spring in China, to acknowledge the beginning of another 4 seasons of a new year, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

Its also to celebrate the bumper harvest of their crops in the pervious year. Its a time to celebrate with a feast, with whole families, relatives eating dinner together, known as a reunion dinner.

However, in the modern China, Singapore and other Chinese communities around the world, the main purpose of CNY is not there. You will still find it at urual areas in China.

To me, i can make use of the long weekend to rest and catch up on my sleep.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL MY BLOG READERS!!!!