Sunday, February 1, 2009

My Chinese New Year

Hi everyone. I hoped you enjoyed your Chinese New Year because i enjoyed mine! I have, sadly, a lot of weight. Pitiful, after losing them during Netball, i gained them! It must have happened to you too. Exercise regularly, because, usually after a lot of celebrations, people tend to get sick. Anyway, during my chinese new year, my family and i hosted a party at our house. And because I'm not a Singaporean and but we have Singaporean friends too, we will have to host 2 parties for CNY. The first celebration was for people like my race. We met up with long lost friends, aunties and uncles, and their children! We had a lot of fun. And received a lot of oranges and gifts on that day too. And, we also got ANG BAOS! ( chuckles) Which is also known as red packets! ;) Red packets are said to be ' the money used to suppress or put down the evil spirits ' during this time of year. You only can get ang baos from married couples. So don't ask from your aunt or uncle if they're not married!:D The second party will be next week only, so i don't know what will happen. Surprises, surprises, surprise, we want them!

I haven't got to eat Yusheng yet. I did last year, it tasted awesome, so I'm craving for it! Yahoo! I'm sure you know that there's a need to bring oranges to houses where you visit for the host. But... Do you know why? I'll tell you why. Mandarin orange in Chinese pinyin is jīn júzi, in English, it means golden tangerine/orange. Also, the name "jīn jí" is a homophone of "golden luck" or "gold and fortune". So, it's very important to bring oranges to your host, to give them luck. :)

As you should also know that you are supposed to have something NEW for NEW year right? So, it's the time to buy stuffs for a whole new you! And, please be reminded to not clean you house during this festive season. According to my mum, cleaning out your houses during this festive season means cleaning away all the good luck, which, I'm sure you wouldn't want that to happen. Today, when my aunt and me was cleaning the storeroom, my mother sort of scolded us when we did and explained why. So, I'm just telling you what she told me. I'm not sure if it's true, but it's just for telling sake! ^^

So for right now, i wish you A Happy Chinese New Year like i did last time. I hope you enjoy the festive season! Gong Xi Fa Cai! ;)