storm contained, sunshine boxed, freedom shackled.

you know, every chinese new year always comes with this feeling of excitement.... no, seriously.... no matter how old you get or jaded and cynical you claim to be.... you cant help but feel if even just a teeny weeny bit of it.....

aw, come on..... no? really? oh puhleese.... think about it really hard...

beneath all the complaints of excessive money spending... after all that once a year spring cleaning... in the midst of all that baking... listening to all that nagging from your mother? none?

oh well.... i love cny.... all that nagging, all the shopping, all the making plans with friends to visit, all the spring cleaning...

its that once a year mandarin oranges, my auntie connie's pineapple tarts, red outfits (all the way into the undies), the overkill decorations, the reunion dinner, the outlawed fireworks that scares the bejeezus out of me when i'm asleep, the lion dances, the ang-paus, the fengshui predictions for the year, the yee-sang, the loud broadcasting of cny songs, the receiving of the god of fortune, the last minute hair salon visits.... most of all, the long awaited long holiday that most of us get....

every year, i'll complain about it.... every year i end up joining in the fun and festives and having a blast....

in year 2008, i had not celebrated... i thought that work was more important.... i ended up working through cny.... which apparently, set the pattern for the entire year.... lolz...


this year though... i'm in this full swing... i bought my cny new clothes (albeit, most of them were black), i'm spring cleaning the apartment, i bought new plants and curtains for myself, i helped mom out with her usual long list of cny errands and i'm preparing the fengshui stuff that tailo instructed me to do (its a long list of plant, box, coins, paper, oranges, horse.... dun ask, just do...)....

yes, yes.... spent a lot of money when i dun have any to spend.... but i've decided not to think too much into it.... and have fun.... and the best of all, this year, other than the family whom i love to bits (mitch, this includes you as well.... *muacks*) those i hold dear in my heart, they are all around... tailo, chris, tracy, alicia, jaime, alfie, raven... etc.... heehee....

i'm so gonna have a blast this year..... Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!

for more on CNY - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year