CNY is coming~

yes CNY is coming. it's easy to know when..

1) you hear ppl saying : lets go chinatown and
2) you hear ppl saying: "harh?!?! go chinatown ar??!??! 人挤人挤死人！"
3) you start hearing ppl complain about the dust bunnies at home (as well as the junk!)



4) you see the pile of stuff outside salvation army piling up!
5) you hear your parents talking about going to the nursery - and you know that means more flowers in ur house!!!




a car full of orchids after dropping by the orchid nursery!!!!

and before you know it, ur hse becomes a forest (which is wat my hse is becoming):


6) you start feeling hungry and immediately grab for the containers filled with kueh bangkit and peanut / almond cookies


yummy kueh bangkit!! *slurps*


yummy!!!!! *droools*

*note: if the above is not available, you reach for the love letters. no, it has nth environmentally unfriendly about it*
:)

7) you start seeing piles of mandarin oranges in ur hse:
yes. literally piles of oranges.

8) you start to see TV programs talking about the horoscopes for the new year:

"Your Horoscope
RABBIT
Daily Chinese: February 05, 2008

The Chinese New Year starting the 7th is likely to be a less fortunate year than the past one. Try finishing as many critical projects at work as you can before then. You might want to accept any invitations to socialize, which will make for an enjoyable time. You may want to attend a cultural event."

9) you hear ppl talking about "eh! CNY eve! 通宵 ar!!" and you immediately know that they're talking about mahjong:

(and want to join in too!!!)

10) the prices at every single store shoots up. haiz.

yes. CNY is an expensive festival. but even more so for the married!!! :) which probably is the exact reason why so many ppl prefer to spend even more money and go overseas for the lunar new year. wells. u noe, personal choice :) for me, i prefer spending my CNY eve at my aunt's wasting the night away with mj after reunion dinner! :) since we have to 守夜 anyways.

hehx. and well, i really dont mind spending my time there cos all my paternal cousins are coooooool and funny LOL. and, its actually only the first night of CNY when we're over at my maternal grandma's for reunion dinner tt im hesitant abt. haiz. same fiasco all over again. man!

but its ok. :) i'll show face to my grandma and go n put up with irritating aunts and cousins. for a while. its only cos of my grandma tt im gg. oh my stars. shes the last grandparent i have now n man am i gg to cherish her even tho sometimes she still says weird stuffs. i didnt have time to cherish my most beloved ah mah and maternal grandpa. nw i have to time to cherish her and i will :)

tomorrow's CNY eve.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR FOLKS!!!!!