it was one of my most restful chinese lunar new year this year. and i guess it will be so for the many years to come. reunion dinner was a simple affair with bee. cooked some simple dishes and wah lah! it's over... stayed till close to 3am to watch over the crossing of the year (supposedly to bless one's parent with long live).
as a routine, first day of the new year is to mum a visit. but this year, my bro had taken her away to jb and they'll be there for a couple of days (i don't even know when he'll be back!). so, that means no visiting for me this year. and guess what - i slept through the day. well, ok, i woke up at 7am to bring sapphie to pee and then came back and slept until lunch time. but as there was absolutely nothing for me to do... so i opened my main door, let the wind blow in, watch tc, lazed around, napped a bit and by 3plus, i literally looked a mess... so i decided i should do something worthwhile (for me at least). so i went to the temple. was amazed at the traffic. it was jam packed everywhere! even the highways... and guessed what? i was honked and high-beamed by an uncle again (damned it!). same case of me signalling and trying to filter and the uncle picking up speed and refusing to let me overtake (ya, damned it again)! but well, considering it was the first day of the lny, i thought, ok, live and let live. shan't curse him... ha ha.
the temple was one helluva packed too. guess it was the first day of lny and many considered it most auspicious to visit the temple. and i noted quite an interesting few groups of ang mos mingling in the crowd too. and there was this one particular ang mo who actually picked up the joss stick and offering his prayers too!
went home directly after that. brought sapphie for a walk and watched tv. my sis came over with her husband and kids. steven came over later and we (bee, steven and i) headed off for a midnight show.
and that was how i spent my lunar new year.
restful.
:-)
as a routine, first day of the new year is to mum a visit. but this year, my bro had taken her away to jb and they'll be there for a couple of days (i don't even know when he'll be back!). so, that means no visiting for me this year. and guess what - i slept through the day. well, ok, i woke up at 7am to bring sapphie to pee and then came back and slept until lunch time. but as there was absolutely nothing for me to do... so i opened my main door, let the wind blow in, watch tc, lazed around, napped a bit and by 3plus, i literally looked a mess... so i decided i should do something worthwhile (for me at least). so i went to the temple. was amazed at the traffic. it was jam packed everywhere! even the highways... and guessed what? i was honked and high-beamed by an uncle again (damned it!). same case of me signalling and trying to filter and the uncle picking up speed and refusing to let me overtake (ya, damned it again)! but well, considering it was the first day of the lny, i thought, ok, live and let live. shan't curse him... ha ha.
the temple was one helluva packed too. guess it was the first day of lny and many considered it most auspicious to visit the temple. and i noted quite an interesting few groups of ang mos mingling in the crowd too. and there was this one particular ang mo who actually picked up the joss stick and offering his prayers too!
went home directly after that. brought sapphie for a walk and watched tv. my sis came over with her husband and kids. steven came over later and we (bee, steven and i) headed off for a midnight show.
and that was how i spent my lunar new year.
restful.
:-)
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