Musings of a Random Mind

ushering in the new year doggie style

ah, the good old conflicts of being brought up in a very chinese household and growing up in a very westernized environment (school friends, uni & working in aus)

for example, pre CNY dinner at the Oriental - we cringed at the 'yum seng' raucus & public karaoke but personally, i actually know a lot of those songs & i think that if i studied in a chinese school, i wouldnt be sneering at so many things that we offhandedly write off as "damn ah beng / lala"

and all these happy new year smses - i cringe and think some of them are damn lame, but i'm guilty of it too.. honestly, as a christian i don't buy any of the astrology & feng shui stuff, and hearing things like 'may the year of the dog bring good luck & good fortune blah blah' causes involuntary eyerolling.. but anyhow it's customary and it never hurt to convey well wishes, corny as they may sound..

so.. Happy Chinese New Year all - Gong Xi Fa Cai, Sen Ti Jian Kang & Wan Se Ru Yee!!
(for the benefit of bananas, Sen Ti Jian Kang = wishes for good health; Wan Se Ru Yee = may all things go smoothly)

see i'm practising for Shanghai already..:P will be leaving mid Feb but haven't even started packing yet!! *yikes*

posted by plain and simple me @ 2:13 AM