The first day of CNY/ Vday is overrrr!

I can imagine the millions of western-influenced Chinese couples around the world groaning about how they're forced to make Vday their opportunity cost cos they're Chinese after all.

How paradoxical.

In our everyday lives, Western practices take precedence over our traditional ones. So much so that we grumble when we have to just be Chinese and do what Chinese do, or rather, used to do.
And I admit I'm one of those people. I'm typing in English, my first language is English, and I hate CNY songs.
Americanization is scary.

Anyway, Vday was celebrated on Thursday with Friendship day and it was really apt. Cos in SAC every year's Vday was like a major Friendship Day with everyone giving everyone else sweets and chocs and other little stuff. JC's a bit more different, like it's really more reserved for couples or crushes and whatnot. I got 3 balloons and a rose and chocolates! And other little things from friends. So sweeeeeet. (:

(Sidenote: I just realised today's total defence day cos of the damn loud siren. -.-)

CNY celebrations on Friday was the usual stuff, but I'm thankful for the early dismissal, which was not that early for me cos i stayed back a while to do my due GP hw. Spoiler.
Wasn't that exciting cos not everyone was sporting enough to wear their 'home clothes' to school. Last year's J1s (a.k.a. my batch) were more sporting during Thanksgiving. Oh well, maybe they're not 'warmed up' to show their outside-school persona yet.

So CNY visiting has been rather boring, probably a common opinion from Generation Y. Angpaos are beside the point. Cos everyone loves money, and I haven't gotten more than $200 this year. Cos i can't get any from my maternal side (FYI, you can't give angpaos if there has been a recent death in the family), so yeah.

Meh. My nose is always runny, my throat is always sore. I should go back to Vietnam cos when I came back from there, I had no runny nose at all for two weeks straight. How cool.

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The first day of CNY/ Vday is overrrr!

I can imagine the millions of western-influenced Chinese couples around the world groaning about how they're forced to make Vday their opportunity cost cos they're Chinese after all.

How paradoxical.

In our everyday lives, Western practices take precedence over our traditional ones. So much so that we grumble when we have to just be Chinese and do what Chinese do, or rather, used to do.
And I admit I'm one of those people. I'm typing in English, my first language is English, and I hate CNY songs.
Americanization is scary.

Anyway, Vday was celebrated on Thursday with Friendship day and it was really apt. Cos in SAC every year's Vday was like a major Friendship Day with everyone giving everyone else sweets and chocs and other little stuff. JC's a bit more different, like it's really more reserved for couples or crushes and whatnot. I got 3 balloons and a rose and chocolates! And other little things from friends. So sweeeeeet. (:

(Sidenote: I just realised today's total defence day cos of the damn loud siren. -.-)

CNY celebrations on Friday was the usual stuff, but I'm thankful for the early dismissal, which was not that early for me cos i stayed back a while to do my due GP hw. Spoiler.
Wasn't that exciting cos not everyone was sporting enough to wear their 'home clothes' to school. Last year's J1s (a.k.a. my batch) were more sporting during Thanksgiving. Oh well, maybe they're not 'warmed up' to show their outside-school persona yet.

So CNY visiting has been rather boring, probably a common opinion from Generation Y. Angpaos are beside the point. Cos everyone loves money, and I haven't gotten more than $200 this year. Cos i can't get any from my maternal side (FYI, you can't give angpaos if there has been a recent death in the family), so yeah.

Meh. My nose is always runny, my throat is always sore. I should go back to Vietnam cos when I came back from there, I had no runny nose at all for two weeks straight. How cool.

Labels: jibber jabber