Yay! woke up today feeling a little bit different from yesterday. then i remembered, we got baptised last night!! haha!! long long mass again. and there were so many ppl there! mum, alice, joanne, jasmine, sai and janice! and of cos sis, godma karen and godpa darren! went off to serangoon gdn after for a munch and didn't get home till 1am. tiring but interesting night. got so many presents too, from godma and sponsors and colleagues, loved the dvd most. so farnie.
As I learn about everyone's plans to welcome the Golden Tiger Year, the more unhappy I become. Although it was a conscious effort on our part to avoid being home for the Lunar New Year, I cannot help but feel left out during this all-important holiday. On this island, we have all but 1 so-called Chinese restaurant. Every year, they would put up the red banner a few weeks before CNY. One red banner compared to the numerous ones back home. How pathetic eh? There is no atmosphere whatsoever. With the "influx" of Chinese kids, 4 in total plus 1 soon-to-be-born, I made myself pack some red envelopes from home, so that the kids can experience a little of the festivities that I am so used to. WHAT IS CHINESE NEW YEAR WITHOUT THE RED PACKETS? This year, we've upgraded our celebration to include mahjong! yes, the mahjong set and table arrived last weekend. hao-e couldn't stop himself from ripping the plastic cover off those ivory -coloured tiles and we ...
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