Was just playing around with blogger today and found a new feature. if you look just below the picture, you'll see a mini poll there where you can put in what you would be doing this national day. This year's national day falls on a thurs, so i suppose a third of the population especially in the civil service have taken leave on fri and perhaps even the following mon to take a vacation or just prolong the weekend. what will you be doing this holiday? If i were in Singapore, i'd probably take MC on fri if my leave isn't granted. And i'll just hang around at home on thur, go frantic shopping on fri when there're less people out, get my frens to go for ktv on sat and sleep in on sun. But since i'm here, there won't be anything special to do on that day. BUT instead of Aug 9, Bermuda's Cup Match weekend is on thur and fri Aug 2-3. these are public holidays here and there are cricket matches to watch. but i'm not into cricket. ah well, we'll be going on a boat trip next sat so that's something to look forward to.
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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