datelines!!

All datelines are getting closer. I have lots to do and loads of unfinished work. I'm stuck in writing my thesis. I've got little time left to collect data. All my tests and quizzes are coming one after another, since there's only March to finalise everything. I've done one test terribly wrong. I don't want to repeat that horrible mistake.
Still, I'm having difficulties in many areas. Why is it so tough for me? Of course I want to try my best, but it always falls short. I just don't know why.

1 year old

Above: Miniature golden rats in dim sum trays was taken on 16 feb, at the Penang state + Heritage Trail + Chinese Clans CNY celebration 2008.

This blog is a year old on 14 feb 2008. With many future posts and counting; and may me and myself have more NEW ideas and free time to pen down my thoughts in this blog.

CNY 2008 is a meaningful but quiet one

CNY celebrations are getting less noisier and much quieter these days. Long gone the days when I was younger, I would go house visiting (barely missing a relative, all house pit-stops are a must ) and angpow collections were so many, till I lost count who gave this one and that one. But I do notice that although the number of red packets are lesser, the amount of $ inside is getting more! I am thankful it's not directly proportional (lesser packets = lesser amount). Yay! This 'pattern' is observed ever since I was in upper 6 till I enter uni, and currently in my final sem. I am feeling thankful... :-)

Today, my relatives on my mom's side gave us a surprise visit. It's CNY, and it's mom's Birthday! They came along with a Birthday cake and angpow for mom too! We don't have any significant bday+CNY celebration for mom every year from relatives coz when it's CNY, people will focus on CNY instead of birthdays. Well, a good one indeed for this year coz somehow they thought of it this year out of the blue, and decided to take action. Well, from this year onwards, mom's birthday will stick into everyone's mind when it's CNY. Haha..

Yesterday, I had a reunion with almost all of my classmates. It was nice to catch with old friends, old as in friends ever since the schooling days but studies, work etc. had made us far apart and have not met face to face and old as in it will always be the good ol'friends we had known till we grow old! We had the biggest turnout of 25 people, and this is the biggest reunion we managed to gather for CNY. We all hope from this year onwards, the turnout will be good for years to come. Probably target for 30.

Happy Chinese New Year!

WELCOME TO CNY2008!

(image taken from http://www.willho.com/download.html)

This year for CNY we had reunion at my aunt's (dad's sis) who is staying nearby (just a few roads before our house). This is the reunion (well, after the dinner part): www.chanlilian.net/2008/02/07/ang-ang-ong-ong/
Yeah, this year we'll be welcoming 2 babies to the family. Double celebration indeed! :D