what a nice day! today is nian(2) chu(2) xi(1)! which also means must sleep late to shou(3) sui(4). yar there're alot of customs in this period, like cannot sweep the fllor on 1st day of new year; cannot wear black; when drop things on floor must say some auspicious words.

and of course as i mentioned previously, if want to watch movie in the new year period must watch more than 1, because watch 1 movie in cantonese is yat dou hei, which sounds like having yi(4) du(4) zi(3) qi(4) in mandarin. so want to watch movie must watch at least 2.

haha, or so, according to wl. honestly i haven't heard of this one before.

i realised that i don't believe in these superstitions, but nevertheless follow them year after year. not in the hope that i'ld have good luck the whole year, but rather cause i see it as a part of my cultural heritage. some of the stuff are fun to do as well!! haha, like staying up late at night so tt your parents can live a good long life. the later you stay the longer your parents will live! haha. tt is called shou(3) sui(4) for the uninitiated.

it would be a sad day when boys ate toast with marmalade and butter on 1st day of cny, or didn't have sticky rice cake on cny eve. i guess i'm still close to my chinese customs. i feel there's alot of value and alot to be proud of in these idiosyncrasies. if i have children i would want them to follow and know about all these customs too.

my cny eve is always spent at my aunt's place. both our families will meet and have our reunion dinner together. she stays very near our place, just a 5min walk away. yup, makes things alot easier. i'm glad for the company each year too and the warm hospitality she and her family receives us with. this year also no exception, we're going over later.

after dinner tonight i'll probably be going to chinatown to squeeze! haha. just to buy the cheap goodies tt go almost for free later on. think must go after midnight, about 1230 to 1am liddat. hehe. this year's baseline price of cny goodies is $1 a box!!! it'll definitely drop furthur to 5 for $1? hopefully 10 for $1 when i get there tonight. then i'll buy so much back and eat and eat for the rest of the year. maybe tt's how you get a da(4) fei(2) nian(2)...