Not so Traditional
Not the traditonal Chinese Year New. Somehow, my brain refuse to register the CNY mood because there was so much stuff going on. I just recovered from the exam mood two weeks before CNY and then new term began right after the exam. I’m suppose to finish reading the whole textbook, more than 600 pages by the third lecture which falls on the first day of CNY but I’d only read 2 chapters. Very stress! As such, I didn’t remember to prepare specific dishes for the reunion dinner. At least we did that last year. Anyhow, the red packets still came in early! My mum still gave me and J 红包 even though we are married and Julian had received a bunch of 红包 from my family. Not forgetting the traditional bak kwa (vacuum pack) too. ♥
Here’s to a not-so-interesting, not-so-tradition CNY to date
初一: Cannot sleep at all. Attended a straight 3hr morning lecture without sleeping for more than 24 hours. Surprising I was really alert. Took a quick nap and then to the Chinese restaurant for a good feast, sort of making up for the reunion dinner. Took some pictures of little fellow in traditional clothes. Dragon top for the dragon year. Shopped again at Topshop, my excuses were new clothes for CNY and there was 20% discount for students!
初二: Spill over effects of sleep deprivation. Felt so lethargic but still had to analyze two cases for tomorrow’s case discussion while attending to little one in between.
初三: Uni. Lecture ended at 1700, reached home nearly 1900, had to analyse 2 more cases for tomorrow’s lecture again, could only get started around midnight, after the little one fall asleep. Shopped at NastyGirl, everything is so pretty! I discovered this through my friend’s tweet. Warning, addictive site. Ordered a bunch of stuff, omg so guilty!
初四: Slept for 3 hours, woke up at 0515, left house by 0615, first lecture began at 0800 and last lecture ended at 1715, reached home at 1915. Dead tired. Family movie night, we watched the classic Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights.
初五: Picked up posts, my toner and Topshop parcel arrived. Then supermarket. Cleaned the whole house, followed by family movie night, Harold & Kumar II. Shopping at ASOS, I’m in love with Lilac and couldn’t resist the cluth and the ring! Pounds is quite weak against krona so it is a good time to shop in pounds.
Happy Chinese New Year! 恭喜发财，身体健康, 心想事成, 万事如意!!
In short, I miss CNY. Those gatherings at my grandma place, meeting my cousins and friends! The crowd, the noise, the food … everything!
