PIGGY NEW YEAR >> Day I

GONG XI! GONG XI! GONG XI FA CHAI!
Sending off ‘wow wow’ year, let’s welcome the ‘oink oink’ year.

On the ‘30th night’ the day before CNY, last round spring cleaning & final touches to house and also to myself =) :
@ Wash cars,
@ Wash floor,
@ Wash clothes,
@ Wash hair,
@ Final décor,
@ Throw tones of rubbish,
@ Facial, manicure & pedicicure,
…..finally & most importantly…..
@REUNION DINNER..

Such a reddish, warmth, joyful & merry day, the day the young & single one will be the happiest one who has been looking forward for this days to play firecrackers & collecting angpows but for the married & elder one besides being happy to be reunited again, one thing they don’t really look forward to it is they got to give way Ang Pows $$$ *hehehe*. Yea… big girl already, don’t really fancy to take angpow lo…..

Itinerary of the day:
> Wake up early,
> Clean up,
> Wear new clothes,
> Wish parents,
> Pay respect to ancestors,
> Go to church,
……back at home……
> Prepare starter food of the day-vegetarian,
> Eat, eat, eat,
> Take ‘angpow’ from parents,
> Relax & fall asleep,
> Watch tv,
> Snack,
> Prepare food for dinner,
> Eat, eat, eat again,
> Relax,
> ‘Rummy’ time *haha*

On the first day of CNY, there are lot’s of rules to be obeyed which had been past down to many generations by our great, great, great ancestors; but how many of us still stick to it? As the generations goes on the lesser the rule being remembered. Alright let me list out how well I know bout the rules during the 1st day of CNY *hehe*
1 – wear as many red as possible; no mourning colors
2 – no awful words
3 – no hair washing
4 – no nail cutting
5 – don’t sweep the floor
6 – no furniture shifting
7 – no hammering
8 – don’t cry
9 – don’t wat? *hehe* that’s the most I knew so far *paiseh paiseh*