Showing posts with label Chinese New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese New Year. Show all posts

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Looking Back


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     Let's see if I can squeeze this in before the year ends in a couple of minutes. The majority of the year has been consumed by a job that I like but justified into staying because it made me look like a responsible adult who settles. It is only now that I'm realizing that it's hard for me to settle. The job was eating away at my sanity and time that I would wake up in the middle of the night exhausted thinking about my responsibilities. I decided to leave and pursued something I've been trying ever since I started working from home. But since this is me and I'm the poster boy for not thinking anything through, I screwed up on the other job. 

    Things in the romantic department have been stable with the occasional rocking of the boat. Communication has both been the thing resolves issues and the fire starter in any lively discussions. Certain life choices will be made but in the end it would still be made by the two of us after several rounds of communicating.

     The self will have to be pushed harder but at the same time pursue the things that nourishes it. Sticking to small goals is still the plan while leaving the bigger things in the hands of fate.

     Happy New Year to all of you. 

Monday, February 8, 2016

CNY


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     Today is the Chinese New Year. A lot of people went to Chinatown in Binondo to celebrate and get some items that they believe will bring them goof luck.

     One of the traditions that we sort of follow in celebrating the Chinese New Year is serving tikoy or rice cake. It said to bring the family closer together since the rice cake is sticky and keep the relationship harmonious with its sweet flavor. We normally just coat the rice cake with a beaten egg and fry it. This year we gave a couple of rice cakes to our neighbors and we also received several boxes of them. I guess it pays when your female parental unit is one of the most sociable people you've met. 

     Even if you don't practice any of the traditions that comes with the Chinese festivity or you go all-out, always remember that celebrating the start of the year allows us to start fresh and gives us a chance to better people not just for ourselves but for those around us.