January 20, 2012
a forgotten post
(This post was saved as a draft and regretably, forgotten until 2 months later. Nevertheless, I feel that I should publish it for what little it is since every musing must have been accurate at the point of musing. Therefore, there is due credibility to this, even though it's long overdue.)
Chinese New Year is just around the corner. In fact, I am supposing that most employees in the private sector and schools are getting ready to call it a day and somersault in jubilance towards the long weekend.
What was it about CNY that made it a festival of great anticipation just 15-20 years ago, when I still unabashedly collected angbaos from every adult my mum brought us to meet? Was it the unlimited supply of CNY cookies and soft drinks, the new clothes and shoes (and pyjamas), the staying up to watch tv while gobbling those egg rolls, the spinning of the CNY candy canisters, the meeting up with other kiddy cousins? Or... what?
Fast forward to the present, CNY is becoming simpler and simpler. In both good ways and not-so-good. It's simpler-good so that we now know it's not really about the consumerism, but about the family-togetherness. It's simpler-not-so-good 'cos the excitement has plunged from enthusiasm about the festival to 'it's a long weekend!'
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 12:11
January 08, 2012
Totally missed that NYE
Totally missed the tradition of blogging on NYE. Except I did take note on my handphone. So, this is based on the notes. A NYE as a foreigner in a foreign land, with a group of foreign friends whom I met for the first time, and of course, the person who brought me there - my dardee. The place? Pisa Cafe, Jakarta. The language? One that I couldn't understand fully. Honestly, it felt like, pretty much, just another day. And of course it was. Because while we were struggling to stay awake for a disorganised countdown in Jakarta, Singapore had already ushered in 2012 with all its usual television and radio celebrities out and parties of people getting messed up in foam on the beach. Time difference - just like any other day. 2011 was a pretty smooth-sailing year, on the whole. There were, of course, the occasional upsets and exasperation at work, mood changes and tiffs in the relationship, confusion and frustration at home. But, all considered, a pretty smooth year. My hope for 2012 revolves around job stability, personal growth and more understanding and assurances in my relationship. A holiday, or two (or three...or four) will be, of course, the icing on the cake. Cheers to 2012 and as always, cest la vie!
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 23:44