Festivity and Fun

How's Chinese New Year for everyone? :-) 

I spent it alone this year, but still managed to take a trip down to Chinatown with the family for old time's sake. Beautiful place, but I REALLY loathe the crowd.

MY LIFE IS COMPLETE GOODBYE

Chest to chest
Nose to nose
Palm to palm
We were always just that close
- Rihanna, California Kingbed

I kinda like the Vans era.

My family went back to Malaysia for this festive season while I stayed in Singapore for the first time in my life. Well truthfully I thought I would be enjoying myself 100%. Sure it was one of the best weekends ever because of the crazy amount of peace (good lord I almost forgot peace like that still exist) plus construction works outside were off for the holidays too. It was fucking amazing.

However I still want to put forward that I hated spending cny alone. Note that I said "spending CNY". I like living alone a lot, though. Scrolling through my social network feeds was like feeding myself with sorrows willingly. OOTDs and loheis and angpaos and MJ and poker cards... I wanted to stab myself for being so pathetic spending it all alone. Also, much more than the food and fun, I missed the big reunion back in my mum's hometown.

I admit that they weren't my favourite relatives, I couldn't feel more awkward with them around and I don't really have the capacity to socialise with SO MANY people at once (my mum's side has so many relatives I cannnot keep track of how many sorry). I thought I would be better off spending time alone in Singapore studying for my finals. I was pretty much wrong.

A festive season, especially Chinese New Year, is to bring families together, no matter how much politics, quarrels, or distance between them there was before. This is the only time my relatives got to see each other, and I missed it. I promise to never miss another CNY again because no matter how imperfect family is, it is them who will always stay by my side.

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More pictures from CNY '14.

Be happy :-))
(that's a double chin)

The Little Massive Durian Eater

Also, caught these on the first day of CNY itself. Pardon the qualities! The pictures speak for themselves.

This was taken behind a large audience enjoying a CNY performance in Chinatown.
I think only Singaporean uncles can enjoy a game of chess amidst blaring Hokkien music!

This was just around 3m away from the previous scene.
I think only the homeless or abandoned can fall asleep amidst blaring Hokkien music.
This made me so sad I actually almost wanted to get him a packet of food but I didn't have cash...

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ANYWAY MY DEAR FANTASTIC READERS or secret stalkers who have been following my blog (thank you, I know you're there), I have something for all of you! Well maybe not from me, more of from Nic..

Nic has been talking about and planning to set up a Let's Play channel to archive his gaming sessions so they won't go to waste. However he never really got to it, until he met me. Nah just kidding although I really think that's the case. He's still new and unsure of what his audience demands or wants, so be sure to check out his channel to give some advice/comments to tell him what games you want him to play!

What's even more exciting is that he had a special guest appearance in his latest video! *DRUM ROLLS*

Yes that's me. What do you mean I am not special?

I am NOT photogenic so pardon my face but I thought we were really funny! Erm I couldn't stop laughing if that helps. Go to his channel HERE alright especially if you're an avid gamer! His current series is Crysis 3, and new vids are out every 2-3 days. Like, favourite, subscribe, and tell me (or him) how are the vids! We accept negative comments too hurhur.

See you in the next one!

xx