CNY Mood?

This year’s CN Y shopping scenarios is definitely not as festive as previous years…perhaps (more like definitely) this is the sign of the coming recession that our country and the world are facing. Many families are tightening their belts and not splurging on the un-necessities.
Factories/offices are retrenching employees, cutting down on production hours and having staff going on unpaid leaves.

No new pajamas, new shoes, (new underwears??) for the family this year. My girls are mature enough to appreciate that they have at least new clothes for the Chinese New Year, unlike some unfortunate kids in other parts of the country and world. Celebrating the new year means to have a nice reunion dinner and sharing happy moments together while keeping our Chinese traditions alive.

I will ‘sau koong’ on Friday and ‘hoi koong’ only on the ‘Chor Kau’ ..it does not matter that it is not a good day for me to start work as per the astrology chart circulating around the net. I feel lucky and bless as I still have a job to come back to.

PS : On second thoughts, maybe I may buy a new pair of slippers instead, because wearing a new pair of slippers that is bought before the new year, means to step on the people who gossip about you - LOL.that's according to some ahkong ahpoh's belief.


恭喜發財;
Gōng xǐ fā cái
Keong hee huat chye
Kiong-hí hoat-châi
Kung Hei Fat Choi
Gong hei fat choi