Wednesday, February 01, 2006
River Ang Bao and 08/02 gathering!!Went to River Ang Bao with Elson, Jinfu, Desmond, James and Zhi Qing on Chu Er (30/01/06) night.
Haiz organizing an outing is really quite sian. Especially when the people involved do not want to reply!! Like until the last moment that kind.
And thanks wendy, anmei and liwei for ur last-minute pangseh!!!
James, please la, next time try to be steady abit k, please try to appreciate the effort and reply promptly. (i'm trying to refrain from vulgarities in CNY period)
Geng Hui, where the **** are you?? Sms-ed you twice and saw u online. Then u still never reply. !@#@&&#@!
Actually, I didn't really wanted to see River Ang Bao for what was there. It was just a giant pasar malam, except with new year decorations and
many, many people.
However, I was so damn bored at home, I just wanted to go out. And also, I just wanted to get myself some kind of CNY atmosphere, and take this as an excuse for the 4dees for a gathering of some sort. But the turnout was a bit disappointing, to say the least.
And sorry zhiqing!! I didn't mean to show attitude but i was rather sianed by the turnout la. Think you can see it too.
Nonetheless, I tried to enjoy myself la.
Erm although River Ang Bao looks nothing special, it is a good place for families and friends to go, as I can sense quite a great CNY atmosphere there. Everywhere was red and blasted with CNY music, and the noise made by the crowded public makes it very Re Nao.
It is specially heartening for me to see us, the Chinese, gathering here for CNY. Despite the trend being the young people more interested in Western fashion and culture, and the erosion of our traditional values, we still have a big celebration here in Singapore.
I brim with pride when I see tourists of other races visiting River Ang Bao, as I think we are still preserving what's special in our society - the diversity of cultures still being celebrated and maintained upon.
The ways of celebrations may slowly evolve or be simplified, but to me, it can never be allowed to disappear.
Sorry, but I have a strong pride in being Chinese.
It was instilled in me since primary school, when I had great Chinese teachers. It grew when I studied in AHS, where I studied chinese literature, participated in Chinese debates and quizes, and impacted upon me by Huang Yi Qiu Lao Shi.
It's not about China. I have nothing to do with them. I'm not proud of their Communist past (and present) and some of their stupid modern-day values and behaviour.
I just feel that we should be proud of our heritage and culture, and not surrender our ancestors' past to the overwhelming Western culture.
And if you happen to be a Chinese but yet one who despise our own culture, sorry, but I DESPISE YOU. You can just bloody migrate to some ang moh country. You can just dye your hair gold, bleach your skin white, wear blue contact lenses, and speak with that fake accent.
The ang mohs there will embrace you like their own kind!!
yeah right.
That's why to me, River Ang Bao is not just a stupid giant pasar malam. It is a symbol of CNY celebration of the Chinese Singaporeans, and it is our (the Chinese's) effort to keep our traditions going on.
It is easy for us to dimiss it being boring or stupid.
Of course, it is boring.
A walk through Orchard Road or a movie in a Golden Village cinema would be more interesting.
But this is the bloody Chinese New Year!If we don't try to appreciate the atmosphere during this period, when are we going to feel it again?
If the Chinese do not know how to appreciate and maintain our own culture, then who will?
That's why I was quite insistent on at least a little visit there.
Well, there was nothing much interesting there, but I was just looking around, endearing myself into the atmosphere.
Saw the Yun Cheng (luck forecast) of the Ox. Didn't remember everything, but there it says all luck, career, romance, health and academics would be good.
Hope it will spur my first push towards the Dean's List! =p
And the Tao Hua month is the 5th lunar month!! (hahahah all Ox take note)
Erm quite bored, we took some photos.
me with eyes closed
elson, me and jinfu looking for some prosperity (FU)
desmond, zhiqing and james looking for happiness (XI)
Then after finish walking through the whole place without really doing anything, we went to TCC at the citylink to sit down talk talk.
here we are! TCC
try pangseh-ing me again -- this is the face u'll get.
Then we had to leave at bloody 11pm! Miss Waitress said they close at 11pm... I remembered last time when I walked past TCC at the citylink, people still talked outside it past midnight! Didn't bother to ask why also. Then we left at around 11.10pm.. to meet Mr CHUA THIAM HAO at the MRT.
Apparently he sent his dear dory to PS and was going home alone hahahahaha
must take photo, even at the MRT
That was it. Our River Ang Pao outing!!
Next time I'll make sure NOBODY pangseh me again.
IF THEY DO I'll KILL THEM!!!
(oops it CNY)
08/02 gathering!!
Every CNY, 08/02 will have a gathering at yujia's place.
This year, we held it on Chu San. (31/01/06)
Too bad this year the turnout was quite bad.. only the clique people came.. a bit disappointing to me la, but nevermind.
Actually this was one of the worst 08/02 gatherings ever!!
We just played mahjong and NOTHING ELSE lor.. except that very very fast dinner.
rayner zai gek mouth to cover braces
But well, so glad we're still keeping the traditions.. next time find more things to do k?
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