Here we go again
It’s the brink of the lunar new year again. While thousands thronged the malls, Chinese or not during recent weekends making the malls almost impassable, more are doing it this final week itself during office lunch hours in the hope of getting greater bargains in time for the festival, creating massive jams and making parking spaces available exclusively for a fortunate few.
Merely a month ago, the same scenario for Christmas and less than 2 months earlier, Hari Raya.
So all in all, we dedicate an incredible quarter of the year to an almost back-to-back celebrations and festivals- and we haven’t include birthdays of ourselves, loved ones’, parents’, siblings’, best school mate’s, best college mate’s, favourite colleague’s, anniversaries and weddings. And then we have all kinds of government public holidays.
If you plan to make a trip within Malaysia, the odds of not getting surcharged under “Peak Season” are definitely low.
More celebrations?
Living in a ‘celebrating nation’ like this, some embrace it while others feel unproductive and fed up: Before you know it, it’s another new year and the fuss starts all over again. My friends in Canada and Japan envies me every time I told them while chatting on MSN that I’m on holiday for mostly somebody elses occasions. When it comes to Chinese New Year, many, including myself don’t see it as a holiday, break from work/school yes but the thought of house visiting, entertaining guests and lots of cleaning never failed to make the thought of skipping it altogether more appealing.
However, how many of us made it eventually? Well, at least the story from Skipping Christmas showed negative.
Perhaps it is the way of life there should be celebrations, fuss unavoidable. No matter how much we complain about, these celebrations nevertheless made us feel connected with friends and family and the need we all desire- belongingness.
Perhaps these customs and festivities all meant one thing: Complain as much as you want for ‘troublesome’ occasions like the Chinese New Year; shed your tears and cherish moments with your loved ones in a funeral ceremony and realize how fortunate we are to go through the ‘fuss and hassle’ for a celebration.
Happy new year mates :)
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Aye, some years the ‘fuss and hassle’ threaten to overwhelm us, our senses and our breathing space combined. But it is in the midst of the madness that we are able to find some peace and serenity, like the poignant messages delivered by the late Yasmin Ahmad’s festive commercials, that we remember, hey, this is what it’s all about, really, after all.
Happy New Year to you too, Casey. *hugs*
I can’t remember much abt Yasmin ahmad’s commercials.. Gotta find them in YouTube.. Hehe
Wishing you a great time with ur family
cheers
To me, Chinese New Year is a big day for every chinese in the world. It reunites me and my old time buddies who has gone to work in Dubai and Taiwan.
Moreover, traffic surrounding shopping mall &limited parking space is a good sign cause it reflects my counter sales all over the country. Hey.. Have u forgotten which industry I’m in? It’s the best time in the year! lol
Smile! Happy Chinese New Year……………..