The Reasons Why I Hate Chinese New Year.

If there is such a thing as the Chinese New Year Grinch, I might be one of the best representation of it in a fat ugly human form.

I know I am a bummer or a killjoy when it comes to CNY but seriously I think CNY is more like a killjoy and bummer to my life. It screws my life up in too many ways and causes too many inconvenience if you ask me.

Not in any order of why I hate CNY but below is a list.

1. The Freaking Relatives. 
- This is the ONLY time of the year that you probably meet them every year.You have to start ridiculous topics to kill the awkward silence. You have to act like you are even interested in anyone's life and what they are doing. You have to go through long hours of chat and listen to how your aunt or cousins show off how awesome their life is and probably the fact that I have nothing to show off other than my big belly makes me really angsty during visits. Irritating questions such as when are you getting married, what degree you have and what car you drive piss me off too. Some people will tell me that ang baos is like a pay and just take it easy but I will go to the extend of "You may take your ang bao back and just leave me alone" That is how much I hate meeting these irrelevant people of my life. I choose my friends and people around me and sad to say I am not given a choice to share my last name and my bloodline.

2. All the freaking shops are close! 
- They give you 2 freaking days off work and ZERO entertainment. Every other place is closed and what can we do? Even getting breakfast is super irritating. Only Macdonalds' right!

3. Long Queue at the Cinema.
- One of the very few entertainment left and it is always long queue!

4. Every freaking thing is EXPENSIVE! 
- Those shops that are not closed and not long queue are all EXPENSIVE! Freaking price hike by 20-30%? Are you freaking kidding me? I know you sacrifice your CNY but hello? I can sacrifice my CNY too you know?

5."Let's talk after CNY".
- Being a business owner, it sucks to get 860498621983124 E-mails and call from clients telling you to talk only after CNY. Than? I stone in front of my business for the past 2 weeks! Damn you stably paid workers!

6. Auto Out of Office replies.
- This is just as good as point no.5 but when i say just as good I meant just as bad. Y U PEOPLE NO WORK!!

7. Buying of new clothes.
- I dunno why we must buy new clothes. Like really, I like to buy clothes as and well I like and not buy during CNY. I am a plus size and it's not easy to hunt for something. and this also reminds me that my pants size just got larger again.

8. Spring Cleaning.
- Seriously? Spring Cleaning? Why must we clean those awkward places that nobody ever sees? Throw away old things? But I am a freaking hoarder lah!

9. It's not Sexy at all.
- You know how people will have higher sex drive during festives like V.day, X'mas, 1st Jan New year, thanks giving and even days such as st pats day or halloween where people will party, drink and then make love? When was the last time you have some passionate and hot sex because it's CNY? "Hey! Thanks for visiting, wanna have sex?"

10. Difficult to travel around.
- What is worst than this? Packed SBS buses, expensive taxi fare, highly possible failing trains and expensive car rental. Even buying a car is no joke, Expensive COE. Basically it's freaking irritating to travel during CNY? Can someone make a teleporter already?

11. FUCK UP TV PROGRAMS
- Dear Mediacorpse, can buy better shows? Can air better shows? I seriously hate all those "special" programs. Freaking lousy and retarded.But I must say 2012 ain't too bad a year cause got Ip Man 1 and 2!

So... ya.. I really hates CNY in all ways. So, I am very sorry if I do not paste any happy new year message, I did not reply any happy CNY text or anything. I know CNY means a lot to many chinese friends and it has a great history and what not. I do agree that it is important to a certain level but I can't deny my negative feelings towards CNY. I do not know how this happen but it is like this for me. I am not sure if it is because how westernize I have become over the years or because of the environment I am living in but I do not like it. In fact I never like it since I was young, or do I use to? Anyway, I hope I didn't pass any negative vibe to you and I still hope you guys have a good celebration in which ever way that can make you guys happy!

Dear CNY, Thanks but No thanks!