What is Chinese New Year to you?

It's the time of the year that I hate the most again. Yup, you hear me right - Chinese New Year is the time of the year that I hate most. And if you missed it some years ago, here is a re-run and also maybe some additional points.

So what is Chinese New Year or the reunion dinner to you? A time to gather? A time to have fun, show off and what not? I guess I don't feel the importance of it because I do not really gather with my relatives and I only gather with my immediate family who is like something I do almost weekly, so it's really no big deal to me. Like how some like to put it, "if you love your partner, everyday is Valentine's day". So for me, everyday is reunion with the family.

Nothing beats spending time with these treasures of yours. 

Anyway, I got this few seconds of "fame" in a video done by NFC recently about reunion dinner:



That's me with no lines and just a few seconds of air time. HAHAHA. For that scene, we actually shoot like 4hours with multiple angles and a few lines but I guess this edited one makes sense, sending the message across in below 3 mins.

So what does this Chinese Tradition means to you? Something you enjoy? You treasure? Just a dinner? I am not too sure how many of us enjoy CNY but for me it's really not something that enjoyable.

I hate the feeling of rushing around and making small talks. Maybe it's because that's my job and I really rush around and do a lot of these small talks in daily lives and when it comes to a public holiday, I just wish to be in my boxers and sit in front of the TV with my beer, pizza and PS3.

I guess it also falls back onto how we were brought up and how the family help us to break the ice. My dad ain't someone who breaks the ice for us and thus I'm never really close to my relatives on my paternal end. My maternal relatives? I've no idea how we drifted apart either, we used to be closer and all but I guess me being the odd ball and the pain in the ass in the family did contribute to it. Maybe it's just me but I feel like I'm the one who is always different, the one who plays more, enjoy life and live on the edge. And they are all about being proper, work, being top of their food chain. Of course, they didn't say it in my face but that's how I feel most of the time. Sensitive? Maybe, but I guess that's just how it is now.

Getting married didn't make things easier, it's not exactly 2 head is better than one in this situation but rather more like too many chef spoils the soup. Who's tradition should we follow? Need to visit your mum's my mum's? Day one for husband's relatives? Day two for wife's relatives? But what if your in-laws want you back on certain day by certain time? I've no idea how people sort it out cause mine didn't went as smoothly as I wished it did during the planning stage but that being said, the visiting went pretty alright. (I guess, unless her relatives all hates me. LOL)

Anyway, I hope you are having a better Chinese New Year than I am! HUAT AHH!