Tomorrow is Thaipusam public holiday. Ping will be coming to my place and we will have to do our chinese new year (cny) tomorrow as we are afraid that we might not be able to finish our shopping by next week.
So I thought why not I do a proposal just for fun and emailed to ping via yahoomail. Below is my email correspondence and proposal;
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:08:01 -0800 (PST)
From: "tasha ho"
Subject: proposal
To: "weeping weeping"
Dear Boss,
Please check and see if this proposal is ok.
Kindly let me know if there is any amendments need to make.
LoVE,
bOSS wIFE
HAHAHAHAH
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And he replied ; ----- Original Message ----
From: tasha ho xxx@yahoo.com
To: weeping weeping xxx@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 4:08:01 PM
Subject: proposal
Dear bOss, DirEctoR, CEO, MaNagEr wIFE,
This is final proposal v1.01.
Kindly let me know if there is any amendments need to make.
LoVE, bOSS HUBBY
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
hahahahahahahahaha
p/s: alright, mayb is nothing much but still i find it amusing! kakakaka
shopping shopping~~
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Shopping for CNY
happy new year
I have yet officially started a post for year 2008. So here goes~
Was kinda busy last few weeks due to many reports to be done in order to clear off what Dec 2007 has left out..last week was superb as I was in Jacky Cheung World Tour Concert @ Genting ( FOR THE 2ND TIME!! Kekekeke ) with my parents and younger bro.
We sat about 3 rows away from the stage and Jacky was truly near that we can actually sees where his eyes are moving to. Met my elder brother, Jerry the night before and meet up with younger bro Barry at genting the next day. The air was fresh and it was very cold up hill..
Stayed in KL the following day and shopped the whole day through and yet I have not finished my chinese new year shopping. It was nice to be able to catch up with my siblings but I guess it would be nicer if both brothers are present at the same day. Guess working kept us apart..well for good reason I believe as we will learn, grow and cherish even more.. :)
2 wedding this week which means the increase of expenses for the month and also valentine coming next month as well.. am gonna be soooooooo broke and if u r interested to fund me please contact me through my email at thesobrokeahsha@gmail.com k! thanks! hehehe
Chinese New Year will be here soon and just like very year I AM EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kakakakkaa am not gonna post what have I bought or what preparation I’ve done but I’ll just write some taboo and see if you guys are aware of them.. :)
Do you know? (Tales and myth told by Grandma about Chinese New Year)
1) Ang pow. (Red Packet)
As you may know, giving red packets or more popularly known as Ang Pow which is a common practice among chinese during Chinese New Year as a symbol of good luck for the whole year through. These red packets are usually given by the married couple or any elderly to their younger and unmarried children.
However, many may not aware that there is some myth behind such practice. It was told that during the Qing dynasty, elder would tie a string of coins with a red string and wrapped them with red coloured paper during the chinese new year to be placed under their pillow. Such gesture is said to be able to suppress all the bad luck for the entire year for the person who has do so and hence the money is also called the
‘yāsuì qián’
Some believe also that the more money you gave in the red packet will be able to bring back more in return of good luck and prosperity. Besides that, according to feng shui, when an elderly gave ang pow to a younger one, at the same time it is said that the elder ones are ‘loaning’ ‘qi’ (energy) from the younger ones to keep them healthy and strong. While the younger ones will benefit not only from the money they get but they are able to generate more ‘fresh qi’ in their body.
2) Yu Shang on Yan Yuet
Fish salad or more frequently called Yu Shang is a ‘must-have’ delicacy for chinese new year. It is supposing served on the seventh day, traditionally known as the common man's birthday (Yan Yuet), the day when everyone grows one year older.
It is believed that Yushang has its origins in southern China. Legend has it that a young man and his girlfriend found themselves stranded by bad weather at a temple with nothing to eat but a carp they had caught. Chancing upon a bottle of vinegar, they added this to the stripped carp and found it quite appetizing and since many where taught to enjoy such delicacy.
However, for the modern people, Yushang plays on the homonyms where yu means "fish" but enunciated appropriately, it also means "abundance"; and shang means literally "raw" but enunciated appropriately, it means "life". Thus Yushang implies "abundance of wealth and long life”. Thus,making it one of the most sellable delicacies during Chinese New Year.
3) The 8th day of Chinese New Year
During the Chinese Ming Dynasty, the Hokkien (they still live in south east China (in the area of Xiamen) lost a war. They had to flee their villages. The Hokkiens fled and hid in the sugarcane fields. The Cantonese soldiers tried to find them for day but failed. After some time the Cantonese warriors grew tired of searching the fields and returned to their own areas.
The Hokkiens returned to what was left of their houses but they themselves had been spared. The day they came out of the sugarcane fields was, as they realised, the 9th day of the Chinese New Year. Grateful they had been spared they offered gifts to the Tian Gong, the Supreme Ruler of Heaven for their salvation.
As their homes were destroyed, they had little to offer. All that they had was sugarcane stalks which they offered. The tradition held on until modern days. Some say the tradition is the strongest in Penang as most Chinese in Penang are of Hokkien descendents. Fireworks and parade were held each year in the island.
4) God of Kitchen
Until today there are still elderly who practices placing sweets before the God of Kitchen a week prior to Chinese New Year. Children were told that the Kitchen God who watches over the family will say sweet things when he is back in heaven to present annual report about the family’s behavior to the Jade Emperor. Thus, the Jade Emperor will be happy and send even more blessing to the family. Therefore, children are thought to respect the sweets given and not to steal them from the altar.
5) Staying late on Chinese New Year Eve.
No matter how tired one is, on chinese new year eve, many will stay up late waiting for the clock to strike 12. To many modern people, once the clock strike, it symbolized just only a new beginning of a year. But not many know that on Chinese New Year Eve, parents encourage children to stay awake as long as possible, because legend says that the longer children stay awake the longer their parents will live. Therefore, make sure you don’t sleep early on that day.
Nola, it's an article for my company's bi-monthly newsletter kekekeke
so since, i've wrote it d, might as well post it here too hehehe
shall post more b4 cny i hope~ or at least to let u see what i've prepare for the celebration :)
p/s: btw, happy belated new year
