Chinese New Year In the Ox Year- Part 1
On the eve of Chinese New Year, 25th of January, I was dragged to my aunt/Godmother's place. Well, in the car, poor mum was like, "I am not a nerd hor."
Me and Dad: You know what's a nerd?
Mum: Nope! What's that?
Me and Dad: Diaos.. We give up!
Then arrived there to be greeted by food. As well as my grandmother explaining about the dishes. Well, the yusheng came much later. In fact, I was like, "I am stirring it but no way am I eating that." In fact, mum went, "Girl ah, don't throw the yusheng de." I wasn't even throwing it.
The grown-ups later retreated to playing mahjong to wait for my uncle while I and my cousin was left to watch television.
Not long after, my uncle arrived and naturally, I gotten the 红包's de. Well, we chatted for awhile before it got dark and my uncle have to bring his 2 young kids back. Then, I agreed to go to the temple and I didn't even know why.
I hitched a ride in my godfather's car. His SUV closes the door automatically while I nearly wanted to slam(literally) the door shut due to a habit with dad's car. Went into the temple and found myself praying for the usual:
I pointed at my flower- seriously. See, aunt was looking around the potted flora's to find a beautiful one and I was beside her commenting on the flowers. Finally, she turned to me and went, "Which one's 美?"
I shrugged and looked at the potted plants before pointing casually at one of them. "Eh, this one's nice. See, the flowers can form the letter 'S' (or W). Beautiful."
Diaos...
Then the flower became mine lols. I looked it up, that pot was 万紫千红. Reading the sign closer, I learnt this flower symbolises longevity. Not bad de... Not bad.
Oh yea. I also saw the Venus Fly traps at $16.80 and I could not purchase them at all. Mind you, the pot was really small.
I think, my maid has gone crazy already. I mean, she was like, "Come I take your photo with the plants." Diaos.. lols...
The best part. Went into another shop that my aunt knew and there she was, bargaining with the workers on the price of the last pot of chili plant...
Aunt: $12? Cannot la. Make it $6
Worker: Like that cannot. $10.
Aunt: Last pot already lei. Make it $6.
Worker: What? $10 la.
Aunt: Last offer already. I mean $6.
Worker: Okok.
Bargain queen who honed her skills in China de. What the, back in the car, mum went, "Next time, must bring your aunt out. Like that can save money"
Me and Dad: You know what's a nerd?
Mum: Nope! What's that?
Me and Dad: Diaos.. We give up!
Then arrived there to be greeted by food. As well as my grandmother explaining about the dishes. Well, the yusheng came much later. In fact, I was like, "I am stirring it but no way am I eating that." In fact, mum went, "Girl ah, don't throw the yusheng de." I wasn't even throwing it.
The grown-ups later retreated to playing mahjong to wait for my uncle while I and my cousin was left to watch television.
Not long after, my uncle arrived and naturally, I gotten the 红包's de. Well, we chatted for awhile before it got dark and my uncle have to bring his 2 young kids back. Then, I agreed to go to the temple and I didn't even know why.
I hitched a ride in my godfather's car. His SUV closes the door automatically while I nearly wanted to slam(literally) the door shut due to a habit with dad's car. Went into the temple and found myself praying for the usual:
- Luck - For all of us this year
- Health - For all, especially my bro
- Wealth - For my parents
- Happiness - For my family
- Studies - Goes without saying
I pointed at my flower- seriously. See, aunt was looking around the potted flora's to find a beautiful one and I was beside her commenting on the flowers. Finally, she turned to me and went, "Which one's 美?"
I shrugged and looked at the potted plants before pointing casually at one of them. "Eh, this one's nice. See, the flowers can form the letter 'S' (or W). Beautiful."
Diaos...
Then the flower became mine lols. I looked it up, that pot was 万紫千红. Reading the sign closer, I learnt this flower symbolises longevity. Not bad de... Not bad.
Oh yea. I also saw the Venus Fly traps at $16.80 and I could not purchase them at all. Mind you, the pot was really small.
I think, my maid has gone crazy already. I mean, she was like, "Come I take your photo with the plants." Diaos.. lols...
The best part. Went into another shop that my aunt knew and there she was, bargaining with the workers on the price of the last pot of chili plant...
Aunt: $12? Cannot la. Make it $6
Worker: Like that cannot. $10.
Aunt: Last pot already lei. Make it $6.
Worker: What? $10 la.
Aunt: Last offer already. I mean $6.
Worker: Okok.
Bargain queen who honed her skills in China de. What the, back in the car, mum went, "Next time, must bring your aunt out. Like that can save money"
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