"Angpow", translated from Hokkien dialect which means "red packet"
It’s 9th day of Chinese New Year, halfway
through the 15-day celebration. Despite of being half Chinese myself, CNY is
never a major celebration in my family. Nonetheless, it is one of the
celebrations that I can’t miss. Malaysia is so blessed with abundant of
festivals (and public holidays)!
It is such a mixed feeling to receive “angpows” at
this age. In Chinese culture, only the singles are eligible to receive red
packets, which is different of that in Malay culture whereby it’s the
unemployed ones who get them. Wondering when is the last CNY I won’t receive “angpows”.
*I hope I don’t sound desperate*
That aside, CNY is also the time to reunite with
old friends. When everyone is so busy with their own lives nowadays, it is
almost impossible to catch up during non-holiday time when mostly can’t make the
time (or effort) to meet up. CNY holiday is only up to 3rd day of CNY where most of the friends are still back in their hometown, I managed to meet up with a number of high schoolmates, when there are too many things to reminisce but too little time.
SMKBB'07 alumni reunite!
Now I'm back in office and preparing for final month of probation. The journey ahead is still uncertain but I shall look forward for what's coming, be it expected or unexpected.
"No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets or no matter how far you fall, you are never out of fight."
- Lone Survivor (2013)