A moment for nostalgia..(thank u Petronas)

And to start off this post, let me please pay homage to some of Petronas' ads. Their ads are great. I love them. Made me reassess my goals in life. Please prepare tissues, and, you will end up suddenly calling home to express your love. You have been warned.



This CNY made me realize some things.

1) My family is all moving further apart geographically which makes it much tougher to all meet up
2) Most of the younger generations are girls, means less people attend CNY gatherings, coz the guys all dont want to get married
3) The older generation who used to provide much of the atmosphere are now older and lazier n just want to laze about after a big dinner
4) What happened to the gambling n going to each other's houses?
5) Why are there no more fireworks, even those we normally let off illegally?
6) How come we don't do liondances anymore? Speaking of which I didnt see a single lion dance this year, and no lorries on the roads.
7) We are adhering to less and less traditions. Only the wear red/pink and giving angpow is strictly followed.
8) No good CNY songs, and no good snacks.



Tradition is dying folks. Rituals are underestimated. This holiday I got to spend a lot of time with my family and it hurt to see everyone growing older. People are not what they used to be.
It made me realize I must treasure and appreciate everyone more, and try to spend more time with them. When I say family I dont mean nuclear family, it includes uncles aunts, grandmum and cousins. As an extended family, we are super close.



And now when I think of my nuclear family, 1 sister married and got posted to China, one works as an airstewardess for SIA and so is never around, and 1 is in Perth. When I was in Melb, I missed the CNY gathering. And now, only me and 1 other sister is back for this year's.



I really miss the old CNY.

I love my mum and I resolve to treat her better.