i can't believe even cors is taking a chinese new year break. that's quite hilarious. okay, so this year gong xi won't be so fa cai for reasons aplenty. all the cousins have grown up and we don't 'play' anymore. this was the common factor that previously bonded us. with growing up, everyone has their own set of problems, friends and lives and therefore hardly even meet up. i know of cousins who are the closest of beings, and it's sad that my cousins and i don't fall into that category. it's either they're too busy, or they don't value blood as much as i do. i also forsee the dwindling hong bao collection because my uncle's not inviting people to his house this year because there're too many family feuds amongst his in-laws - mostly about money, which is the silliest thing of all. to forsake blood for money, or leech onto someone for money. tsk. and then on my mother's side, well, things aren't fine anymore. in fact, things have been becoming more and more sour over the years. chinese new year has become a quiet affair to catch up on sleep and school work. gong xi fa cai everyone.
