Friday, January 27, 2006
Leaving during CNY...
I'll be leaving Singapore in less than 24hrs. Bangkok beckons. Hmmm... This is the first time that I'm leaving during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period. Just some thoughts...
I remember when I was younger that CNY took on a different meaning to me. It was an occasion whereby we could take 2 days off school and visit all the relatives that we just don't seem to have the time to over the year. It was good seeing all the cousins, and basically just goofing around together. In the olden years, relatives would return from all around the globe just to have a time of fellowship and reunion (hence the name Reunion Dinner). And how can anyone forget the tonnes of food that is laid on the table?! It's as if CNY was invented just as an excuse for people to eat, sleep, wake up, and eat somemore!
But recent events have made the whole meaning of CNY totally diluted. More and more families tend to take advantage of the holidays to go off overseas. That was exactly what happened to my family. Most of my extended family members just chose to leave. All of a sudden, CNY has become just another holiday. Maybe just as well. Maybe it's time to spend time to appreciate our own family. I'm really glad that we are making the effort to go away this year though. It has been a long time since we last traveled. Hopefully, it will be a good breather for all of us.
Not having Ling with me would be something that I have to live with over the next 4 days. I would have brought her along at the drop of the hat. We've grown so comfortable and close to one another in the last 3 months. It makes this brief absence so much more unbearable.
i know that i'll drag my feet,
as they bring me closer to my airplane seat.
not looking back would be the hardest thing to do,
'cause knowing that you're standing there,
makes me want to run to the loo.
not to crap or to piss,
and definitely not to hug my irritating sis.
but to hide in the stall,
and sit down to bawl.
i'll be back in 3 days,
and till then all I want to say,
what i want you to know,
is that I LOVE YOU SO...
Mbeki...
Take it easy, Keep it real...
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