Bonds...

We often forget the true meaning of Chinese New Year. We get so distracted with the food, red packets and the card games. It's simply all about family reunion. During the festive season, we meet up with long lost friends, and get to know more about our cousins and distant relatives, even cousins that you didn't even know were yours!

Ushering in the New Year together, as one big family, leaving no one out.

Leaving no one out.

We must acknowledge how fortunate we are to have family members all live in the same country, with every house easily accessible. No need for the long distance travelling, jamming at the causeway etc. The sad thing is that there are people whom we may know of, who are unable to return home. Everyone longs to return home. Long to visit our mothers and fathers after a tiring year working in the city; to have that privilege to bow down before them and pay respect to them. To reassure the parents- “My son still loves me. He will never forget me..."

But the thing is, it's snowing during this period of time in China. Planes are unable to take off, flights are cancelled or delayed. My pity for these people does not end here, but to sympathise with their parents or loved ones waiting back home, unwilling to start their dinner, knowing that their father has not come home yet.

They cry. Their tears flowing down the table, with eyes staring at the empty seat in front of them.

The blizzards will die down, the snow will eventually settle, but the love for ones loved ones will not perish. The bonds bound together will never break. People are still going back even after a month after Chinese New Year!

My heart belongs at home. I may not return home in time but the snow and the blizzards will never take my heart away from you. Away from my home.


HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

Man of Contrary

Have you ever come across a time when you suddenly had brainwaves on what to write but then let them slip away before you could take them down? I have.

I guess what got me writing again is the time. Time is running out. It waits for no man. Destroys our plans.

But if things are planned, then how does time affect my plans? I do not know. A well planned time table will not include any problems of a lack of time or too much free time at a go...

I do not know...We are too stupid. We scored all A1s for the tests; we were last in the level for the year end LA exams. Our class was even chosen to be part of the FSP programmes. To add on to that, no one played any computer games in class!

Everyone in my class produce good and honest work. Even so that even reading period was dedicated for us to copy other people’s work! We are extremely skilled in the art of doing things unnoticed. The laptops are all closed during reading period as well.

Everyone loves History. We have a wonderful teacher and are given ample amount of time to complete our assignments. But (the only “but” you shall see) why is Science so similar?

Everyone is brilliant! Everyone’s’ responses during LA lessons are lightning fast! Our class is extremely bonded. Everyone is helpful and caring for one another. “My pain is not your gain! My gain is not your gain!”

Have you ever come across a moment when you suddenly had brainwaves on what to write but let them slip away before you could take them down? Well I have not had them even once!