Chinese New Year

that time of the year comes again. and again.

i'm just gonna randomly say some poem now, so here goes.

Toss around the yu sang, longevity they say.
Why do they not put chinese new year in may?
Why febuary? mummy says its the lunar calendar.
Why so many dates? just stick to one and remember.

If chinese new year is now, what happened to the one in January?
Why does this weird and festive one pop up in the middle of Febuary?
Fire crackers, a monster? Or to scare the nian away, mummy calls it.
Is it big, does it gobble little children, does it come out of my closet?

Dong dong qiang! Dong dong qiang! Its the lion dance!
Stretch, hand, let me touch, gimme a chance!
My mother watches at the side, 'don't go near!' she cries.
The chaotic drum beat, the lion stops, the loud sound dies.

Reunion dinner, I still remember, the strange dream scene.
Yu sang, steamboat, beef and chicken, my eyes just gleam.
Delightful! I'd cry, Mum, some steamboat soup please.
Then all the action at the table [freeze the time] would cease.

My father bursts out, shouting screaming, scary human monster.
Tears to my eyes, my face is burning, I didn't understand his anger.
Fire sparkles crackling in his eyes, my heart racing against his fire.
I don't understand, why's he angry? Cos I didn't say 'please' to mother?

Then his intimidating figure breaks down, he cries and weeps right there.
I cry, 'Father, father! I'm sorry, really, I'll say ten pleases!' I couldn't bear
His great big hulk and muscle, hopelessly sobbing, weeping, he looks to me and says,
"John, dear Son, I loved mummy, so do you, but she's gone to another phase."

I did not understand, but I did not question why.
Mummy was sitting there, but I saw her cry.
Then someone appeared, out of nowhere it seemed, someone with holes in his hands.
A white robe around him, an aura of power, he seemed to calm the lands.

And after that, mummy disappeared, and I was frantic. WHERE?!
A lost joey, where is mummy? She disappeared somewhere!
I knelt beside my father, had he known her future back then?
I couldn't think, my world is spinning, where's mum, who was that man?

Lol, oh my son I can't believe i just randomly did some weird poem. don't think its good though. And it's not me, I was just making up some silly random story. ARGH, I'm becoming like gracelynn!!

ahh anyway. so chinese new year's here.

my dad's siblings came to my house for reunion dinner, and so did my grandpa. it was rather tasty i guess. ate three bowls of rice. yeah, the bowls are small ok!? then after dinner we talked, I just found out that my soft-spoken cousin Jamie is head prefect of CHIJ [Our Lady Of Good Councel] Or was it Nativity? Ahh, should be one of them. Thing is I'd never expect it! She must be proded or somethin!

Oh yeah, and it was sooo funny how my 20 year old cousin, Michelle, was trying to teach my sis how to draw 3D words! My sis draw 3D words like dunno what like that! My sis is only good in 2d art. haha! She was kinda hopeless at 3D. Haiyah, she should have taken art as a subject. I'm considering to do so in my next 5 years.

ahh well yeaap. I dont wanna go for visiting!! Not to all the old people's places at least, that's quite boring. All the youths maybe quite fun lah, heard somethin bout a tennis racket. whee.

alright, will keep y'all updated. in the meantime, hopefully i can make a qualitative chinese project for our malacca OEP.

nayr~

and remember, dont mindd dhe typoes.