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First off, a very Happy Chinese New Year to all readers of my blog. May the year of the golden boar bring lots of good fortune to all of you (me included). Leave me a comment and tell me what you did during CNY. I’d be most glad to read them.
As for me, my family flew over to KL and I did not return to Kuching for celebration. There is a reason to that though. Let’s just say, it has been a tradition for my family to get out of hometown during CNY. I know it’s weird, don’t ask me why but that is just the way we like it. So, I’ll leave it at that.

My CNY this year is subtlely different in the sense that it feels different, the mood is different. Probably because I am working now. Instead of enjoying the new year like I would any other years, I felt obliged to complete a certain tasks before I could have my enjoyment.

Let me tell you students out there, if there is one thing I learned, that would be study hard, enjoy your time while you still can and enjoy your new years while you still can. When you step into the working world, there is no such thing as new year anymore. Everyday feels the same. Even to the last day before celebration, you can’t feel it, not unless you let go of that workload and start celebrating like nobody’s business.

There is no such thing as having a 2 weeks break for CNY. No, time isn’t that flexible anymore. I was once a student and I know how great it felt to be able to get all the flexibility and what’s best was the fact that I get 3 months of summer holidays. Now, I can only dream about a 1 week break, let alone 3 months! Oh well, I guess that’s just life.

As you might have noticed, it’s all text again this time, yes, because I don’t camwhore a lot. Besides, I am all nostalgic now so I can forget about pictures. I just got back not too long ago from the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) sending my family off. I am in a state of mixed emotion now. Not that I cannot live without my family, I can. It is the fact that I just got reunited with them for barely a week and before I even get to sit down and have a proper talk with them, they’re gone.

I have to say, I am extremely glad and happy to be able to be reunited with my family on this occasion and I am definitely glad my parents and I went to Starbucks last night and had a great chat over a cup of Cuppachino. Afterall, this is what Chinese New year is all about, reunion with your family and having a great time. Now that they are gone, I feel time is too short when we are enjoying and it’s always long when we are doing our routines.

Now that my parents are back to Kuching and I have exhausted my 3 days leave, I will be back to work tomorrow morning. As much as I hate to work, I guess it’s just life and I am gonna start being more positive starting tomorrow. I am gonna be an idealist. Being positive is the only way for me to attain a better and happier life.

Anyway, so much for my grumbling. Enough of that already, I am off now and Happy Chinese New Year to you guys again!!!