i have nothing to say (not much anyway)
Chinese New Year coming soon. I’ve been tasked with locating CNY songs and I have done nuts about it. I told my sister, wtf I’ll sing the tunes, and she happily agreed, saying that she’d record them down and play them continuously. I’m pretty sure she was joking.
Don’t know about you, but I have not been feeling much of the CNY spirit for a few years now. I guess everyone goes through this phase at some point in their lives. Then last year became a little different, because Ryan was old enough to be going around ‘gong xi fa chai, hong bao na lai’ so that was fun. This year we’ve got him trained real good; beware!
I suppose I’ll be back in Batu Pahat for nearly a week. A couple of months ago, my high school friends already sent out mass e-mails to have an annual CNY gathering. So I’m going to that one. There’s the traditional CNY reunion dinner of course. More meals with relatives from both mom and dad’s side of the family. Hopefully can meet up with my old Young Buddhist Fellowship friends. Maybe might slip in a day trip to JB if time permits, and persuade Pinky to come over the dark JB side 
I guess the two things that dampen my enjoying CNY are:
1) The fat and ‘prosperous’ remarks. Trust me, I know I am fat. I do own a mirror. I am under no illusions that I am not fat. Oprah came by my house last night and couldn’t believe how fat I was. I do not know how else to stress upon you that I am very much aware of my physical build. The fact that I am not doing anything about it is irrelevant. So it’s very tiring for me to put on a fake smile and agree with certain extended relatives that I’ve indeed piled on the pounds.
“WOW YOU REALLY PILED ON THE POUNDS!”
“Hahaha, yes I know.”
“I MEAN, REALLY, REALLY GAINED SO MUCH WEIGHT!”
“Hahaha, yeah what to do.”
“NO, I MEAN, SERIOUSLY YOU ARE SO FAT NOW.”
No, I didn’t hear you the first time round when you were screaming it out so why don’t you just go on about it.
2) I felt embarrassed to receive ang pows when I was 24 years old. That was 3 years ago. Go figure.
Ah well. Guess I just have to suck it all up, like I do every year. Filled out one blog post, aye? 
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I’d pay to see you sing Chinese New Year songs
Good news for you, i’ve not ONE , but TWO chinese new year songs vcds.. One with adults prancing around in skimpy cheongsams, one with children prancing around in skimpy cheongsams… i’ll pass it to you… start thinking of how you’re going to repay me for saving you from singing “da di hui chun” for ash…
So, does that mean i dont have to give you an angpow this year? THere i was thinking i should give you a bigger angpow….
don’t remind me the 2nd point!
ST: hah how much!!!
LT: oh YOU can give me angpow… bwahhaha it’s those who have the look, “when can i stop giving you ang pow” or “hopefully this is the last year i give you ang pow wink wink” that i don’t need to receive from
i think ryan will like the vcd
ky: hahah same boat!
i dont care. stick and stones. for as long as i’m still eligible for it (and even when i’m not!), i still want my angpows kthxbai.
I for one am not embarassed to receive ang paus!
Yeah, I don’t feel so new year-sy anymore. And frankly, I am tired of those old New Year songs after so many decades of listening either to the good old classics or the horrible new stuff..
I hate when they ask when is ur turn to walk down the aisle?….give angpau also wan to ask so much…hehehe
Suan, now that I’ve broken my ankle and cannot be running for almost another entire year, here’s my offer to you again: Shall we start having walks again ?
Just to rub it in a little, I might be 13 days late, but I made my 2008’s resolution to reach my target weight that I set for the end of the year. =D
what! why you embarrassed abt receiving ang pow? it is ur right! lmao
u got passport now! YOU COME SG! come bai nian :p i ask my dad give u bigger ang pow ;p hahahah
Will Ryan like the one with adults prancing around in skimpy cheongsams or the one with children prancing around in skimpy cheongsam?
I hate to see little girls in too sexy clothes and ANY type of heels. Enough of that when they grow up. Now is too early to start destroying their spine.
shiet, and i’m 24 this year. ah screw it, money is money, who cares haha!!
FA: when you are no longer eligible, plenty of people will tell you so!
suertes: the hunt for new clothes, etc. yeah tiring
sim: yeah just give the damn money lah! heh
spongefox: i’ll, uh think about it
pinky: hehaea see how! wednesday is also my mom’s birthday!
AT: doesn’t matter his perspective. you already make him think that he’s going to mary shiloh , remember
david: hah wait till you are 27! then shy! hah
Come on Suan, if I can lose 22 kilograms in a year or so, you can do it too ! =D
This is with all the Starbucks, Wendy’s, Willams’, Carl’s Jr, McDs and what not. You should know how much I eat. If I had really really really controlled my diet, I would have lost more I reckon. And mind you, that in the same period of time, I had a mirco-fractured on my right rib and then the broken ankle 5 months later.
Losing weight does not mean you have to stave yourself and deprive yourself of your favorite foods.
‘I’ve been tasked with locating CNY songs…’
Rudolf the fire cracker nosed reindeer
Frosty the Yeti from Tibet shot for meeting with three other Yeti’s. (A new one from China)
Say ‘YES’ to an exciting career with MMA
I saw Jay Chou kissing Santa Claus
Everybody in the Box, it’s the year of the Ox.
Give me my Ang Pow, it’s the year of the cow!
Silent Night, Holy COW WHO LET OFF THE FIRECRACKERS!!!!
Boot Scootin’ Lion Dancing Song
gong xi fa chai, hong bao na lai. Ang pow???
GrandDad Gimme some cash, or your house I’ll trash!
‘Trust me, I know I am fat.’
Can I send you my mother? I lost three kilograms when in Malaysia and she keeps going on about how fat I am. It’s enough to drive someone to comfort food!
I should get the robot, computer, printer, CD’s, DVD’s and art material off my weight bench and start doing weights again. I used to bench press my own weight, but now I move that much weight around just in my tummy region!
i never embarrassed receiving ang pow. never. LOL
I got the 988 CNY album, you want to rip?
Sniff. I miss Batu Pahat, I really really do
Spongefox, how did you lose 22kg in 1 year? I need to lose 12 kg… u think i can do it in 6 months following what u did?
I want Spongefox’s diet secret too! How much weight can I lose in the 1 week coming up to CNY?
I used to think my calling from God was to be single. LOL, well, red packets for me forever then!
You shouldn’t feel bad/obliged to get married or reject angpaos, i think a lot of young adults do that.
Peer/family pressure is not a good reason to get married :O
spongefox: wah you are too awesome for words
dabs: it’s okay keep your mother. i have my own to contend with
horng: hah thick skin!
simon: heh is okay, doesn’t look like anyone’s going to play it around here . thanks!
whimsicaljottings: you coming back soon right? load up on the nasi beryani!
LT and AT: he goes to gym every other day, he runs everyday (as in, really RUN), he plays paintball every weekend or so
Zoe: yeap of course. but it’s annoying, heh . you’ll see!
Suan, no matter how awesome I am, I cannot be as awesome as you. You are beyond awesome. You are _teh_ Suanie.
LT & AT: Hard work and determination. Errrr and what Suan said, but I dont run everyday though.
Paintball is like 50% of my motivation. Go gym, workout, get better faster stronger. Go play paintball, get more kills, capture more objectives and more general mayhem. Then hit the gym again knowing that I can push myself somemore. Lol, its a good cycle.
suanie: don’t forget our late night sessions at that little coffeeshop. Dark soy sauce pork belly and beer FTW!!!!