happy bull!

i can't say how excited i am for this cny. for several years, cny held bittersweet sentiments. there were many where i looked on enviously at cousins who arrived with a partner. then there was one i where i got divorced and the next two just pretending to enjoy the festivities. the truth is, altho nothing beats collecting many ang pows, it's always more fun to have someone with you.

this year is exceptionally meaningful for me becos looking at all the cny deco, i can't help feel a tad proud that inside me is a little ox. Lil' J might miss cny this year, but come next year, we'd deck him in reds and hopefully have him hold mandarins.

joa and i have changed our notes and are ready to start distributing red packets for the very first time. i can't give much given our jobless states, but at least i'm happy to be giving a small token as a gesture of appreciation to my elders and to bring on that smile to little ones.

this year we've too much bak kwa and mum also prepared her specialties - cake lapis, pineapple tarts, muah chee and konnyaku. this year, i'll be joining my in-laws for reunion and first day and i'm really excited - altho a bit nervous (becos most of joa's relatives still dunno i'm pregnant).

anyway, happy ox year everyone. i wish you prosperity, success and happiness in everything that you do!