Cap Go Meh (2008)
So fast Chinese New Year is coming to the end. Chinese New Year this time is different from last last years for me. Angpows came to my hand without me going to the relatives’ house and greet them. Yes, no bai-jia, no cookies, no talk cock talk with the relatives.
We normally do that on the first few days of Chinese New Year. Because public holiday is from Sa Cap Meh / CNY eve to Che Sa / 3rd day of CNY. After that, everyone goes back to the routine and wait until weekend comes to visit relatives and friends.
I don’t know why but I feel that the Chinese New Year feeling or aura is faded from year to year. I don’t see people comes to other people house anymore. Ok, not anymore, but it’s getting lessen. I think it’s no point to buy or bake cookies ourselves if it will end up in our own stomach and not the visitors.
The historical City, Malacca
Some people even prefer to go overseas than stay in Medan, with the reason: there is more of Chinese New Year mood and celebration overseas. Well, we do that this year. We ‘escaped’ to Malacca and KL from Sa Cap Meh (CNY Eve) until Che Go (5th day of CNY). 
The flight was almost full house or maybe it was. I saw my friend’s parents and mum saw hers.
What I can say is, yes I did get the Chinese New Year feeling because most of the Chinese shops and restaurants were closed! -___-” First time ever I saw Sungei Wang was so quiet and at least half of the shops (ladies clothes, gents clothes, shoes, accessories, baby clothes, etc) were closed. It doesn’t happen on Hari Raya or Xmas or New Year but on Chinese New Year. Duh..
Anyway, Happy Cap Go Meh~! Enough of angpows and slacking around. Time to plan and make more bucks. More than what I can do now. :)t
