Happy Pig New Year

The once a year event is here and it is a time where many Chinese use this opportunity to celebrate, rekindle as well as strengthen relationships. However, as ironic as it gets, it is one of the most dreaded time of the year where single individuals get asked about their relationship status, "Do you have a boy/girlfriend?"; If one is attached, "When you are going to get married?"; If one is married, "When are you going to have kid(s) to balance out the greying population?" Oh well! Nonetheless, it is also the time where one allows the tastebuds to savour the goodies, putting the weight-losing thought at the back of the mind, thinking, "It is a once a year event, I can lose weight after the festivities are over!"

This year, my Chinese New Year is similiar to the other years. When I was young, my looking forward to the new year was the collection of red packets. However, each year passes, I look forward to the time spent catching up with relatives that I get to see once a year, looking at my nieces and nephews, thinking how fast they are growing up, with thoughts that I am getting older each year.

With the opportunity to be able to be in Singapore to celebrate the Lunar New Year, I have nothing to complain about. It is truely fortunate for me to be able to be with my family. I love the time that I spent in Adelaide but I love even more the time spent at home!

Happy Pig New Year, peeps! And have a safe trip to those catching flights back to start the new academic year!

Note to self: To start revision for clinical placement.