chinese new year

today is Chinese new year...
when i was in malaysia, i will be collecting angpaw from my relatives on chinese new year...and i ll be counting how much i successfully collect in my mom lovely car...we will start calling names to cheapskate aunt who only gave us rm2 despite her husband's wealthy-ness, and will fond to love more our uncles and aunts who gave us rm20 or more...we will buy stuff that we are craving before using the money.(such as the 'so grand' roller blade). what a materialistic creature we were huh...
i love this festival when i was small, it means money day, and new fashionable attire i will wear...(not like raya, when i can only wear baju kurung)
as i grew up, the angpaws that i got dont mean much like i used to, and well, the amount doesnt feel as much as i used to feel(waktu kecik, rm50 tu macm byk la sangat)
but today, i m in dublin, chinese new year wasnt for me anymore, no collecting angpaw, or non stop engulving mandarin oranges.
like i care...
i can wear those fashionable attire everyday now, which doesnt thrill me anymore...
i miss my baju kurung, well, it makes me look more innocent...
i dont miss the festival, i miss malaysia...
i miss my family...

after all, gong xi fa chai to all the celebrating...