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Monday, February 11, 2013

Chinese New Year 2013

" Happy Chinese New Year!", "Gong Xi Fa Chai!", these are the words that you will get during the Chinese New Year period. I love this time of the year, because I get to meet up with my friends, relatives and especially my family. It meant alot to me, as I'm current doing my bachelor degree overseas, Singapore to be exact. My university timetable does not follow the normal school holidays, so it will be a luxury for me if the CNY falls on either start or end of the week, then I can enjoy the festive period without worrying about school.

Thank God I was able to go home for reunion dinner and celebrate CNY with my family for the past few years. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go home this year, wasn't able to book a ticket, coach, train and air, partly due to my timetable wasn't fix, but mainly due to I wasn't able to skip class as attendance will be taken and will affect my continuous assessment. My friend did offered me a ride home, but I turned him down, and was kinda regret. Oh well...

It was not easy to spend CNY alone, as most of my friends went home and whoever left are foreigners, which I'm not familiar with. I will get emotional sometimes, when I'm thinking about my family, especially my parents. So, I try to distract myself by playing music, and I came across Skillet, a famous rock band, which happens to be a christian rock band as well! I love their songs very much, as I'm a rock fan and I'm a christian, so it's like a crazy mix between awesomeness and holiness!

Anyway, feeling lonely is inevitable, so the solution to it is find something you like to do, and focus on it, and always remember that we are not alone, because God is always with us no matter where we are :)