For many people, Chinese New Year is to be enjoyed for the full fifteen days. As for me, I did not feel festive before Chinese New Year and I definitely do not feel festive on the first or second day of Chinese New Year.

I did what I was expected to do. I greeted every Chinese I meet Gong Hei Fatt Choy, visited people whom I am obligated to visit, ate the groundnuts, cookies and mandarin oranges, etc, and pocketed the red packets that some people still give me despite my age. But I'm still eligible!!

Well, it's funny that whilst for me, everything was back to normal by the third day of Chinese New Year, I just realized that the Hokkien community is still waiting to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which falls on the ninth day of the lunar calendar.

Pity them. Luckily I am not Hokkien or I would end up finishing my Chinese New Year goodies before I could even start to celebrate it. LOL Guess I just have to remember to send Chinese New Year greetings to my Hokkien friends on the 8th day of Chinese New Year.