Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
I'm high on caffeine now HAHAHA I keep sending my friends (female, of course) kisses (the emoji kind) and making them feel awkward. IT IS SO FUN TO MAKE YOUR FRIEND FEEL AWKWARD.
....I think I'm a natural sadist. BEWARE PPL HAHAHAHA.
ANYWAY. HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR~~
It's the year of the snake~~ Snake snake snake~
Lol just thought of the Harry Potter song thing. The "snape, snape, severus snape". (Forgive me HP fans if I spelled the name wrong.)
And since I realise that most of my readers are non-chinese, allow me to enlighten you.
The Chinese Zodiac is made of the animals..
Rat
Cow/Bull
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat/Sheep
Monkey
Chicken
Dog
Pig
...in this order. So 2012 was the year of the Dragon and this year is the year of the SNAKE~ Imma piggy.
So... background story. 年 (nián，year) is a monster that terrorises villages and consumes humans. Every year, on the last day in the Lunar Calendar, the monster will make a visit to the villages.
Hence, things like firecrackers and the colour red were employed to scare the monster away. Thus, on the first day of every year, the villagers that survived will visit their relatives and friends to congratulate them on surviving another "year". That's why we say "恭喜恭喜" (gōng xǐ，congratulations） to each other and visit our relatives every Chinese New Year.
That's how my day was spent; visiting all my relatives. There's a lot more behind this Chinese tradition and you can look it up yourself if you're interested.
It's intriguing how traditions first came about, isn't it? Like who is the person who made up this story and then what popularised it?
And who's to say me or you can't start a tradition? This is so cool. Maybe we can start a "balloon day" internet tradition or something. XD
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR~
Snape, snape, severus snape (hermione!).
....I think I'm a natural sadist. BEWARE PPL HAHAHAHA.
ANYWAY. HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR~~
It's the year of the snake~~ Snake snake snake~
Lol just thought of the Harry Potter song thing. The "snape, snape, severus snape". (Forgive me HP fans if I spelled the name wrong.)
And since I realise that most of my readers are non-chinese, allow me to enlighten you.
The Chinese Zodiac is made of the animals..
Rat
Cow/Bull
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat/Sheep
Monkey
Chicken
Dog
Pig
...in this order. So 2012 was the year of the Dragon and this year is the year of the SNAKE~ Imma piggy.
So... background story. 年 (nián，year) is a monster that terrorises villages and consumes humans. Every year, on the last day in the Lunar Calendar, the monster will make a visit to the villages.
Hence, things like firecrackers and the colour red were employed to scare the monster away. Thus, on the first day of every year, the villagers that survived will visit their relatives and friends to congratulate them on surviving another "year". That's why we say "恭喜恭喜" (gōng xǐ，congratulations） to each other and visit our relatives every Chinese New Year.
That's how my day was spent; visiting all my relatives. There's a lot more behind this Chinese tradition and you can look it up yourself if you're interested.
It's intriguing how traditions first came about, isn't it? Like who is the person who made up this story and then what popularised it?
And who's to say me or you can't start a tradition? This is so cool. Maybe we can start a "balloon day" internet tradition or something. XD
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR~
Snape, snape, severus snape (hermione!).
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Extremists
People in general have become very impatient and short-tempered haven't we?
Decades ago waiting a month or two for a letter was normal, even romantic. Now, if I don't reply an SMS immediately the other party might think I'm irritated at her or something and read too much into it. Sometimes I just didn't feel like replying immediately, that's all. Nothing personal. Perhaps you asked about homework and I just didn't want to think about the mountains of work I chose to neglect.
Plus, people are getting more and more aggressive. I see heated arguments on online platforms such as YouTube and Twitter and Facebook all the time. Can't these people just hold their fingers and not upload offensive comments seriously?
Curse words, f-bombs, poor grammar, all over the page. It gets annoying real quick.
Take Justin Bieber and Twilight for example. For every single music video I watch, someone will try to bash JB in the comments. WHY? To get more likes? Not like it's working.
People are quite passionate regarding Twilight too. I really don't see why we can't just take a neutral stand.
Once in a while someone will ask me if I like Justin Bieber. I always respond "OK lah.." and the person will immediately assume I really hate his music. This happens with Twilight too (and Friday, but for Friday it's true so...).
When I say "OK lah" I actually mean "OK lah". I think Baby had a catchy tune although the mv was kinda ridiculous. I do have his songs in my phone though I seldom listen to them.
I was thinking about the topic of "extremists" because I realise that my two major (used to be, but now only has one major group) groups of friends are extremes culinarily. One group cooks all the time and like to bake. The other doesn't know how to properly crack an egg.
The most ridiculous kitchen fail I ever heard if when one of my classmates told me she put an egg into the microwave, shell intact.
I thought that exploding eggs were general knowledge, but maybe not. XD
Ok off to conquer the mountain I have neglected!
Decades ago waiting a month or two for a letter was normal, even romantic. Now, if I don't reply an SMS immediately the other party might think I'm irritated at her or something and read too much into it. Sometimes I just didn't feel like replying immediately, that's all. Nothing personal. Perhaps you asked about homework and I just didn't want to think about the mountains of work I chose to neglect.
Plus, people are getting more and more aggressive. I see heated arguments on online platforms such as YouTube and Twitter and Facebook all the time. Can't these people just hold their fingers and not upload offensive comments seriously?
Curse words, f-bombs, poor grammar, all over the page. It gets annoying real quick.
Take Justin Bieber and Twilight for example. For every single music video I watch, someone will try to bash JB in the comments. WHY? To get more likes? Not like it's working.
People are quite passionate regarding Twilight too. I really don't see why we can't just take a neutral stand.
Once in a while someone will ask me if I like Justin Bieber. I always respond "OK lah.." and the person will immediately assume I really hate his music. This happens with Twilight too (and Friday, but for Friday it's true so...).
When I say "OK lah" I actually mean "OK lah". I think Baby had a catchy tune although the mv was kinda ridiculous. I do have his songs in my phone though I seldom listen to them.
I was thinking about the topic of "extremists" because I realise that my two major (used to be, but now only has one major group) groups of friends are extremes culinarily. One group cooks all the time and like to bake. The other doesn't know how to properly crack an egg.
The most ridiculous kitchen fail I ever heard if when one of my classmates told me she put an egg into the microwave, shell intact.
I thought that exploding eggs were general knowledge, but maybe not. XD
Ok off to conquer the mountain I have neglected!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
My KFC Dilemma
Here's the thing about KFC and I... We either stay far far away from each other, or we are inseparable.
Don't get me wrong, I love KFC, really. I think they make the best chicken meat (on off-peak hours).
But, too much meat makes me sick. Not literally, but it just makes the sight of meat repulsive to me.
KFC is like a monthly visitor. We meet once a month for two consecutive days. ALWAYS. I have no idea why it happens.
One day every month, I'll be thinking, "hmmm, haven't had KFC in a long while" and then I'll invite my friends to have KFC dinner with me after school.
And then the very next day, either my father or my mother will spontaneously decide to treat the family to dinner of KFC.
It happens every single time.
It's not like I have a routine either. It's not an exact-day cycle but rather a around a month cycle. Sometimes a couple of days early, sometimes a couple of days late. Yes, it sounds like the menstrual cycle (LOL) but it's not because my KFC cycle is only for two nights.
I had KFC dinner with my friends yesterday and again with my family tonight. So... yeah. Creepy KFC.
Don't get me wrong, I love KFC, really. I think they make the best chicken meat (on off-peak hours).
But, too much meat makes me sick. Not literally, but it just makes the sight of meat repulsive to me.
KFC is like a monthly visitor. We meet once a month for two consecutive days. ALWAYS. I have no idea why it happens.
One day every month, I'll be thinking, "hmmm, haven't had KFC in a long while" and then I'll invite my friends to have KFC dinner with me after school.
And then the very next day, either my father or my mother will spontaneously decide to treat the family to dinner of KFC.
It happens every single time.
It's not like I have a routine either. It's not an exact-day cycle but rather a around a month cycle. Sometimes a couple of days early, sometimes a couple of days late. Yes, it sounds like the menstrual cycle (LOL) but it's not because my KFC cycle is only for two nights.
I had KFC dinner with my friends yesterday and again with my family tonight. So... yeah. Creepy KFC.
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