I just watched Yimou's Hero and so the two words of the day are: 天下 (Heaven
and Earth).
May the God of Wealth visit your house today. If you see
him, please let him in. Do not call the police.
May you have a good holiday, the only one in the world that hopes
that you will get rich!
You ask my why I never call.
The only reason - I will always and only receive fears, anger and
put downs; strong pessimism that near succeed in convincing myself
it's end of hope, end of life, end of the world for me everyday.
Calling home never fails to instill fear and the after result of
depression - the basic reminder how I am failing not just to myself
but everybody else who won't think I can even make it.
You won't even let me try. You expect me to fail. You only feel
fear. and you can only remind me how much I have been depending on
you financially. And you don't think I feel bad and worse about it?
You don't think I want better things for myself? You don't think I
have sleepless nights and random break downs going through reality
and only finding myself supporting my own decision. You don't think
I want to stop depending on you? You don't think I rather not
depend o[...]
It’s that time of the year again, where Chinese everywhere are obliged to do things they don’t like to do.
Like visit their relatives.
At least that’s the impression I get from my friends, particularly those who are single and of a marriageable age.
(Of course, there are at least 10 reasons to hate Chinese New Year.)
“You don’t like it when relatives ask you awkward questions like ‘do you have a boyfriend’ or ‘when are you gonna get married’ right?” I tell these friends of mine. “Well, why don’t you turn the tables? Like, ask them awkward questions instead?”
Here are just a few sample questions you could use. Adapt them as you see fit:
“Eh Uncle, do you give Aunty any flowers during Valentine’s Day? Aiyoh you don’t love her anymore isit? Old already take her for granted ah?”
“Uncle and Aunty, are both of you happy together? When was the last [...]
Hi noelbynature,
Thanks very much for your interesting blog. It’s always nice to see how people on the other side of the globe live, how they share the same joys and sorrows, what they do in their free time, etc.
I actually have a question about your blog. Would you mind helping us with a linguistic research project? We’re compiling data from various Singaporean weblogs. All it requires is checking a few boxes. If you want to take part and/or have more questions, drop me a note ( hack2301@uni-trier.de RE: Question ) so that I can then send you the ‘official’ project eMail. We’d really appreciate your help.
Thanks very much in advance!
Best regards,
- Fran
