It’s now the 16th day of the Chinese Lunar calendar hence it means that Chinese New Year is officially over. Nope, nobody will be giving away “lei see” anymore. Boy, don’t THEY wish that it was over sooner? There will be no more “big drink, big eat” and most of all, there will be no more gambling! Chinese people are addicted to gambling.
There will also be no more open houses and visiting. I don’t like Chinese New Year because everyone seems so fake. The only things I like are the red packets but the number of packets is getting smaller year by year.
Anyway, my friend wished me “HappyChap Goh Meh” earlier in the evening and I was surprised. I spent the better part of the New Year working and didn’t even realise that it was going to end soon. Besides, there aren’t many Hokkien families here so the 15th is like a normal day for my neighbours and I.