8th Feb 07
It’s that time of the year when everybody is busy preparing for the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations. The mood is everywhere. You can see it either in the mall, on the road or even in a coffee shop.
Soon the day will come where those celebrating CNY will be giving out little red packets (Ang Pow) as this is the practice from our ancestral time. The joy of spring cleaning, dressing up in beautiful clothes/dresses and visiting friends and relatives. These especially do for children. They will be dressed up beautifully and getting Ang Pow from relatives, and there are “fire crackers”.
I remember the time when I was little when firecrackers are still not a banned product. Brothers, sisters, friends and parents will gather outside of their houses to light up firecrackers. “Bang!!” “Boom!!” “Veeee... Bang!!” “Pop.. Pop.. Pop”
These can hardly be heard nowadays when the ban by our government, though occasional “Bang” from someone who sneakily ‘burn’ one from their ‘old stocks’.
It is definitely different with the lack of the lights, sound and excitement of the olden days.
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