Today is the 7th day of the Lunar New Year - what the celebrants refer to as Everybody's Birthday. It is also the day our office starts work for the 'year of the rat' - a day management picked for heng kang. As we have officially crossed over to the new year, it is technically a fresh start and everyone would be wishing for a better year in terms of wealth and health.
After having been away from the workplace for more than a week, it's never quite so simple to fall back into the work routine. We all need time away from the hectic worklife, and perhaps if money wasn't necesary to make the world go around, we would all stay away for far longer - if just to totally engage ourselves in just lazing about.
Of course, I had my annual CNY fix - my college best friend is back again from Chicago and we did our annual meet with food and conversation. Many other chinese families would have their own visiting rituals. Perhaps this is about the only time in any year, where families would gather around - exchange mandarins and catch up on the year.
Perhaps all holidays are meant for visits/meets and conversations - whether we actually follow tradition or not, is another story.
Most importantly, we have to be comfortable with ourselves and our space - Personally, I am looking forward to a better planned year and traditionally, wish for a prosperous year of the rat for myself.
Selfish, nope - realistic.
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