Monday, January 30, 2006

the price is right

Ah… It’s the lovely second day of the Chinese new year, I lazed in bed as I barely had enough sleep. Was exhausted after visiting my relatives last night so I went straight to bed once I got home. Ritually I placed all my “collection” underneath my pillow and slept on them: I remember being told this tradition as a kid and had since dutifully abide by it.

Yes, curiosity tried to get me but convinced myself a night I can wait.

Through my dreary eyes, I opened each angbao while trying to tag them with the respective bestower. And even it’s blasphemy and what not… I shall lay out the list of my total monetary blessings this year;

Please note that I’ve very few relatives therefore it’s family tradition to “bao” more generously for the children (usually in the sum of $28),

  • Elder Uncle——-$80
  • Aunt—————–$28
  • 1st Cousin——–$28
  • 2nd Cousin——-$28
  • Mum —————-$28
  • Sis ——————$50
  • Ex-boss ———–$88

Received my employer’s angbao last Friday but kept it from sight till this very morning. What a shocker. It was substantial enough for me to feel embarrassed by their kind gesture. Such nice people. Eeyer… materialistic whore right? But seriously they are and i need all the money I can get, the extra chik-chings would definitely come in handy for my trip next week. Woohoo… must go do my research liao!

Ey, Vietnam got popular folk song to sing to or not har? Hmmm…

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