I realise as days go by, the font size for my blog entries keep getting bigger. So I'm sticking to the small size now.
It's CNY holidays but it certainly doesn't feel like it. The lane behind my house is lined up with semi-detached houses. Usually, celebrations would start days before CNY at those houses.
Every year, me and my mum would stand at the kitchen window and peep to see how grand the celebrations are. One house in particular would be so lavishly decorated, nobody would be able to get their eyes off it. And on the day of CNY you would see so many people gathered at that house compound eating, drinking and laughing away so loudly, we would be able to hear from our house.
This year, it was extremely dead. Not just at the semi-Ds opposite my house but almost everywhere. I was thinking, maybe people are just too caught up with work and other things that they are not interested in grand celebrations anymore. My mum has a different point of view though. She thinks that many have converted to Christianity and are thus losing touch with their Chinese roots and culture and are embracing the Western culture more.
However, I felt that Christmas wasn't that grand either last year. This was not just my opinion, but that of many of my Christian friends. Have Singaporeans really lost touch with their culture, or just life on the whole? I feel like non of us really know what true enjoyment is anymore.
On a positive note, I had an extremely good time for the past two days with my family and my cousin sister, uncle and aunt. The little brat stayed over yesterday and we had a really good time. Especially at the pool where me, my bro and my cuz sis played our own version of water polo. I felt like I really enjoyed myself after ages and laughed my heart out.
And what happens when you enjoy too much? You have to pay the price. Thus, I'm going to stay up now and finish my Arbitration project...
