Xin Nian Kuai Le! Gong Xi Fa Cai!
This is probably the only time of the year that I greet people in Chinese without stuttering. I love CNY; the family, food, ang pao etc. With the economic downturn, I'm more appreciative of recevng ang paos. My, if I had to give them out this year, I wouldn't! I have a feeling that friends my age are not understanding the severity of this recession. People are losing their jobs like flies dropping from the air. This time round, it's not in even in the thousands but the millions!
Am I asking you to put on a downcast face and mope around? No, don't do that. Yes people are going to hurt but tough times call for tough people. Resilience, not defeat.
On another page, I'm finally done with Honk! the musical. It ran for two successful days. I saw Chua Enlai at the musical and worked up the courage for 15 mins before I asked him to take a photo with me. My choir-Honk friends have bonded well over the 3 weeks.
Next up: Choir Concert "Wrinkles in the Air to.." To all my friends who are supposed to buy tickets from me, I'm sorry, I promise to deliver them soon!
