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| Singapore dollars sticking out of an old ang pow |
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| my many red packets...some with Bible verses on them |
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| The before picture |
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| the after picture :) |
* in case you are confused as to WHY we celebrate Chinese new year- my hubby is a Chinese or at least that was what we thought-- until we found out he is actually only 1/2 Chinese (his mom is Chinese), 1/4 Irish and 1/4 Punjabi (from his dad)...how we found all this out is a story all of its own- very intriguing- but hey, since we only found this out 2 years ago- we still carry on the tradition.
Happy New Year to you and yours. It sounds like a great celebration.
ReplyDeleteThe story of your hubby also sounds intriguing. There are a multitude of nationalities in my family too. Maybe we should both write novels around that topic.
ha ha- yes wcould definitely write novels about that- HEY, that could be your next best seller- I mean you have fodder for a GREAT book, right? ;) Am dashing out the door but will visit your blog later today!
DeleteLove this tradition :) (And the ending blurb...!)
ReplyDeletethat ending part will be a whole 'nother post ;)...yeah I told him that now we know he is Irish we have to celebrate St. Patrick's Day :)
Deleteits nice you follow the tradition
ReplyDeleteand your husband's lineage - wow..that is one great mix i must say...a mini-world almost :))
Sujatha- yes his lineage is interesting- I'll have to do a post sometime on how we discovered the intricacies of it :)
DeleteHello Ms.Anjuli..so where's my angpow hehehe..I am also a Chinese..ok half Filipino and half Chinese ..so I have Chinese eyes too look oh..Happy Chinese new Year Ms.Anjuli..passing by I'm back ;)
ReplyDeleteGong Xi Fa Cai to you!!! Yes, if you were here you would get your red packet :) It is good to see you back!!
DeleteGong Xi Fa Cai to you Anjuli. :) It was wonderful reading about the lovely tradition associated with the Chinese New year. :) Also nice and intriguing tidbit about your husband's lineage. Very nice read. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting Raj- am going now to visit your blog.
DeleteHappy New Year :)))
ReplyDeleteTill last year I celebrated Chinese New Year and I have no Chinese genes. I used to work closely with the team in China. :)))
:) IT seems this year all the news stations were wishing everyone Chinese New Year- and everyone was 'doing something' for Chinese New Year.
DeleteIt is a fun holiday to celebrate.
Happy Chinese New Year. Melbourne has a massive Chinese population so I celebrated it for six years. I always wore red! Now I'm curious about your husband's story. Do tell.
ReplyDeleteAh, so you KNOW how to celebrate Chinese New Year- yes RED is the colour of choice :)
DeleteI'll try to tell the story in upcoming posts- it is quite an incredible story!
p.s. I hope my next blog post (Jan 25th) doesn't border on 'showing' rather than 'sharing'- I was laughing as I typed it and posted it- because I kept remembering your blog post!! ha ha!! You'll understand when you read the last bit. ;)
DeleteNo frigging way. That is not showing off at all. It's the cutest story I've read in a long time. In fact I'm going to make my husband read it. And then make him buy me a present.
DeleteBy a post script you made it easy for me to comprehend. That story would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting the blog! I will head over to yours to check you out.
DeleteAs I mentioned it Gayatri- I will try to do a post on the story behind this interesting turn of events.
hey i was at some restaurant when they informed me about chinese new year ...so happy new year to you too
ReplyDeletep.s. - dropped in from sujatha's blog
Glad you dropped by- I enjoyed your posting on the Singaporean cuisine.
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