Fri 8 Feb 2008 22:22
Posted by James Ooi
Day 2 of the Lunar Year of the Rat
The 2nd day of the Chinese New Year celebrations feature visits by relatives in the morning and a dinner gathering with family and relatives at night - buffet style. Not so happening in the afternoon anyway.
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Meanwhile, RTM2 broadcasts their annual Chinese New Year musical program Pesta Ang Pau 2008 at 12.30pm today. I have been a faithful viewer of this program since 1997. The program features Kelvin Lau, Vicky Tan and Angeline Tan as hosts as well as various other local celebrities such as Glen Yu and One In A Million winner Suki Low. For the record, Kelvin Lau is a regular of this TV program, having appear in it without a miss since 1999.
Kelvin Lau in Pesta Ang Pau 2008
Thu 7 Feb 2008 22:17
Posted by James Ooi
Day 1 of the Lunar Year of the Rat.
A happening day for me indeed. The usual routine each year on the first day, woke up early and then go for prayers in the temple. Then back home for breakfast and the usual photography at the living room that I have been doing since 2006.
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Then of course the annual gathering with my primary and secondary schoolmates, some of them with their spouse and children in the early afternoon.
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Another gathering at Seok Leng’s house in the late afternoon, a popular place for those with itchy hands during Chinese New Year. However, some of us would just spend our time there chit chatting.
Finally, dinner with my family and relatives where we have our lao sheng (捞生).
Thu 7 Feb 2008 00:05
Posted by James Ooi
The Lunar Year of the Earth Rat begins moments ago.
I would like to wish everyone a Happy & Prosperous Year of the Earth Rat.
祝大家：
鼠年行好运
年年如意新春乐
岁岁平安合家欢
Wed 6 Feb 2008 12:04
Posted by James Ooi
Today is the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
Wish everyone have a happy reunion dinner tonight.
Mon 4 Feb 2008 12:48
Posted by James Ooi
Today, 4 February 2008, is the Start of Spring day in the Chinese Astrology calendar. The Start of Spring is the first of 24 mid-solar and solar terms, which also marks the start of the new astrology year according to Chinese Astrology.
While the Lunar Year of the Rat only begins this Thursday, 7 February, the Year of the Rat according to Chinese Astrology begins today. Hence, all babies born from today are rat babies instead of pigs.
