big bang and chinese new year

3.13pm

well chinese new year is coming pretty soon. for those of you who dont know what chinese new year is, let me give you a general outline of it. basically, chinese new year is the longest and most important traditional chinese holiday thats celebrated by all chinese folks around the world. in china, its also known as the spring festival.Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year's Day itself, the first day of the first month of the chinese calendar to the lantern festival on the 15th day of the first month. The evening preceding Chinese New Year's Day is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. Because the chinese calendar  is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year".

usually what most people would do is that they will use their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. then on the eve of the chinese new year, most families would gather around the dinner table and have a feast.

some families will end the night with firecrackers (unfortunately, some courtries have banned the usage of firecrackers or fireworks because some people make their own home- made firecrackers and end up blowing their hands or fingers off). anyways, early the next morning, children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy  prosperous new year, and they will receive money in little red paper envelopes. the Chinese New Year tradition is to reconcile, forget all grudges and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.

my yearly plan for the chinese new year is usually flying up to my husband's hometown and spend like about a week there with his side of the family and then fly down to my hometown where we will spend the rest of the holidays with my family. so, what are your plans then?

this past couple of days, instead of packing, i have been busy downloading music and music videos from this south korean male group known as big bang. im not sure if you have heard of them but they are super hot!! im not joking. some songs are really catchy and sticks to your brains. just like how its been playing over and over again inside my head like a broken record  hahaha...ok i know not all of you out there like what i like but you know, this is my opinion and what i think and how i feel. hehe

aaah there we go. bigbang for you.  hey if you have time to kill, instead of staring at the 4 walls, just take 5 minutes of your time and check them out on youtube and tell me what you think. who knows, you may just end up liking their songs(as well as their kickass moves!).

some of their songs that i recommend are - lies, always, cafe, let me hear your voice, my heaven, monster, blue; just to name a few. basically, this group started back in 2006 and is known for their unique urban-originated music and fashion style.(love their dress style by the way!) from 2007 to 2008, big bang received many awards, including "Best Male Group", "Song of the Year", "Artist of the Year", and the Grand Award at the Seoul Music Awards. sweeeeeeeet!!

ok ok i should be going. not sure when i'll be writing next. but do stay tuned ok!! in the meantime, take care and wishing you gong xi fa chai!! (translation - happy chinese new year!)

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3.50pm

p/s   sorry to lump the korean boy group together with chinese new year. hahahaha..