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In Chinese New Year, one visits another relative's house according to the rank and not the age. That was one thing i have learnt. E.g. I have an uncle that is older than my grandmother yet their family visits us cause my grandfather (deceased) was of a higher rank. Now i was thinking how cool that is, this whole hierachy and rank system thingy until i found out that in the future i would have to visit my sister instead of her visiting me. Man, i thought the ancients in China were suppose to be a "typical ancient country" where males comes first but to uphold "tradition" and "culture" i shall have no choice but to visit her...


sigh...

Actually i realised how cool it is to belong to a big family. Every Chinese New Year, i would travel back to Malaysia (Batu Pahat) and have reunion dinner etc with my mum's side of the family. It would always be so "noisy" etc. Taking care of my little cousins running around, talking to my uncles/aunties/cousins, playing Wii~ haha



One problem one may face with a big family is the remembering of names and birthdates but its really worth it. Now, understand me. I'm not trying to put down people from smaller familys which is so common this days, i also am of an average family size of 2. But if i were to get married and have children, i will surely want to have more than 3 children. 4 perhaps? Contrary to some people people, I actually like children (don take this words up and twist the meaning pls), the way they ask questions, the innocence and the way they simply love you for whom you are but not for what you can give them (you see this in many girls this days tch tch tch...)

Did anyone of you know about this saying? To get a Singaporean girl, one will need the "5 Cs".

Namely:

1. Condominium
2. Cash
3. Credit Card
4. Car
5. C.... ( I forgot what it was )

Whatever the last one was, this does not and i repeat DOES NOT apply to all girls in Singapore. Its just that many Singaporean girls i have seen all have this trait and its really alarming personally. I'm sure there are girls like that in other countries such as China, Japan America etc. But this is something i heard from my uncle and friends about Singapore girls. Its ironic for this "5 Cs" - type of girls who claim that the "inside" is more important than the "outside" when they dump their Boyfriends just because they cannot splurge on demand or because they see another pretty-faced boy who drives a more expensive car and can pay for dinner. Its really sad what the world is becoming to. I do admit that the shape of the world is not only because of girls of course, its also due to and in fact a large portion is due to us guys. But i wonder, do girls have it as bad as us guys? Yes, we are physically stronger but anything else? Girls have the sympathy of the society (We are talking about countries that are not 3rd world where brawn is more important than brain), regardless of what happens i tend to see Girls siding with girls (nothing wrong with that) and guys siding with girls (the reason is obvious and i am guilty of that also). So seriously i ask again whether girls are the "weak" and "abused" of the society where they lack the power and sympathy of those around them. But this is how the world is, just like how the Earth revolves around the sun.

Below is my time in Encounter Camp (25th - 27th of Jan).
















My Church friends/Spiritual family (encounter camp). Featuring (from left to right): Richard, me, Yu Fan, Wei Shun, Amos (blue t-shirt), Jack, Murphy (in pink tee), Derrick, Gabriel and Joel. I've for many years thought its really "uncool" and boring to hang out with church friends, boring people with no life but its not the case. My holiday in Singapore will be a boring one without them and i really thank God for them. Most of my friends are either still studying (poly), NS (army) or working (bring back the bacon). Now i didn't start hanging out with them just because they are available but even during the holidays i hang out with them just as much as my other friends. They have been there when i really needed them (esp. Jack when i was in sec 3/4 and Amos my leader throughout my whole time with him).

I guess i have many things to thank God for... the people above in the pic are just one of them but it really makes a big part of my life. Really thankful for such good church friends of different backgrounds.