Happy Chinese New Year 2012

Finally, my long awaited Dragon year comes! Year that promised to be with better luck and just better generally. My folks and I just came home from praying at famous Kwan-Im temple at Bugis. This year I decided to join my folks because it was raining heavily at chinese new year turning 12. Yes, my perverse rebellion self decided to probe my parents when they laized around coz of the rain, so I pushed.

And we are so lucky to get the first hio- on the temple. We arrived thru bus 51, walking in the rain, that gets drizzled then barely there just as we arrived. The situation was festive while people were huddled under umbrella and hawker centre. But we arrived the temple were still not so crowded. There's instruction to the securities over the makeshift speaker to "have supper while the crowd is still not here". .

While we were praying, with hio offering silent words over newly year wishes, the securities blocked the entrance and I saw throngs of people with the burning hios were waiting in the crowd. Then mom finishes last in her words of prayer, and Dad, Mom, and I capping our three hios.

I can see Mom and Dad are quite pleased with the turn of the events. I hope this year brings its bright and positive energies for us and the World.