Valentines' Day and Chinese New Year

For couples around the world, it was an enjoyable Saturday, as February 14th also known as Valentines' Day, fell on a day where they don't need to work and study. Also, for all the single people in the world (like me) it was just a normal Saturday. From my opinion unless you're in a relationship, Valentines' Day is just another day for them.

Sure, they can go out with their friends but when they see couples having a great time together they might feel left out. For me though, I don't really celebrate Valentines', not yet at least, so it doesn't matter that much to me.

For all the Chinese in the world, last Thursday was a very special and important day as it was day 1 of Chinese New Year. It is the year of the Goat, so decorations for the celebration will  be revolving around the goat as the main theme this year.

Besides the dazzling decorations, the food is one thing I personally enjoy the most during Chinese New Year. This is the time of year for you to gain weight as you might be eating non-stop throughout the holidays. This made me feel very unhealthy and fat.

Another thing is receiving ang paos. As children, every year during Chinese New Year we receive "ang paos" from your married elders, like your parents or relatives who are married. So we end up going around visiting nearly everyone we know to chit chat or just have a great time together.

Have a great Chinese New Year!

Mighty December 19th

Well, who knew so many things happened on December 19th (aside from my birthday of course). Everything else couldn't quite catch my attention, except for one thing. Alexis Sanchez, world renown Chilean footballer who now plays for my favourite club Arsenal FC. One day I wanted to print his jersey number '17' on the back of my jersey for our futsal club, then I searched up his birthday just for fun.

Then something came up on the screen that made me sure of why I chose his number. We shared the same birthday (haha!). I wondered if it was that that made my decision, because he was and still is my idol from the footballing world, or it could be all just a coincidence. Enough of that, as another thing also happened on my birthday that was also quite interesting.

I'm sure many of you remember the Titanic, sinking on screen. The 3-and-a-half hour movie directed by James Cameron which became a blockbuster, was apparently on screen for the first time on December 19th. I can now go around telling that I sank the Titanic before I was even BORN. Nahh, not really possible now ain't it? But it still thrilled me that Titanic screened first on my birthday.

Besides that, the North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il died on my birthday. How I wish only good things happen on my birthday...

Short Person with a Short Temper

I don't know about you, but I'm short and I admit it. I never knew that short temper associated with short people as well, for me at least. Not to say I get angry most of the time, it's just that I get very easily annoyed with people.

The things that can tick me off you can't fit it on only one piece of paper, it's actually quite a lot. The only way to not get angry is to hold it all in, but that also isn't very good for you. So I just normally stay quiet and isolate myself to keep calm. I don't know what's the cause of me having short temper. Genes? I really don't know.

What I do know is I better get rid of this temper before I hurt anyone verbally, not physically as I would never do that to my friends and family.