Posts Tagged ‘New Year’
Best new year wishes to everyone
Tomorrow marks the start of another new year in Chinese lunar calendar, most people translate it as "the year of ox", but I prefer to say "the year of bull" for obvious reasons:)
There aren't many of celebrations happen in New Zealand and the weather isn't spring-like at all, but luckily, this year's new year's day coincides with Auckland anniversary, which means that I can spent the new year's day to do what ever people are suppose to do in new year ... I don't know really, my family tend to keep it very simple by just gather family friends and dine together on New Year's day.
What you do isn't that important anyway, the important thing is to maintain that cultural tie with your root.
I understand for many, last year was "a year of chaos", financial crisis, earthquake in China ... I think the best thing to have in new year is not necessarily a bank account with a substantial total, but a healthy body and peace for every family members and friends. The earthquake in My home province, Sichuan taught me that I should cherish whatever I got at the moment and every moment I have with my family - you just don't know how lucky you really are.
My heart is with all the people who lost their loved ones in the earthquake, as I understand, most of them will spend this new year in temporary housing, with worries that aftershock that may strike anytime.
holiday season
As the Christmas and New Year fast approaching, I'm planning to take a holiday away from this blog, and possibly away from Auckland as well:), so this will be my last post in 2008.
No doubt that 2008 was a tough year, people, especially my fellow countrymen back home, they had suffered a lot - nationwide snowstorm, earthquake in Sichuan ... but as what we always say, a new year means a new start. You cannot go back in time and change what's already happened - they are set in concrete; but the future is always in our hands and we can do whatever we want with it, the only thing you need to do is just don't let the chance go.
Bush Senior's vice president, Dan Quayle once quoted: " The future will be better tomorrow". Sounds funny, but in principle it's actually quite right. The force that drives most of us to work hard is indeed the belief that there will be a "better tomorrow". This is also the force that drives our world to progress.
But that kind of thinking can sometime get you into a really unhealthy loop. You always work for tomorrow but never stops for a while and enjoy what you achieved today and in the past. So don't push yourself too hard in a new year, achieve what you can, and let others go. Whenever you feel tired, rest for a while, look back and see what you have accomplished, then you will find the power to keep yourself going.
I'll be back sometime after the new year, until then, I wish every one here to have a very happy, and safe holiday.
