Pleasant Surprise

Surprise.

Yeap, I've decided to change my blogger template to this to distinguish what is my personal blog and what is my public one. I've decided to make this personal. The public one is out there somewhere. You just need to look for it. I have yet to add new things into it yet.



I have other surprises too. I found that for the first time in many years, I did not dread Chinese New Year's Eve. Previously my perception has been clouded by years of not seeking any attention from the relatives, but so many people have since left this clan, it's no longer exciting nor fun. It's just an obligation.

My cousins though, tried something different. They called it "Cousin bonding time", told us to all come out and play card games like mafia, so on so forth. It's different since they used to be the ones who do not try to talk to any of us. Maybe they've grown up, matured abit, that we could blend together. But it's abit hard to repair past relationships ever since. Me thinks the Chinese New Year Eve will always be like that, not exciting enough.



Relatives have been asking me when I graduate. When I tell them the date they'll ask what I plan to do. And, as if it was an embarassing thing to do, my mom would tell them my intentions to work overseas (it's still a thought, I don't know if I can, it'll be nice if I can). And then they suggested me to learn business. Good trade, good knowledge, increases experience. Bah >_>, them business-minded fellas. What's sad is that since they don't know how the media works (being the only one in it, ha), I find it hard to explain to them, especially when my experience limits to that 3 months of writing safe news, as my lecturer calls it.



My maternal side of relatives were a lot easier to deal with, and so much nicer, at least they don't ask that kind of questions. I think it's because I see them much more often than I see my paternal side. It was really funny because this year, we booked to go to Overseas Restaurant, a private room, and there was this karaoke machine. My whole family (well, almost whole family) went berzerk, looking for songs, and singing songs I've known since childhood aloud. We are all karaoke fanatics really. And I just sang, sang my heart out. I don't want to be the reluctant one since, well, I was the oldest of all the cousins there.

It was new, something different, I feel that this year my perceptions that I used to hold were challenged. But I happily disregard them, I never liked to look at things negatively and rightfully, this turn of change allows me to drop that thought. I honestly wish after this year, next year will also be the same, happy, non-intrusive Chinese New Year where I'll be happy to share my experience, I think.



I think I'll stop here, the throat infection's been getting into me, I'm in the midst of transferring my old stuff from my old laptop to the new one, and I want to get used to the new device. Yeap =), I've gotten the Blackberry Onyx and the Laptop. Full review of the Blackberry after transfer is complete.

Oh, and I registered to be a voter today =). Life is good.



If you have any comments, please feel free to email me. I've updated my email, no longer relying on Marc's email LOL. The comments are still filled with spam though. If anyone know what to do, email me too. Thank you!

And yes, that is my name.



Bye. Happy Chinese New Year. May you have many pleasant surprises in return too.