It's chinese new year again and I'm missing out on all the festive fun yet again. *sniff!!* I am seriously missing the atmosphere, friends and family, even the cheesy chinese new year songs although I must say there are more and more modern ones as the years go by. Oh, not to forget all the worrying about putting on weight due to the incredible amount of food and cookies available and then dismissing it almost immediately and indulging! Haha... all the wonderful food~

Here in the UK, it's quite like cny doesn't exist. There are no 'red' decorations around, no nothing. The only notion and feeling you get it's new year is the occasional 'happy cny' greeting you here from fellow asian friends and of course the get together friends organise. Other than that, it's lectures as usual. What a huge difference.

I must say though, that the greetings from friends, people I haven't really heard from and family plus the new year card and emails received are very very much appreciated. They are the few little things that bring forth the new year spirit. Plus of course, my dad's idea of listening to new year songs on youtube. Haha... =P

Went out with friends to 'Big Wok' in Birmingham for dinner last Friday. It was nice to hang out with them, it was the second outing we had as coursemates. The food was good, they even had crispy duck roll though the songs they played were not quite cny. It's quite weird to be celebrating cny to the tunes of 'don't cha' by pussycat dolls, if you know what I mean. -.-''

Sis came to visit on Saturday and we had some delicious Malaysian food and bumped into a cousin at the restaurant. Haha.. what a coincidence. Hmm... it was really really nice to have sis around. Went shopping after that and got some bargains at the market too. I felt happy! =) It felt quite wrong when I send sis off at the train station on Sunday. It was new year's eve and family members were suppose to get together and there I was saying bye byee... I felt a lot sad. Oh well, what can one do when school's on as usual on Monday. =(

Waited at the bus stop for quite some time that Sunday. I guess the buses were running late. Felt really tired when I got home but was so happy to talk to mum on skype and seeing everyone wishing me happy cny. =) We talked and talked and shared news which was really really nice. For a moment, I pretend I was just at home and my mum was sitting nearby talking to me. That felt nice. =)

Then, I got a surprised at about 9.30pm. My dad skyped and talked to me! It was approx 5am Malaysian time. I was so surprised and the first few things I said was 'why are you up so early in the morning?' instead of 'happy cny'. Haha... It's just so like me to check the time in M'sia when he called. I think dad's real sweet to wake up early purposely to talk to me and sis. I wonder if he did manage to catch sis online. Felt so so SO HAPPY! He said he'd promised to call either M'sian time cny eve or cny morning and so there he was. I thought with mum talking to me that was it. Haha... I'm so happy! Sometimes I think my mum and dad spoil me lots. =P

Despite the distance, I must say, I had a rather good chinese new year. I am a happy girl. =)

p.s. currently listening to Mgirls- The peach blossom opened (literal translation. =P)