Chinese New Year is getting closer. Like most typical Chinese, I am also emtying my purse for decorative items for the house, Ang-pow (red packet with money), food and clothing. Apart from that I am also spending my time making sure that my house looks clean and attractive this year so that the prosperity god will visit me as he always does before.
Let me start the countdown before it is too late :
1. 14th - Shop for both big and small lanterns, other decorative items, 2 pots of lime trees and few pots of plants with flower.
- Send greeting cards.
2. 15th - Clean and arrange my wardrobe and get rid of all unwanted clothing.
3. 16th - Paint my gate.
4. 17th - Gardening.
5. 18th - Bake Cookies.
6. 19th - Change new cash notes from bank and get the 'Ang-pow' ready for my children, nieces and nephews.
7. 20th - To clean up my store room, windows, doors, grills, wash curtains, cushions etc...
8. 21st - Shop for my new dress, shoes, handbag etc...
9. 22nd - Send car to mechanic for servicing, make sure it doesn't break down during the New Year.
10. 23rd - Shop for dried food like - red dates, sea cucumber, fish maw, black fungus, tofu skin, rice ......
11. 24th - Make a visit to the wet market - Fish, prawn, chicken, pork, pineapple, mandarin oranges, vegetables, seasonings ....
12. 25th - Chinese new year's eve. I will be busy giving my house a thorough cleaning, to make sure all the ill-fortune are swept away and welcoming the good luck.
Yea it's a handful of chores, so as you'd have guessed, i'm not doing all this by myself. My "maids' will help me.
When I said maids I meant sons :)
This time I will split the job evenly so as not to get grumpy sons this festive season.
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It's time for me to start working like a dog again. 