怎么没有新年的气氛呢

Some things that I usually do/prepare for CNY + what I accomplished:

• Haircut - uncheck
• New clothes - uncheck (Ok, I did last min shopping…shops either do not have what I want or my size. sigh)
• Spring cleaning - check
• 牛车水 - check (逛了一遍但就是没有感染到新年的气氛)

Die…don’t know what’s wrong. On 1 Jan, I am like this and now CNY, I am also like this. I know it’s in the mind. The dread of hearing “哇，好久没见了。你好吗？” (所谓的‘你好吗’是指你结婚了没？生子了没？)?? Well, my tactic so far is not to dodge the question, but answer truthfully, then go into my long story of how I turn out to be like this – which seems to turn off some people. *GRIN* And the next time I see them, they usually avoid asking questions. Basically they just want to know my current status. Period.

Only those who really care will sit down and listen to me. Furthermore, through the conversation, I get to know the person better thus a closer bond. Wonder how many people out there try to listen more and talk less these days? Seems that many are talking more, wanting to be heard by others (yah, I am guilty of that too at times). Perhaps it’s not the dread of hearing those questions but rather the reactions I receive from people – again back to the genuineness from people I hope for this year.