Festive Air

Since the begining of this year the weather has been terribly hot and humid. Blessed with sunny weather, it is beginning to be unbearable. Normally during the chinese New Year festival, it would rains and nice cozy weather all day long. Unfortunately this year it wasn't the same. For the first time in many years, I think for as long as I can remember, it didn't rain a drop during the 3 festive days. It was sunny and humid.

Sunny days should have been delightful for young children and teenagers during the festive season. It won't be a hassle when they go with each other's open house. No need to drive into a car pouch area, no need to run into the house with a shared umbrella, hoping the new clothes would stay dry. Movement is surely more at ease and pleasent too. Everyone will be able to visit more friends and neighbours, specially those who is staying just a stone throw away. It would be a good walking exercise after all the eating and drinking. Friendship is reinforce and strenghten.

For the boys, it means more fireworks! I live in a neighbourhood where most of my neighbours have sons and their favourite past time during Chinese New Year is experiement various types of fire crackers. Big and small, loud and colourful. Some of it, it felt like a boom exploded! It is also the worst time for my pets. Dogs are not used to all this noise and they tend to hide whenever firecrackers sound blasted into the air.

All the time I hear heartbreaking stories from friends about their pets ran away during this time and was never found. Pets tend to run for their life when they feel threathen that they forgot to look where they were going or leave their sense as trail. Every year during chinese new year, my pets in always in my bedroom. No doubt mom hates the ideas but she didn't say much. Mom knows how much I love my pets. They are very obedient too. No running around the bedroom or destroying my stuff. They would all stay quitely under my bed and stay close to each other. Whenever they are in my room, everyone feel calm and more relax. However, all of them knows how much I love them that they will show their 'horns' after the sounds of firecrackers died down. One by one will come out from their hideout and jump onto my bed. Since I never leave my pets along during their fear encounter, they will start licking me and group hugging me. After a while, all will sleep quitely all over the bed while I read. When I am ready to go down, all of them will wake up and follow me down. I always love to see everyone walk up and down the skills. Very delicate and skillful. The best rewards I get for acompany them. They are my angels.

Chinese new year is also the time I get to eat mom specialty food. Dishes that take long time to prepare during normal days, will always appear during Chinese new year. In fact all my favourite dishes are on the table during reunion dinner. Till now I never knew hoe to prepare all those dishes. I sometimes eat the same recipe at friends place or restaurants, but nothing bet moms cooking. Perfect touch to the taste. Chinese new year is coming to an end and soon we will be celebrating Chinese valentine on the 15th day.