regret that decision. February 7‚ 1997‚ Chinese New Year: My relatives and I gather in my grandmother’s three-room Mott Street apartment around the round kitchen table‚ half –hidden under boxes of don tot‚ cha siu bao and othere Chinese delicacies from the local dim sum parlor. My Uncle Alex rapidly mutters something to me in Chinese‚ but all I can do is stare at him quizzically and scratch my head. “ Still can’t speak Chinese?” he teases me‚ now in English. “ How old are you? 13? And you still
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It is Chinese New Year. The hustle and bustle of trade‚ the haggling of prices fills the air as people jostle through the crowd to buy that kilogram of barbecued pork‚ or that bunch of golden rat-shaped decorations to welcome the year of the Rat. However‚ many people simply run through the epicentre of joyful noise and energy that can only be Chinatown without stopping to wonder at the past it possesses and the reason for its existence in a predominantly Chinese Singapore. Modern day Chinatown
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Festival Good morning to my English teacher‚ Miss Zarina and my fellow classmates. Today I am going to share with you about my favourite festival‚ which is Chinese New Year. Of all festivals in Malaysia‚ I like Chinese New Year the most. Chinese New Year falls on the first day of the first lunar month. Each year coincides with an animal sign‚ of which there are twelve in the sequence of the rat‚ ox‚ tiger‚ rabbit‚ dragon‚ snake‚ horse‚ goat‚ monkey‚ dog and pig. The celebrations
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lot of traditional customs. That’s also a kind of cultural lineage‚ I guess‚ to have a strong adaptive capacity to new things. However‚ as I told we don’t follow a lot‚ we still follow some of the customs. For instance‚ though we don’t have a fixed recipe for every Spring Festival (i.e. Chinese New Year)‚ we do make a big dinner and start to prepare it from the morning of Chinese New Year’s Eve. Besides‚ every time I have a test or exam‚ my breakfast on that day must be noodles since we think noodles
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Following direction is a fundamental skill‚ taught from an early age. While it may seem logical and even straightforward to follow directions--be they navigational directions‚ product-usage directions‚ or procedural or instructional directions‚ failure to follow directions can be a waste of time. Other times‚ though‚ failure to follow directions can be harmful or even fatal. Product Safety Not following the directions on a bottle of medication can lead to poisoning‚ overdosing‚ or clashes with other
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a Chinese raised in a Malay family since she was 10 month-old. Even though she was raised by other family‚ her bond with her real parents never break as they would meet up every Chinese New Year to celebrate that day. Till today‚ it has become a tradition for my dad’s family to join my grandmother’s family’s New Year’s Eve Feast as it is a "must" banquet for all the family members to get together. My dad is very close with his cousins although they are Chinese and differ in religious belief. He
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time when I was little‚ and I still remember it. Not much is known about my background; I only know that I am actually Chinese. I could have cared less about it because I was born and raised in Thailand‚ and I considered myself Thai until my mom told me about my grandparents. My grandfather used to be a doctor in a small communist camp in China. He didn’t like it because he had to cure soldiers who hurt innocent people‚ but he couldn’t help these people. He felt that was wrong‚ so he and my grandmother
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hometown is Kaiping‚ it is located in the southwest part of Guangdong province. Although is not a big city‚ but it is a very beautiful and warm city. It is located in the southwest part of Guangdong province. I have been lived there for thirteen years‚ until four years ago our family moved to San Francisco. I love to live in kaiping and I miss the time that I live in kaiping‚ for the environment is so comfortable and it around by greens. Like trees‚ flowers‚ mountains and the not harvest cropland. The air
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festival like the Lantern Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. However‚ the festival which I anticipate and put in my effort to prepare for it will be the annual Chinese New Year. Whenever Chinatown is aglow with flamboyant lights‚ and the laughter and banter of eager shoppers fill the air‚ it is a clear sign that the welcoming Chinese New Year is approaching once again. While there is no denying that festive cheer is very much in the air‚ the traditions that at one time were revered have been diluted
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