To all BC Members, the Moderators & Visitors who are celebrating the Chinese New Year HAPPY NEW RABBIT YEAR No matter what size I use just can't beat drifit's font size
Gong Xi Fa Chai Cant wait to collect Ang Pow tomorrow Today is sacap meh(the night before chinese new year), where you guys go after having a feast with family?
Just before CNY usually this happens For older guys, probably getting a quickie lawn mowing then off to mahjong.. For the older gals, probably stitching the curtains, mopping the floor ... For the younger guys & gals probably trying their new outfit, rearrange their hairstyle, left to right & vice versa, dreaming about angpows
Different crowds really, Daytime most of them are homers that is, in family mode Most still go house visiting here, the older ones give while the younger ones unmarried of course, collect angpows Night time, that's where the fun begins, Younger ones who got the passport to go out with his or her buddies, will stick around those crowded places that pollute noises, and most of them would be simply out of this world by 1 am The rest including some young, middle age and older guys even gals will be looking for coffee and sit all night long puffing sticks after stick of cigarettes, busy with mahjong or big 2 or poker Sometimes in the wrong place wrong time end up in lock up the next day
here in my hometown we got so many Chinese New Year Fair. This night most of the chinese in my hometown will come to the biggest temple in Asia,coz will have barongsai(lion dance)attraction and fireworks play,etc.will be crowd!
Actually from what you wrote, it's similar here Lots and lots of shopping here, firecrackers started last night already And tonight 5 or 10 min before 12am, goodness gracious it's going to rain firecrackers Lion dance probably tomorrow and many go temple also
Year of the White Metal Rabbit 2011 is The Year of the White Metal Rabbit 2011, the year of the metal Rabbit is the third earth branch year and is the seventh heavenly stems year. 2011 Hsin Mao year is the twenty-eight cycle in the sixty-year cycle of the Chinese astrology's heavenly stems and earth branches cycle. The Hsin Mao 2011 year symbolizes sensitivity, prudence and wealth earned with hard work. 2011 year is a dutiful, family oriented and dependable year. 2011 year of the metal Rabbit, may show his love in terms of how hard he can work for the loved ones. Now in 2011 year of the Rabbit you may not express your feelings in words but make up it by deeds. It is not the size of this animal that makes sense for the whole year, but its inner nature. It looks like we've got quite sophisticated period with gracious manners and sensitivity. This 2011 year of the white Rabbit your may pin hopes on your sense of intuition. But don't be impatient or be in hurry, in 2011 year of the Rabbit without concentration you will fail. Source: http://www.gotohoroscope.com/chinese-astrology.html
Gong Xi, Gong Xi, Gong Xi Ni . A celebration without songs is not complete. So, I am sending this song to everyone; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwtGuFem-ZA .
Teresa Teng's song is most popular . I think this Teresa Teng's song is most popular; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cnkK_l8M8w&feature=related .
The Legend of Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit The Legend of Chang'e is more related to the Autumn Moon Festival, but it is inextricably linked to the Legend of the Jade Rabbit. These tales also reveal the true character of the Rabbit: generous, sensitive, often cautious. Strong and even wilful at times. Although they may appear to be only shy or weak, they are really calm, quite, often retiring but always wise, and will always be concerned with harmony. The most famous of all the rabbit legends is based on the markings on the moon, which appear as the form of a rabbit - the Jade Rabbit. Long long ago, there were 10 suns in the sky. They burnt all the plants on the earth. People were dying. One day, a hero whose name was Hou Yi used his bow and arrows to shoot down nine of them. All the people on the earth were saved. One day, the queen of heaven gave Hou Yi a bottle elixir that could make Hou Yi become an immortal, but the elixir was only efficacious for one person. Hou Yi did want to become an immortal, but he wanted to stay with his beautiful wife Chang'e more, so he didn't drink the elixir and asked his wife Chang'e to keep it for him. Hou Yi was becoming more and more famous after he shot down the nine suns and more and more men wanted Hou Yi to be their master. Most of them were accepted by Hou Yi. Not every student of Hou Yi had good morality. Feng Meng, one of his students, wanted to seize his elixir. One day, Hou Yi went hunting with his students, but Feng Meng pretended to be ill and stay at home. When making sure Hou Yi had gone he went to Hou Yi's house and tried to force Chang'e to give him the elixir. Chang'e knew she couldn't defeat Feng Meng so she drank the elixir immediately. The elixir made her become an immortal and fly higher and higher. Finally, she stopped on the moon. From then on, people often pray to Chang'e for fortune and safety. During the Mid-Autumn Festival they offer lots of foods to Chang'e. How did the Jade Rabbit get to the Moon? One day, three immortals who were living in heaven came to the earth. They asked a fox, a monkey and a rabbit to find some food for them respectively. The fox and the monkey both found something for the three immortals while the rabbit got nothing. The rabbit felt very sorry that he had nothing to offer the three immortals. Finally, he jumped into the fire and said to the three immortals, "Eat me, please!" The three immortals were deeply moved by the rabbit. They decided to give the rabbit the title of "Jade Rabbit" and let him accompany Chang'e in the Moon Palace. http://www.chinahighlights.com
happy new year to all my chinese badminton buddies... xiexie for playing with me.. hehe looking forward to all your big smashes in the coming years ahead of us.. xiexie..
To all BCers everywhere, on this occasion of the Happy Chinese New Year... Greetings, Happiness and lotsa Ang Paus!!!
We in Australia are already on CNY day . To you too cobalt. Happy Chinese New Year to you. We in Australia are already on CNY day (7:30am). But Australians are waking up to find out how Tropical Cyclone Yasi has hit us. Scary. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49066&src=share .
Stay safe, Chris. And dry! We had a bit of a "winter storm" here last night, but fortunately it wasn't as bad as the predictions. I hear it's much worse south of the border. Ah well, guys like me will get some exercise, shovelling the snow. So that's what I did this late morning, only for the snow to promptly start up again, just as I finished! Ouch!:crying: All part of the excitement of living in "uncertain times."
Happy Chinese new year everyone just some information, most of Chinese in Indonesia are actually Taiwanese, Hokkian (Hokkien) and Khek / Hakka "Ang" pao Ang has same meaning with Hong which is red if I'm not wrong Ang is Hokkien language and also, Barongsai is pretty much wrong actually it is affected by Barong (from Bali) it should be Bu Lang Sai (lang means "orang" or human)
Happy chinese new year To : ALL BCERS MAY THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT BRINGS JOY, HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY, GREAT BADMINTONAND GOOD HEALTH. Fron : nokh88.
happy chinese new year wish all member have a great year wish all my fave improve vastly on their skill and everything!
