Everybody Hurts
24/01/2004
The outcome
Yup, did the visiting, did the smiling and prancing, and got away with fewer stupid “When’s your turn?” questions this year. Perhaps the answer I gave them last year (you don’t have to feel obliged to give me a red packet if you don’t want to) was sufficient. Woo hoo!
Also noticed fewer and fewer relatives at these gatherings, cousins and aunts and uncles all noticeably absent. Perhaps everyone is sick of this show-and-tell, and at least we’re being a little more honest.
The only one who asked me when I was going to get married was my cousin’s wife who then begrudgingly shoved me a red packet. I took great pleasure in telling her that I much preferred getting red packets from her, and consequently marriage was the last thing on my mind. She has no sense of humour.
Later on, her husband (my cousin) lost a tidy sum of money at the gambling table. The Chinese Astrology thingey was kinda accurate – I won most of the money he lost. Sometimes, justice works in mysterious ways.
The upside
Well, it has been a prosperous year so far, we won close to two hundred dollars off my relatives – and this doesn’t include the red packets. Coincidentally, on New Year’s Eve, I set up our Corner of Wealth in the livingroom. This is supposed to be the far left end of the room (when you come in the entrance). You want to place objects that remind you of abundance and wealth in this area. Here’s an easy introduction to arranging your room the fengshui way. Tell me if it works, though.
