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  We are celebrating the year of OX in this Chinese New Year 2021.  It is a customs culture to bring along a gift when visiting relatives and friends during Chinese New Year. While other cultures may not so particular on the gift but with the Chinese, there a throng of taboo to avoid. For example Fruits - Avoid pears since the Chinese words are similar sounds like parting. Buy the mandarin oranges instead since the Chinese word sounds like Gold. Flowers - Do not send cut flowers because these generally represent for funerals. Play safe by avoiding gifting someone with something to brings bad luck for the whole year. For those who are not aware of this, can give the most staples CNY goodies which also has an auspicious good meaning to show your sincerity. 1. Pineapple Tarts (Good Fortune) Pineapple is called 'ong lai' in Hokkien. If literally translates it means ' prosperity or good fortunes has come. You will never miss pineapples tarts during Chinese New Year. Most people ...

Yeay! my officemate gave me one jar of CNY homemade cookies... Yummy... thanks to her mum. I have chance to taste Dragon cookies, chocolate chips,cashew nuts cookies, peanut cookies,green pea cookies, pineapple tarts, butter cookies and ... owwhhhh did I left out anything??? mmmmm all in my stomach. hehehe...Thank you Auntie... xie xie nie ...I get myself one Chinese Godmother hahahaha... suppose to take photo of all that yummy cookies but lazy me to do so. After holiday...I am looking forward for another holiday. My life at working place is the hectic one abnd I wish I could duplicate myself and finish all. But I have been evolve... I take one at the time and not like before... I was like want to do everything at one go and give pressure to myself. Of course certain time I will deviate from the track...kekekeke but manage to let go certain things and close one of eyes and try to lead my life happier.... Life is short like many people says.... When you back home and your old folks dema...