马年大吉！

马年绑个马尾玩玩！祝大家马年大吉！ Today is the first day of the Year of Horse in Chinese lunar calendar, here I get myself　a horse tail to celebrate this festive season. GONG XI FA CAI!

My best gift for this year

Bobo's back! That's my best gift for this festive season! Happy Holidays!

The last image? Luckily not! 失踪记！

Bobo went missing for 3 days, tried to save herself from the end of the world. Finally we found her at a hidden corner in the store room. I thought this would be her last image I drawn!

Well, the Sun still rises, so MERRY CHRISTMAS!

　　我还以为这会是Bobo留下的最后倩影！

　　话说在传说中的世界末日前一天（20/12/2012），发现Bobo居然徹夜不归，到处都找不到。

　　一开始我还自我安慰並玩笑的想，不怕，她只是去躲世界末日了，末日后自然就会回来，其实希望她只是在那里玩野了，迟早会回来的，根本从心里逃避她会有不测的想法，而且这只猫非常的贪生怕死，一点风吹草动，车过人过，她早已先一步跑去躲了。离家出走？她可不捨得，这点信心我还是有滴！

　　到了傍晚却还是渺无踪跡，我开始慌了，于是一条条马路去找，一辆辆汽车底下去看，一路喊着她的名字，结果一无所获。这时眼泪开始垂，多么希望还能像平时一样在她回来时说一声，“Bobo，妳回来了！”然后心里帮Bobo ＯＳ，“废话！”

　　第二天和第三天，黎明一样到来，Bobo却还是无影无踪。抱着一线渺茫的希望开始在各大宠物领养论坛，网站和facebook上寻找她的踪跡，当然这一丝梦想也破灭了！我的心一点一点的往下沉，我对自己承诺，只要Bobo回来，我要加倍宠她，既往不咎。但是如何加倍宠她？睡床？她天天都在睡！吃喝？在能力范围內从沒亏待她，导致她严重挑食，连新鮮的水煮鸡肉和煎香的魚肉都不吃，只爱吃乾糧！睡刚舖好干净床单的床？嗯！行！只要她回来，任她睡！心里还默默祈祷，就算真失踪了，也希望是有人把她当流浪猫给抱回去养，到时她好好的表演她的才艺，也许会因此让她的新主人在网路上炫耀她的才华，进而让我发现她好好的，则心足矣！

　　昨天（23/12/2012）下午阿嫲去楼上和媳妇联络感情，问起有否看到Bobo，结果被投诉有猫在她们的床上便溺，阿嫲尝试叫声“Bobo”，结果她居然应了，原来躲在人家储藏室一个隱密的角落，叫死不敢出来，吓到涨成一团圆球，后来还是阿嫲通知我把她抱下来了。这一次真是丟脸丟到姥姥家，给补偿人家也不要，人情欠大发了！鉴于之前的承诺*，我还不能惩罚她，真正悲催！不过看到她好好的，心还是高兴滴！

　　难道她真的是去躲世界末日了？

　　日还是一样升，月还是一样落，所以大家继续庆祝圣诞节吧！圣诞快乐！


注：玛雅预言说，2012年12月21日的黑夜降临以后，12月22日的黎明永远不会到来。

 

Happy Rabbit Year! 兔年大吉！

新春大吉，祝愿大家兔年行大运，恭喜发财！

This year is the year of RABBIT! Hopefully this sweet little bunny could help us to"REVERSE" the bad luck!

IF: Winter

Wishing all my friends and blog visitors a very happy New Year!

祝愿2011年是个轻松愉快的一年，愿寒冬从此远离！新年快乐！

Happy Holidays!

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dragon Boat Festival 端午节，棕子节

Yesterday, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month on Chinese Calendar, is the "Dragon Boat Festival" or "Duanwu Festival". This festival is to commemorate the death of poet Qu Yuan (c. 340 BC - 278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu, in the Warring States Period of the Zhou Dynasty.

We celerate this festival by eating "zongzi", an angular rice ball wraps in bamboo leaves, it's yummy!

I would like to say that a great man would never be forgotten, but the fact is the delicious food related to the festival make it unforgettable! That's why nowadays, a lot of people also call this festival "zongzi festival" after the name of the festive food. :-P

More about this festival...

我的红包 My "Ang Bao"

Auntie Irene 给的红包，右边的是我的，Julia 的是那封大的
Ang Bao from Auntie Irene, the one on the right is mine, the bigger one is for Julia
　　哈哈！我拿到一封真正的红包，是新加坡的 Auntie Irene 给的，好幸福呀！谢谢 Auntie Irene！
　　I'm so glad to receive a real "Ang Bao" from Auntie Irene. Thank you Auntie Irene, that's so sweet of you!

新年礼物 My New Year Gift

　　Julia 大人发现我很喜欢垫高头睡觉，特地幇我做了这套床和枕头，好好睡哦！

　　我还有另外一份新年礼物～一个新的便盆，很漂亮罢！

　　Julia found out that I love sleeping with something supporting my head, so she made me a bed with a pillow and now I spend most of my time sleeping on it. Sweet dreams...

　　I got my New Year "Ang Bao" too, a brand new litter tray, isn't it beautiful?

恭賀新禧

　　明天就是农历新年，在这里向诸位大叔大婶，大哥大姐，小弟小妹拜年了。

　　Best wishes to all who celebrate Chinese New Year tomorrow!
　　

A Prosperous Year 新年旺旺

 

　　家里这两棵黄梨可真会应景，赶在新年前结了果！黄梨黄梨，“旺來旺來”，祝大家新年旺旺，好景连年！

　　Pineapple “黄梨”(pronounce "onn-lai" in "Hokkien" - a Chinese dialect)，which means "Here Comes the Prosperity". These pineapple plants in our yard managed to bear fruit before Chinese New Year, I assume that this is a good sign for the coming year. LOL!

The Chinese Tangerine

This is a tangerine "桔" (pronounce "ji"), a must have item for Chinese New Year. It shares the same pronunciation with the word "吉", which means "auspicious". We wish that every year comes with an auspicious beginning and the luck will continue throughout the year.
I specially dedicate this BIG "吉" to poor Sherry Rogers who's hurt her thumb. Hopefully this can console her a bit. Best Regards.

祝大家　吉祥如意，万事顺心，添寿添金，大吉大利！

IF: Tales and Legends - The Story of the Chinese Zodiac 鼠年故事

The Story of the Chinese Zodiac

The Chinese zodiac has twelve signs, here's the story of why the year of the Rat is the first year in the cycle.

Once upon a time, the Emperor announced a contest, a race for all the animals. The first twelve animals to cross the finish line will have a year named in their honor.

At that time, Cat and Rat were best friends. When they heard about the great news, they agreed they should both enter the race. The day of the race arrived. All the animals gathered at the starting line and with a "BANG!" the race began.

With fantastic speed, Rat and Cat grabbed the lead, scurrying through prickly bushes and running over grassy meadows until they came upon a vast river. The current was so strong that they could not swim across. Just as they were thinking of what to do, the sturdy Ox came upon them. Immediately the Rat came up with a brilliant idea.

"Ox, since your eyesight is very poor, let's help each other. Cat and I will get on your back and direct you across the river." The Ox agreed with the plan. He was very strong and had no trouble swimming across the river.

As the party neared the other side, The Cat crouched on the Ox’s head and swished his tail. The Rat could see that his friend was getting ready to leap onto the bank ahead of them and take the first prize. Even though they were best friends, Rat wanted to be first more than ANYTHING in the world. Without hesitating, Rat pushed Cat off Ox into the fast moving river. Then he jumped off the ox's head and got through the finish line first.

Therefore, the Emperor declared the rat as the first zodiac animal, the tired Ox as second, followed by the Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and the sluggish Pig as the last.

This is why there is no year named after the Cat. And if you’ve ever wondered why cats hate rats so much - now you know!

Wishing all of you a very Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year. Gong Xi Fa Cai!


鼠年故事
　　“万千禽兽尊为子，十二生肖独占先”。十二生肖中为何有鼠无猫，为何鼠占首位。

　　玉皇大帝为了排十二种动物先后，举办了一场竞赛，依越过终点线的先后排定名次。

　　猫与鼠本是最好的朋友。当他们听说了这一个好消息，就決定一起参加比赛。

　　比赛开始了，老鼠和猫皮披荆斩棘，一路领先，直到他们被一条波涛汹涌的大河挡住了去路。正当他们一筹莫展时，健壮的牛大哥也到了。老鼠立即想出一个好点子。

　　"牛大哥，您的视力不好，我们可以同心協力，请让猫和我在您的背部指引您过河"。牛同意了这个计划，横渡这条大河对强壮的他来说一点问题也沒有。

　　接近对岸了，猫蹲在牛的头部，尾巴搖得嗖嗖响，准备一跃上岸。老鼠看到他的朋友摩拳擦掌准备拔得头筹，他开始担心了。雖然他们是最好的朋友，但是成为第一却比什么都重要。老鼠当机立断用力把猫推下湍急的河流，然后他自己跳下牛的头部率先抵达终点。

　　因此，玉帝宣布老鼠为首位十二生肖动物，疲累的牛得了第二名，其次是虎，兔，龙，蛇，马，羊，猴，鸡和狗，慢吞吞的猪得了最后一名。

　　这就是为什么十二生肖中沒有猫。猫和老鼠也从此成了冤家！

　　祝大家新年快乐，鼠年行大运，恭喜发财！