February 03, 2010

Lessening Festivities

Chinese New Year is just around the corner, but somehow I have yet to feel the festivities. When I walk along the streets, there is not hustling and bustling normally associated with the frenzy to get all the new year goodies.

Some of the shopping belts are relatively quiet. In the supermarkets, most people seem to go about with their routine groceries instead of engaging in new year goodies replenishment.

When I ask around, most colleagues also seem to be cutting down on their stocking up of new year goodies as year in year out, there is always wastage.

Most people are planning short regional trips due to the extended holidays. Those who are planning for the vacation seem not to skip the Chinese New Year tradition totally.

Is Chinese New Year fast becoming a dying tradition?

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