lemonade and love♥

melody , novyy , qiulin , vivien
13 going 14
melody :19 june
novyy : 7 november
qiulin : 31 october
vivien : 6 march
Pasir Ris secondary.
singlicious <3




♥February 2008

Our group, consisting of Melody, Novrianti, Qiulin and Vivien, celebrated two festivals together before. That is Chinese New Year and New Year's Eve ( 31.12.every year ) This is how we celebrated it, and how we feel :

We celebrate New Year's Eve together. To mark the end of another year, and also to welcome the new upcoming year with cheerful smiles and vibrant laughter. Celebrating the New Year's Eve together bonded our friendship more and ever, and made us treasure each other more, make us realise that we're not taking each other for granted, and that, we do cherish this special frienship, which means alot to us. Counting down the seconds, made us happier than ever, thanking everything in this world, that we have one another as close friends. It's just that easy for us, sometimes. :D

As for Chinese New Year, which ends today, we celebrated it together by going to one another's house to wish them good wealth and health for this new year, and also, not forgetting the red packets given by one another's parents'. (: We would meet up in the morning, and then set off to the nearest possible place and then slowly travelling from one home to another. In the end, we'll end up in our own house, which would be the last stop for all of us. Meeting each other means alot to us, we get to see each other in our new clothings, and we will wish each other the best greeting we can think up of. That was how we celebrated the two festivals, though it wasn't something big or extra-ordinary, it was a happy and memorable occassion for us, because it shows that we have bonded very well as good friends, becoming more of like sisters than normal friends do. (:

Celebrating festivals with one another is indeed a true lesson of having fun with friends and the importance of having friends. We feel happy, at the same time, blessed and glad, that we have one another in this world, who can share the festivals spending time with us. That's what friends are for. Friends till the end.


hahs..mine is the last>.<

well anyway..my experience was totally different from jess.
because jess and his family went to church on easter day while i don't even celebrate easter day..
well actually i don't even know when is it actually..so i don't really bother as no one in my family knew either.

well..for christmas..jess went searching for a gift for leslie and spent christmas with her in terabithia.
for me..christmas means the day to receive and open those presents^^
hahs..not really i would need to beg for my present before christmas so that i would have one>.<
i know its like very funny but its true..
i really need to go to the extend of asking for it, if not i would not even have a present..

so thats all the differences in celebrating easter and christmas between jess and me.


vivien (13)
To compare my celebration of Christmas and Easter was so much different from Jess's experience.



During Christmas, my friends and I exchanged presents between each other. For Jess, he did not have money to buy presents for his friends, not even for himself. Whereas his sisters are just too occupied with the preparation of christmas presents. He thought of something to buy for Leslie but finds it hard to get anything good.



My family would usually goes out for dinner and followed by shopping, and i will get to buy lots of stuffs. (: Jess also celebrated his christmas with his family but he didn't enjoy it very much.



During Easter, Jess's family will go to the church. Whereas, my family don't. We will just treat it like a normal holiday, which is just another day which we can get a break from all our busy studying and work. (:


For me , i did not have any celebrations for both Easter and Christmas day.Either i go out with my friends or i would stay at home , lazing around.

During Easter day , Jess and his family , including Leslie , went to the church. That was not practiced in my family, partly because i am not a christian. Therefore , my family and i will used this day to enjoy ourselves. How do we pamper ourselves ? We will wake up late in the morning , ordering food etc. Because holiday comes once in a blue moon , pampering ourselves once in a while won't harm .We would also have family outings , or we will all gather in my parents' room and watch a DVD.

As for christmas , i don't exchange present with my family members , which Jess does. That is why i don't have to worry or quarrel with my brothers over money. Sometimes , i exchange presents with my friends , only close friends. So , what did my family and i do during christmas ? We would have small little talks , or we would have family outings , again.
That was my experiences. Different from Jess , right ? ;D

well..first day of chinese new year was not that bad..
woke up at about 9+.
my mother told me to quickly get ready so that we would reach my grandmother's house earlier.
so,i go and get my shower n thn wore my new clothes ^^

on the first day i wore a blue blouse witt my white skinnys..
so nice larhh..i so love it actually
then i went to called my mother to help me put liduid eyeliner>.<
i only know how to use pencil der..
then i went to my grandmother's house..then went to my mother mother house then..then..i cant remember>.<
i got to met up with some of my cousins..some which i have not seen for a long time


the second day was not bad at all
more cousins came to visit my mother's mother! nearly all came!
i was so happy..some i have not seen in lyk 2 years..they came!
well,most of my cousins are from my mother's side okay i mean all..

well that all i can remember^^ cos i really cant tink of anything that really happened..
and obviously i received more "ang baos"^^ and i was overwhelmed
hahs..

the third day i went to my mother's boss house..okay it was not very fun because i don't really know them all..then i went to visit my mother's mother again!!i don't know why but i like to go there..its so fun>.<
because i can play with my cousins..

the fourth day i went to my another cousin's house^^ she is my closes cousin since young..(when my other cousins came to visit my mother's mother,they go to de hong's house)
dehong my cousin^^ hahs
well, anyway, i didnt really go many places but i am really happy^^



vivien(13)
Jess and his family went to the church during the easter holiday, something that i dont, since i dont celebrate easter's holiday. Easter for me is to be spent at home, talking to family members about our everyday lives, instead of going to the church, like what Jess and his family does.





As for Christmas, Jess went around to search for the perfect gift to be given to Leslie. As for me, Christmas was spent with my family members. Waking up late till the late morning is a must-have for all of us, since a public holiday comes once in a while. Then we'll wake up, go outside to have our brunch, sometimes at the nearby coffee-shop or the nearby hawker centre. From the late afternoon onwards, we'll go shopping, usually at Parkway Parade. Things were like that for a few years now. While Jess would spend time with Leslie to visit Terabithia.






Hey peoples ! okays , I am writing about Chinese New Year! ;D
Last year’s was great. FUN and ENJOYABLE are the words to describe.
Chinese New Year was celebrated at my house last year.
This year , Chinese New Year was celebrated at my uncle’s house.
Red packets are my favorite !
i think its every child's favourite.
Because this is when money come in. hahahhahhahas

My family did spring cleaning together.
Tired but fun.
Co-operation and teamwork , or rather family work was there.
Soon , we finish the cleaning.
I think my family relationship is GREAT!
After everyone have bath , we went out for our dinner .
I LOVE MY FAMILY ~

6th of February , my family went to my uncle’s house for reunion dinner.
I believe everyone enjoyed themselves there.
We chatted and laugh our heads off.
Pictures ?
Ohh , we have loads of them.
I shall post it later yeah ?

7th of February was Chinese New Year !
Red packets ! Red packets !
Money money money (:
Everyone gather together, though we have family gathering often ,
but this is the time when everyone gets together and have small little talks.
How I love Chinese New Year .
Laughter filled the whole house.
i went there at noon and came back at night.
Ohhs , i spent so much time there , what did i do ?
I did loads of thing. playing volleyball is one of them.
I found out that some of my relatives play volleyball too.
Ate my dinner there and my father drove us home.

On 8th of February , my family went to my uncle’s house.
Nah, not the same uncle! This time is the one from my mother side.
Another gathering. This time, its not as crowded , as there is lesser people there.
Red packets was collected (:
Actually , the house was quiet ,
almost everyone as quiet. No one speak up.
But , after a while , we began to talk.
I guess no one could stand the quietness right ?
We went off at 4.
We drove to city hall first , because my brother is meeting his friend at city hall mrt station.
After he got off , it was left with me and my parents.
Initially , we went to bugis , because we wanted to walk around.
To our surprise , the bugis' street was so deserted.
All the shops were close.
Thus , we drove to tampines.
There are more people there and shops were open .
We shop around till 7 and went to eat our dinner at kfc.
After eating , my parents and i went home.
HOME SWEET HOME.

On the third day , i did not go anwhere.
My mother's friend come to our house .
they did not give red packets.
that cause me and my brothers to complain.
I spent the whole day at home.
Soon after my mother's friends left ,
me and my brothers began counting our money.
i won't say how much i got , this is for safety reasons (:

My chinese new year celebration was great !
i LOVE LOVE LOVE Chinese New Year !


Chinese New Year is not over. Yet.
Today is the last day of the happy occassion. But let me recount what happened during the first few days of the festival.

Went back to Indonesia on CNY eve. Saw alot of family members. It was such a happy thing to see alot of your family members. So it was considered as a family gathering right? :D
Saw my aunts, uncles, cousins. Played with the younger generation as well. Night came, and we had our reunion dinner. There was a lot of food, all of which is my mother's cookings. yum, yum (:
after the dinner, we helped with the dishes and sat down to chit-chat. Stayed until 2.30am with my cousins and some of the aunts and uncles. Gambling kept us up all night. :D

First Day
Woke up at around 8+ and wished everyone a Happy Chinese New Year, with all those normal greetings. Good health, prosperity, wealth etc. After the greetings came the red packets. :DDDD
everyone was so happy when the red packets were presented. of course, who doesn't like money?
Then after that we bathed. Put on our new clothings etc. (: took some pictures, and my sister and I set off to go to my neighbour's house. Met up with them, and collected red packets from their parents as well. Then we set off to other neighbours' house. We're all close neighbours, arent we? ( when we're on the mission to collect red packets ) :D
Returned home at around 2+. no such luck on the first day. but it's okay for us, because we heard from our parents that alot of relatives are coming at night to pay us the greetings. SO, more red packets in the night. Which made us look forward to night-time.

Second Day / Third Day
nothing much. we just stayed at home and waited for people to give us red packets. erm, i mean greetings. (:
collected much red packets for this day already. at about 19. for two days, that was so powerful. (:

Fourth Day
went back to Singapore at late afternoon.
nothing much in Singapore .. -.-

That was my chinese new year, some how, its different from the other years.. but i still have alot of red packets (:

Novrianti (3)
Chinese New Year had past for like weeks, it is rather fun and enjoyable. This can be one of the most enjoyable Chinese New Year as the first day was one thursday, followed by Friday. Altogether, there was a 4 days break.

The first day of Chinese New Year, i went to my maternal grandmother's house. woke up rather early, was at my grandmother house at 10plus? We visited my grandmother, my uncle and aunt.
Later at around 11 plus, we went to my great aunt's house. We greeted our great uncle, great aunt, and my aunts. We had our lunch over there. It was a delicious meal. There was chilli prawns, steamed fish, braised duck and many other dishes.

The adults were chatting about Chinese New Year's events while my aunts , cousins and me were playing in de room with my two other little cousins. They were Kaijie and Kaixian.







We had fun playing with the brothers as it was long since we last played with little kids. When we were about to leave, all of us were sad.

After that we set off for my paternal aunt's house. The travelling distance was long as they luved at Boon Lay. We reached there at around 3 o'clock. We had some snacks, and followed by television shows after that.

My cousins and I gathered in the room, we chatted about how is school and life. The last time we met was nearly a year ago. Later on, we played black jack. I lost a few dollars to my cousins, they were simply experts for me. I'm just unable to beat them.

Finally it was time to go, the adults arranged to meet up on the coming sunday at my first uncle's house. I'm really looking forward to that day because if there wasn't a meet up, the next time we meet will be the next Chinese New Year.

We took a bus to Boon Lay interchange, mrt-ed down to Eunos. Took a bus to my babysitter's house. Upon reaching, we saw a different story, it was the adults gambling. It was the other way round.

We had our lunch, had some time with my babysitter's grandchildren. They were Javier and Aidon.



no, don't be shy...



... and please dun hop away



yeah! a nice pose, but just for Javier.

After that went home, it was a long day and all of us were dead beat.

The second day of Chinese New Year, we went to my paternal great uncle's house. They lived very near, so we just walked there.

Came home after that, we waited for my grandmother to come. When she reached, we went to waterloo street to pray. Shop-ed a little at bugis, but most of the shops were closed. Went to my grandmother's house.

Had dinner over there, went home after that.

The second day was rather short, so it just ended like that.

The third day of Chinese New Year was spent at home, i watched over 20 episodes of a korean drama. After dinner, we my mother and me went shopping at Tampines Mall and Century Square. Went home rather late as there wasn't school de following day.

The forth day of Chinese New Year, we went to my first uncle's house after lunch. Upon reaching, we had sharkfin. At 3, we at steamboat, i'm too full. so just had a little.

Cousins and I played blackjack again. we also played Big Two, which is also called Dai Di in Cantonese. We didn't play with money but scores instead this time round. There were actually some improvements in my skills. At least i won in some of the games.

Was supposed to go to my mother's friend's house, but my father was playing mahjong with my uncles and aunts. So we postpone it to another day.

We stayed for dinner, steamboat, as usual I didn't eat much. After that my first and third aunt came to our house. They had part of dinner at our house as my parents had cooked curry chicken earlier in the day.

They praised that it was yummy, but i don't think so. Perharps I had ate them all the time making me sick of the dish.

They went of at nearly 10, cleared up the mess, bathed and prepare to sleep. This was how the day ended.