祝大家 新年快乐 心想事成!

Christmas and New Year have passed and we are now busy preparing for Chinese New Year..... Chinese New Year also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Day, celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar and ending on the fifteenth day of the month.

When I was a child, I loved and enjoyed Chinese New Year but as I reached adolescent life, I outgrew that enthusiasm. Now, I look forward to Chinese New Year simply because it means additional non-working days for me (Yipee !!!). Others look forward to Chinese New Year because it is the time when the largest human migration takes place with Chinese all around the world returning home on Chinese New Year eve to have reunion dinner with their families and friends.

Very often, in chasing our “dreams”, we neglect our families and friends and we take them for granted because we believe that they will still be around tomorrow. It is foolish to believe so as life itself is full of uncertainities. So, as we usher in this Chinese New Year, let us share our good fortune with the people who are at the center of the circle of our life. Let us stuff our pockets with lots of love, kindness and optimism instead as there is nothing more precious in this world. If we invest in “love & kindness”, it is impossible to overpay. Give away smiles and watch them come back to us a hundred times over. Let us spend some time rekindling old friendships, strengthening new ones and reflecting on the year that has passed, and our priorities for 2006. Despite our work commitments, let us take time off to pay attention to the “whats” and “whos” that are key to our happiness - Our Health, Family and Friends. We should live our lives so that if we knew the world was coming to an end tomorrow, we would be satisfied with the memories of things we have completed rather than regretful of things that we have not.


A “wealthy” friend once said - It’s really kind of funny: Someday, we’ll look back on our lives and realize that the riches we prized… had absolutely nothing to do with money. How very true !!!!


So, I would like to start this Lunar New Year by saying "THANK YOU" to all the people that are important in my life. May you all be blessed with an abundance of health, wealth and happiness this New Year.


“Best Wishes and a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year to All “