Monkey It Up
Added 2016-02-10 04:39:16 +0000 UTCChinese New Year is always a time for Chinese families to get together and rekindle after a long time apart. There is shared food, stories, and Hong Baos (red envelopes full of money).
It's a lucky time if you are not married yet, because you will be showered in cash for a few days, but for us married folk, it is a time to relieve yourself of your hard earned rambos (RMB).
I'm a generous guy, but flinging hundos at people's kids I don't even know is not my idea of fun.
Chinese New Year is a weird thing for us foreigners. If you are not part of a family celebration, it can be a sad time. Streets are empty, restaurants closed, and there isn't much to do.
But if you get invited to a family celebration, the sky is full of fireworks, the food and drink plentiful, and good times are had.
It's a pretty cool time of year.
Happy year of the monkey from laowhy86! 新年快乐！！！
