My Wish List...#4? And about Chinese New Year.

So here's presenting the fourth(?) installment of My Wish List :

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King extended DVD
2. More Calvin and Hobbes
3. Less addiction to eBay
4. More (affordable) party heels and less office heels in the shops
5. A ticket to England that's less than RM2000
6. Lots of loaded 'ang paos' this CNY
7. A new flush handle for the toilet

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Chinese New Year

With CNY just round the corner (February 9 and 10), I'll be back in Daddy's hometown - Penang - Pearl of the Orient - recently hit by the tsunami. Not hit very badly, thank goodness, but affected all the same. I think it needs more dried beancurd and mandarins this Rooster year ;)

So here's a toast to lots of ang paos and a list for you on CNY symbols :

• Black moss seaweed and Egg Rolls = Wealth
• Dried Beancurd = Happiness
• Chicken = Happiness and Marriage or Family reunion (if served whole)
• Eggs = Fertility
• Fish (served whole) = Prosperity
• Lychee nuts = Close family ties
• (Longevity) Noodles - A long life (esp when lifted high above the table with chopsticks!!)
• Oranges = Prosperity
• Peanuts = Long life (again - although why eat to long life when Buddhists/Taoists believe in reincarnation?)
• Pomelo - Prosperity and Fertility
• Seeds - lotus seeds/watermelon seeds etc = Many children
• Mandarins/Tangerines = Luck