i've always enjoyed chu er.this year is much the same,if not better.
the congregation of everyone, the extension of families, the get-together and interact sessions...they are all very, fufilling. =]

Every year, i will get to see different things, many movements, significant changes. I think a new-born baby really breathes life into a family.haha. this year, i have a 7-month old cutie nephew.my cousin's son.Woo. I'm officially an UNCLE. woots. When u are a baby, you are the center of attraction. Every single person is able to draw joy from u; u seem to have the invisible strength to make people happy. Laughters never stop coming. perhaps it's the innocence we are witnessing, and perhaps it's the way a baby stoopid-ishly behaves, which we deem it as funny. or perhaps thats the ideal environment we have all yearned to be in (but we can never turn back), and we are smiling becos the baby will not be facing harsh reality so soon. it's really heart-warming to see a baby crawling on the floor/shrieking whenever he likes it/crying when he feels like. For once, u are so protected. so loved. so appreciated. Isnt that what all of us require? Love, care, guidance. I always believe that everyone is tender inside, no matter how toughened or strong one externally portrays. Those are human needs, our basic needs. I dont believe anyone can fend well without any of these. Emotional concern, tender loving care. Nobody is strong in this world.

Taking a step back, this cny break has been much fruitful in terms of what i call the 'big-picture' knowledge. i've finally begin to understand the meaning of life. Okay, thats too blunt a way to put it, but really, i see the purpose of each and everyone of us here. We are here for a cause. and thats none other than transfering and sharing. passing the baton. generation after generation. I m sure all of us want the younger ones to lead better lives than us.every parent would agree with that.We would love to see improvements.improvements to areas where we lack and overlook.improvements in areas where we hope they can deliver. Raising a child isnt easy.it really isnt.any of the following is sure to turn anyone off : changing diapers, baby bathing, baby constant look-out, baby feeding, sleepless interrupted nights(not for months, but years), and many more. Given the above, who in the right mind would want to take up all these? Yet many do. They are willing to sacrifice. They know the meaning of love. Imagine now,we are already 20. Our parents really deserve the credit.for being so noble, for being themselves, for being understood the purpose of life. RESPECT.

Let me just ask you a question. What do you want to feel just before you step into the coffin?
Still thinking about money? A sense of achievement? A feeling of contentment? You judge yourself.

What legacy would you want to leave behind?

And I imagine myself 10 years down the road. My uncles and aunts will be old. Really old. And the same goes for my parents. I will be 30.
What will i be telling my nephews,nieces then?

~*~

Renewal of life is the big picture. And i think i like being with my relatives, after all.