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Happy Chinese "Niu" Year!

vonnie
edited January 2009 in General
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

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How much money did'ya get?
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  • DaNoobie
    edited January 2009
    sadly, my parents stopped giving me money a long time ago =/
  • hikin
    edited January 2009
    same here.
  • Student0667
    edited January 2009
    Happy Chinese New Year everyone. Love the "Niu" pun there, Vonnie!

    I will probably be getting close to $200 this year, according to the agreements made between my parents and my aunts and uncles.
  • vonnie
    edited January 2009
    ^agreements!? lol.

    You're suppose to keep receiving money until you get married!!

    I got $100 so far from the BF's family.
    Nothing from my parents yet ;(
  • DaNoobie
    edited January 2009
    what your bf's parents give you money? man lucky much?
  • vonnie
    edited January 2009
    DaNoobie;46045 said:
    what your bf's parents give you money? man lucky much?
    Haha, not just parents. His billion Aunts and Uncles too.
    Well, the first year I got like $30 total. 2nd year I got $50-something.
    This year I got $100. Maybe I'll get more next year :D
  • DaNoobie
    edited January 2009
    seems like a good reason to never get married/have more boyfriends
  • Student0667
    edited January 2009
    vonnie;46042 said:
    ^agreements!? lol.

    You're suppose to keep receiving money until you get married!!
    I know I will become a laughing stock for this, but might as well share it. Yes, I am suppose to keep receiving money until I get married. However, my aunts and uncle always agree ahead of time as to how much we will give each other. That way, we won't over give or under give to prevent embarassment.
  • schmoey
    edited January 2009
    vonnie;46034 said:
    Happy Chinese "Niu" Year!
    Oh vonnie, you so clever.
    DaNoobie;46050 said:
    seems like a good reason to never get married/have more boyfriends
    Haha for $100/year? You sure sell out easily :P
  • imelting
    edited January 2009
    only from my mom, she gave me a hundred
  • primexx
    edited January 2009
    Student0667;46053 said:
    I know I will become a laughing stock for this, but might as well share it. Yes, I am suppose to keep receiving money until I get married. However, my aunts and uncle always agree ahead of time as to how much we will give each other. That way, we won't over give or under give to prevent embarassment.
    a lot of families do this actually
  • JayDub
    edited January 2009
    I don't believe in the Chinese New Year thus I don't get any money.
  • Jimmy
    edited January 2009
    no luck for me
  • DaNoobie
    edited January 2009
    might be the whole, you're not Chinese thing
  • flo-ra
    edited January 2009
    I haven't seen my parents all day so far, so no money yet. Next week will be the family dinner with all my aunts and uncles, so I'm looking forward to that.

    Happy New Year everyone!
  • Magnificent_BastardMagnificent_Bastard
    edited January 2009
    JayDub;46069 said:
    I don't believe in the Chinese New Year thus I don't get any money.
    Well I don't believe in Jesus, but he still sends Santa to bring me Christmas presents every year, so it's all good.
  • Kingsley
    edited January 2009
    I think the tradition is you get money if you're unmarried, if you're not working, or if you're a senior. lol. funny enough i read it in Richmond News, a white newspaper, detailing the tradition of the Chinese New Year.

    GONG HAY GONG HAY, (the more popular saying these days)
  • Peter
    edited January 2009
    I received $120 from my parents, which will go towards some bills and Salsa class.
  • siuying
    edited January 2009
    i haven't received any from my parents yet.. but i got a packet from my boss today and will be getting packets from family and relatives tml.. and then from ppl at work on wed.. so i'll see when i get my hands on them.. X)

    last year i got about... $180 in total?
  • JayDub
    edited January 2009
    Magnificent_Bastard;46084 said:
    Well I don't believe in Jesus, but he still sends Santa to bring me Christmas presents every year, so it's all good.
    Lies, your family lives in buttfuck nowhere Ontario, you worked on Christmas.
  • Shi2
    edited January 2009
    Did anyone wash their hair tonight?
  • anonymous1
    edited January 2009
    I got $10. :P
    If only my relatives lived here and not in Hong Kong...
  • schmoey
    edited January 2009
    Shi2;46108 said:
    Did anyone wash their hair tonight?
    So far nope. I got a haircut like two days ago though lawl.
  • DaNoobie
    edited January 2009
    whats with the wash hair thing? I went to the gym so I had to shower
  • schmoey
    edited January 2009
    Something about washing away your fortune (homonymous with hair) I think?
  • vonnie
    edited January 2009
    Shi2;46108 said:
    Did anyone wash their hair tonight?
    I washed mine this morning :)
    anonymous1;46110 said:
    I got $10. :P
    If only my relatives lived here and not in Hong Kong...
    ALL my relatives live in HK too.
    My friends relatives SEND money to her from HK :( Mine don't.
    schmoey;46114 said:
    Something about washing away your fortune (homonymous with hair) I think?
    Bingo :)


    ETA: I didn't get any from my parents... But I got one at work! lol.... a loonie. And not those chocolate ones either.
  • siuying
    edited January 2009
    i washed my hair first thing on new year's morning.. =P i've pissed my mom a couple of times doing that.. i think the worse was going to a new year's gathering and i was wearing all white.. :tongue:
  • buflibufli
    edited January 2009
    siuying;46131 said:
    i washed my hair first thing on new year's morning.. =P i've pissed my mom a couple of times doing that.. i think the worse was going to a new year's gathering and i was wearing all white.. :tongue:
    (forgive my ignorance, since im not azn)
    but im guessing all these things are superstitions that ur not supposed to do? btw whats the history behind them?
  • flo-ra
    edited January 2009
    What? I had no idea I wasn't supposed to wash my hair...
  • imelting
    edited January 2009
    stupidstitions

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