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a)The special event I would like to share with everyone about this year's (2008) Chinese New Year. My mother is an indonesian-chinese, so every year we would go back to her hometown, Batam, to celebrate Chinese New year.
This year was the first year, my father did not celebrate Chinese New Year with us this year as he was working overseas. But other then that, the rest of the Chinese New Year celebrations were quite fun! In batam, the way people celebrate Chinese New Year is different from what we do in Singapore, as we could put on our own fireworks! I even took down video clips of the whole thing. It was so loud my ear drum almost burst! Its like whao! Its so different from what I've seen on television. Ther was once that the fireworks even hit my grandmother's house roof-top! Wow! Luckily, the house did not caught fire. Not only was the fireworks dangerous, it also cost a bomb! Six tubes for around $100. But I think it was quite worth it. The colours of the fireworks were simply wonderful!
Celebrating Chinese New Year was not only about collecting red packets, its also about celebrating it with your love ones, your family members. Unfortuantely, my father was not with us, but of course, we did talk to him on the phone. Although he did not say that he missed us, but from his voice we can hear that he was crying. I was so surprised that my father would have cried!
b)My family do not really celebrate christmas as a festival but treat it more like a family gathering or party as we are not christians. Early in the morning my mother would get the food for gathering ready. Her favourite dish is curry chicken, it's making me hungry even when i thinking about it. My two sisters would start figthing with each other early in the morning because of what we would be wearing for the party. They were just like Ellie and Brenda,fighting all day long.Sad to said that my father is different from jess' father. He just could not be bother with this event, all he care was the money we spent on his gathering and the food.
We do not have gift exchange like jess did. I wish that we would have gift exchange, as it sound quite fun.
During the gathering all my other family members would come to our house for dinner, this is the best part as i get a chance to chat with my cousins. They are much more better than my two irrating sisters. i think jess is more fortunate then me. Even that jess family was poor, they still celebrate it togerther and they have gift exchange.
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FLORENCE.