Friday, February 04, 2011
It’s Chinese New Year. Everyone born with Zhonghua minzu or Chinese nationality simply said celebrates today’s wide-reaching occasion. I remember a colleague butting in our boss’ inquiry of who among the team has a Chinese blood, for the person to be chased for free tikoy (sticky rice usually served during the fete) today. Trifling, she pointed at me cheering in wide grin my Chinese name, Dai Ning Li.
Yes I am till today a frustrated Chinese partisan. Loving most of all Mandarin makes me want to learn more about the language, to speak fluently and to understand every conversation encounters. In fact I finished a short course for Basic Mandarin at Confucius Institute just last year, of which I still wish to continue studying in the near future. Unplanned, I have been into series of relationships with Chinese men (who unfortunately were both jerks by the way!).
Yes I am a pure Filipino but in my heart, a part of me craves to learn more about their culture, that longing to at least be knowledgeable of their customs ─ excluding their religion. Proud to having just this kind of attention to the Chinese mores, greeting everyone “Xinnian Kuaile!” gives me equal excitement as if year 2011 started at day one again! May all find real happiness amidst life’s difficulties and downsides from this day and the months onward.
Yes I am till today a frustrated Chinese partisan. Loving most of all Mandarin makes me want to learn more about the language, to speak fluently and to understand every conversation encounters. In fact I finished a short course for Basic Mandarin at Confucius Institute just last year, of which I still wish to continue studying in the near future. Unplanned, I have been into series of relationships with Chinese men (who unfortunately were both jerks by the way!).
Yes I am a pure Filipino but in my heart, a part of me craves to learn more about their culture, that longing to at least be knowledgeable of their customs ─ excluding their religion. Proud to having just this kind of attention to the Chinese mores, greeting everyone “Xinnian Kuaile!” gives me equal excitement as if year 2011 started at day one again! May all find real happiness amidst life’s difficulties and downsides from this day and the months onward.
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7 comments:
Gong Xi Fa Cai Ning Li!!!
I'm half chinese but i know only limited phrases.. LOL!
Kiong Hee Huat Tsai Ning li!
gimme tikoy! yey!! *jumping*
btw, you're tagged
http://beanizersinstincts.blogspot.com/2011/01/in-style.html
yes Ningli that kid got you tagged---and me and lancey and sie even-urfffff!!!!!
Sie did her assignment already just finished on our comment hopefully I got first before the kid---
I'll wait for your posts here
Dai Ning where is my hopia and tikoy hmp...oh and you have 4 comments already llok and still you have no reply maybe maybe...
you got tired have you been dancing the lion or the dragon dance? hehehe....
hala your late for your assignment.Professor Beany will be the one pricking your butt wahhhhhhhh...
@Iantie: Happy New Year, friend. I hope you find the answer to your question whether to go or not. ;')
@Bean: Can you give me a few naps before completing your given assignment? You have no choice anyway! hahaha
@Gracey: Yes after the head-cracking week I hope I can finish everything up for Bean's tag.
@Sie: Dancing and I were never friends! Hahaha! Gracey is always there guarding the doorstill, Bean can't move an inch closer when he sees her waving the shinning needle in her hands! ;') Hahaha
bleh!
i'm wearing a diapy made of steel!! your needles can't harm my butt!! bleh!
nO! wake up! wake up! make your homework or else..you see me in ms. sie's post? see my tattoos? see my muscles?! huh!
Gong Xi Fa Cai! A little "percentage" of me is Chinese...hehehe. I'm the 5th generation, I guess...so there's no more purity of the Chinese blood. The Chinese roots can be seen from the slanting eyes and fair skin of other family members. Definitely, not me! I'm the ugly duckling. Don't even know how to speak Chinese, neither do we celebrate CNY. Mixed marriages taken place in the family, so everything gets mess-up!
Nice post, Ning. I'm cracking up reading some comments from those who were with you in your attempt to prick "somebody's" butt. Good luck! LOL
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