Chinese New Year is coming up soon. No big deal really for me. It's in the middle of the month and i never actually know what the date of Chinese New Year is, according to the "old calendar".
This year will once again involve going out to dinner with family and having a feast. i'm looking forward to it. I know Chinese New Year's for chinese people is always about the family. In Hong Kong i know people would spend the entire day visiting their parents house and all the kids who have grown up, moved out and built their own families would come home.
This is nice but i've just sortta realized it's very different to our australian culture.

For us New Year's Eve is all about partying and being with friends. It's about which party you'll be at or which group of friends you'll be with. In fact, if you were to be at home with your family on New Years Eve and brave enough to tell your friends about it, you'd probably be considered a bit of a loser. (not by me off course) Totally opposite of what Chinese New Year is like.

I guess i've come to realise there are a lot of cultural differences when it comes to australians and chinese. I'd have to say i'm really starting to appreciate those differences and embrace them. it's quite cool that these differences exist as i feel privileged to be able to chose the best bits of both worlds.