CNY thought.

This year it is the first year I had spend my first Chinese New Year outside of Penang. The feeling is completely difference to spend CNY in a complete foreign land.. where it is not so "chinese" :) You still see some CNY decoration in Shopping mall and airport.. but you are not hearing the "usual" Chinese new year Theme songs that you used to hear everywhere you go... Especially so, if you are going to the shopping Mall.. You don't feel Chinese New Year.. as it is not a public holiday.. but of coz this year is an exemption.. So coincidently this year, first day of CNY falls on Australian Day.. so officially it is a holiday. I have took the opportunity to take extra day off to celebrate the new year with my family of coz.. since my younger sister is also here in Melbourne.. Nothing special for the year... except Melbourne is experiencing the hotest week in a row. It is not seen in 100 years.. the last time Melbourne is experiencing a continuous heatwave was 1904 according to the local news source.
This Ox year is not so warm welcome by everyone I guess, as the world economic is at the most chaotic state as ever seen.. Hope the economy will bottom out by mid of the year and start picking up again... Let's hope for a better year ahead of us :)