Chinese New Year is not only about good food and money. Try something new this year to make your celebration a little more meaningful and memorable.
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1. Love that CNY dish on the table? Learn the key ingredients from your mum.
Love that dish your aunt made for CNY dinner? Ask her for the ingredients.
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2. Coordinate an epic family portrait photoshoot
3. Attempt a ‘Then and Now’ photo with your siblings and cousins
Reminisce your childhood with your siblings, cousins and childhood friends
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4. Call up that friend overseas. It’s not easy spending CNY away from home.
Call up that friend you’ve been wanting to say hi to for the longest time
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5. Put down your phone when visiting relatives
Put down your smartphone during dinners with friends and family
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6. Peel a mandarin orange for your little cousins
Peel a mandarin orange for your little cousins
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7. Take 10 seconds to admire the beautiful patterns on your ang pow before tearing it open
Take some time to really admire the beautiful patterns on your Ang Pow before tearing it open
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8. Give out mandarin oranges to an old folks home near you
Go to the local old folks home and give them some mandarine oranges, and CNY joy
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9. Sincerely compliment someone on how they look
Give your friend a sincere compliment on how good they look in their new CNY clothes
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10. Notice the wrinkles on the faces of your parents. Give them a hug.
Notice the fine lines and wrinkles on your grandparents’, and parents’ face
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11. Ask your grandparents a question about their lives when they were 20-somethings
12. Last but not least, smile, be present wherever you go and have fun!
Last but not least, smile and have fun!
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Happy Chinese New Year dear readers, we hope you have a wonderful year!
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