Man am I ever homesick. At this time of year in China, we get a month of break, AND we get to light fireworks...
I miss my relatives, and the general atmosphere. I like crowded places, it gives you a sense of anonymity. You also get a tonne of money, with seven or eight relatives, you can get up to $800. That's pretty insane...
to every Chinese, Oriental, Asian, or even Western people...
HAPPY CHINESE/LUNAR NEW YEAR!
May the year of the Pig bring you much joy and happiness in you lives.
By the way, Chinese New Year is about excitement, and almost chaotic... Last night, New Year's Eve, should have been a day of much noise, and rejoicing, but since it's against the law in Canada, they had to ruin the tradition for us...
Here's a video of fireworks from my home"town" or like a town of 3 million people:
That is all from civilians firing fireworks, none of it from the government. This mass firework shooting begins at midnight.
This video doesn't come close to how crazy it gets, but it at least shows a bit of it...
Want more information on Chinese/Lunar New Year/ Spring Festival? Here's some information from wikipedia:
The Lunar New Year, also celebrated by Koreans, Vietnamese, Mongolian, etc. for hundreds of years, is called Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year, etc. by other peoples and known in Chinese as the Spring Festival (Simplified Chinese: 春节; Traditional Chinese: 春節; pinyin: Chūnjié) or the Lunar New Year (Simplified Chinese: 农历新年; Traditional Chinese: 農曆新年; pinyin: Nónglì xīnnián). It is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays (The second most important one is the Moon Festival). The festival proper begins on the first day of the first lunar month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival (Simplified Chinese: 元宵节; Traditional Chinese: 元宵節; Mandarin Pinyin: yuánxiāojié; Min Nan pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-siau-chiat). Lantern Festival is also known as the fifteenth night (Mandarin Chinese: 十五晚; pinyin: shíwǔwǎn or Min Nan Chinese: 十五暝; pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-gō·-mê).
-Wikimedia
Here's a link: Chinese New Year
So once again, keep yourself safe, and enjoy the next new year...
-=n0n4m3=-
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Valentine's Day
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I quote Jamie Gardiner, "I don't have a valentine's date because I didn't foreward a chain letter!!!!" Now, back to the theme...
As you all know it is Valentine's, and I believe today is a day of loving. Not only between couples, but for everything. You can express your love to a cup of coffee, because it made you more awake, you can express your love towards your parents... etc... etc... so there shouldn't be any people having the excuse of "not having a date." As long as you express your love, you are celebrating Valentine's day.
But of course... I started to wander, how did Valentine's day start? Who was Valentine?
Here's what I found:
"Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards, candy, or donations to charities, often anonymously. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished."
--wikimedia--
didn't tell me much... so I stopped searching... if you want to read more, here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day
Alright,
I'm not the most exprienced with love, nor am I the most romantic; but I can say this, I love this site, and to every viewer, I love you! Now, if you want this love to spread, spread this url... tell as many people you know about this amazing website. Really, this is not for our gain, more for raising our efforts and enthusiasm to update this website. And please, just make a quick little comment to every update, it tells us there are viewers, and the viewers like the post. It can be as simple as "This sucks" but we know what you really mean...
if you did not like a post, express how you didn't like it
if you feel a post was offensive, express how it was offensive etc... etc...
We, the people from LMOM, is working hard to make this site better, we are in the process of getting a new template, we are also thinking of starting a forum... maybe even a radio show?
We want to know what you think about this... do us a favour and post a comment...
back to my usual vid dump:
Love Corner
Fast Food Love
WaterBoy
Pick Your Own Adventure: Valentine's Date
Go take a look, absolutely fun and hilarious...
Atomfilms: Spelling Bee
A bit Anti-Valentine's... but worth watching...
So once again another post done...
On behalf of the LMOM crew, happy Valentine's day!!
-=n0n4m3=-
As you all know it is Valentine's, and I believe today is a day of loving. Not only between couples, but for everything. You can express your love to a cup of coffee, because it made you more awake, you can express your love towards your parents... etc... etc... so there shouldn't be any people having the excuse of "not having a date." As long as you express your love, you are celebrating Valentine's day.
But of course... I started to wander, how did Valentine's day start? Who was Valentine?
Here's what I found:
"Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards, candy, or donations to charities, often anonymously. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished."
--wikimedia--
didn't tell me much... so I stopped searching... if you want to read more, here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day
Alright,
I'm not the most exprienced with love, nor am I the most romantic; but I can say this, I love this site, and to every viewer, I love you! Now, if you want this love to spread, spread this url... tell as many people you know about this amazing website. Really, this is not for our gain, more for raising our efforts and enthusiasm to update this website. And please, just make a quick little comment to every update, it tells us there are viewers, and the viewers like the post. It can be as simple as "This sucks" but we know what you really mean...
if you did not like a post, express how you didn't like it
if you feel a post was offensive, express how it was offensive etc... etc...
We, the people from LMOM, is working hard to make this site better, we are in the process of getting a new template, we are also thinking of starting a forum... maybe even a radio show?
We want to know what you think about this... do us a favour and post a comment...
back to my usual vid dump:
Love Corner
Fast Food Love
WaterBoy
Pick Your Own Adventure: Valentine's Date
Go take a look, absolutely fun and hilarious...
Atomfilms: Spelling Bee
A bit Anti-Valentine's... but worth watching...
So once again another post done...
On behalf of the LMOM crew, happy Valentine's day!!
-=n0n4m3=-
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