Moralic Stories.

Hey!

New year new year.

chinese new year. blah.

Anyways, here's a little something special:
一夜连双岁，五更分二年 means that the night of New Year's eve (which is also the morning of the first day of the New Year) is a night that links two years. 五更 (Wu Geng – the double hour from 0300 to 0500) is the time that separates the two years.

Quoted from wikipedia.

so yea, then so it's technically from 3am to 5am that separates the two years.
SOOO. you won't be doing anything wrong if you break your new year's resolution from 3am to 5am. Cause that's like the twilight hours, where you are neither in '08 or in '09.
heh.

Just finished watching bedtime stories online.
thought it was a good movie!

it's like... beautifully written.
Not much of a comedy though.
more of a romance flick actually.

but it's still niceeeeee.
speaking of which.

do you know that for the new year, these are the do's and don'ts(of course, some you should know already, but some are quite uncommon!)
Good luck

* Opening windows and/or doors is considered to bring in the good luck of the new year.
* Switching on the lights for the night is considered good luck to 'scare away' ghosts and spirits of misfortune that may compromise the luck and fortune of the new year.
* Sweets are eaten to ensure the consumer a "sweet" year.
* It is important to have the house completely clean from top to bottom before New Year's Day for good luck in the coming year. (however, as explained below, cleaning the house after New Year's Day is frowned upon)
* Some believe that what happens on the first day of the new year reflects the rest of the year to come. Chinese people will often gamble at the beginning of the year, hoping to get luck and prosperity.
* Wearing a new pair of slippers that is bought before the new year, because it means to step on the people who gossip about you.
* The night before the new year, bathe yourself in pomelo leaves and some say that you will be healthy for the rest of the new year.

[edit] Bad luck

* Buying a pair of shoes is considered bad luck amongst some Chinese. The character for "shoe" (鞋) is a homophone for the character 諧/谐, which means "rough" in Cantonese; in Mandarin it is also a homophone for the character for "evil" (邪).
* Getting a hair-cut in the first lunar month puts a curse on maternal uncles. Therefore, people get a hair-cut before the New Year's Eve.
* Washing your hair is also considered to be washing away one's own luck (although modern hygienic concerns take precedence over this tradition)
* Sweeping the floor is usually forbidden on the first day, as it will sweep away the good fortune and luck for the new year.
* Saying words like "finished" and "gone" is inauspicious on the New Year, so sometimes people would avoid these words by saying "I have completed eating my meal" rather than say "I have finished my meal."
* Talking about death is inappropriate for the first few days of Chinese New Year, as it is considered inauspicious.
* Buying books is bad luck because the character for "book" (書/书) is a homonym to the character for "lose" (輸/输).
* Avoid clothes in black and white, as black is a symbol of bad luck, and white is a traditional Chinese funeral colour.
* Foul language is inappropriate during the Chinese New Year.
* Offering anything in fours, as the number four (四), pronounced sì, can sound like "death" (死) in Chinese. See tetraphobia.
* Also you should never buy a clock for someone or for yourself because, a clock in Chinese tradition means your life is limited or "the end" which is also forbidden
* Avoid medicine and medicine related activities (at least on the first day) as it will give a bad fortune on your health and lessen the luck you can obtain from New Years


hmmmm. so looks like tomorrow is kinda symbolic, since:
* Some believe that what happens on the first day of the new year reflects the rest of the year to come. Chinese people will often gamble at the beginning of the year, hoping to get luck and prosperity.

Soooo. It's like a real 'bedtime story' plot!
like what you after 5am, will reflect what will happen to you for the rest of the year!
ok. so no computer tmr. study tmr. and since i needa go with my mum and go around singapore's temples, and got a lunch thingy at 4pm with dad's side of the family. won't really have time to get tempted and stuff anyways. haha.

What good stuff happens tomorrow is going to happen for the rest of the year.
heh. you never know what could happen!