Let us enter the arch of new beginning. The day after the Chinese Lunar New Year(2016) Celebration. I remember before someone asked me what were the two important days in your life? I was shocked when he asked me that out of the blue. At the very first place we didn't know each other. After roughly 5 minutes of thinking I gave him an honest answer and that was a tough question though. I said first was my birthday then second was new year celebration. I right away explained why were these special. My birthday because it reminds me of how my mother exerted so much energy just to deliver me into this world. It also gives way for me to assess myself on what I've done in the previous year and my plans in the coming years. New Year Celebration as my second picked gave me a very positive impact towards life. Literally, new year celebration is just the next day of today or tomorrow of today. Everything almost didn't change just the time, date and year on your phone. But there is something really special about this celebration, apart from the loud and amazing fireworks, noisy firecrackers, festive mood and zappy people. This celebration allows you to have "New" in everything, that's why it's New Year! It's like you are entering an arch of new beginning. A second chance. It's like its setting up your mind that you are free to make a "BIG" change in your life. And that's why I love it.
Going forward it was morning after the chinese new year celebration when we went to Chinatown. I was at work during the countdown I thought this eat out would not happen. In the Philippines it is usual to celebrate the december 31 going january 1 new year countdown however for a normal filipino family, chinese new year is not celebrated extravagantly. I guess because like me and my friends instead of celebrating it separately we joined together, went to Chinatown and enjoyed the festive atmosphere with our chinese friends. Much cheaper and closer to the occasion. This is one of the great traits I guess being a Filipino although there is a colonial mentality but embracing different culture and adapting it helped me understand my surroundings. People and their actions.
The other way going to Chinatown, Manila. It was 7am when we went out from our office. We rode MRT from Pioneer station to Edsa-Pasay it was like P20 each then from there we rode LRT 1 from Edsa-Pasay to Carriedo another P20 each. It was rush hour that time and unfortunately we were like sardines inside the train. From Carriedo we walked going to Ongpin, Binondo.
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