SOC: Sprinkling Colour into your Life

Dominique Thoughts Stream of Conciousness

The gods of Good Fortune (Fu), Prosperity (Lu), and Longevity (Shou).

As we usher in the Year of the Dragon I’m sure that everyone is looking forward to having Good Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity. Earlier on on the week when we went to the River HongBao display down at Marina Bay besides seeing the 12 zodiac animals and dragons on display we also saw many other exhibits like the one above.

The colourful birds on display made me think about how important it is to sprinkle colour into one’s life. It is up to us to lead meaningful lives. Having the right mindset coupled with determination and a plan has made the start of 2012 more exciting and interesting for me. Things are looking good and I’m very hopeful that I’ll be able to finish all that I have planned for the month. I’m going all out to enrich myself physically, mentally and spiritually. It will certainly be a life changing 2012.

January 22, 2012

SOC: Preparing for the New Year Again

Dominique Thoughts Stream of Conciousness

Today is Chinese New Year Eve. We are having reunion dinner tonight at my parent’s house. Today is the last day of the Year of the Rabbit and tonight we will be sending away the rabbit and welcoming in the dragon. This year Chinese New Year comes very early. It’s only 23 days after we celebrated the crossing over from 2011 to 2012. Before I have time to settle into the new routines and schedule it’s celebration time again.

It is more exhausting preparing for the Chinese New Year as I besides spring cleaning there are more things to prepare to welcome the new year.

The kids are excited as they will be receiving red packets stuffed with money. It will be a great time to add to their savings in the bank. We adults on the other hand see it as a time where there is major expenses which cannot be avoided. There will be gatherings and meeting up with relatives which we seldom see.

One thing I’m certain of. This year I’m determined to take minimal Chinese New Year goodies to eat. I seriously don’t want pile on any extra pounds and jeopardize the good start I have made this year. I’m 2kg to my mid target of 60kg having lost 1kg over this festive season. That’s something to be proud of 🙂