After 21 years of not celebrating Chinese New Year at home in Malaysia, I finally got the chance to do so last year (2018). We will forever cherish the precious time spent…
Tag: Ang Pau
Hand Over the Ang Pau
“Kung Hee Fatt Chai, Auntie! Hung Pao na lai!” Of course! How clueless of me! The two boys were hustling for some “Red Envelopes containing lucky money”.
Family Tuition
“Tuition” is what we call private supplemental lessons on subjects that we don’t do well in school. I was a very lousy and disinterested student.
A Toast to Ang Pau on New Year’s Eve
One of the customs during Chinese New Year is the giving of “lai xi” (lucky money), or “ang pau” (red envelope), by married people to unmarried people.