Ushering the new year, with the death of a relative.

Ironically, I didn't even know that this year represents the lunar year. To those unmindful of this event, its a year that comes by once every four years, where February has 29 days. Matters much anyway?

Speakin of ushering the new year in, I'm really shitting much on this. My grandfather passed away on the 29th of January 2011. I was told that if a relative passes away before Chinese New Year, there will be no celebration of any sort, worst of all, no ang-pau giving. Besides that, I heard there will be no birthday celebration after the death of the relative for 3 years etc etc. Chinese traditions, I do not heed. Seriously I despise superstitions and traditions. But for the record, this is the first relative to pass away during 18 years of my life on earth.

My family tree was intact, with both grandfathers and grandmothers still alive (till 29th January of course), even a great-grandmother. So having one left the tree, this officially breaks the combo. R.I.P.

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Screw sadness, life's too short for any regrets.

It takes more strength to move on than to grieve with sadness, a man's gotta gather what's left of his manliness to pick himself up. This year ain't suppose to be a sad year, it's my college year, my happy year, my year that I don't have go back to secondary school forever.

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1 more day to the beginning of a new life. February 10 is where and when I'd take my first step into the larger world. Taylor's Lakeside Campus, I'm gonna make sure I have a hellova lifetime there.


For your entertainment, or not.


Plants vs. Zombies - Pool Level/Daytime in the Backyard, performed by yours truly. Crappy results of spontaneous playing.

Yours truly(again),
- Josh ♥ Jojo ~