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Chap Goh Mei considered as Chinese Valentine’s Day
CHAP Goh Mei, which is Hokkien for “15th night”, symbolises the end of the Chinese New Year. The festival’s origins are uncertain, as there are many legends surrounding it.
Legend has it that a beautiful crane flew down to earth from heaven only to be slaughtered by some villagers.
The crane was the Jade Emperor’s favourite crane, and he was angered by its death. He vowed vengeance against the villagers.
On the 15th lunar day, the Jade Emperor planned to send a storm of fire down. But his daughter, Zhi Nu, took pity on the villagers.
She warned the villagers about their impending doom, and they were troubled as they could not see a way out.
Then, a wise man from another village came up with the suggestion for every family to hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets and set off firecrackers on the 14th, 15th and 16th lunar days. On the 15th day, the troops descended from heaven with orders to incinerate the village, but saw that it was already “ablaze” and returned to report to the Jade Emperor.
Since then, people celebrated the anniversary of the 15th lunar day every year by carrying lanterns on the street and setting off firecrackers.
To some, Chap Goh Mei is known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day.
This is because a long time ago Chap Goh Mei was the only day that young maidens were allowed to dress up and stroll on the street, albeit having to be accompanied by fierce chaperones.
Young men would then go out, hoping to catch a sight of the rarely-seen maidens.
Young women also went to temples to pray, hoping for the heavens to send them a suitable match.
Matchmakers took the opportunity to strike up marriages between eligible individuals.
Another ancient practice saw young maidens throwing oranges into the lakes. The belief was that the man who picked up their orange would be their future match.
The Mandarin oranges would also symbolise the presence of a maiden of marriageable age. This tradition has survived till present times.
Today, Malaysians tend to congregate around bodies of water at night. Lanterns inscribed with wishes are lit, providing a sparse light source, and some are released into the night.
Eligible bachelorettes inscribe Mandarin oranges with their names and their contact numbers, and then throw them into lakes or ponds. Young men hoping to meet new people will wait with nets to fish out the oranges.
These days, single men and women alike throw inscribed oranges in the spirit of celebrating Chap Goh Mei in a fun way.
Some people write good wishes on their oranges, while others are just looking to meet new people. Granted, there are some who are looking for that special person, whether or not they believe in the likelihood of it happening through a chance introduction via a mandarin orange!
For some youths, it’s just a quaint tradition, a day to mark the end of celebrating the lunar new year.
Thank you!
Dear friends, Thank you so much for making my birthday even more special with all your wonderful wishes! Trust me, it definitely means a lot! ♥ Hugs hugs ♥
Trust
Please [do this] by this Friday 6-Jan-2012. I will do spot check and will report to XXX those who do not [do so] by 23.59 this Friday 6-Jan-2012.Got this e-mail from my fellow colleague. I was rather offended by the e-mail. I've been doing this for the past 3 years and we never had any problems with it. So why all of a sudden, there's a need to do spot check and report to XXX? Where's the trust that we have always had? I guess if he framed the e-mail in a nicer way, I'll gladly comply and get it done by the deadline. I totally agree on why we need to get it done by then. But "threatening" your fellow colleague with that is just not right. I think the second sentence is superfluous. Please trust your fellow colleague, they have been doing this as long as you do if not longer. I really do not wish to receive this kind of e-mail any more.
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May this Christmas end the present year
on a cheerful note and make way
for a fresh and bright new year.
Wish your Christmas
be filled with peace and love.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Dr Gerald's P&T Treat cum R3 Retreat
Date: 23rd December 2011
Time: 6.15pm
Venue: Hyatt Hotel (Straits Kitchen)
Jane, Ken, Chun Yian, Yiwei and Yan Yan joined us for the dinner too. It was great being able to catch up with the graduated RAs after almost 1.5 years.
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When you hear tween, you think of the surfactant not the age group.
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You flinch when you hear the word "significant".
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SOB is not an insult, it's what you grow your bugs in.
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No-one in your family has any idea what you do.
You can make a short film in power point.
You consider a green laser pointer to be science bling.
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And you have 5 of them with different types of water.
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You own invitrogen t-shirts and actually wear them.
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You've used kimwipes as kleenex.
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The scent of latex reminds you of work, not play.
You're looking for a cooking book by maniatis.
You've made dry ice grenades.
You've lost many friends to ice grenades...
You open the toothpaste with one hand.
You wash your hands before and after using to the washroom.
When you hear tween, you think of the surfactant not the age group.
For you, media is something which increases your culture.
You can identify organs on roadkills.
You have a callus on your thumb.
You use the word "aliquot" in regular sentences.
Sometimes you momentarily vanish from social activities because of a timepoint.
You've never worn a clean lab coat.
You don't fear rodents, rodents fear you.
You say "orders of magnitude" in regular sentences.
You flinch when you hear the word "significant".
Showing up at 10AM and having a coffee is a productive day.
You can't stand god-like physicians, while secretly wishing you had their job.
You're very good at diluting things.
You're also very good at transferring small amounts of liquid between containers.
You are fed up of people saying alcohol, when they mean ethanol.
You hear the word ‘Molar’ and teeth are the last thing on your mind.
You say “conjugation” instead of “sex”, and "pili" sounds dirty.
SOB is not an insult, it's what you grow your bugs in.
You say "mills" and "megs".
No-one in your family has any idea what you do.
You can make a short film in power point.
You consider a green laser pointer to be science bling.
A falcon is not a bird....
And you have 5 of them with different types of water.
When your fruits go bad and you get fruit flies, you can't help but check their eye colour
You own invitrogen t-shirts and actually wear them.
You think that drosophila geneticists have a good sense of humour.
You refer to your children as the F1.
You've suffered carpal tunnel from the pipetman.
You've used kimwipes as kleenex.
A timer clipped to the hip is not only practical, but dead sexy.
You've played Battleship using tip boxes.
The front pages of Science is your light reading.
You think the following is a quality insult: "I've seen cells more competent than you!".
The scent of latex reminds you of work, not play.
You're looking for a cooking book by maniatis.
You've made dry ice grenades.
You've lost many friends to ice grenades...
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