New year

in a flash, another year has passed. the new year is here again. this year,(tiger) decorations can be seen everywhere. even the usually bare Pasir Ris West Plaza is now filled with new year decor.
this year has been a very fruitful one for me. the loss of my files more or less affected the New Year mood. My father was less cheerful than he was the year before.
On the day of the reunion dinner, i made a mess out of the "yu sheng". the whole table was scattered with shredded vegetables. i was severely reprimanded by my father who was coincidentally sitting on the same table as me!
during the first day, i was literaly pulled out of bed by my over-exited younger brother. if not for the pulled out my matrss, iwould have fallen flat on my face. during the 12 hours of visiting, i collected an average of $75.
on the second day i had to drink a nasty cup of red date tea. my mom claimed it was good, but in reality it stank! "harvest" was rather good, an average of $50 was earned. i also gambled a lot. i knew this would be my only chance this year. so if i did not treasure it, i would have to wait for 1 whole year before i get to do it again.
the third day would be the most memorable so far. after reaching my father's friend's house,i shot straight up to my friends's room. his name was Xavier and he was a year older than me. we played maplestory all the way from 6.00 to 11.00. what arare opportunity!my eyes were so sore that i laid of the computer for a very long time.
on the 7th day "ren ri" we went to another friend's house till 9+. it was rather boring. the only thing that was humorous was the Mr. Bean that we watched(i laughed till my sides ached).
i collected $200 in total.