wOo, tOdAy is thE annuAl dOng zhi *aka thE dAy wE eAt tAng yuAn...
hAiz, trAditiOn is slipping awAy frOm us slOwly, i rEm in thE pAst wE alwAys mAke our own tAng yuAn, thE plAin pink n whitE onEs thE dAy b4 dOng zhi... dEn wE'll cOok it tOgether w my mUm n aUnt, wE uSed 2 livE in thE sAme blOck dEn...
nOw, wE onli livE onE blOck awAy bUt thE fEeling is quitE diffErEnt, up til lAs yr, wE stil gEt 2 eAt thE trAditiOnal tAng yuAn bUt this yr wE swtiChEd tO thE cOnvEntiOnal tAng yuAn frOm thE supErmArket... hAiz, gOna miss thE tAste of thE plAin bUt swEet tAng yuAn tt i atE sincE i wAs v yOung~ it's nOt onli thE dOng zhi tt is slOwly evOlving, bUt thE nEw yr, n all thE othEr fEstivAls tt wE cElebrAtE...
heArd tt my aUnt is mOving awAy nEx yr, sO i gUess all thE cElebrAtiOns gOna chAngE drAsticAlly w/o my aUnt cOming ovEr 2 cOok n evErything... i rEm thE dAys whEn wE all stAy in thE sAme blOck, wE cAn gO 2 anyonE's hOuse all thE timE, in fACt all my rElativEs livE within 4 blOcks frOm my hOuse... nOw evEryonE's mOving awAy, n onli my "xiAo jiU" *smAllest unclE* is stAying onE blOck awAy frOm us fOr gOod...
ok, i tink tt sOunds abit cOnfUsing, nvm... jUz wAntEd 2 sAy tt oUr sOciEty is chAnging tOo fAst fOr us 2 kEep any trAditiOns wOrth prEserving... wE arE nOt dOing alOt of praCtisEs tt wE used 2 fOllow, alOt of pplE i nOe arE nOt cElebrAting thEse chinEse trAdtiOnal fEstivAls nOw, sO i fEel v privilEdged 2 bE fOllowing thEse fEstivAls n rEceiving it frOm my eldEr gEnerAtiOn, n i dun wAn it 2 diE awAy... i hOpe my grAndchildrEn stil nOes wAd a dUmpling is n wAd it meAns 2 thE chineSe...
mAyb i'm tOo prOtectivE of thE chinEse cUlture, bUt shOuldn't tt bE wAd wE oUght 2 dO? if nOt, hOw did thE practiCes gEt pAssEd dOwn sO mAny gEnerAtiOns 2 reAch oUr erA, it hAs its vAlue n meAning 2 a raCe's sElf idEntity...
i meAn, whEn i heArd tt stArbUcks sEt up an oUtlet in bEijing's gU gOng, i wAs sO disAppOinted... i dunO wAd thE chinA pplE fElt, is this wAd thEy wAn... didn't thEy prEservE thE pAlace bcOz it cOntAins sOmething tt thEy wAnt thEir fUture gEnerAtiOns 2 undErstAnd n 2 knOw, sO y cOmmErciAlise it by sEtting up stOres in thEre?! n it hAd 2 bE an ovErseAs brAnd... hAiz, i'm nOt bEing rAcist hEre bUt it cOmplEtely dEstrOyed my fAntasiEs of visiting thE pAlace onE dAy...
i hOpe thEre arE stil plAcEs in chinA whEre i cAn find thE wOndErs i lOng 2 sEe, thE mOuntAins, thE old bUildings, thE histOry, thE trAditiOns, thE rivErs n thE simplE lifEstylE... i wAn 2 mAke it thEre b4 2008!
* i hAte thE wOrd "glObAlisAtiOn"...
|～キア～| a.simple.girl.in.this.complicated.world 12/21/2004 10:25:00 pm
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