Chinese New Year wishes

The mood is here.  And as SHCians, we have lots of memories, with each of us having at least 45 years celebrating this long Chinese history and Lunar New Year festival.  Flash backs to the days igniting crackers on the ground, giving oranges to our parents, pasting red decors everywhere around the house and giving angpows to the young ones.

You may like to send your New Year wishes to someone in the club.  Go ahead.  Don’t be shy.  This forum accepts all languages and dialects.

Terence Seah

Author: Terence Seah

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32 thoughts on “Chinese New Year wishes”

  1. Chinese New year has always been a great time to meet up with old friends and relatives. With the SilverHairsClub, I have met many new friends, whom I would love to spend more time with, as I get older.

    To all SHCians, I wish you a Happy and properous Lunar New Year. Here’s my feel young and song dedication to all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-FE3Rx0FjI

    Terence Seah

  2. Dear friends,

    2008 – It’s the year of the Rat. Let’s hope no more rat race… remember mustn’t stress, take it easy, enjoy while you can, stay cool, relax & be happy, keep healthy & stay young always….

    Gong Xi Fa Cai”, “Xin Nian Kuai Ler” & “Sheng Ti Zian Kang” to all fellow SHCians.

    Here’s additional Chinese New Year Songs to get the mood going :

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLaox4OqIf0

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-1UCe-k1gA&NR=1

    Cheers & Enjoy !

    Suzhang

  3. Dear Terence

    Blessed Lunar New Year wishes to you. Look forward to exchange mandarins with you this CNY.

    To all at SHC,

    Sama sama, with abundance and excellent tidings for the fresh and dynamic year……..in 2008.

    Cheers, Andrew

  5. To ALL the friends I’ve made in SHC and to those I have yet to meet,

    A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR WITH ABUNDANCE, PROSPERITY AND GOOD HEALTH.

    MaryC

  6. Hi dear SCHcians,
    Good Health, appiness and Tons of Good Luck!
    May this Rat year be a good year for all of you!
    Gong Xi Fa Chai! Wan Shi Ru Yi!

    Cecilia Lim

  8. Dear Friends

    I would like to wish for all of you to have Good Health, Abundant Wealth and Loads of Happiness this Lunar New Year and for the many more years to come.

    Gong Xi Fa Cai, Shen Ti Jian Kang!

    With Warmest Regards
    Caroline Gee

  10. Thank you Terence for bringing us a new & very lively CNY song altho the cuties in there wd hv done better if they din overact their cuteness which is in-born like you always hv. (Will also try out Sue & Dolly’s song leads).

    See, you’re again cute with yr opening remarks ” Flash backs to the days igniting crackers……”

    Bcos of people who ignited instead of lighting or letting off firecrackers, many houses caught fire. The last straw came when a polisman had his head bashed with a durian at Lor Lew Lian for stopping this act outside of a designated area. Ignition of firecrackers had to be banned and so did the milder form of lighting & letting-off.

    Rat Year.

    Will there be enough Pied Pipers on standby should the rats become a menance?

    Or will it be a case of “Cant beat them, join them” with everyopne turning into rats?

    Shall see…………………

  15. Hi Sue, here’s Sue too…. hmm..don’t think we hv met. You must be cantonese if I am not wrong. Hope to meet you in the next outing. I understand there’s another Susan Tan… Gosh, think we need to differentiate when signing off. I will use Suzhang… & you, Sue?

  16. Hi Suzhang,

    Thanks for your quick note. I am not a cantonese, but a teochew Peranakan Chinese. Yes, you are right, we have not met yet, and I would love to meet up with you nice SHCians prior to the D & D which I’d already registered.

    I do follow-up with SHC latest posts, and also browse thru’ those nice photos/pictures of you SHCians posted online.

    Till then, Sue, we shall meet someday!

    Cheers!
    Sue

  17. Oops Sue, I was wrong then. So you are a true teochew Peranakan ya? Do you know how to cook Peranakan food ? I wish to learn if you care to share..he..he.. Be looking forward to seeing you at the D&D… or maybe earlier during the CNY gathering ??

    Yeap, hope to meet you & other Susan in the near future..

    Cheerio,

    Suzhang

  18. Oops!!

    Make sure you’ve got the right Sue or you’ll be sued!

    Hi Sue… you say you’re a Teochew Peranakan? There is really no such thing… what I mean is the real Peranakans (the nyonyas and babas) are from the Hokkien provinces. Many have later inter-married other dialect groups and a very successful union is between Teochews and Hokkiens.

    So, a “real” Teochew Peranakan did not exist in the original context. But, of course, I’m splitting hairs and, if you can really cook a smashing Peranakan feast, I’ll be the first to acknowledge you as a real Peranakan!

    As the Peranakans say: Selamat Tahun Baru China!

  19. Hi Ken,

    You are right in saying that the ‘real Peranakans are those from the Hokkien provinces. However, my late dad, who was a typical ‘baba’ from Melaka, had his identity card written as ‘teochew’ in the dialect group…so I assumed that could be a typographical error…

    I was born here and must admit am not a very good cook, just managed to whip up a few teochew dishes, instead of those mouth-watering peranakan food e.g. babi ponteh, buah keluark etc..

    Will get to meet you guys someday soon!

    Cheers!
    Sue

  20. Dear Friends,

    Chinese New Year is here again!
    DONG! ….. DONG, DONG, CHIANG !!

    Warmest wishes to you for a Prosperous Chinese New Year that is filled with Good Health, Wealth, Luck and Love.

  21. To all my friends at SHC,
    I wish I knew how to put up some of the lovely greetings that I have been receiving, to wish all of you
    A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS LUNAR NEW YEAR

    but I will have to be satisfied with this.

    BEST WISHES FOR A HEALTHY, HAPPY AND BOUNTIFUL YEAR OF THE RAT.
    GONG XI FA CAI!!!

  22. MaryC, let me help you again since you hv all the heart to bring us good but are lost for words.

    Take a deep breath and say this to us :

    “Let me know if your house has rats……..I’ll come catch them for you”.

    Best………..action follows words.

  26. Dear All at SHC

    Happy Lunar New Year with best wishes for:

    Good health always
    Abundance of luck and fortune
    Smooth sailing in the year ahead
    Surplus year after year

  27. Dear all fellow SHC Ka Ki Nan,

    KONG HEE WHATT SAI! this is another Hainanese CNY greetings (Joy#23).

    Wishing all A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS LUNAR NEW YEAR WEALTHPEACE &

  32. Hi Terence / others,

    Just after my reunion dinner.

    Gong Xi Fatt Chai and Wong Choy Soon Lei wishes to everyone.

    My family has a Fatt that’s me and a Choy, my brother but to date both of us are still waiting for ” Fatt Choy ” to appear. Ha! ha! )

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