This Luner New Year is the first one that I've spent without my family. I, however, am not sad at all. On the contrary, I quite enjoy it and it's one of the most impressive ones so far.  Don't be surperized. I'll tell you what I've been through.

 

Friday is the prelude, a good start. I received an email days ago about a New Year's reception held by a Confucius Institute in the student center. I was delayed by something else and arrived there very late. It turned out that all most all the drinks, snacks and fruits were gone. But I still decided to stay a little bit and to watch some Chinese traditional dances played on a big screen. Suddenly, a few of people gathering around a table caught into my eyes. They were writing "春","福","龙" on a square red paper with brush pen. These paper were gonna sent to non-Chinese people. After a while, here came a Chinese male student. His handwriting was so good even the sponser teacher kept praising it. His grass hand was awesome! I could not help to ask him to writing 5 papers for me. I'd give this to my foreign friends as a gift and to keep one for my own. I didn't eat the free food, but got something much much better!!

 

After that, about an hour later, I went to the Chinese church to eat dumpings. I don't quite like to be the kind of person who comes there just for free dinner, so I went there early to make dumpings first. The stuffings and flours were made by some families living in the neighborhood. Therefore, dumpings at that night had kinds of flavors. I love that part. I didn't count how many I'd made. Well, as least after that night, I'll probably never say that I am not good at making dumping. I ate a lot, because standing up making dumpings is also an excise, I believe. Ha ha... Just like what I posted on the facebook: "I was a dumpling expert at that night."

 

On Saterday, the real show was on the stage. I invited some foreign friends to watch the show held by Chinses student association in Purdue. That lasted for 3 hours and a half, which was very good and out of my expectations (although it could not compare to the CUC's. I miss them so much!!). In that afternoon, we saw many diverse type of dances, comedies, and singings. I enjoyed it and my friends too. Plus, they all thought that little square red paper was very cool. When the show was over, we went to a Chinese buffet called Great Wall. It's the second best Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood. The Nai King is in the first place. I was so full that I did not feel any hungry now, almost 5 o'clock am, even though I hanged out in a friends apartment till 2:30 am. Also, it another reason for me to staying up this whole night. Of course, the most important reason for doing that is because the Lunar New Year is coming. And it's a tradition too.

 

Oh, I have another party to go for today's dinner. Wish we could stay awake at that time.

 

I'll keep things updated. See u later.

 

What a title I made for this note! It's so interesting that I have persude myself to change so many times, but none of them has a fully success. Every time just makes a little bit different. Should I be disappointed, upset, or ashamed? I talked to friends about this. One let me take it easy, because I'd made a quite big step. On the contrary, another one disagreed this excuse. Yes, it's an excuse. I knew someone, who's in the State now, and totally awesome. To be honest, I'm jealoused. Maybe, I'm just not that somebody.

 

So be it. Just live my life. It's my own; I can't be somebody else. I'm an optimist, remember?

 

On the other hand, I'll indeed make some new for myself. Actually, some plans have already on the way. On study, nobody is gonna taking care of me this semester; I have to be on my own this time. Also, I've set up a schedule to go on the learning of Japanese. On the other hand, I decide to further improve my cooking skills. Although, I'm very satisfied what I've made, much more new recipes are waiting for me to discover. Last but not the least, it's the personal relationship part. Oh, I hate to talk about this. A mess could be enough to discribe what it was for me last semester. However, I am not regret what I discarded at all and I'll get it back what I lost.

 

Keep going. I know I will!