5 Very Malaysian Questions You’re Likely To Ask After Chinese New Year

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While Chinese New Year is a time of joy and laughter with friends and family, the days that follow are usually filled with questions. The first and most common one is of course “Haih! Do I really need to go back to school/work?”.

The answer is “yes”, my friend. It’s always “yes”. But that’s not the only question you’ll likely ask as you go back to the company of your computer screen after a nice, long 3-day weekend. Here are 5 more very Malaysian questions you’ll be asking post-CNY.

Eh, you want Mandarin oranges? (Usually followed by a plea of “Please take!”)

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Mandarin oranges are customary gifts during Chinese New Year as it represents luck, prosperity, and longevity. But for every 1 orange you give out, it’s likely that you’ll get 3 in return. Meaning you’ll have too many by the time the festivities are over. The fruit is tasty, but muak lah after your 88^th piece.

Anyone getting married this year, ah? (To reuse empty ang pao packets)

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Easily the best part about Chinese New Year is receiving ang paos. Sure, we’ll complain that we didn’t get as much money as we wanted, but that’s not the real problem. The real problem is what to do with all the empty red packets? Seems a bit rude to just throw them away. How ah?

Aiyo, why do I have so few AL days left?!

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Chinese New Year is usually a time when most employees opt to go on a long break (all the travelling, eating, and shouting is very tiring, ok?). But that also means using up a big chunk of your annual leave allowance which can be very depressing when planning time off for the rest of year.

Sigh, cannot go on leave also complain, go on leave also complain! Kenot win wan!

Woi! Chinese New Year over already lah! Why still celebrating?!

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Tired from the travelling, bloated from all the eating, and stressed from all the e-mails you have to catch up on, it’s easy to forget that Chinese New Year celebrations last for 15 days which can lead to frustration when somebody decides it’s a good idea to organise a lion dance in the office while you are trying to work.

Chill lah, this is a good opportunity to give away all the extra oranges you don’t want!

For the year 2018 only: Why lah, second day of CNY fall on a Saturday!?

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Actually, you guys probably already started asking this question before CNY even began, but to show your disappointment that the second day of CNY fell on a Saturday, you’ll likely be asking this question over and over long after CNY is over.

Good news is Chinese New Year is expected to fall on the 5^th and 6^th of February in 2019, which is a Tuesday and Wednesday!

Enjoy the remaining days of Chinese New Year gais! Have a great one!