I binge-watched Fresh Off the Boat for this Chinese New Year, and it’s actually the first sitcom that I’ve dedicated myself to (i.e. I’m not missing any episodes and I’m collecting all of them on my drive – I’ve never done that, nope, not even for Friends). Why? Because I can 100% relate to it! They’re an Asian family – I’m Asian! Despite being on the other side of the world, we end up sharing the same values, values that I’m constantly reminded of during Chinese New Year.
Therefore, today, I’d like to briefly share with you 8 (Asian) things I’m thankful for, on this new year:
- The importance of always having grandma-delicious Chinese home-cooked food in the house.
- Being money-minded, a.k.a. saving money, finding the best deals.
- Being encouraged to do your best; aim to excel at what you do.
- Having a loving extended family.
- The ‘show, don’t tell’ attitude, especially when it comes to love.
- The importance of hard work, because you gotta work to get what you want.
- Our rich, though very superstitious, culture.
- Our privilege: my ancestors have immigrated for our generations to live a better life and we should never forget that.
*Frankly, I’ve been putting off writing this post since Sunday. It was supposed to be a long and meaningful post, but I ended up writing it as a short and sweet one. I think that my CNY holidays have given me ample time to reflect… and I guess I’m currently fighting my own battles. Maybe to be explained in a future post.*
Enjoy the rest of the week! Wishing you a Happy Chinese New Year of the Rooster!
An Evil Nymph.
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This is lovely. I hope you do write a longer post about what you love and why you love it. I’d be really interested to hear your perspective. Fresh Off the Boat is amazing and I just need to buy the whole lot already.
Thank you! I’ll definitely get to it once I get back to a less busy schedule 🙂