On the day before Chinese New Year, me and my family ate together for dinner and its called reunion dinner. I also stayed up late in the night as it was a belief to the Chinese that if we did that we can prolong our parent’s lifespan by doing that. I stayed until about 7 in the morning and i went to wash up and bathe and get ready for breakfast. My family and had breakfast at the coffee shop nearby and i ate noodles for breakfast. After having breakfast, we went to our relative’s house to visit them, we exchanged mandrain oranges and our uncles and aunties gave us red packets. It is also said that it’s impolite to open the red packets in front of people when they give us the red packets. A few days after the first day of Chinese New Year, some of my parent's friends came to visit us too, they gave me and my siblings red packets too and we also exchanged mandrain oranges too. Some things that we ate during Chinese New Year are love letters, pineapple tarts and also ''bak gua.''After so many days of Chinese new year, I just used up all my red packet money to buy myself a pair of shoes just like I did every year, every year I buy different things to celebrate Chinese new year.

During christmas, jess gave leslie exchange presents but i collect red packets and exchange mandrian oranges instead.During chinese new year we visit relatives house but jess find leslie to talk to instead.During easter,jess went to the church and i did not although i wanted to go to church on the first day of chinese new year i overslept and did not manage to go. To christians, the church members are family members to us and its not neccesary to go there only during events that are related to christ.