[slow down] when was the last time you consciously lingered in the shower one extra minute and said "*ah*, this feels goooood"?

[second new start] chinese new year was this weekend. starting from february 1, it's supposed to be fifteen whole days of celebration (ie. stuffing your mouths and nostrils with food, food, foood!), and then on the last day, we're supposed to have another very special meal. does everyone but me see the correlation between food and prosperity? =P anyhoo-- one of those seasons where i wish i was with my family back home, but i'm not. my parents threw an open house at our home yesterday, and had a lot of people over. it's the one time of the year where you see alllll those people that you haven't seen in a year. hahaha =) funny that. here's wishing everyone a joyous, prosperous, and healthy year of the ram.. =D