Why I Hate CNY 😬

Disclaimer: I still do enjoy dressing up and collecting angpaos but there’s some things about CNY that just irks me… and since the festive season is around the corner, I’d thought I’d share my thoughts on why I hate CNY. I’m sure some of y’all can relate!

1. Not close to relatives

This might be just for me/my family, but we are not close to either side of the family cos we don’t see them often. My sister and I also do not have cousins around our age (I’m 22 and she’s 24). My dad is the youngest among his 4 siblings so our closest cousins are like 10 years older LOL. On my mum’s side, my aunt and uncle don’t have kids. So it’s kinda awkward talking to just them… Not to mention the random aunty or uncle that comes from Malaysia that we’re forced to sit down and have a polite chat with? Oh god 🫠

2. Facing a barrage of personal questions

When I was 13, my grandma asked my mum out loud if I had gotten my period yet - in front of my uncles or whoever was there 😭 not to mention the questions about school and work. I’m taking a degree in sociology and I was previously doing my diploma in early childhood education. My sister is a social work graduate so yea we are not the favourites around here huh… HAHAHA. Y’all humanities students know how hard it is to explain to your traditional Asian elders :”)

3. Overbearing relatives giving unsolicited remarks

Omg I can go on the longest and most passionate rant about this topic LOL. I’m a firm believer that you do not comment on someone’s appearance unless it is something constructive or if the person can do about it at the very moment (etc. it’s ok to tell someone about something stuck in their teeth). How do you even have the heart to tell someone “omg you gained so much weight”?

I have the MOST overbearing, boomer, very religious aunt who nitpicks every small detail and gives the most ridiculous “advice”. Every CNY she criticises something about my skin/outfit/hair. E.g. calling me out for having a gap on my cheongsam and lambasting me for dying my hair (it was the most normal shade of brown of box dye 😭). I’m super acne prone and have hormonal cystic acne so my skin is unfortunately not flawless, which is something she’d come right up to my face and start bashing me for not doing “proper skincare” 🤌🏻

4. Eating “unhealthy food” for every meal

I’m not a health freak or anything but the continuous rounds of hotpot and CNY cookies just leaves me feeling like I need a good cleanse 🤣 Hotpot makes me so bloated and it’s not even filling cos it’s mostly processed carbs. But unfortunately it’s like the most common CNY food.

Let me know if you relate to anything!!

May we have a peaceful CNY this year HAHAHA ✨😮‍💨

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