It comes once a year. Some look forward to it whist other dread the day of bingeing and last minute decoration. No matter how prepared you are, there will be just that one little section that has been left out. Be it the green packets, touch up on painting, undecided arrangement of the furniture or whether there is enough food.
Even the open house concept has been misconstrued. It use to be a pleasure to invite family, friends and acquaintances to the house. But now, it seems more like a chore to get enough food and drinks, jazzing up the house or apartment, cleaning and clearing the endless collection of paraphernalia. Instead of invitation, we get questioned on when should friends c
ome to the house...
After all the chaos of ordering or cooking or baking numerous delectable delicacies and a make over of the house (which infact was the fairy lights that made the difference), the sense of achievement is so gratifying. Friends and family come in, filling the house with laughter and excitement. The latest gossips on who's marrying who, who's going out with who and who dumped who are the highest priority on the gossip agenda.
So, in the hoo-ha of the celebration, at the end of the day, we carry with us the treasure of friends and families and it seems worth all the effort..
Even the open house concept has been misconstrued. It use to be a pleasure to invite family, friends and acquaintances to the house. But now, it seems more like a chore to get enough food and drinks, jazzing up the house or apartment, cleaning and clearing the endless collection of paraphernalia. Instead of invitation, we get questioned on when should friends c
ome to the house...After all the chaos of ordering or cooking or baking numerous delectable delicacies and a make over of the house (which infact was the fairy lights that made the difference), the sense of achievement is so gratifying. Friends and family come in, filling the house with laughter and excitement. The latest gossips on who's marrying who, who's going out with who and who dumped who are the highest priority on the gossip agenda.
So, in the hoo-ha of the celebration, at the end of the day, we carry with us the treasure of friends and families and it seems worth all the effort..
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