Blue, blue, blue

Valentine's Day is approaching! Guess it doesn't really matter to those without their other half. I don't really care either. Living in SG has reduced my passion for celebrating occasions. I used to be so excited. Now I totally don't give a damn.

SG culture is neither here nor there, resulting in not having any occasion that is super super important. The western side have their Thanksgiving and Christmas. China has a really long Chinese New Year. What about us? CNY is reduced to 2 days. Christmas doesn't really mean much to us other than being another public holiday on the calendar. Other occasions like Deepavali, Vesak Day, Hari Raya only applies to a small percentage of the population. Even when you really want to celebrate, once you go out there, the lack of a holiday aura totally spoils the mood. Eg. the flood of blangas.

I'm so envious of the holiday mood in Japan! Like their Oshougatsu, Valentine's, even Christmas! It's just so much more fun when everyone celebrates it together!