Frankly, I am tired of the yearly stress of pre-Chinese New Year prep. This year it was time to say enough is enough... "I ain't gonna kill myself doing chores while trying to work my ass off to make a living," I told myself. Memories of how the older folk in the family get sick cleaning and decorating their homes flooded my brain cells. Being Chinese is a beautiful thing though... our customs are unique and extremely unbelievable to Westerners. We are what we are. The worse thing to observe are the do's and don't's peddled by feng shui masters. After years of observation, my advice is believe it and don't believe it. Just pray and be a better human being. Stuff I realized I didn't need to fuss about: 1. Getting a haircut... So, I declared that I will be leaving it long this year. Doubt I will make it stick in this heat. And, the salons charge too high anyway!!! 2. Buying traditional CNY stuff... Buying Mandarin oranges, symbolic cak