This is our first Chinese New Year without Charmaine. Despite our loss, we agreed that the celebration should go on for Charlene. She should not be deprived of the celebration. We went on with our customary 'Pai Nian'. I call this our family tradition. I can't recall how long we've had this very formal 'Pai Nian' thingy, but it's the time of the year where my parents will give us each a red packet and wish us all well in our health, career and relationship.
This year, we've added a new tradition to the family. We visited Charmaine at the Fairy Park first thing in the morning before going to Kong Kong's house. My husband and I have both agreed that apart from our regular visits, we should visit Charmaine on the 1st Day of Chinese New Year before going for our rounds of visiting. We wanted Charlene to be excited over visiting her sister and we wanted to educate her that visiting the park during the Chinese New Year is not a taboo. It's going to be the Lim family's tradition!
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