Chinese New Year Thoughts

So Chinese New Year is here again.

I have been doing the usual visiting of relatives, giving out of hongbaos (close to $1000 already) and of course...lots of eating.

However, I kind of sense that every CNY is the same. We get together, catch up, eat and then leave. It has become more of a routine thing per se compared to genuine interest in each other's lives.

Even the giving of the red packet becomes more of a tradition than anything else.