TET with snow

Exiting NEW YEAR OF DRAGON

Tet is coming. Tomorrow is Dragon New Year's eve. Tet is our new year.

Similar as Christmas here in Europe. Tet is our biggest event of the year. It's the time all people go back home to gather with family. It is the time for us to say thank you to our ancestors, to Gods that help us all year round and wish a new year full of happiness and properity. It is the time for us to say thank you to our parents for being healthy and supportive and wish them a long lasting life. The time to wish children growing up fast and being good. The time to visit all relatives, friends, nabours ... after a year without seeing them. And a time to relax after a hard-working year.

This year my family celebrate Tet without me. It's the second time I havent been there with them during Tet. I miss them. And I miss Tet. So much.

Called home today and learnt that all people were very busy preparing things. Everything must be finished before tomorrow. We've finished making BANH CHUNG (traditional cake for Tet). Dad was busy with preparing gifts for brothers going visit relatives. Mum was busy with preparing foods for tomorrow celebration at home. Brothers were busy with their friends after 1 year no visit.

Called friends today to hear their words of pity that I could not be home. They were busy with helping parents decorating house and thinking about how they should schedule their short holiday with family and friends with many parties and visit.

And I'm here. Together with one Vietnamese colleague enjoying snow :D. We make some Vietnamese food and will celebrate our Tet here in Amlhult Sweden among snow. It will be a memorable moment in my life.

Just want to say CHÚC MỪNG NĂM MỚI! (HAPPY NEW YEAR!)