Thing to share ( The New Year )

     It was Chinese New Year. I enjoyed my holiday and having fun together with my family. The preparations began a month ago, there were many things to be done before the great days arrive. Shops and supermarkets stock all kinds of delicacies like sweetmeats, melon seeds and packets of specialities such as groundnuts which we must obtain and store up for the New Year.In my homes, my grandmother got busy making cakes, biscuits, glutinous rice cakes and jellies which are stored away carefully, out of the reach of me and my cousins. My house were spruced up, new curtains sewn, and new cushions and carpets bought by my father to give the home a new look. Red lanterns are hung outside and new pots of flowers and Mandarin orange plants are placed in the garden.I and my brother were the ones who enjoy the festive season most. We received red packets containing money from my parents and elders. New dresses were worn and old things cast aside as it is the New Year.I hope that the next New Year will be as fun as this year too.