yesterday began with an early morning phone call from my water dragon mama informing me it was going to be a great year - not only is it the year of the dragon, but it's actually the lunar new year of the water dragon, a once in every 60 year occurrence. the dragon is perceived as a mystical and auspicious creature in Chinese cultures and this year is expected to bring prosperity and transformational change.
i was also informed it was auspicious that we got our e-invites out before the new year (phew)... then came a list of dos and don'ts in order to welcome more luck into our lives. i was happy to discover this meant no cleaning on new years, to avoid sweeping away the good energy. unfortunately we missed the new years eve cleaning session (where you sweep away the negative energy), so hopefully we'll be somewhat balanced out this year... perhaps not cleaning for the whole week will mean more luck? or more dust i'm not sure... i had to stop after hearing only a few dos and don'ts, i figured it was better to not know the unlucky things we may or may not be doing than to be aware of what we "should" be doing and just not doing it...
trying to make up for our lack of negative energy sweeping, and trying to ensure 2012 will be lucky, i decided to embrace our non-asian background and try my hand at wonton folding:
it was actually easier than i thought, though i did feel a little bit like i was playing cooking mama...
turns out wonton soup really is just as easy in the game... make a broth, make filling, put filling in wrapper, fold, fold, fold, boil, enjoy.
and so, with the success of our wontons - we're confident 2012 will be a great year. and to all our loved ones we wish:
吉星高照 (jí xīng gāo zhào) smiles of fortune
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