*** Happy Chinese New Year TM3 *** [Archive]

JonsMazda

01-31-2011, 10:53 AM

*** Happy Chinese New Year TM3 ***

Happy Chinese New Year or 'Kung Hei Fat Choy'

February 3, 2011 - Year of the Rabbit

JonsMazda

01-31-2011, 10:55 AM

Wrong title, ops please change to TM3. Thanks!!

Jackal

02-01-2011, 07:03 PM

Who you calling 'fat'? Not Chinese but Happy Chinese New Year!!!
And one more question to the Chinese members - how many ways are there to spell in roman letters
'Happy Chinese New Year'? My HK female friend said Guon Hey Fat Choy... Also is this Mandarin or Cantonese?

DumpInfo

02-01-2011, 07:04 PM

Kung Hei Fat Choy :)

XTOTHEL

02-01-2011, 07:37 PM

chan7

02-01-2011, 08:09 PM

Happy chinese new year!

To the above post(s), its in cantonese!

KenYork

02-01-2011, 08:24 PM

Really??? All of you chinese out there???

"Kung Hei Fat Choy" means "Wishing you wealth and prosperity".

"Sun Neen Fai Lok" is "Happy New Year"

dimsumboi05

02-01-2011, 08:59 PM

cant wait to get some lucky red packets! :chuckle

SilentJay

02-01-2011, 09:47 PM

Really??? All of you chinese out there???
"Kung Hei Fat Choy" means "Wishing you wealth and prosperity".
"Sun Neen Fai Lok" is "Happy New Year"

LoL - Youngins'

cant wait to get some lucky red packets! :chuckle
*sigh* it's been years and years since I last got a red envelopes :(

dimsumboi05

02-01-2011, 09:55 PM

LoL - Youngins'

*sigh* it's been years and years since I last got a red envelopes :(

why is that? i know when you get married your expected to hand them out!

SilentJay

02-02-2011, 07:57 AM

why is that? i know when you get married your expected to hand them out!

Well, it doesn't help that most of my family is overseas or in MTL, but when you hit a certain age you don't get 'em anymore :(

fini

02-02-2011, 08:15 AM

what about the mando crew!?
not that i am part of it.......................
TM3 seems heavy on the canto. lol

SilentJay

02-02-2011, 08:28 AM

The Mando crew is on a BMW forum somewhere :chuckle

"Shing Nein Qhui Le"

fini

02-02-2011, 09:26 AM

The Mando crew is on a BMW forum somewhere :chuckle

"Shing Nein Qhui Le"

HAHAHAHA.... I lol'ed at my desk................
although a significant bit of canto people (read: HK) also drive BMW's

I break that mould. I drive an Audi. lol
then again, i'm not HK........ CBC ftw!

SilentJay

02-02-2011, 10:01 AM

Aye, CBC ftw, though I can barely afford to drive my 3.

STeeLy

02-02-2011, 12:26 PM

Screw that stuff... I'm from HK and I drive a Suby...

Kung Hey Fat Choi (for tomorrow) Indeed)

I'll get Red Envelops... but won't be until later on bahahaha.

zmz3

02-02-2011, 12:30 PM

Sun Neen Fai Lok !!

I am not chinese, but hey, we live in Canada and it's all about wishing everyone a happy something :)

Many students are blessed, new year + snow day!

KenYork

02-02-2011, 01:16 PM

No more work till monday.. I'm off for the New Year. Will be on lion dance tour. Maybe some of you will see me in the malls.

prinsesa

02-02-2011, 01:28 PM

KUNG HEI FAT CHOI!

And for those married couples here, LAI SEE DA LOI!! Please && thank you!

STeeLy

02-02-2011, 01:56 PM

I'll wait til tomorrow to ask where my money is.

fini

02-02-2011, 02:04 PM

Screw that stuff... I'm from HK and I drive a Suby...

Kung Hey Fat Choi (for tomorrow) Indeed)

I'll get Red Envelops... but won't be until later on bahahaha.

it's a stereotype............ which means 99% of the time it's true. obviously it's not 100% of the population..........
you are what people call statistical outliers.
and by the way. it's also very common for HK people to drive subies. particularly imprezas

just sayin.

smitty519

02-02-2011, 02:13 PM

happy chinese new year!
I'm not Chinese either, but inh.

Plus, I'm a rabbit! Does this mean this year will be extra awesome or something for me?

KenYork

02-02-2011, 03:00 PM

happy chinese new year!
I'm not Chinese either, but inh.

Plus, I'm a rabbit! Does this mean this year will be extra awesome or something for me?

It has many variables to predict. Year to month to day to hour to minute and probably to seconds that decipher your life(if you believe).

stevenma188

02-02-2011, 03:03 PM

Happy CNY! Reppin the Mando group!

SilentJay

02-02-2011, 03:13 PM

lol - for reference, my parents are from mainland, but speak canto

dimsumboi05

02-02-2011, 03:16 PM

Aye, CBC ftw, though I can barely afford to drive my 3.

yessir cbc ftw indeed. :D

KenYork

02-02-2011, 03:16 PM

I'm canto.. wife is mando

chan7

02-02-2011, 03:24 PM

yessir cbc ftw indeed. :D

+1

STeeLy

02-02-2011, 05:03 PM

it's a stereotype............ which means 99% of the time it's true. obviously it's not 100% of the population..........
you are what people call statistical outliers.
and by the way. it's also very common for HK people to drive subies. particularly imprezas

just sayin.

Stereotypes are awesome... but only when they're used in a comedic context... I love making jokes about cultural/racial stereotype.

I don't see a lot of subies in HK (maybe it's just where I stay, who knows?) but I do see quite a few oriental folk in Canada driving Subies

kittyangel

02-02-2011, 05:47 PM

Happy Chinese new year! I can speak canto. :)

crono06

02-02-2011, 11:05 PM

Happie CNY to all of you.

bluewhitefatwhale

02-03-2011, 12:26 AM

Happy CNY! (from another cbc)
For those of you who are eligible, I hope you get lots of red pockets. :)
Saving up for future mods...

ovie8

02-03-2011, 12:36 AM

Happy Chinese New Year!!

another cbc...though fob at heart..lol

prinsesa

02-03-2011, 02:03 AM

I wish I get some lai see..

DualSoul

02-03-2011, 02:21 AM

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

fini

02-03-2011, 08:52 AM

I wish I get some lai see..

i can give you one!
........with a loonie in it :)

SilentJay

02-03-2011, 10:52 AM

i can give you one! ........with a loonie in it :)

Wah, so foot loh... I'd only give chocolate coins.

GBtires

02-03-2011, 10:59 AM

Happy Chinese New Year!

fini

02-03-2011, 12:02 PM

Wah, so foot loh... I'd only give chocolate coins.

hahaha.. yah man.. that's how i roll cause i make killer money.
okok.. i'd put a toonie in there

n00bMeiSter

02-03-2011, 12:23 PM

Gong Xi Fa Cai! Hong Bao Na Lai :chuckle

Wah, so foot loh... I'd only give chocolate coins.
Lol +1

I was going to give chocolate coins this year to some coworkers/friends, but isn't it bad luck?

SilentJay

02-03-2011, 02:59 PM

Lol +1
I was going to give chocolate coins this year to some coworkers/friends, but isn't it bad luck?

Seriously? I thought it was just the symbolism behind the red of the packet, and the gold of the coin. If you're right, stupid Chinese school must've hexed me till 2050.

n00bMeiSter

02-03-2011, 03:25 PM

Seriously? I thought it was just the symbolism behind the red of the packet, and the gold of the coin. If you're right, stupid Chinese school must've hexed me till 2050.

LOL. I'm not sure. Being caucasian I didn't know much of anything about this stuff until I started dating an asian girl heh.
But the part about it being unlucky came up in conversation over a year ago, so I can't remember really, maybe it's only unlucky if you're not following tradition (ie: you go and hand them out to your friends / coworkers)?