tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post7987370818695353186..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: New Year FridaySriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-25210798053443888042018-02-17T15:29:35.591-08:002018-02-17T15:29:35.591-08:00One thing I knew clearly early on--I wanted to und...One thing I knew clearly early on--I wanted to understand humanity and was not interested in the professional lives along the lines of what you refer to as "you would have become me."<br />If at all I had stayed back in India, which is simply unimaginable, chances are that I would have dropped out of society and made a mess of my life.<br /><br />Some day, I hope I will get to travel to China, which has fascinated me right from my high school days ... some day!Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-38904817220245426342018-02-16T16:56:25.088-08:002018-02-16T16:56:25.088-08:00Oh yes - the joys of being in a global society. Th...Oh yes - the joys of being in a global society. That's why America will always be unique. A land of immigrants from all parts of the world. <br /><br />I'll tell you what might have happened had you stayed in India. You would have become me. And still come to know all about Hannukah or the Chinese New Year. Better still, you would have traveled to Israel and China. And learnt to say 新年快乐 (Xin nian kuai le) which is the Mandarin way of saying Happy New year !!<br /><br />Incidentally the official party view of the festival (yes there is an official party view of everything in China) is that it is the Spring Festival that is being celebrated and not the New Year. This year the lunar "new year" has come late - more often it comes in late Jan. Imagine celebrating "Spring Festival" in Jan when its snowing in much of China !!Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com