vivatregina:

For his 50th birthday celebration today, my Uncle Kevin revived the Go family tradition of jumping over the fire for the Chinese New Year.

We actually thought it was some ancient tradition dating back centuries, and perhaps it has its roots in some sort of folklore, but as it turns out, it was just my great-grandfather, Jimmy Go Puan Seng, who started it. I actually kind of like that even better; it makes it ours.

Anyway, we jump over the fire to burn away all the bad luck and negative karma of the year before. It’s always a little scary for a first-timer (like my youngest brother, Santi), but after the first jump, you just want to go again and again.

I did. (Unfortunately, my photo is not as badass because it was my brother who took it. Haha!)

I love the idea that everything that happened before just goes up in smoke, giving you a burst of positivity and leaving the new year full of possibilities.

Maybe I’ll do this for my 25th birthday. And get a bouncy castle.

winonaacherr:

My friend posted Divine Lee’s video of surprising his boyfriend, Victor Basa, on Valentine’s Day 2011. Ang sweet lang! :”> Nakakainggit. I liked it very much, especially this part, her message. Eeer, so nakakakilig. :)