Club 2005 Kids

[Baking Mum]

Got to pick DDs now. Chat again. Enjoy 冬至.

[Kissgurami]

Baking Mum:

Got to pick DDs now. Chat again. Enjoy 冬至.

Happy 冬至 to you too

[MintyMin]

aiyah… the party is in co’s own building mah… small scale one lah… makeup?! no nid lah… i pretty enuff… hahahahaha… juz kidding…

small function… they order buffet and got games to play tatz all…

[SAHM_TAN]

Is there a traditional way to celebrate 冬至? Besides eating tang yuan?

[Kissgurami]

SAHM_TAN:

:rotflmao: must have aim mah :rotflmao:

oooooooo, so in that case, the fees will not be as ex, if you have citizenship over there?

The kakis must meet as least once before you fly far far away

lol it is a private school... so 3 terms in a year and each term is 4095 pounds which is around SGD26k a year per child.... so before I embark on that, need to save up first

here private , you can depend on government for various schemes... different in other countries (so singaporeans should seriously stop complaining :rotflmao: )

[MintyMin]

Kissgurami:

SAHM_TAN:

:rotflmao: must have aim mah :rotflmao:

oooooooo, so in that case, the fees will not be as ex, if you have citizenship over there?

The kakis must meet as least once before you fly far far away

lol it is a private school... so 3 terms in a year and each term is 4095 pounds which is around SGD26k a year per child.... so before I embark on that, need to save up first

here private , you can depend on government for various schemes... different in other countries (so singaporeans should seriously stop complaining :rotflmao: )

Tatz their forte wat.. if u say stop.. den it will b hard to recognise where we r from.. :evil: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[Kissgurami]

MintyMin:

Tatz their forte wat.. if u say stop.. den it will b hard to recognise where we r from.. :evil: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

:rotflmao: so private in UK is really meant for the atas coz their average income is only SGD36k annually (this is what BF told me) and most likely single income so they will opt for state schools or church of england schools state schools (this is from my SG fren in UK). She was telling me it is 130 dollars per month for P1 ... and it is Church of England State School (not private)... :faint:

Here at least you aim for the good schools, you know you have chance of appealing for edusave to help with cost or have edusave for CCA......

[Kissgurami]

SAHM_TAN:

Is there a traditional way to celebrate 冬至? Besides eating tang yuan?

did some reading around.. Just eating Tang Yuan as The DONG ZHI is based on the solar term of the solar calendar, which is in this case, the 22nd solar term known also as dong zhi. It coincides with December 22 of the Gregorian calendar. Dong Zhi is the thanksgiving of the Chinese calendar. \"Dong Zhi\" literally means \"arrival of winter\". Coinciding with the winter solstice, it is an occasion for the family to get together to celebrate the good year they have had. Tang Yuan is cooked and eaten to symbolise unity and harmony within the family. Dong Zhi occurs 6 weeks before Chinese New Year and would normally fall between 21st Dec and 23rd Dec.

Ang Moh Version is

This week, the sun will reach that point where it will appear to shine farthest to the south of the equator, marking the moment of the winter solstice — the shortest day of 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere.

The winter solstice occurs Thursday at 12:30 a.m. EST (0530 GMT), which corresponds to 9:30 p.m. PST on Wednesday for observers further west. At the time, the sun will be passing over the over the Tropic of Capricorn.

This is the longest night of the year, meaning that despite the cold winter, the days get progressively longer after the winter solstice until the summer solstice in 2012.

The winter solstice is celebrated by many people around the world as the beginning of the return of the sun, and darkness turning into light. The Talmud recognizes the winter solstice as \"Tekufat Tevet.\" In China, the \"Dongzhi\" Festival is celebrated on the Winter Solstice by families getting together and eating special festive food.

Until the 16th century, the winter months were a time of famine in northern Europe. Most cattle were slaughtered so that they wouldn't have to be fed during the winter, making the solstice a time when fresh meat was plentiful. Most celebrations of the winter solstice in Europe involved merriment and feasting. In pre-Christian Scandinavia, the Feast of Juul, or Yule, lasted for 12 days celebrating the rebirth of the sun god and giving rise to the custom of burning a Yule log.

In ancient Rome, the winter solstice was celebrated at the Feast of Saturnalia, to honor Saturn, the god of agricultural bounty. Lasting about a week, Saturnalia was characterized by feasting, debauchery and gift-giving. With Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity, many of these customs were later absorbed into Christmas celebrations.

One of the most famous celebrations of the winter solstice in the world today takes place in the ancient ruins of Stonehenge, England. Thousands of druids and pagans gather there to chant, dance and sing while waiting to see the spectacular sunrise.

[Baking Mum]

SAHM_TAN:

Is there a traditional way to celebrate 冬至? Besides eating tang yuan?

In China, they eat 饺子n dog meat :siam:

[Kissgurami]

trying to clear as much as I can coz of the dinner tonight and I am off tomorrow!! :rahrah: