CNY greeting cards

Each time I buy Chinese New Year greeting cards I will ask Ann for assistance. I need her to explain to me the meaning of those Chinese characters printed on the cards and this is when she will grumble at me. "Mummy, people don't send cards now. You're out-of-date!!". Whatever, I still keep sending though I have narrow it down to 2 small group of friends.


I have a group of good friends whom I have been exchanging greeting cards for years. I just do not want to break this tradition.


There is another group of very good and old friends whom I do not call, send sms or even email. They have no free time for such things. But come Chinese New Year we will dutifully send each other a card. I guess we are indirectly telling each other "hey I'm still alive you know"!! Hahaha. These dear friends of mine are very busy these day, their lives evolving around their grandchildren. Wait till I am upgraded to Granny, then I will call them up. We will talk shop!!!