Farewell to the old and usher in the new for another year

Farewell to the old and usher in the new for another year Farewell to the old and usher in the new for another year Phoenix City is full of energy "Another year!" When you eat sweet glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice Festival, you should appreciate the holy...

Farewell to the old and usher in the new for another year Farewell to the old and usher in the new for another year Phoenix City is full of energy "Another year!" When we have eaten sweet dumplings during the Winter Solstice and admired the brilliant Christmas lights, the halls have been replaced with new calendars and monthly calendars. As time flies by, we can't help but sigh softly: "It's another year!" Time flies and leaves no one behind. Even if you like it or not, the earth will always rotate and the days will keep moving forward. Looking back on last year, when 2017 came, I held a four-party banquet at Luk Foo Restaurant in Phoenix, inviting relatives and friends to attend the New Year’s Eve banquet. At the same time, as a meeting gift for my daughter-in-law Baoyan when she first came to the United States, relatives and friends gathered together, raised glasses, and drank. It’s a countdown activity to see off the old and welcome the new. I’m extremely excited, the memories are still there, and it’s already another year. This time to welcome 2018, I did not participate in the countdown event. I only attended the reunion dinner arranged by my daughter Guoxin, which was held at the New World Restaurant in Meisha City. Guoxin and her husband-in-law Guanghan and their granddaughter Hui Xian were there, and they planned to have a party for the three generations to see off the old and welcome the new. ; Due to their respective program reservations in advance, not all of them could come; only the second eldest brother Guofeng and Qiong Yao’s family of five attended the party together, which was great and enough to make me and my wife very happy, because in this way, the three grandchildren: Zilong, Ziyang and Meisi, plus the granddaughter, a total of four grandchildren gathered together. It is really rare to play together; and children are fun, innocent and lively, so that when we say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, we can have fun, laugh and feel infinite comfort. There is no need to wait for the countdown of ten seconds! What's more, the two granddaughters added this year, granddaughter Huixian is nine months old, and granddaughter Meisi is just over two months old. They have to go home early to rest and sleep. It is not appropriate to postpone the party until late at night. Therefore, we called it quits at around nine o'clock and waved goodbye to each other. I also said goodbye to a few friends I met at the restaurant, and also wanted to thank my brother-in-law Chen Caishun. Happy to welcome the new year. The Li song played, people shook hands and cupped their fists, saying goodbye. Tomorrow is the New Year, and everyone blurted out: "It's another year!" Indeed, it's another year! As I drove home, I saw and heard sporadic fireworks shooting into the sky along the way, and people cheered to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. My husband and I are very happy tonight, recalling the funny and lively activities of our grandchildren just now. They are really cute. Just thinking about it makes us smile unexpectedly. With a happy mood, we have no intention of going to crowded places and counting down. Go back home directly, turn on the TV, and watch the Jade Channel's report. The fireworks in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor and the fireworks in Taiwan's 101st Floor are all displayed brilliantly on the screen, showing that the new year is coming and the whole world is welcoming 2018. . I wish you new luck in the new year, international peace, and happiness for all people. While I was watching TV, I heard the sound of fireworks being set off outside, which aroused my feelings, caused me to review the real life process, and caused me to have a memory. I remember that when I was a student, I had an exquisite "Overseas Chinese Diary", which had a cautionary article every month. One of the articles in December was: "Review the past and encourage the future", which advised us to carefully review the pros and cons of the past at the end of the year, so as to Formulate action plans for the next year, work hard, and move forward. Therefore, from then on, I always made new wishes and made new plans on the New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, I was born in troubled times and encountered the most brutal era of the Vietnam War. The half century that started at a young age went through the French occupation, Japanese occupation, US aid, Vietnam War, and even the Communist dictatorship, etc., a series of turbulent days. It is people who are in the arena and cannot help themselves. Good young people have no place to use their talents and find it difficult to implement their ideal plans. The environment is pressing and they can only make a living to cater to the situation. There is no choice. When I had the opportunity to immigrate to the United States, I was nearly 60 years old. I was unfamiliar with the place, the environment, the language, the customs, and the culture. I had to start from scratch, and it was really difficult to get through life. It wasn't until retirement that he finally settled down, but he had already entered the realm of the elderly where the setting sun slanted down his face. What else could he do to exert his energy? Only spending the days leisurely, reading newspapers, surfing the Internet, writing essays and sketches, reciting poems and compositions, to pass the long days; or teasing the grandchildren with a smile, and having fun together with the children are precious moments for the elderly. When finances permit, I will return to my hometown in Vietnam, visit relatives and friends, and be content with what I have. Occasionally, if I get up, I will travel around, enjoy the afterglow of the sunset, and enjoy myself. What is worth comforting is that so far, although my husband and I are over seventy years old, we are still in good health and can go anywhere. We can still have a happy reunion with everyone to see off the old and welcome the new. Now is the arrival of a new year. I wish you good luck in the new year, but you cannot avoid the usual sigh: "It's been another year so soon!"