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All smiles and laughter are all lies and pretence (except within the direct familia). Chinese new year just grows more mundane and meaningless by the year. Nobody interacts anymore. Everyone just keeps themselves occupied by using their phones, if not gorging themselves, not because they're hungry, but because there's nothing else to do. I miss us circled on the floor for a game of banlak or taiti. I miss us racing each other to reach the next second visitation venue, although we're only left with one place to go to now. I miss the lively spirit of sharing and caring. I miss them family portraits. But there's none of that now.