Friday, February 16, 2007

Politically Correct Chinese New Year Greeting

To: All The Readers1 Here,

I sincerely wish2 you and your families3

Gong Xi Fa Cai4

and an environmentally conscious,socially responsible, low stress,non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the lunar new year from the view of the Chinese lunisolar calendar (however, not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make the world a better place).

Happy Lunar New Year!5

Yours,

Class of '74 & '75 Bloggers


Disclaimer: By accepting this greeting,you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.

Footnotes
[1] - Inclusive but not limited to Chinese, Korean, Vietnamnese, Japanese readers and readers of various aggregated and noble cultures
[2] - With no obligations, implied or implicit, whether as to accept or decline this well meaning wish. It is held that the reader has his/her free will to accept and/or decline this wish from the author
[3] - Inclusive but not limited to fellow human beings who are with and/or without their families, functional or dysfunctional
[4] - Translates from the original Mandarin phrase: “Respectfully, may you get rich”. This however, does not mean disrespect to the multitude of other cultures and individuals, out of choice or personal preferences, celebrating or not celebrating the Lunar New Year as seen from the view of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It must be added here that the author also wishes the reader to be fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated. However this is not a guarantee, and the author cannot be held responsible for any event or events that may or may not be contrary to the above statement(s).
[5] - Listed here are celebration names by various cultures of a similar event held during a similar time, inclusive but not limited to the Chinese: Chun jie; Korean: Seollal; Vietnamnese: Tet.

2 comments:

Edmund Song said...

fh2o..... ai ya,,,, are you a croo... eh.. lawyer or something?

A simple wish would suffice... without the fine prints

Francis Ho said...

es - lighten up! It's a joke lah!

Amidst all the seriousness of life, a laugh once in a while may not be a bad thing! ;)

Here's Wishing Everyone a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Chinese New Year!