It’s that time of the year again where millions of people around the world send Chinese New Year greetings to friends and family.
How times have changed – we used to do this by sending out cards. I remember, many years ago, buying stacks of cards, postage stamps and diligently posting them, year, after year.
Then came the age of the internet and e-mail, and oh, how convenient it was, and is still, to use this mode to send greetings to people! And it saved us lots of money too! And I’m sure it saved lots of trees, and the postmen probably had their jobs easier as well.
Now with Facebook, we don’t need to do the e-mail thing – we go write on walls or easier still, set our status to show a greeting. That’s what I’m going to do – wish everyone I know on Facebook a Happy Year of the Ox, by setting my status to a greeting.
No need to have to mess around with a whole list of contacts on e-mail, no need for licking of stamps, forget greeting card websites that have corny cards with corny messages, no troublesome sending of SMSes as well!
Sending a greeting has never been easier!
Hmm… what’s next after Facebook?
Happy New Year everyone!
Let’s take the Year of the Ox by its horns and have no fear!
