Lunar New Year 2016 Calendar

It's been a constant annoyance to not be able to follow birthdays and other Korean events that follows the lunar calendar specially if it is not the kind that gets printed on the usual calendars. I've had a lot of "surprise" events just popping out and I had to rush to do stuff because I had no idea it was up coming. Totally not fun at times.

I've tried to google for a Korean lunar calendar but it only showed other stuff that I was not really looking for like the moon. Totally not very helpful for me specially I live faaar from the beach. (I used to used to keep track of the moon phases to decide when is the best time to head out to the beach.) This I've mentioned to a couple of Koreans and some light finally broke in when my SIL told me to just google for lunar calendar. It wasn't that easy but after trying it again late last year, I managed to spot a table of Gregorian-Lunar calendar conversion.

With the Lunar New Year coming, I had to update the saved calendar on my drive, as well as my google calendar. Search I did, again. Took me a while so this time I just had to write an entry about it for future reference.

better search word: gregorian lunar calendar 2016
sites:

• Hongkong Calendar - Gregorian Lunar Calendar Conversion Table
• chinesegenderchart.info - provides specific date conversion (not a table)But this one has the chart though. I just can't remember how I got here.
  2017 Lunar Calendar

And here is the 2017 Lunar Calendar the hko.gov for future reference.

One Ball Done!

This week had totally been a slow one for me because I finally caught the cold/cough. I went home last Sunday from my class, did a little sweat out zumba, took a shower, went to sleep feeling cold and felt worse after it. The virus has caught up with me. I was running a fever, and the my throat was starting to hurt.

I was too sick so I decided to stay home this week. I resorted to going to the doctor's clinic by Thursday and I started feeling better after the shot. I also had enough energy to get back to knitting and finally finish the few remaining ball of my initial yarn. Even though it was already past 12, I cannot stop. I just needed to finish it. So I did!

Woke up the following morning with red scary eyes.

Gift-giving, Party planning, etc.

As the holiday season is fast coming by, I have to succumb to preparing some food and gifts as little as I could. We really don't observe the Christmas thing but we try to have at least some special food and activity around those days. I'd like to channel most of it to the New Year's though.

Nevertheless, since I have a little boy who really cannot be totally oblivious to the gift/christmas/ frenzy atmosphere all around and some kids that I feel like giving some gifts too, I have set myself to prepare even just a bit.

Some books that are really not age-appropriate to my son anymore have to find someplace where they can also be appreciated. We have decided to give away some of these this season and promote the love of reading. Good thing is that kiddo also sees the whole idea there. Or so I hope. ;)

Some of the books that I had in my list are these:

Grover's ABC Treasure Chest
Henry and the Elephant (A Thomas the Tank Engine Storybook)
Dinny the Dinosaur
Santa's Christmas List
some books from a local publisher Dolphin

Upon searching for other gift ideas for the grandparents, I had found some interesting birthday party ideas (for the future), and I am linking it here.


creative kids - ideas on crafts, party planning, kids activities
Tips for Planning a Kids Birthday Party - 5 Tips on Party Planning
Easy Homemade Presents for 6-8 yos.
Christmas Cookie Recipe - a gingerbreadman cookie

More later.