Angpows For Musumes

Atiyaah: So how are you finding Singapore so far, Nerisha-imoutoo?
Nerisha: Ehtou... it's kinda hot. except when it rains, then it's kinda cold. BTW, thank you for bringing me to your favorite cafe.
Atiyaah: Not really my favorite cafe - my favorite cafe kind of closed down last year.
Nerisha: Kind of a downer eh?
Atiyaah: Yeah. Say, what's dad doing there?

*jingle jingle*

Almariel-Chichi: It's Chinese New Year, you know what that means, girls!
Atiyaah: The hunting of the Giant Turkey Of Myannmar?
Nerisha: The welcoming of the Vegetable God?
Almariel-Chichi: Actually, it's my responsibility as a parent to give you well-wishes... and good fortune. Red packets, girls. Ang pows. Enjoy!

Atiyaah/Nerisha: COOLIES. *swipe swipe*
Nerisha: Say, Atiyaah, what's the significance of Ang Pows?
Atiyaah: It's a little good luck charm for the year. Parents give it to their kids every year during the Lunar New Year, and they put little sums of money in even amounts to give them a symbol of fortune!
Nerisha: How nice.
Atiyaah: Also: extra spending money for me for this year. I saw this lovely dress at PoMo that I really wanted!
Nerisha: O_O ... ^^; Eh. hehehehe.

Atiyaah suddenly opens her angpow to peek!

Almariel-ChiChi: HANG ON A MOMENT, Atiyaah! You're not supposed to peek in your ang pows until after a day later!
Nerisha: Ooh. Kind of like Christmas presents?
Almariel-ChiChi: Uh... yeah, kinda.
Nerisha: Sweet! Two Christmases in two months!

Atiyaah: Hey, you should check yours too.
Nerisha: M... me? Neh-chan! I don't want to b...break tradition!
Atiyaah: Tough Vinyl Titties. I'm going to check mine now!
Nerisha: H... Hey!

(Atiyaah fishes in the ang pow for a minute... and comes up with... eighty cents)

Atiyaah: Ohyajiii, what is this?
Almariel-Chichi: eighty cents. In Chinese mythology, eight is a very auspicious number!
Atiyaah: It's not eighty dollars. That dress cost eighty dollars.
Almariel-Chichi: I only said it was a token of good fortune.

*KA-CHICK*

Nerisha: KYAAAAAAAH! Where'd THAT COME FROM!?!

Atiyaah: Okay, dad. you see this? this is a gun. It won't kill you, but I think eighty cents will cover enough bullets to make you hurt badly for the night. Now, open your wallet and top up my ang pow with a more reasonable sum. Nerisha's too.

Nerisha: O_o o_O T.T; Neh-chan, hidooi-desu

Almariel-Chichi: you're terrible. Sith-like, even.

Atiyaah: I'm not a Sith, but I play one on the Harbinger US server on SWTOR. Well?

And that, in a nutshell is how my Chinese New Year became just a twee bit more expensive than I'd planned. Ah well. xD