CNY 2008 Holiday

Chinese New Year 2008 was just around the corner when I went back to my hometown, Ipoh. It was a cold and peaceful dawn when i reached Medan Gopeng, Ipoh. Maybe because it was the first time i was still awake early in the morning or maybe i was homesick after leaving my hometown for about 1 month++. The first 4 days I was busy finishing a full list of assignments, exercises and tutorials that needed to be pass up after this 1 week holiday. Besides that, i also tried my best to revise as many as i can so that i'm prepare for 3 tests in the same week after this holiday. I thought about what is the point of only 1 week holiday was given since the holiday time was spent just for completing assignments and exercises rather than celebrating Chinese New Year. Why it can't be two weeks holiday as every Chinese knows that they were busy for reunion dinner and visiting relatives since they gathered all together during CNY as they usually busy in their study or work? In a nutshell, Chinese New Year 2008 was celebrately not as enjoyful as previous years.