So it might come as a surprise, even though my profile says I'm mixed race, but I'm partially Chinese. Like, a large chunk (Hell, my last name is the older spelling of a common Chinese surname). My ancestors were from a small village that still exists and primarily speaks Cantonese, though I can't actually speak any.

It's always been the part of my heritage that I've been the most connected to, even though the rest of my heritage is a mixture of various, mostly unknown (Lost documents and the fact that my grandmother was the child of two people she never knew) Caucasian cultures.

2016 was the year of the Monkey, and if you know anything about the zodiac, it's obvious that it was my year. Well, not me personally, 2016 was kind of a shitshow for everyone, including myself.

Apparently saying "Happy New Years" in Cantonese is frowned upon, as it's both a reminder of a dark part in Chinese history, as well as being a "farmer's tongue", but seeing as this is literally the only thing I know how to say in Cantonese and really, any form of Chinese, I hope nobody takes offense to it: 恭禧發財