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Yesterday was the last day of the Lunar new year, also know as the Chinese version of Valentine's day. There are two main activities for the day:
1. Sending up a flying lantern - Groups of people, or couples, write their wishes for the new year on the lantern which is somewhat like a hot air balloon, then let it fly into the night sky, probably so that the deities can recieve it.
2. Throwing oranges - Basically girls will write their phone numbers on oranges then throw them into a lake or river, where guys will then fish them out.
So yesterday I went to experience the festivities for the first time in my life, as before this I was always too lazy to go. I called up a gang of friends and we went to a large park, which was a designated area for these activities.
We started by writing wishes on a lantern. My good friend, a girl, asked me to write her wish for her, upon which I promptly wrote that she would get married this year, ignoring her loud protests. We observed many people's lanterns crashing into a wall of trees due to improper calculation of angle and wind strength, so by standing furthur from the trees and holding the lantern for a longer time before letting go, we avoided our wishes from being 'stuck' metaphorically. Holding the lantern longer lets the air inside it get hotter so it rises faster.
After that we proceeded to the orange throwing session. Many girls were throwing oranges into the lake, while some guys brought extendable poles with nets, which I found very professional.
My aforementioned good friend was too shy to throw, so I wrote her number on an orange then aimed at the lake. However at the last moment I turned and chucked it straight into the densest part of the crowd, to her great dismay.
After that multiple guys have been calling her, to my great delight. I always felt that throwing into the lake was less effective than throwing it directly at people, and the subsequent events have vindicated my opinion on this.
  
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Interesting, I knew about the lantern part but never knew about the oranges!
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Hahaha interesting, but that also sounds really annoying for the girl :o
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Neither did I. Surprisingly, an epic NOTHING happened here down south from where you are. lol
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United Arab Emirates5090 Posts
Lol I didn't do shit in shanghai except eat lots of good food. Didn't know about the oranges either.
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So the best way for a girl to get to know guys is throwing them an orange with her number written on it into the face. Interesting 
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You just friendzoned you friend...
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Netherlands45349 Posts
After that we proceeded to the orange throwing session. Many girls were throwing oranges into the lake, while some guys brought extendable poles with nets, which I found very professional.
Doing it right.
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I heard on the (Chinese) radio that the oranges thing is a Malaysian thing.
Fun :D
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I thought yesterday we were simply supposed to eat 汤圆. Am I missing something or ?
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ok LOL you troll your poor friend so hard
i'd be kind of scared to get phone calls from random guys but lol
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hmmm, looks like the people in shanghai must be lazy, already in a relationship and/or not interessted in a relationship than.
i saw exactly 1 lantern in the sky, and that one seems to caught fire later on ... (dont want to know what that will mean for the people ^^)
havent seen any oranges yet, but tomorrow im in the citycenter, maybe i see some more. although i wont call any of the orange-numbers, my chinese is horrible ...
well lets see what will happen during the "western" valentines day next week.
... i should carve my number in a youzi or sth like that, more room and much more eyecathing than a tiny orange ...
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I think the orange thing is purely Malaysian, well my friend tells me she is lonely but she is also shy, so I thought I should just give her some action. And no I don't think the guys friendzoned her hahahhahaha
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haha. did you throw several oranges with her number into the crowd, or did that guy share the number with those around him？
Otherwise how did so many people start calling her?
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I think bounced like mutalisk glaive.
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just imagine in, 10-15 years,
Son: "dad, how did you meet mom?"
Dad: " well, it was the chinese valentines day. and i remeber that i got hit by an orange, right into the face. I got really angry and was about to whoop the sh*t (note, dad can speak *) out of the thrower. but than i saw this fine lady. and so she became your mom"
Son: "wow, thats cool. i hope i meet my wife like this."
well, im sure there are lovestories that startet in a more boring way than that ^^
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On February 08 2012 01:56 Rodberd wrote:
just imagine in, 10-15 years,
Son: "dad, how did you meet mom?"
Dad: " well, it was the chinese valentines day. and i remeber that i got hit by an orange, right into the face. I got really angry and was about to whoop the sh*t (note, dad can speak *) out of the thrower. but than i saw this fine lady. and so she became your mom"
Son: "wow, thats cool. i hope i meet my wife like this."
well, im sure there are lovestories that startet in a more boring way than that ^^
Actually, it would take 8 seasons to tell the whole story...
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