COMMENT | This year, Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri are coming closer together. It isn’t going to be a Kongsi Raya celebration just yet, but the lunar new year is going to coincide with the beginning of Ramadan.

This is very significant for my family because both my wife and I are mixed Malay and Chinese, and we celebrate both festive seasons with full aplomb!

This means that, basically, our bank account is about to undergo a high-intensity cardio workout similar to the first full marathon I completed two weeks ago!

Duit raya and angpow packets are going to swallow up our cash! Buying expensive salmon for our Yee Sang and also ikan parang for our Laksa Johor will also put us closer to financial ruin!

But then...