We wish you and your family a sparkling Year of the Snake with abundant love, happiness, health and wealth! 大年初三~~恭贺新禧！ How’s your new year going so far? We are still in Ipoh for the next few days, relaxing, watching movies, chilling out at cafes, sniffing out yummy food… and armed with my pretty ZR1000 to…
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Malaysia: Travel with Celcom
We crossed border and drove up from Singapore to Ipoh just a day before Chinese New Year reunion dinner, hoping there would be smooth traffic on the North-South Expressway. The first two hours was heavy downpour, for the rest of the journey we were snacking away, playing Candy Crush (yes, I wasn’t the driver), stopped…
The End of Chinese New Year Festivities
The celebration of 15-day Chinese New Year festival has just come to an end on 9 Feb. The 15th day of the first lunar month is “Yuan Xiao” festival (元宵节) and it’s also the first night of the lunar year to see a full moon. There shall be many beautiful lanterns hanging around for people…
Chinese New Year in Chinatown
Welcome to the Year of Ox! Here are some pics taken from Singapore Chinatown just before Chinese New Year. These cute golden oxen are just located at Chinatown Point. As I mentioned in my earlier Chinese New Year article, red is liberally used in all decoration during this festive season. Someone once asked, “Is red…
Lunar New Year Pics
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Today is the eighth day of the Spring festival. I am back to Singapore! Want some chocolates wrapped in gold foil? How about some chocolates wrapped in Euro dollars? Or playing cards with chocolates? Buns that symbolize longevity.
Renri: It’s everyone’s birthday!
I am blogging using a dial-up Internet connection, you know the turtle speed, so I’m not gonna upload any photo, er.. maybe one? I’ll just try… still in Ipoh-Malaysia now, but going back to Singapore tonight, so gonna upload more photos later. Firstly, let me wish you all HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The Chinese New Year celebration…
Chinese New Year in Lion city
You gonna see a series of posts in “red” cos Chinese New Year is coming soon and red is liberally used in all decorations! This year, the first day of of the first lunar month falls on 26 Jan. Chinese homes are often decorated with paper cutouts (剪纸) of Chinese auspicious phrases and New Year’s…
